Programme Specification for the 2020/1 academic year
BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics with Employment Experience Abroad
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics with Employment Experience Abroad | Programme code | UFA4HPSSBE02 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time |
Academic year | 2020/1 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
Politics, Philosophy and Economics with employment experience abroad enables you to study an inter-disciplinary programme of the social sciences and humanities across three outstanding and distinctive disciplines at Exeter. You will study how government is constituted, how being and truth are deliberated and how goods, services and peoples are economically organised. You will explore the philosophical, political and economic foundations of order and justice. You will interrogate the meaning and practice of the market economy on a global scale. You will examine the various forms of democracy through history. You will interrogate the questions of human society including war and peace, resource scarcity and distribution, the natural environment, faith and reason. You will take modules of study that introduce them to these big questions under the guidance of leading scholars in their fields. In your third year you will undertake a work-placement abroad* and gain skills that equip you to work in the global employment market and to improve your knowledge of foreign cultures. You are encouraged to think about the intercultural competence and the employability skills that you acquire during their year abroad.
You will need to have gained an overall average mark for the year of 50% or above at Level 1 in order to participate in the work abroad element of the programme.
By your final year you will focus on the specific manifestations of these questions in modules on certain regions and themes of politics, on certain texts, issues and thinkers of philosophy, and on certain aspects and dimensions of the economy. You will also undertake a dissertation in their choice of one of the three disciplines.
*Please note that you will be required to identify and secure yourself a work placement or placements to undertake in your third year of study. You will need to have found this placement by the end of your second year of study.
When you do a work placement there are various costs that you need to consider. Not all of them will apply to every placement, but you should be aware of them and work out roughly what it will cost you before you begin:
Travel to and from work
Accommodation, if the placement is too far away from your address to travel to on a daily basis
Food
Additionally, for international placements:
Insurance
Flights/train/coach
visas
Some placement providers will be able to help you to cover some of these costs, and you should ask before starting if this is the case
We strongly encourage you to take a paid work abroad year.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
1. To provide you with an excellent education across disciplines of politics, philosophy and economics, from core to specialist, in a supportive and responsive learning environment that is enriched by research.
2. To provide you with experience of working in a foreign employment market and the cultural experience of living abroad.
3. To enable you to understand and use the main concepts, approaches and theories of these disciplines; to analyse, interpret and evaluate philosophical ideas and political and economic behaviour, events and institutions; and to relate the academic study of politics, philosophy and economics to questions of public concern.
4. To develop your competence in discipline-specific, core academic and personal and key skills.
5. To offer you a wide range of choice, insofar as this choice is consistent with the coherence and intellectual rigour of the degree.
6. To equip you to be a questioning and productive member of society.
4. Programme Structure
Your BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics with employment experience abroad programme is a 4-year programme of study at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 6 (as confirmed against the FHEQ). This programme is divided into four ‘Stages’. Each Stage is normally equivalent to an academic year. The programme is also divided into units of study called ‘modules’ which are assigned a number of ‘credits’. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with 1 credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work.
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
The BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics with employment experience abroad degree programme is made up of compulsory (core) and optional modules, which are worth 15 or 30 credits each. Full-time undergraduate students need to complete modules worth a total of 120 credits each year.
Within the programme as a whole a minimum of 90 credits should be taken in each of the three disciplines. At least 15 credits of stage 4 modules must be taken from each discipline.
Please note that modules offered are subject to change, depending on staff availability, timetabling, and demand.
Stage 1
Your core modules will provide you with an introduction to all three disciplines and will specifically explore issues relating to power and democracy, the philosophy of morality, philosophical analysis and economic principles.
Compulsory Modules
105 credits of compulsory modules made up of:
30 credits of compulsory Politics modules, including 1 x 15 credit module from Stage 1 Politics options.
30 credits of compulsory Philosophy modules.
