Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year

BA (Hons) Politics and Geography

1. Programme Details

Programme name	BA (Hons) Politics and Geography	Programme code	UFA3HPSGOACA
Study mode(s)	Full Time	Academic year	2024/5
Campus(es)	Cornwall Campus	NQF Level of the Final Award	6 (Honours)

2. Description of the Programme

This distinctive interdisciplinary programme in Politics and Geography is an exciting opportunity for you to engage with some of the greatest intersectional challenges of our times – challenges linked to the past, situated in the present, and shaping the future.

Over this three-year programme you will receive a thorough education, from internationally-recognised scholars, in the core disciplines of Politics and Geography. Further, drawing on the particular interdisciplinary strengths of the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus, this programme will offer you the unique opportunity to question how politics and geography interact to shape the world together. You will come to understand how formal, geographically diverse practices of government and policy arise from and are challenged by the diverse practices that define spaces and shape places.

Our programme is oriented around the central problem of change and uncertainty in contemporary political, spatial, and ecological systems and processes. We are deeply committed to providing you with geographic and historical context, practical application and place-based research, which we offer through both academic and field-based modules. This training will be particularly beneficial for any students looking for careers or postgraduate training in areas such as local/regional/urban planning, green politics and policy, sustainability, international aid/development, climate transitions, heritage studies, border studies/migration policy, or international conflict and security studies.

The programme builds on Penryn’s interdisciplinary strengths in three key themes, which are connected to the complex transitions underway in Cornwall and around the world:

Politics of Sustainability – including political ecology, energy and society, green politics, social movements, resource use, environmental justice
Settlement, Space, and Politics – including regional development and regionalisation, rural transitions, urban geography and global urban transitions, place-based politics, migrations, regional identity and identity conflicts
Governance and Scale – including policy analysis and development, foreign policy, civil service, protest politics/social movements, local politics/participation and governance practices in specific area studies

BA (Hons) Politics and Geography combines the analysis of politics at different territorial scales with the study of the way environments are organised and managed through cultural, economic and political processes. This programme allows you to explore various political systems across the globe and the connections between them, introducing you to the spatial analyses of politics and to political analyses of the productions of space, place, and landscape. Our academics bring the latest political and geographical research to your degree, ensuring you develop the theoretical, practical, and field-based research techniques necessary to work at the intersection of these two disciplines.

This programme is only available at University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus, renowned for its setting in the Cornish landscape and for its specialised environment of supportive learning, accessible staff, and world-leading interdisciplinary research and teaching. You can pursue a rigorous, intellectually challenging, and career-oriented programme that unites the world-class resources of the University of Exeter with the particular strengths in critical interdisciplinary research and teaching for which Penryn Campus is renowned, situated in the environmentally beautiful and politically complex setting of west Cornwall.

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

To offer an excellent Honours-level education in Politics and Geography that explores the interface between the disciplines, in a supportive and responsive learning environment that is enriched by research.
To develop your competence in subject-specific knowledge in both Politics and Geography and to develop your core academic and personal and key skills.
To produce graduates who can engage imaginatively in the process of understanding and analysing complex and sophisticated problems in the two disciplines using critical approaches that blend detailed and broad levels of analysis.
To offer you a range of choice, insofar as this choice is consistent with the coherence and intellectual rigour of the degree.
To maximise your learning and enjoyment through an optimal mixture of lectures, seminars, field-based learning and supervised research projects that is commensurate with your needs and abilities as you progress through the programme.
To assess your ability and progress through a mixture of methods, including essays, examinations, year-long research projects, oral presentations, group role plays, and seminar participation.
To develop students who are imaginative, critical thinkers and problem solvers; creative team players; engaged leaders; confident and adaptable individuals; and active global citizens.

4. Programme Structure

The BA (Hons) Politics and Geography is a three-year full-time programme of study at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 6 (as confirmed against the FHEQ). This programme is divided into three stages. Each stage is normally equivalent to an academic year.

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.

You must complete 360 credits, with at least 150 credits of Geography modules and 150 credits of Politics modules throughout your degree.

You may take optional modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.

You may take elective modules up to 30 credits outside of the programme in each stage of the programme with permission as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.

Stage 1

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
GEO1401B	Approaches to Geographical Knowledge	15	No
GEO1413	The Geography of Cornwall	15	No
POC1033	Political Communication	30	No

Optional Modules

60 credits of compulsory modules, 60 credits of optional modules (of which 15 credits must be selected from stage 1 Politics optional modules and 15 credits from stage 1 Geography optional modules).

