Politics
The modules in this section are only applicable to students who will be studying them between September 2019 and August 2020.
If you wish to look at details for a module you studied in a later academic year please see undergraduate modules for other academic years.
Information for Inbound Exchange Students
Please note that inbound study abroad students studying in Penryn for one semester only can only choose from modules that are running in either Term 1 or Term 2. You are not able to choose modules that run in Terms '1 and 2' as these modules run for the full year.
Penryn Campus Level One
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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POC1003 | British Government and Politics | 15 | 1 |
POC1014 | The Public Policy Process | 15 | 2 |
POC1021 | Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations | 15 | 1 |
POC1022 | Violence in World Politics | 15 | 2 |
POC1023 | Participating in Politics | 15 | 1 |
POC1026 | Power, Inequality and Global Justice | 15 | 2 |
POC1028 | Modern Political Theory | 15 | 2 |
Penryn Campus Level Two
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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POC2012 | The Ethics and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention | 15 | 2 |
POC2018 | National and Community Identity | 15 | 2 |
POC2041 | The Political Psychology of Elites | 15 | 1 |
POC2047 | Work Placement | 15 | 1 |
POC2048 | Research Methods in International Relations | 15 | 2 |
POC2065 | Secrets, Lies and Spies | 15 | 1 |
POC2083 | The Research Toolkit for Politics and International Relations | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POC2084 | Foreign Policy | 15 | 1 |
POC2086 | Governing the Good Life: Contemporary International Studies | 15 | 1 |
POC2087 | Security Studies | 15 | 1 |
POC2098 | Comparative Politics | 15 | 2 |
POC2099 | Sparking Social Change | 15 | 1 |
POC2103 | Introduction to Postcolonialism | 15 | 2 |
POC2113 | Violence, Truth, and Reconciliation: Bearing Witness | 15 | 1 |
POC2114 | Green Politics in Theory and Practice | 15 | 2 |
POC2117 | The Politics of Climate Change | 15 | 1 |
POC2120 | Power and Democracy | 15 | 2 |
POC2123 | Politics of the Middle East | 15 | 2 |
Penryn Campus Level Three
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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POC3040 | Dissertation | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POC3051 | Political Psychology of Masses | 15 | 2 |
POC3072F | Politics of Protest | 15 | 2 |
POC3094 | Global Policy Challenges | 15 | 1 |
POC3095 | Environmental Knowledge Controversies | 15 | 1 |
POC3100 | The Politics of Fashion | 15 | 2 |
POC3105 | Negotiating Postcoloniality: History and Politics of Independent India | 15 | 2 |
POC3107 | The Politics of Statelessness | 15 | 2 |
POC3110 | State Crime | 15 | 1 |
POC3111 | Political Sociology | 15 | 1 |
POC3115 | Political Campaign Strategy | 15 | 1 |
POC3119 | The Modern Civil Service: Working in Government | 15 | 2 |
POC3121 | Public Opinion from Cradle to Grave | 15 | 1, 2 and 3 |
POC3122 | American Democracy and the Challenges of the 21st Century: The Presidency, Congress, and the Courts | 15 | 2 |
POC3124 | Political Thinkers of the Late Twentieth Century | 15 | 1 |
POC3125 | Writing to Change the World: Pamphlets, Blogs and Manifestos | 15 | 2 |
POC3126 | New York Field Trip | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POC3127 | Gendered Politics of the Middle East | 15 | 1 |