45 credits of compulsory Economics modules made up of BEE1029 (30 credits) and EITHER BEE1024 for holders of A-level maths or equivalent qualification OR BEE1035 for those without A-Level Maths or equivalent.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL1019 | Power and Democracy | 15 | Yes |
| PHL1006 | Introduction to Philosophical Analysis | 15 | Yes |
| PHL1013 | Philosophy of Morality | 15 | Yes |
| BEE1029 | Economic Principles | 30 | Yes |
| BEE1035 | Basic Quantitative Methods If A Level Maths or equivalent has not been taken | 15 | Yes |
| BEE1024 | Mathematics for Economists [If A Level Maths or equivalent has been taken] | 15 | No |
Optional Modules
15 credits from either Stage 1 Politics (POL), Philosophy (PHL) or Economics (BEE) options.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics S1 opt 2019-0 | |||
| BEE1029 | Economic Principles | 30 | No |
| BEE1034 | Economics for Management | 15 | No |
| BEE1032 | History of Economic Thought | 15 | No |
| BEE1022 | Introduction to Statistics | 15 | No |
| BEE1031 | Macroeconomics I | 30 | No |
| BEE1024 | Mathematics for Economists | 15 | No |
| BEE1030 | Microeconomics I | 30 | No |
| BEE1021 | Personal Finance Management | 15 | No |
| BEE1025 | Statistics for Business and Management | 15 | No |
| BEE1015 | Philosophy of Economics | 15 | No |
| PHL S1 BA Philosophy SH opt 2019-0 | |||
| PHL1003 | Philosophical Readings 5 | 15 | No |
| PHL1004 | Philosophical Problems 1 | 15 | No |
| PHL1007 | Philosophical Reading 1 | 15 | No |
| PHL1008 | Philosophical Reading 2 | 15 | No |
| PHL1009 | Philosophies of Art | 15 | No |
| PHL1013 | Philosophy of Morality | 15 | No |
| PHL1112 | Philosophy of Film | 15 | No |
| PHL1010 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | 15 | No |
| POL S1 BA Politics SH opt 2020-1 | |||
| POL1001B | State of Britain | 15 | No |
| POL1006 | State and Society | 15 | No |
| POL1017 | Globalisation of World Politics | 15 | No |
| POL1018 | The Challenges of World Politics in the Twenty-First Century | 15 | No |
| POL1019 | Power and Democracy | 15 | No |
| POL1020 | Politics in Europe | 15 | No |
| POL1023 | Politics and Economy of the Contemporary Middle East | 15 | No |
| POL1025 | Classical Political Thought | 15 | No |
| POL1026 | Early Modern Political Thought | 15 | No |
| POL1028 | Introduction to Strategic Studies | 15 | No |
| POL1045 | International Politics of the Global South | 15 | No |
| SSI1005 | Introduction to Social Data | 15 | No |
| SSI1006 | Data Analysis in Social Science 1 | 15 | No |
Stage 2
You’ll explore how your three disciplines overlap in fields such as political philosophy (eg, considering topics such as liberty, justice, rights and citizenship), economic policy and the economics of politics. You’ll compare political systems and reflect on the nature of society, considering philosophical questions relating to inequality and power.
Compulsory Modules
90 credits of compulsory modules made up of:
30 credits of Politics modules.
30 credits of Philosophy modules, selected from Stage 2 Philosophy compulsory modules list (2 x 15 credit modules).