For a full list of Politics and Geography modules on Penryn Campus

Penryn Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences modules https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/studyinformation/modules/?prog=hass-cornwall

Stage 2

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
POC2124	Political Analysis	15	No
POC2108	Political Geographies: Local to Global	15	No

Optional Modules

90 credits of optional modules of which at least 30 credits must be selected from stage 2 Politics optional modules and 30 credits from stage 2 Geography optional modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
Politics-Geography Penryn Stage 2 Options 24.25
POC2103	Introduction to Postcolonialism	15	No
POC2108	Political Geographies: Local to Global	15	No
POC2114	Green Politics in Theory and Practice	15	No
POC2120	Power and Democracy	15	No
POC2131	Political Economy	15	No
POC2130	Political Behaviour across Generations and the Life Course	15	No
POC2098	Comparative Politics	15	No
POC2005	American Politics	15	No
POC2123	Politics of the Middle East	15	No
POC2088	Understanding Israel and Palestine: One Land, Two People	15	No
POC2018	National and Community Identity	15	No
POC2041	The Political Psychology of Elites	15	No
POC2150	The Making of Democratic Politicians: Comparative Political Recruitment	15	No
POC2047	Work Placement	15	No
GEO2442	The Politics of Climate Change and Energy	15	No
GEO2445	Rural Social Issues	15	No
GEO2454	Waste and Society	15	No
GEO2457	Physical Ocean Processes	15	No
GEO2440	Geographical Information Science and Systems	15	No
GEO2441	Remote Sensing for Environmental Management	15	No
GEO2456	Social and Cultural Geographies	15	No
GEO2451	Ice Sheets: Glaciology, Climate and the Oceans	15	No
GEO2450	Biogeography	15	No
GEO2458	People and Nature	15	No
GEO2444	Landscape Evolution	15	No

Stage 3

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
POC3040	Dissertation	30	Yes

Optional Modules

90 credits of optional modules of which at least 30 credits must be selected from final stage Politics optional modules and 30 credits from final stage Geography optional modules.

All Combined Honours students register for POC3040 but will be supervised by staff in Politics or Geography depending on their research interests.

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
Politics-Geography Penryn Final Stage Options 24.25
POC3095	Environmental Knowledge Controversies	15	No
POC3130	Controversies in American Politics	15	No
POC3105	Negotiating Postcoloniality: History and Politics of Independent India	15	No
POC3023	Entangled Life: Radical Democracy in Theory	15	No
POC3141	Displacement and Migration in the Middle East	15	No
POC3153	Global Palestine and the Politics of Solidarity	15	No
POC3103	The Resource Paradox: Blessing or Curse?	15	No
POC3151	Parliamentary Studies	15	No
POC3152	Representing the People	15	No
POC3128	Post-Soviet Politics and Societies	15	No
POC3140	Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation	15	No
POC3146	Party Politics, Voters and Elections in Britain	15	No
POC3147	Politics of Work	15	No
POC3142	Social and Islamist Armed Movements	15	No
POC3094	Global Policy Challenges	15	No
POC3133	Chinese Politics and Society	15	No
POC3150	The Making of Democratic Politicians: Comparative Political Recruitment	15	No
POC3120	Political Thinkers of the Early Twentieth Century	15	No
GEO3437B	Climate Change and Society	15	No
GEO3448	Quaternary Environmental Change	15	No
GEO3452	Literature Review in Environment and Society	15	No
GEO3454	Antarctica: Science from a Frozen Continent	15	No
GEO3457	Geographies of Democracy	15	No
GEO3458	Marine and Coastal Sustainability	15	No
GEO3461	Arctic Frontiers: Can We Preserve the Arctic Environment?	15	No
GEO3466	Biological Oceanography	15	No
GEO3467	Human-Animal Interactions	15	No
GEO3469	Catastropolis	15	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. demonstrate through written and oral work a solid understanding of theories and approaches in politics and geography. 2. apply knowledge of the recurring theoretical and empirical problems in Politics and Geography and demonstrate awareness of how each interacts with and shapes the other. 3. apply knowledge of the main themes in relevant modules; trace the key developments within a topic and relate them to the broader subject matter; evaluate complex themes in Politics and Geography; make specialist evaluations of key developments within particular topics. 4. use different types of political and geographical evidence to address fundamental questions in Politics and Geography, including: using different quantitative, qualitative and theoretical approaches to make sense of source material; using primary and secondary sources; and using field-based research. 5. appreciate the different approaches to evidence and argument in Politics and Geography, evaluate scholarly work in both disciplines, evaluate methodological and empirical changes within and between disciplines, and be aware of the potential of interdisciplinary work. 6. define a suitable interdisciplinary research topic in the subject area and pursue it to completion. 7. present work in the format expected of Political Science or Geography (as appropriate), including footnoting and bibliographical references.	1, 2 and 3 begin to be developed in stage one, especially core modules, though lectures, seminars, written assessments, and group and individual presentations. Second and final stage extend this foundation into more specialist knowledges and approaches, in the context of more defined debates. 2 and 3 form the backbone of all modules taken at all stages, but the level of complexity and nuance develops according to stage. The choice of assessment topics that you are given in upper-level modules develops your capacity to assess, apply, and extend your relevant knowledge. 4 from the outset of the programme. Where applicable, you are encouraged to use the stage two modules in research methods, in Politics or Geography and the final stage dissertation as a further way of addressing 4. Further, required field trip modules ensure you are instructed in field-specific methods and incorporation of field data into research and assessment. 5 is a requirement of all Politics and Geography modules, but there is particular emphasis on developing methodological and theoretical complexity as you progress through the stages of the programme. 6 you are supported through your methods training and supervision structure to identify and pursue a self-defined research topic. 7 you are given clear guidelines on style and academic practice, suitable to each of Politics and Geography, in online Handbooks, are instructed in such matters across all stages of the degree, and are expected to demonstrate it in all modules.	The assessment of these skills is through a combination of: term-time essays (1-5, 7), critical reviews (1, 3, 5, 6), examinations (1, 2, 3, 5), year-long projects (the final stage dissertation) (1-7), group role plays (1-3), creative, narrative, and visual analyses (1-7) oral presentations (1-5), seminar participation (1-5, 7). The criteria of assessment pay full recognition to the importance of the various skills outlined.

