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Politics
The modules in this section are only applicable to students who will be studying them between September 2017 and August 2018.
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 2018 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.
The module list for September 2018 - August 2019 will be published here in March 2018 (exact date to be confirmed).
Exeter Campus Level One
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
---|---|---|---|
POL1001B | State of Britain | 15 | 2 |
POL1006 | State and Society | 15 | 2 |
POL1017 | Globalisation of World Politics | 15 | 1 |
POL1018 | Facing the Challenges of World Politics in the Twenty-First Century | 15 | 2 |
POL1019 | Power and Democracy | 15 | 1 |
POL1020 | Politics in Europe | 15 | 1 |
POL1025 | Classical Political Thought | 15 | 1 |
POL1026 | Early Modern Political Thought | 15 | 2 |
POL1028 | Introduction to Strategic Studies | 15 | 1 |
POL1041 | Data Analysis in Social Science | 15 | 2 |
Exeter Campus Level Two
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
---|---|---|---|
POL2020 | Contemporary Theories of World Politics | 15 | 1 |
POL2027 | The Politics of the World Economy | 15 | 2 |
POL2046 | The Economics of Politics | 15 | 1 |
POL2047 | American Politics | 15 | 2 |
POL2050 | Political Philosophy | 15 | 2 |
POL2051 | War and Peace in the Middle East | 15 | 2 |
POL2052 | Foreign Policy: Leadership, Power and Responsibility | 15 | 1 |
POL2057 | Security Studies | 15 | 2 |
POL2059 | Political Thought of Modernity | 15 | 1 |
POL2065 | Environmental Politics | 15 | 1, 2 and 3 |
POL2077 | Data Analysis in Social Science II | 15 | 1 |
POL2079 | Contemporary Public Debate in an Age of 'Anti-Politics' | 15 | 2 |
POL2081 | Thinking about Race: Perspectives from the Biological and Social Sciences | 15 | 2 |
POL2082 | The Changing Character of Warfare | 15 | 1 |
POL2086 | Strategy and Psychology in Foreign Policy | 15 | 2 |
POL2094 | Data Analysis in Social Science III | 15 | 2 |
POL2095 | From Climate Change to Quantum Theory: The Future of International Relations | 15 | 2 |
POL2097 | Behavioural Public Policy and the Nudge Agenda | 15 | 1 |
POL2098 | What is Law? Jurisprudence from Stone Tablets to Brain Imaging | 15 | 1 |
POL2099 | The Politics of Social Justice | 15 | 1 |
POL2100 | Political Conflicts in Europe | 15 | 2 |
Exeter Campus Level Three
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
---|---|---|---|
POL3040 | Dissertation | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3051 | The Media in Europe | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3054 | Nuclear Weapons in International Relations | 15 | 2 |
POL3057 | Biopolitics | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3069 | Globalisation and the Politics of Resistance | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3076 | Research Design for Dissertation | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
POL3078 | Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3079 | Money and Policymaking in the US | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3080 | The International Politics of Religion | 30 | 1 |
POL3088 | Forced Migration, Refugees and International Relations | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3089 | Policy in Action | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3094 | Data Analysis in Social Science III | 15 | 2 |
POL3120 | War and Public Opinion | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3124 | Anarchism and World Ordering | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3125 | The History and Political Development of Iraq | 15 | 2 |
POL3126 | Ethno-Politics: Theoretical Considerations and Case Studies | 15 | 2 |
POL3129 | Politics and Reform in the Gulf | 15 | 2 |
POL3132 | Globalisation and Democratic Politics: the End of the Nation State? | 30 | 1 |
POL3136 | Political Psychology | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3154 | The Politics of Climate Change | 15 | 1 |
POL3168 | War and its Aftermath: Interventions and Contemporary Conflict | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3172 | Political Participation | 15 | 1 |
POL3174 | International Security and US Foreign Policy | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3175 | Nationalisms in the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