30 credits of Economics modules.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL2046 | The Economics of Politics | 15 | Yes |
| POL2050 | Political Philosophy | 15 | Yes |
| PHL S2 BA Philosophy SH comp 2019-0 | |||
| PHL2010A | Philosophy of Mind 1 | 15 | No |
| PHL2011A | The Philosophy of Nature 1 | 15 | No |
| PHL2015 | Body and Mind | 15 | No |
| PHL2016 | Metaphysics | 15 | No |
| PHL2018 | Philosophy of Language | 15 | No |
| PHL2118 | Moral agency in social context | 15 | No |
| BEE2038 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 15 | Yes |
| BEE2039 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 15 | Yes |
Optional Modules
30 credits from either Stage 2 Politics (POL), Philosophy (PHL) or Economics (BEE) module options.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics S2 opt 2019-0 | |||
| BEE2021 | Policy Issues in the Global Economy | 15 | No |
| BEE2030 | Economics and Ethics | 15 | No |
| BEE2010 | Philosophy of Economics | 15 | No |
| BEE2037 | Money and Banking | 15 | No |
| BEE2033 | Public Finance | 15 | No |
| PHL S2 BA Philosophy SH opt 2019-0 | |||
| PHL2001 | Phenomenology | 15 | No |
| PHL2002 | Existentialism | 15 | No |
| PHL2021 | Symbolic Logic | 15 | No |
| PHL2022 | Sex and Death: Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology | 15 | No |
| PHL2024A | Philosophical Readings 3 | 15 | No |
| PHL2025A | Philosophical Readings 4 | 15 | No |
| PHL2026 | Philosophy of Science | 15 | No |
| PHL2027 | Feminist Philosophy | 15 | No |
| PHL2035 | Critical Bioethics | 15 | No |
| PHL2038 | The Self | 15 | No |
| PHL2045 | Aesthetics | 15 | No |
| PHL2046 | The Holocaust and Society | 15 | No |
| PHL2051 | The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology | 15 | No |
| PHL2052 | Epistemology | 15 | No |
| PHL2053 | History of Philosophy | 15 | No |
| PHL2054 | Philosophy of Psychiatry | 15 | No |
| PHL2060 | Philosophy of Emotion | 15 | No |
| PHL2061 | Philosophy of Law | 15 | No |
| PHL2096 | Cyborg Studies | 15 | No |
| PHL2100 | Knowledge and History: Theories of Scientific Change | 15 | No |
| PHL2105 | Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance | 15 | No |
| PHL2108 | Fundamental Ontology | 15 | No |
| PHL2109 | Philosophy with Children | 15 | No |
| PHL2111 | The Deep Past, History and Humanity | 15 | No |
| PHL2112 | Practical Ethics | 15 | No |
| PHL2055 | Ecology, Environment and Conservation | 15 | No |
| POL S2 BA Politics SH opt 2020-1 | |||
| POL2020 | Contemporary Theories of World Politics | 15 | No |
| POL2025 | Health Policy in Comparative Perspective | 15 | No |
| POL2026 | Political Analysis: Behaviour, Institutions, Ideas | 15 | No |
| POL2027 | The Politics of the World Economy | 15 | No |
| POL2047 | American Politics | 15 | No |
| POL2050 | Political Philosophy | 15 | No |
| POL2051 | War and Peace in the Middle East | 15 | No |
| POL2052 | Foreign Policy: Leadership, Power and Responsibility | 15 | No |
| POL2057 | Security Studies | 15 | No |
| POL2075 | Integration and Disintegration in the European Union | 15 | No |
| POL2081 | Thinking about Race: Perspectives from the Biological and Social Sciences | 15 | No |
| POL2082 | Changing Character of Warfare | 15 | No |
| POL2086 | Strategy and Psychology in Foreign Policy | 15 | No |
| POL2097 | Behavioural Public Policy and the Nudge Agenda | 15 | No |
| POL2098 | What is Law? Jurisprudence from Stone Tablet to Brain Imaging | 15 | No |
| POL2099 | The Politics of Social Justice | 15 | No |
| POL2100 | Political Conflicts in Europe | 15 | No |
| POL2102 | Explaining Public Policies | 15 | No |
| POL2103 | The Logic of Democracies and Dictatorships | 15 | No |
| POL2106 | America in the World | 15 | No |
| POL2107 | Gender and Comparative Public Policy | 15 | No |
| POL2108 | The Legal Regulation of Civil Society | 15 | No |
| POL2115 | British Foreign Policy | 15 | No |
| SSI2005 | Data Analysis in Social Science 2 | 15 | No |
| SSI2006 | Immigration in Western Societies | 15 | No |
| SSI2007 | Data Analysis in Social Science 3 | 15 | No |
| POL2079 | Contemporary Public Debate in an Age of 'Anti-Politics' | 15 | No |
| POL2116 | Political Economy of Armed Conflicts | 15 | No |
| POL2114 | Issues in Modern British Politics | 15 | No |
Stage 3
Students will spend the third year of their studies on a work placement abroad. The year abroad comprises 120 credits and assessment is based on a number of assignments completed during the year.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSI3018 | Employment Experience Abroad Employment Experience Abroad | 120 | Yes |
Stage 4
The centre-point of the final year is the dissertation. This provides you with the opportunity to explore an area of interest and to demonstrate what you have learned over the previous years of your degree. You will also take up to three other specialist modules to create a programme of work fully reflecting your interests.