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. demonstrate through written and oral work a solid understanding of theories and approaches in politics and geography.
2. apply knowledge of the recurring theoretical and empirical problems in Politics and Geography and demonstrate awareness of how each interacts with and shapes the other.
3. apply knowledge of the main themes in relevant modules; trace the key developments within a topic and relate them to the broader subject matter; evaluate complex themes in Politics and Geography; make specialist evaluations of key developments within particular topics.
4. use different types of political and geographical evidence to address fundamental questions in Politics and Geography, including: using different quantitative, qualitative and theoretical approaches to make sense of source material; using primary and secondary sources; and using field-based research.
5. appreciate the different approaches to evidence and argument in Politics and Geography, evaluate scholarly work in both disciplines, evaluate methodological and empirical changes within and between disciplines, and be aware of the potential of interdisciplinary work.
6. define a suitable interdisciplinary research topic in the subject area and pursue it to completion.
7. present work in the format expected of Political Science or Geography (as appropriate), including footnoting and bibliographical references.

1, 2 and 3 begin to be developed in stage one, especially core modules, though lectures, seminars, written assessments, and group and individual presentations. Second and final stage extend this foundation into more specialist knowledges and approaches, in the context of more defined debates.
2 and 3 form the backbone of all modules taken at all stages, but the level of complexity and nuance develops according to stage. The choice of assessment topics that you are given in upper-level modules develops your capacity to assess, apply, and extend your relevant knowledge.
4 from the outset of the programme. Where applicable, you are encouraged to use the stage two modules in research methods, in Politics or Geography and the final stage dissertation as a further way of addressing 4. Further, required field trip modules ensure you are instructed in field-specific methods and incorporation of field data into research and assessment.
5 is a requirement of all Politics and Geography modules, but there is particular emphasis on developing methodological and theoretical complexity as you progress through the stages of the programme.
6 you are supported through your methods training and supervision structure to identify and pursue a self-defined research topic.
7 you are given clear guidelines on style and academic practice, suitable to each of Politics and Geography, in online Handbooks, are instructed in such matters across all stages of the degree, and are expected to demonstrate it in all modules.

The assessment of these skills is through a combination of:

term-time essays (1-5, 7),
critical reviews (1, 3, 5, 6),
examinations (1, 2, 3, 5),
year-long projects (the final stage dissertation) (1-7),
group role plays (1-3),
creative, narrative, and visual analyses (1-7)
oral presentations (1-5),
seminar participation (1-5, 7).

