Program structure
Year 1 (credit level 4)
Students take the following compulsory modules:
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Module title
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Credits
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World Politics
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30 credits
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Political Theory and Ideologies
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30 credits
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The Politics of Other Cultures
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Colonialism, Power, and Resistance
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30 credits
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You then choose to study International Political Economy and Introduction to Political Economy:
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Module title
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Credits
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Introduction to Political Economy
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15 credits
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Introduction to Economic Policy
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15 credits
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Or UK and European Comparative Governance and Politics:
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Module title
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Credits
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UK and European Comparative Governance and Politics
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30 credits
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Year 2 (credit level 5)
You will study the following compulsory modules:
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Module title
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Credits
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Contemporary International Relations Theories
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15 credits
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Global Governance and World Order
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15 credits
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Security Studies
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15 credits
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You will then choose a total of 30 credits from a list of International Relations/area studies modules. Current examples include:
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Module title
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Credits
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US Politics and Foreign Policy
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15 credits
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International Politics of the Middle East
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15 credits
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International Political Economy 2
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15 credits
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Rough Politics
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15 credits
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Your remaining 45 credits are then chosen from a general list provided annually by the Department or from the above. Current examples include:
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Module title
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Credits
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Making Modern Japan
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15 credits
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Europe Since 1945
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15 credits
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Ideologies and Interests: Political Thought in Modern Britain
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15 credits
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International Trade
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15 credits
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International Monetary Economics
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15 credits
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Liberalism and its Critics
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15 credits
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Life: A User's Manual
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Modern Political Theory
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30 credits
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Political Economy
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30 credits
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Politics of Vision
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15 credits
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Year 3 (credit level 6)
Students write a dissertation (30 credits) and will then choose a total of 30 credits of optional modules from the Politics and International Relations department and 60 credits from a list of IR/area studies modules. Credits total 120 credits. Current examples include:
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Module title
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Credits
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Critical Security Studies
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15 credits
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An(other) IR – Views from the South
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15 credits
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International Political Economy 2
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15 credits
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Nationalist Conflict and International Intervention
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15 credits
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Political Islam: Ideology and Discourse
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15 credits
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Politics of Conflict and Peacebuilding in Contemporary Africa
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15 credits
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The Politics and Economics of Immigration
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15 credits
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Finance and the Global Political Economy
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15 credits
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Colonialism and Non-Western Political Thought
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15 credits
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Your remaining 30 credits are then chosen from a general list provided annually by the Department or from the above. Current examples include:
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Module title
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Credits
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An(other) China: Streetscenes of Politics
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15 credits
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Anarchism
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15 credits
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Beyond All Reason
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15 credits
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Britain and Europe
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15 credits
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Ethics and Economics of Environmental Protection
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15 credits
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Feminist Politics
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15 credits
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Liberal Government and Power
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15 credits
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Rhetoric and Politics
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15 credits
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New Radical Political Economy
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30 credits
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An(other) Japan: Politics, Ideology and Culture
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15 credits
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The Political Economy of International Development Assistance
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15 credits
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Political Islam: Ideology and Discourse
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15 credits
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Armed Politics and Political Violence
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30 credits
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The Politics of Popular Music
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15 credits
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