Compulsory Modules
30 credits of compulsory modules.
You must take POL3040 or BEE3068 or PHL3040.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL3040 | Dissertation OR | 30 | Yes |
| BEE3068 | Economics Dissertation OR | 30 | Yes |
| PHL3040 | Philosophy Dissertation | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
90 credits from either Politics (POL), Philosophy (PHL) or Economics (BEE) module options.
At least 15 credits of stage 4 modules must be taken from each discipline.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics SF opt 2019-0 | |||
| BEE3027 | Economics of Management Strategy | 30 | No |
| BEE3015 | Econometric Analysis | 30 | No |
| BEE3032 | Futures and Options | 15 | No |
| BEE3037 | Industrial Organisation 1 | 15 | No |
| BEE3042 | International Political Economy | 15 | No |
| BEE3044 | Money and Banking 2 | 15 | No |
| BEE3045 | International Economics | 15 | No |
| BEE3047 | Public Economics 1 | 15 | No |
| BEE3049 | Behaviour, Decisions and Markets | 15 | No |
| BEE3052 | Development Economics | 15 | No |
| BEE3053 | Economic Growth | 15 | No |
| BEE3054 | Advanced Mathematics for Economists | 15 | No |
| BEE3057 | Labour Economics | 15 | No |
| BEE3058 | Political Economics | 15 | No |
| PHL SF BA Philosophy SH opt 2019-0 | |||
| PHL3002 | Existentialism | 15 | No |
| PHL3014 | Symbolic Logic | 15 | No |
| PHL3018 | Sex and Death: Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology | 15 | No |
| PHL3024A | Philosophical Readings 3 | 15 | No |
| PHL3025A | Philosophical Readings 4 | 15 | No |
| PHL3026 | Philosophy of Science | 15 | No |
| PHL3035 | Critical Bioethics | 15 | No |
| PHL3038 | The Self | 15 | No |
| PHL3041 | Feminist Philosophy | 15 | No |
| PHL3045 | Aesthetics | 15 | No |
| PHL3051 | The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology | 15 | No |
| PHL3052 | Epistemology | 15 | No |
| PHL3053 | History of Philosophy | 15 | No |
| PHL3054 | Philosophy of Psychiatry | 15 | No |
| PHL3060 | Philosophy of Emotion | 15 | No |
| PHL3061 | Philosophy of Law | 15 | No |
| PHL3096 | Cyborg Studies | 15 | No |
| PHL3100 | Knowledge and History: Theories of Scientific Change | 15 | No |
| PHL3108 | Fundamental Ontology | 15 | No |
| PHL3111 | The Deep Past, History and Humanity | 15 | No |
| PHL3113 | Practical Ethics | 15 | No |
| PHL3056 | The Nature of Normativity | 15 | No |
| PHL3112 | Ecology, Environment and Conservation | 15 | No |
| POL3247 | Politics of Biology | 15 | No |
| PHL3013 | Virtues and Vices | 15 | No |
| PHL3042 | Philosophical Anthropology | 15 | No |
| PHL3075 | Philosophical Readings 6 | 15 | No |
| PHL3110 | Philosophy of Emotion | 30 | No |
| PHL3114 | Aristotle's Ethics | 15 | No |
| PHL3115 | Introduction to Critical Theory | 15 | No |
| POL2050 | Political Philosophy | 15 | No |
| POL2059 | Political Thought of Modernity | 15 | No |
| THE3185 | Incarnation: Topics in Philosophical Theology | 30 | No |
| SPA3001 | Debates, Issues and Practices | 15 | No |
| POL SF BA Politics SH opt 2020-1 | |||
| POL3000 | Deadly Words: The Language of Political Violence | 15 | No |
| POL3040 | Dissertation | 30 | No |
| POL3051 | The Media in Europe | 30 | No |
| POL3069 | Globalisation and the Politics of Resistance | 30 | No |
| POL3074 | The Politics of Climate Change | 30 | No |
| POL3076 | Research Design for Dissertation | 30 | No |
| POL3077 | Global Environmental Politics and Policy | 30 | No |
| POL3080 | The International Politics of Religion | 30 | No |
| POL3088 | Forced Migration, Refugees and International Relations | 30 | No |
| POL3120 | War and Public Opinion | 30 | No |
| POL3132 | Globalisation and Democratic Politics: the End of the Nation State? | 30 | No |
| POL3136 | Political Psychology | 30 | No |
| POL3172 | Political Participation | 15 | No |
| POL3180 | Latin American Parties, Politics and Elections | 30 | No |
| POL3196 | Democracy in the European Union | 30 | No |
| POL3204 | Politics through the Life Course | 30 | No |
| POL3206 | The Political Economy of the State | 30 | No |
| POL3207 | Realism and International Security | 15 | No |
