The modules in this section are only applicable to students who will be studying them between September 2023 and August 2024.
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 2024 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 2023.
- The next compiled module list for the September 2024 - August 2025 academic year will be published here in March 2024 (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 |
| POC1031 | Political Communication | 15 | 1 |
Penryn Campus Level Two
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| POC2005 | American Politics | 15 | 1 |
| POC2012 | The Ethics and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention | 15 | 2 |
| POC2018 | National and Community Identity | 15 | 2 |
| POC2041 | The Political Psychology of Elites | 15 | 2 |
| POC2047 | Work Placement | 15 | 1, 2 and 3 |
| 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 | 2 |
| POC2098 | Comparative Politics | 15 | 1 |
| POC2103 | Introduction to Postcolonialism | 15 | 1 |
| POC2108 | Political Geographies: Local to Global | 15 | 1 |
| POC2114 | Green Politics in Theory and Practice | 15 | 1 |
| POC2120 | Power and Democracy | 15 | 1 |
| POC2123 | Politics of the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
| POC2124 | Political Analysis | 15 | 2 |
| POC2128 | Global Authoritarianism | 15 | 2 |
| POC2129 | Gender and Politics in Africa | 15 | 2 |
| POC2130 | Political Behaviour across Generations and the Life Course | 15 | 1 |
| POC2131 | Political Economy | 15 | 1 |
| POC2132 | Politics of Work | 15 | 2 |
Penryn Campus Level Three
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| POC3020 | The Politics of War | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| POC3023 | Entangled Life: Radical Democracy in Theory | 15 | 1 |
| POC3026 | Entangled Life: Radical Democracy in Practice | 15 | 2 |
| POC3040 | Dissertation | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| POC3095 | Environmental Knowledge Controversies | 15 | 1 |
| POC3097 | The Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality | 15 | 1 |
| POC3103 | The Resource Paradox: Blessing or Curse? | 15 | 2 |
| POC3105 | Negotiating Postcoloniality: History and Politics of Independent India | 15 | 1 |
| POC3117 | The Politics of Climate Change | 15 | 2 |
| POC3124 | Political Thinkers of the Late Twentieth Century | 15 | 2 |
| POC3128 | Post-Soviet Politics and Societies | 15 | 2 |
| POC3130 | Controversies in American Politics | 15 | 1 |
| POC3133 | Chinese Politics and Society | 15 | 1 |
| POC3134 | Queer Theory in the Global Context | 15 | 2 |
| POC3137 | The Politics of Knowledge and Ignorance | 15 | 2 |
| POC3138 | Field Trip | 15 | 1 |
| POC3141 | Displacement and Migration in the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
| POC3142 | Social and Islamist Armed Movements | 15 | 2 |
| POC3144 | Gender and Politics in Africa | 15 | 2 |
| POC3146 | Party Politics, Voters and Elections in Britain | 15 | 2 |
| POC3147 | Politics of Work | 15 | 2 |
| POC3148 | Political Psychology and Society | 15 | 2 |
