Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Course Catalogue 2025/26
UHPL-AYB44: BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (German)
Route: BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio German) with Year Abroad
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND MODERN LANGUAGES (GERMAN)
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Year Abroad
Normal course duration: 4 Years
[Page last updated: 30 April 2025]
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | No |
DACS and exit awards: | BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations
BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations
Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
Certificate of Higher Education [exit award]
Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: No; Year 2: No; Year 3: No; Year 4: No; |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 24%
Stage 3: 8%
Final Stage: 68% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
| This course is being replaced. Years 1 to 3 of this version are not available in 2025/6. |
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.
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| Students must choose optional units totalling 30 credits, including at least one (and a maximum of two) German national options during this course year. |
Academic Year: Final Stage
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PL32193 | German written and spoken language 3 | 10 Credits |
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PL32057 | Dissertation | 20 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 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 |
| SP32070 | Global political economy:critical understandings of the intersection of society, market and governance | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PL32186 | German national option G12: Protest und Widerstand | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 15 credits from the following list:
| : students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PL32078 | Constructing the past in Europe | 10 Credits |
| PL32084 | Digital politics and governance | 5 Credits |
| PL32088 | Global transitions and retreats from democracy | 10 Credits |
| PL32095 | Organised crime and democracy in Italy | 5 Credits |
| PL32098 | Postcolonialism and the politics of resistance | 10 Credits |
| PL32105 | The political economy of environmental breakdown and the green transition | 5 Credits |
| PL32206 | Advanced quantitative research methods | 5 Credits |
| PL32207 | Comparative peace processes | 10 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PL32179 | German national option G9: Die Massenmedien in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland undGroßbritannien | 5 Credits |
| PL32190 | Film und Geschichte | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 15 credits from the following list:
| : students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PL32070 | Advanced readings in international relations | 5 Credits |
| PL32071 | Advanced readings in politics | 5 Credits |
| PL32074 | Closing global gender gaps | 10 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 |
| PL32106 | The politics of popular culture | 10 Credits |
| PL32107 | The resurgence of reactionary 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.
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