| POL3208 | Maritime Power and Security in Global Politics | 15 | No |
| POL3217 | Feminist Political Theory | 30 | No |
| POL3227 | Politics, Elections, and the State in Africa | 30 | No |
| POL3228 | From the Shadows into the Light: Political Advisers and Policy Making | 30 | No |
| POL3234 | Religion, Politics and Policy in Europe | 30 | No |
| POL3237 | The Rise and Decline of New Political Parties | 15 | No |
| POL3254 | International Relations in Global History | 30 | No |
| POL3257 | Understanding Terrorism and Counterterrorism | 30 | No |
| POL3258 | The Politics of Humour | 30 | No |
| POL3260 | Russian Foreign Policy | 15 | No |
| POL3261 | Becoming an Actor in World Politics: International and Transnational Recognition | 30 | No |
| POL3262 | The Idea of Human Rights | 15 | No |
| POL3263 | Political Economy of Development | 15 | No |
| POL3161 | Policy Analysis for the Real World | 15 | No |
| POL3178 | Policy Analysis for the Real World | 30 | No |
| POL3255 | Deliberating the Environmental Emergency: The Citizens' Assembly | 30 | No |
| POL3256 | Trumping the Mainstream: The Populist Radical Right and Democratic politics | 30 | No |
| POL3259 | Climate Justice | 30 | No |
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Understand the nature and significance of politics as a human activity | These ILOs are developed across all programme stages, moving from broad themes in stage 1 to progressively more specialised aspects at stages 2 to 3. The skills are mainly developed through lectures, seminars, and formatively and summatively assessed essay work, practical exercises and special close reading seminars. | ILOs 1-2 are assessed in Politics modules through a combination of term-time essays, oral presentations, examinations and Dissertation work. ILOs 3-4 are assessed in Philosophy modules through a combination of term-time essays, oral presentations, examinations and Dissertation work. ILOs 5-6 are assessed in Economics modules through a combination of term-time essays, oral presentations, examinations and Dissertation work. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Gather, organise and deploy evidence and information from a variety of primary and secondary sources | Skills are developed throughout the degree programme by lectures and seminars, written work and oral work (both oral presentations and class discussion). A more sophisticated use of these skills is developed in the second and third stages; in the third stage, independent use of these skills is developed through the dissertation and Level 6 optional modules selected by the student. | Skills are assessed through coursework essays (1-6), assessed oral presentations (2-3) and examinations (4-6) at stages 1-2 and through the dissertation at stage 3. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Communicate effectively and fluently in speech and writing; | All skills are developed through the preparation and delivery of oral presentations in many modules at all levels in both sides of the programme. They are further developed through one-to-one or small-group tutorials giving feedback on written work, discussion in seminars, written assignments (essays) in most modules and examinations in many modules. | Skills are assessed through formatively assessed seminar presentations (2, 3), written work at all levels and in all modules (1, 4, 5), examination in many modules (1,5,6) and the dissertation (1-4). |
7. Programme Regulations
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
Personal and Academic tutoring : It is University policy that all Colleges should have in place a system of academic and personal tutors. The role of academic tutors is to support you on individual modules; the role of personal tutors is to provide you with advice and support for the duration of the programme and extends to providing you with details of how to obtain support and guidance on personal difficulties such as accommodation, financial difficulties and sickness. You can also make an appointment to see individual teaching staff.
