Business, Law, Politics and History
Business, Law, Politics, and History
In today's ever changing global world, we face a number of challenges surrounding inequality, the environmental crisis, and conflict, posing social and ethical dilemmas. The academic disciplines of Business, Law, Politics, and History work together to address these questions, even going so far as to address the gritty criminal side of law. In this subject strand, you will challenge yourself by examining some of the major questions facing our society and consider how we can make a difference.
Dates
| Day | Date | Time | Location | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | Wednesday | 24th January 2024 | 12:30-16:30 | Penryn campus, Penryn | Intro to Penryn Campus and Strand |
| Session 2 | Tuesday | 20th February 2024 | 12:30-16:30 | Penryn campus, Penryn | Politics and IR |
| Session 3 | Wednesday | 15th May 2024 | 13:00-16:00 | Penryn campus, Penryn | History and Cornish Studies |
| Session 4 | Wednesday | 22nd May 2024 | 12:30-16:30 | Penryn campus, Penryn | Law |
| Session 5 | Wednesday | 5th June 2024 | 12:30-16:30 | Penryn campus, Penryn | Business |
| Session 6 | Thursday | 4th July 2024 | 12:30-17:30 | Streatham campus, Exeter | Multiple subject taster sessions |
Activity Locations
6 subject activity sessions will take place on the University of Exeter Penryn campus in Penryn, Cornwall and 1 will take place on the Streatham campus in Exeter, Devon.
Subject Activity Strand Content
In today's rapidly changing global world, we face a number of challenges surrounding inequality, the environmental crisis, and conflict, posing social and ethical dilemmas. The academic disciplines of Business, Law, Politics, and History work together to address these questions, even going so far as to address the gritty criminal side of law. In this subject strand, you will challenge yourself by examining some of the major questions facing our society and consider how we can make a difference. By understanding these challenges, we can identify opportunities to transform our ever-changing world for the better. This subject strand will encourage you to think critically, reason effectively, and be reflective whilst analysing and discussing challenging topics by using in depth and involved activities for you to address these topics. With this strand you can be a part of the global conversation and solving the environmental issues, stand up to argue morality with your strand and discover where the fields of Business, Law, Politics, and History could lead you.
On this strand, at the Penryn Campus you will have an introductory session, a Politics and IR session, a History and Cornish Studies session, a Library and Special Collections and Alumni session, a Law session, and a Business session, while at the Streatham Campus you will have one interdiscplinary session.
This subject activity strand has contributions from the following degree programmes:
- Politics and International Relations BA
- Global Politics BA
- Politics and Geography BA
- Politics and Management BSc
- History and Politics BA
- History and International Relations BA
- History BA
- History and Business BA
- History and Geography BA
- Environmental Humanities BA
- LLB Law with Business
- BBL Bachelor of Business and Laws
- Business BSc
- Business and Environment BSc
Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this subject activity strand.
Pass Criteria
In order to pass the programme, you must attend a minimum of 5 out of 6 subject activity sessions, as well as the Exeter Scholars Student Conference.