The criteria of assessment pay full recognition to the importance of the various skills outlined.

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:
8. draw comparisons between empirical evidence and theoretical approaches from a variety of different cases. 9. show awareness of contrasting approaches to research and judge between competing views. 10. show a clear understanding of the challenges of knowledge and different forms of evidence, and evaluate different approaches to knowledge in a given context. 11. evaluate problems of reliability and bias in evidence and use evidence effectively to deploy logical arguments. 12. comprehend and effectively deploy complex terminology and discourses in politics and geography, in different situations. 13. think and write effectively about large themes and new situations with a systematic approach to accuracy, precision and uncertainty. 14. collate data from a range of sources, comprehend a range of texts, and reference sources accurately in written work. 15. present work and answer questions concisely in written and oral practice. 16. ask pertinent and intellectually demanding questions of texts and other students. 17. use library, electronic and other resources to conduct independent research.	These skills are developed throughout the degree programme, but the emphasis becomes more complex as you move from stage to stage. They are developed through lectures and seminars, written work, oral work (both presentation and class discussion), and other interactive and collaborative learning practices that require engaging and assessing multiple perspectives.	The criteria of assessment pay full recognition to the importance of the various skills outlined. These skills are assessed through a combination of: term-time essays (8-15, 17) critical reviews (8-12, 15) examinations (8-15, 17) year-long projects (final stage dissertation) (8-13, 17) group role plays (10, 12, 13, 15, 16) oral presentations (8-17) seminar participation (8-16).

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:

8. draw comparisons between empirical evidence and theoretical approaches from a variety of different cases.
9. show awareness of contrasting approaches to research and judge between competing views.
10. show a clear understanding of the challenges of knowledge and different forms of evidence, and evaluate different approaches to knowledge in a given context.
11. evaluate problems of reliability and bias in evidence and use evidence effectively to deploy logical arguments.
12. comprehend and effectively deploy complex terminology and discourses in politics and geography, in different situations.
13. think and write effectively about large themes and new situations with a systematic approach to accuracy, precision and uncertainty.
14. collate data from a range of sources, comprehend a range of texts, and reference sources accurately in written work.
15. present work and answer questions concisely in written and oral practice.
16. ask pertinent and intellectually demanding questions of texts and other students.
17. use library, electronic and other resources to conduct independent research.

These skills are developed throughout the degree programme, but the emphasis becomes more complex as you move from stage to stage. They are developed through lectures and seminars, written work, oral work (both presentation and class discussion), and other interactive and collaborative learning practices that require engaging and assessing multiple perspectives.

The criteria of assessment pay full recognition to the importance of the various skills outlined.

These skills are assessed through a combination of:

term-time essays (8-15, 17)
critical reviews (8-12, 15)
examinations (8-15, 17)
year-long projects (final stage dissertation) (8-13, 17)
group role plays (10, 12, 13, 15, 16)
oral presentations (8-17)
seminar participation (8-16).

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:
18. undertake independent study and work to deadlines. 19. digest, select and organise material for written work and oral presentations, and write to varying word counts. 21. sit timed, unseen examinations of a challenging nature. 22. communicate ideas, principles and theories effectively and fluently by written, oral and visual means in a manner appropriate to the intended audience. 23. work with others as part of a team on challenging material, including the presentation and discussion of material in groups. 24. interact effectively with peers, staff, and management. 25. identify, formulate and evaluate questions or problems, develop relevant approaches to problem-solving and research design, and execute appropriate skills in research and communication. 26. plan the execution of demanding work over a very long time scale and develop capacity to critically evaluate own work and progress. 27. use C&IT tools effectively and appropriately to select, analyse, present and communicate political and geographical information, including effective interpretation of qualitative, quantitative, numerical, and statistical information as appropriate.	18 is an essential part of the successful completion of the programme. 19 is developed through the formative assessments and increasing complexity of assessment forms over the programme 21 is developed through practice: at all stages, you are partly assessed by timed, unseen examinations. 22 is developed by ongoing opportunities to practice writing and speaking in academic contexts and receive continual, structured feedback 23 and 24 is developed through self-assessment of work, peer review and meetings with module convenors (which you generally arrange); also developed through seminars, which form the whole or part basis of all modules. 25 is developed to some extent in all modules, through interaction in seminars and in discussion with tutors about essay work, and in response to criticism both collective and individual. 26 is most closely supported through the research methods training and the dissertation supervision process. 27 is supported by the requirement to complete multiple forms of assessment that use C&IT tools relevant to a BA in Politics and Geography, including word processing, powerpoint and other presentation software, image processing applications, and potentially spreadsheets and quantitative analysis tools.	These skills are assessed in Politics and Geography modules through a combination of: term-time essays of differing lengths – 2,000 words in Level 4 modules, 2,500-3,000 in Level 5 modules, 3,000-4,000 in Level 6 modules, and 10,000 in the Level 6 Dissertation (18-19, 22, 25-27), critical reviews (18, 19, 22), examinations (21), year-long projects (final stage dissertation) (18-19, 22, 25-27), group role plays (22-24), oral presentations (18-19, 22-25, 27), seminar participation (22-24). The criteria of assessment pay full recognition to the importance of the various skills outlined.

