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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Course Catalogue 2025/26


UHPL-AFB53: BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations

Route: BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations


Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS


Mode of Attendance: Full-time


Normal course duration: 3 Years

[Page last updated: 01 May 2025]


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Approved exemptions:
 None
Coexistent Masters course?:
 No
DACS and exit awards:
 This course has no designated alternative course (DAC).

Exit awards:

Diploma of Higher Education

Certificate of Higher Education
Weighting towards final award by stage:
 Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Final Stage: 68%

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Year 1

Academic Year: Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL12002 Politics: key concepts and analysis 15 Credits
PL12003 Introduction to international relations 15 Credits
PL12005 Global Britain? the UK's place in the world 20 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL12004 Essential study skills in politics 5 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL12007 Solving puzzles about politics 5 Credits

Notes:

  • 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 2

Students must take 20 credits of options during this programme year.

Academic Year: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL22025 Thinking the world politically 10 Credits
PL22026 Qualitative and quantitative research methods 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL22029 International political economy 10 Credits
PL22058 Foreign policy making 10 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL22027 Comparative politics 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL22061 Parliament in modern British politics 5 Credits
PL22066 The politics of international law 5 Credits
PL22067 The politics of technology: disruption, regulation, misinformation 5 Credits
SP22054 Conflict, security and development 5 Credits
SP22058 Social difference and inequalities in development 5 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL22028 Peace, conflict and international security 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL22065 The politics of gender 5 Credits
PL22203 The politics of conflict and the media 5 Credits
PL22204 The politics of Europe 5 Credits
PL22208 The politics of terrorism: a history 5 Credits
SP22053 Civil society and social movements: global perspectives 5 Credits

Notes:

  • 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 3

Academic Year: Final Stage

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL32057 Dissertation 20 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 40 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL32076 Comparative political behaviour 10 Credits
PL32097 Violence, conflict and the disappearance of worlds 10 Credits
PL32205 Transatlantic security in a changing world 10 Credits
SP32069 Global development in the climate crisis 10 Credits
SP32070 Global political economy: critical understandings of the intersection of society, market and governance 10 Credits
SP32071 Humanitarianism 10 Credits

Semester 1: Final Stage

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 15 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL32084 Digital politics and governance 5 Credits
PL32095 Organised crime and democracy in Italy 5 Credits
PL32105 The political economy of environmental breakdown and the green transition 5 Credits
PL32206 Advanced quantitative research methods 5 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL32088 Global transitions and retreats from democracy 10 Credits
PL32098 Postcolonialism and the politics of resistance 10 Credits
PL32207 Comparative peace processes 10 Credits

Semester 2: Final Stage

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 15 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL32070 Advanced readings in international relations 5 Credits
PL32071 Advanced readings in politics 5 Credits
PL32081 Crisis and stability in contemporary British politics 5 Credits
PL32091 Language, power and society 5 Credits
PL32092 LGBTQ+ politics 5 Credits
PL32100 Russian politics and society 5 Credits
PL32104 The international trade system: governance, geopolitical challenges and sustainability amidst global shifts 5 Credits
PL32107 The resurgence of reactionary politics 5 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL32074 Closing global gender gaps 10 Credits
PL32106 The politics of popular culture 10 Credits

Notes:

  • 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.