As an undergraduate or postgraduate taught student in the College of Social Sciences and International Studies you will be allocated a Personal Tutor at the commencement of your studies. In normal circumstances your Personal Tutor will remain your tutor throughout your study programme. Your Personal Tutor is normally available through scheduled office hours, but should also see you as a matter of course three or four times a year (depending on your year of study); these meetings may typically commence soon after registration. These meetings will take place once or twice mid-year to discuss your progress and to perhaps consider Personal Development Planning (ePDP) and once to discuss your overall performance. The ePDP is a particularly useful developmental tool which you are encouraged to utilise and which is accessible though the Exeter Learning Environment (ELE).
You should feel that you are able to approach your personal tutor for advice, pastoral support or academic support in a wider sense.
Library, ELE and other resources provided to support this programme:
The Library offers you core services for learning and research. Whilst the various locations house a large collection of materials and services, many of our resources are available online through this website http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library/ for you to use at home, work or wherever you are located for your study. Each discipline has a subject librarian on hand to help you to find resources and we also work with tutors to digitise reading lists for inclusion in the Exeter Learning Environment (ELE).
Exeter Learning Environment (ELE) is used throughout the University to make course materials available online. You will be able to access module information, presentations, handouts, reading materials as well as interacting with other students and your tutors. Many tutors use ELE to run assessments and set coursework assignments. In addition to the materials provided by your tutors, there are various other resources available on ELE to help you in your studies, for example, you will be able to access your ePDP, the University’s online PDP system, which has been developed to help you keep an ongoing record of your academic, work and extra-curricular experiences, and help you develop action plans and personal statements.
The University provides a range of IT services, including open and training clusters of PCs (available on a 24/7 basis). In the Social Sciences and International Studies College this includes a 24/7 suite in Amory and a second one in the St Luke’s Campus Library. These suites are accessible by swiping your university card. The majority of the College also has access to the university’s wireless network. Network access is available from the majority of rooms in University halls of residence through the ResNet system.
All of these suites have the standard ‘palms’ printing systems in them (printing from credit held on your university card). At the St Luke’s Campus there is also a cash-based printing service at the GSE Print Unit based in South Cloisters.
Please see link below for further information on the IT Services facilities on the Exeter Campuses:http://www.exeter.ac.uk/media/universityofexeter/forum/public/Study_map_A4_2pp_Term3.pdf
Helpdesks are maintained on the Streatham and Cornwall campuses.
Student/Staff Liaison Committee enables students & staff to jointly participate in the management and review of the teaching and learning provision.
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.
10. Admissions Criteria
Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
(http://as.exeter.ac.uk/support/admin/staff/qualityassuranceandmonitoring/tqamanual/fullcontents/)
12. Indicators of Quality and Standards
The programme is not subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).
13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards
The University and its constituent Colleges draw on a range of data to review the quality of educational provision. The College documents the performance in each of its taught programmes, against a range of criteria on an annual basis through the Annual Programme Monitoring cycle:
- Admissions, progression and completion data
- In Year Analysis data
- Previous monitoring report
- Monitoring of core (and optional) modules
- External examiner's reports and University and College responses (reported to SSLC)
- Any Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body/accrediting body or other external reports
- Consultation with employers and former students
- Staff evaluation
- Student evaluation
- Programme aims
Subject areas are reviewed every four years through a periodic subject review scheme that includes external contributions. (http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/academic/tls/tqa/Part%209/9JREVISEDPSRSCHEME.pdf)
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
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18. Final Award
BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics with Employment Experience Abroad
19. UCAS Code
L0V0
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | 480 |
ECTS credits | 240 |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
23. Dates
| Origin Date | Date of last revision | 09/04/2018 |
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