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:

18. undertake independent study and work to deadlines.
19. digest, select and organise material for written work and oral presentations, and write to varying word counts.
21. sit timed, unseen examinations of a challenging nature.
22. communicate ideas, principles and theories effectively and fluently by written, oral and visual means in a manner appropriate to the intended audience.
23. work with others as part of a team on challenging material, including the presentation and discussion of material in groups.
24. interact effectively with peers, staff, and management.
25. identify, formulate and evaluate questions or problems, develop relevant approaches to problem-solving and research design, and execute appropriate skills in research and communication.
26. plan the execution of demanding work over a very long time scale and develop capacity to critically evaluate own work and progress.
27. use C&IT tools effectively and appropriately to select, analyse, present and communicate political and geographical information, including effective interpretation of qualitative, quantitative, numerical, and statistical information as appropriate.

18 is an essential part of the successful completion of the programme.
19 is developed through the formative assessments and increasing complexity of assessment forms over the programme
21 is developed through practice: at all stages, you are partly assessed by timed, unseen examinations.
22 is developed by ongoing opportunities to practice writing and speaking in academic contexts and receive continual, structured feedback
23 and 24 is developed through self-assessment of work, peer review and meetings with module convenors (which you generally arrange); also developed through seminars, which form the whole or part basis of all modules.
25 is developed to some extent in all modules, through interaction in seminars and in discussion with tutors about essay work, and in response to criticism both collective and individual.
26 is most closely supported through the research methods training and the dissertation supervision process.
27 is supported by the requirement to complete multiple forms of assessment that use C&IT tools relevant to a BA in Politics and Geography, including word processing, powerpoint and other presentation software, image processing applications, and potentially spreadsheets and quantitative analysis tools.

These skills are assessed in Politics and Geography modules through a combination of:

term-time essays of differing lengths – 2,000 words in Level 4 modules,
2,500-3,000 in Level 5 modules,
3,000-4,000 in Level 6 modules, and 10,000 in the Level 6 Dissertation (18-19, 22, 25-27),
critical reviews (18, 19, 22),
examinations (21),
year-long projects (final stage dissertation) (18-19, 22, 25-27),
group role plays (22-24),
oral presentations (18-19, 22-25, 27),
seminar participation (22-24).

The criteria of assessment pay full recognition to the importance of the various skills outlined.

7. Programme Regulations

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

You will have an academic personal tutor for your entire programme of study who is available at advertised ‘office and feedback hours’. There are induction sessions to orientate you at the start of your programme. A personal tutoring system will operate with regular communication throughout the programme. Academic support will be also be provided by module leaders. You can also make an appointment to see individual teaching staff.

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.

(Quality Review Framework.

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

18. Final Award

BA (Hons) Politics and Geography

19. UCAS Code

Not applicable to this programme.

20. NQF Level of Final Award

6 (Honours)

21. Credit

CATS credits	360	ECTS credits	180

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

23. Dates

Origin Date	24/09/2019	Date of last revision	21/03/2021

Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year

BA (Hons) Politics and Geography

1. Programme Details

2. Description of the Programme

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

4. Programme Structure

5. Programme Modules

Stage 1

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

Stage 2

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

Stage 3

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge

7. Programme Regulations

8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning

9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning

10. Admissions Criteria

11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards

14. Awarding Institution

15. Lead College / Teaching Institution

16. Partner College / Institution

Partner College(s)

Partner Institution

17. Programme Accredited / Validated by

18. Final Award

19. UCAS Code

20. NQF Level of Final Award

21. Credit

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

23. Dates

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge