The modules in this section are only applicable to students who studied them between September 2021 and August 2022.
If you wish to look at details for a module you studied in an earlier academic year please see undergraduate modules for other academic years.
If you intend to study one of these modules from September 2022 or later, you may refer to these descriptors as a guide; but please be aware that details they contain – including (but not limited to) reading lists, duration and assessments – may change for your academic year.
Notes
- The module list for Level One is currently incomplete; this will be finalised in August 2021.
- The next compiled module list for the September 2022 - August 2023 academic year will be published here in March 2022 (exact date to be confirmed).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| POC1003 | British Government and Politics | 15 | 1 |
| POC1014 | The Public Policy Process | 15 | 2 |
| POC1021 | Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations | 15 | 2 |
| POC1022 | Violence in World Politics | 15 | 2 |
| POC1023 | Participating in Politics | 15 | 1 |
| POC1026 | Power, Inequality and Global Justice | 15 | 1 |
| POC1028 | Modern Political Theory | 15 | 2 |
| POC1029 | Work Placement | 15 | 2 and 3 |
| POC1031 | Political Communication | 15 | 1 and 2 |
Penryn Campus Level Two
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| POC2005 | American Politics | 15 | 1 |
| POC2041 | The Political Psychology of Elites | 15 | 2 |
| POC2047 | Work Placement | 15 | 1 |
| POC2070 | The Politics of Statelessness | 15 | 2 |
| POC2085 | Imagining the Good Life: From Agora to the American Dream | 15 | 2 |
| POC2087 | Security Studies | 15 | 2 |
| POC2088 | Understanding Israel and Palestine: One Land, Two People | 15 | 1 |
| POC2098 | Comparative Politics | 15 | 1 |
| POC2103 | Introduction to Postcolonialism | 15 | 1 |
| POC2108 | Political Geographies: Local to Global | 15 | 2 |
| POC2114 | Green Politics in Theory and Practice | 15 | 1 |
| POC2120 | Power and Democracy | 15 | 1 |
| POC2123 | Politics of the Middle East | 15 | 2 |
| POC2124 | Political Analysis | 15 | 2 |
| POC2125 | Politics of the European Union | 15 | 1 |
| POC2126 | Environmental Policy in Times of Crisis | 15 | 1 |
Penryn Campus Level Three
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| POC3040 | Dissertation | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| POC3085 | Imagining the Good Life: From Agora to the American Dream | 15 | 1 |
| POC3088 | Understanding Israel and Palestine: One Land, Two People | 15 | 1 |
| POC3100F | The Global Politics of Fashion | 15 | 1 |
| POC3103 | The Resource Paradox: Blessing or Curse? | 15 | 1 |
| POC3111 | Political Sociology | 15 | 1 |
| POC3117 | The Politics of Climate Change | 15 | 2 |
| POC3120 | Political Thinkers of the Early Twentieth Century | 15 | 1 |
| POC3124 | Political Thinkers of the Late Twentieth Century | 15 | 2 |
| POC3126 | New York Field Trip | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| POC3128 | Post-Soviet Politics and Societies | 15 | 1 |
| POC3130 | Controversies in American Politics | 15 | 2 |
| POC3131 | The Revival of Global Authoritarianism | 15 | 2 |
| POC3132 | Politics of War | 15 | 1 |
| POC3133 | Chinese Politics and Society | 15 | 2 |
| POC3134 | Queer Theory in the Global Context | 15 | 2 |
| POC3135 | Platform Politics: Power, Technology and the Circuits of Social Struggle | 15 | 2 |
| POC3136 | Field Trip | 30 | 1 |
