Politics and International Relations Modules 2025/6
Stage One Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) | ELE link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL1000 | Critical Skills for Politics and International Relations | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL1017 | Globalisation of World Politics | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL1018 | The Challenges of World Politics in the Twenty-First Century | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL1019 | Power and Democracy | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL1020 | Politics in Europe | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL1025 | Classical Political Thought | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL1026 | Early Modern Political Thought | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL1029 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL1045 | International Politics of the Global South | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL1046 | The State of the UK: Identifying Marginalised Identities and Addressing Inequalities | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL1047 | Global Sustainability Governance and Policy | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL1048 | The Politics of Development | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
Stage Two Modules
Stage Three Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) | ELE link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL3040 | Dissertation | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3054 | Nuclear Weapons in International Relations | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3069 | Globalisation and the Politics of Resistance | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3090 | Politics and Conflict in Deeply Divided Societies | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3168 | War and its Aftermath: Interventions and Contemporary Conflict | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3180 | Latin American Parties, Politics and Elections | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3196 | Democracy in the European Union | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3213 | Feminist Political Theory | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3234 | Religion, Politics and Policy in Europe | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3240 | Women in the Criminal Justice System: Law, Policy and Institutions | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3247 | Politics of Biology | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3248 | Marxism(s) and International Relations | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3250 | Environmental Policy in Times of Crisis | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3256 | Trumping the Mainstream: The Populist Radical Right and Democratic politics | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3259 | Climate Justice | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3260 | Russian Foreign Policy | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3263 | Political Economy of Development | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3274 | Money, Lobbying, and Policymaking | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3284 | Realism and Its Critics: Debating and Applying International Relations Theory | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3291 | Disrupting Western and Neo-Liberal Policing of the Global and the Local | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3292 | LGBTQ+ Policies and Politics in the UK | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3293 | The Political Economy of Chinese Development | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3294 | Land, Power and Politics: a critical problem-based approach | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3296 | Political Economy of Populism | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3297 | Comparative Political Economy: Varieties of Capitalism | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3302 | Elections, Public Opinion and Parties in Britain | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3303 | Protest, Activism and the Environment | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3304 | Political Philosophies of Power | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3306 | Contemporary Chinese Diplomacy and Foreign Policy | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3310 | War in the 21st Century | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3311 | Brexit: Causes, Interpretation and Implications | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3312 | The Transformation of Politics in the Global Age | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3316 | Empire and Hierarchy in Russia and Eurasia | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3317 | Authoritarian Resilience in the Global South | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3318 | Transformation of Social and Political Realities through Smartphones | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3319 | The Politics of Place | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3320 | Politics Online | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3321 | The Politics of Economic Policymaking | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3322 | Artificial Intelligence and Democracy | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3323 | International Relations in Global History | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3324 | War, Culture and Society | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3325 | Understanding Public and Nonprofit Management | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3326 | International Politics of the Body | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3327 | Strategy and Psychology in Foreign Policy | 15 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POL3328 | Surveys and Experiments: Design Implementation and Analysis | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
Masters Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) | ELE link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLM013M | MPA Dissertation | 60 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM014M | MPA Applied Studies | 60 | 1, 2 and 3 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM063 | Qualitative Methods in Social Research | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM082 | International Relations of the Middle East | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM084 | Conflict, Security and Development in World Politics | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM085 | Work Placement in Conflict, Security and Development | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM088 | State-building after Civil War | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM110 | Theories of Diplomacy and Foreign Policy | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM111 | Applied Diplomacy and Foreign Policy | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM140 | Qualitative Methods in Social Research | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM144 | The West, Civilisations and World Order | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM148 | Brexit: Causes, Interpretation and Implications | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM156 | The Transformation of Politics in the Global Age | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM158 | Digital Politics and Policy | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM168 | From Oppression to Resistance: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class and Gender | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM173 | Theories of International Development | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM174 | Tools, Policy and Practice of International Development | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM217 | Conflict, Security and Development in Eurasia | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM220M | Management and Governance: Comparing Public Administration around the World | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM222M | The Politics, Policy and Practice of Sustainable Development | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM228M | Leadership, Equality and Diversity | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM231 | State Crime | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM233 | Applied Strategy in the Contemporary World | 30 | 2 and 3 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM237M | Collaborative and Participatory Governance | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM239 | International Organisation | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM240 | Security Futures | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM241 | How to Make a Decision: Understanding Command, Leadership and Management | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM242 | Theory of Strategy: Conceptual Approaches for Surviving and Thriving | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM243 | Dissertation | 60 | 3 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM244 | Chinese Foreign Policy | 30 | View on ELE (current students only) | |
| POLM245 | Ethnopolitical Conflicts in International Law and Politics | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM246 | The Politics of the Future | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM307 | International Politics of the Body | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM308 | Transnational Security and Terrorism | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM341 | Omnishambles - Global Politics Simulation | 30 | 2 and 3 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM342M | Public Accountability and Governance | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM343 | Gender, War and Militarism | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM344 | Empire and Hierarchy in Russia and Eurasia | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM502 | International Relations: Power and Institutions | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM503 | Foreign Policy Decision-Making | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM651 | State and Society in the Middle East | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM803 | Sources in Modernity and Post-Modernity | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM809 | Applied Quantitative Data Analysis | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM886 | Dissertation | 60 | 1, 2 and 3 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM887 | Public Policy Process | 30 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM891DA | Introduction to Systems Thinking | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM892DA | Organisational Viability and Sustainability | 30 | 3 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM893DA | Equality, Diversity and Leadership | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM894DA | Systemic Intervention | 30 | 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM895DA | Work-Based Project 1 | 30 | 3 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM896DA | Work-Based Project 2 | 30 | 3 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM897 | Surveys and Experiments: Design, Implementation and Analysis | 15 | 1 | View on ELE (current students only) |
| POLM898DA | End-Point Assessment Preparation | 30 | 1 and 2 | View on ELE (current students only) |