POL3180 | Latin American Parties, Politics and Elections | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3193 | Women in the Criminal Justice System: Law, Policy and Institutions | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3194 | Rethinking the Politics of Communities | 30 | 1 |
POL3198 | Revolution and Modern Political Thought | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3199 | Images of Democracy | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3202 | China in World Affairs | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3203 | Comparative Public Opinion | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3205 | Civic Engagement | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3206 | The Political Economy of the State | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3207 | Realism in International Security | 15 | 2 |
POL3208 | Maritime Power and Security in Global Politics | 15 | 1 |
POL3211 | Nonviolence: Power and Politics | 15 | 1 |
POL3212 | Developments in British Politics: From Baldwin to Brexit | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3214 | Disrupting Western Hegemony: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Post-WWII | 15 | 1 |
POL3216 | Democracy in the European Union | 15 | 2 |
POL3217 | Feminist Political Theory | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POL3219 | Politics Through the Life Course | 15 | 2 |
POL3220 | The Politics of Democracy in Latin America | 30 | 1 |
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 Concept in Politics and International Relations | 15 | 1 |
POC1022 | Violence in World Politics | 15 | 2 |
POC1026 | Power, Inequality and Global Justice | 15 | 1 |
Penryn Campus Level Two
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
---|---|---|---|
POC2012 | The Ethics and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention | 15 | 1 |
POC2041 | The Political Psychology of Elites | 15 | 1 |
POC2047 | Work Placement | 15 | 2 and 3 |
POC2065 | Spies, Secrets and Lies | 15 | 1 |
POC2083 | The Research Toolkit for Politics and International Relations | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POC2084 | Foreign Policy | 15 | 1 |
POC2085 | Theories of The Good Life: From the Agora to the American Dream | 15 | 1 |
POC2086 | Governing the Good Life: Contemporary International Studies | 15 | 2 |
POC2087 | Security Studies, Part One | 15 | 2 |
POC2088 | Understanding Israel and Palestine: One Land, Two People | 15 | 1, 2 and 3 |
POC2090 | Violence, Conflict and Religion in the Middle East | 15 | 2 |
POC2093 | Understanding Israel and Palestine: Seeking Peace | 15 | 2 |
POC2098 | Comparative Politics | 15 | 2 |
POC2099 | Sparking Social Change | 15 | 1 |
POC2101 | Religion and Global Conflict | 15 | 1 |
POC2103 | Introduction to Postcolonialism | 15 | 2 |
Penryn Campus Level Three
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
---|---|---|---|
POC3020 | The Politics of War | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POC3040 | Dissertation | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POC3048 | US Field Course | 30 | 1 and 2 |
POC3051 | Political Psychology of Masses | 15 | 2 |
POC3094 | Global Policy Challenges | 15 | 1 |
POC3095 | Environmental Knowledge Controversies | 15 | 2 |
POC3096 | American Democracy and the Challenges of the 21st Century | 15 | 1 |
POC3100 | The Politics of Fashion | 15 | 2 |
POC3101 | Contemporary Political Theory: Race, Class, Gender | 15 | 2 |
POC3103 | The Resource Paradox: Blessing or Curse? | 15 | 2 |
POC3106 | Biopolitics of Security | 15 | 1 |
College Modules Level Two
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
---|---|---|---|
SSI2001 | Learning from Work Experience in Social Sciences | 15 | 1 and 2 |
SSI2002 | Data Analysis in the Workplace | 15 | 1 |
SSI3017 | Learning from Work Experience in the Social Sciences | 15 | 1 and 2 |
SSI3018 | Employment Experience Abroad | 120 | 1, 2 and 3 |
SSI3999 | One Year study abroad | 120 | 1 and 2 |
SSIM900 | Contemporary Debates in Security, Conflict and Justice | 15 | |
SSIM903 | Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Design | 15 | 2 |
SSIM904 | Research Design Methods and Skills for AQM | 15 | 2 |
SSIM905 | Mathematics and Programming Skills for Social Scientists | 15 | 2 |
SSIM906 | Quantitative Dissertation | 45 | 2 and 3 |
SSIM907 | Policy Analytics: Dissertation or Research Consultancy Project | 60 | 1 and 2 |