Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year
BSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations with Employment Experience Abroad
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations with Employment Experience Abroad | Programme code | UFS4HPSHPS09 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time |
Academic year | 2024/5 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
This exciting and distinctive programme combines the study of Politics and International Relations with rigorous training in research design and statistical data analysis. BSc Politics and International Relations offers the opportunity to examine key questions in the field of politics and international relations, while also gaining data analysis skills that are increasingly in demand from employers in the UK and abroad. You will study how government is constituted and how politics takes place on a global scale. You will explore the foundations of the study of politics in terms of its objects of analysis, the nature of political knowledge and the design of political research. You will examine the various forms of politics through history and in thought. You will interrogate the questions of the political including the various forms of government, the nature of public policy and administration, of war and peace, and of resource scarcity and distribution. You will address these questions via traditional lectures and tutorials as well as innovative group work, simulations and technical training.
In your third year you will undertake a work-placement, 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.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
1. To provide an excellent education across the range of political studies, 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 the discipline; to analyse, interpret and evaluate political events, ideas and institutions; and to relate the academic study of politics to questions of public concern.
4. To develop your competence in subject-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 questioning and productive members of society.
4. Programme Structure
5. Programme Modules
Stage 1
75 credits of compulsory modules, 45 credits of optional modules.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSI1005 | Introduction to Social Data | 15 | No |
| SSI1006 | Data Analysis in Social Science 1 | 15 | No |
| POL1000 | Critical Skills for Politics and International Relations | 15 | No |
| POL1017 | Globalisation of World Politics | 15 | No |
| POL1019 | Power and Democracy | 15 | No |
Optional Modules
In addition, students take 45 credits from Level 1 of the Politics and International Relations programme.
View option modules here.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
30 credits of compulsory modules, 90 credits of optional modules.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSI2004 | Research Design in the Social Sciences | 15 | Yes |
| SSI2005 | Data Analysis in Social Science 2 | 15 | Yes |
Optional Modules
Students must also take 90 credits from modules at Level 2 of the Politics and International Relations programme.
View option modules here.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 120 | Yes |
Stage 4
30 credits of compulsory modules, 90 credits of optional modules
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSI3019 | Quantitative Dissertation | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
Students must select 90 credits from Stage 3 of the Politics and International Relations programme.
View option modules here.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Employ quantitative analysis of political data. | 1 and 4 are developed across all programme stages moving from broad areas of politics in stage 1 to progressively core specialised aspects at stages 3 and 4. 2 and 3 are present in some form in all Politics modules. Development of 2 is ensured through the requirement of the students to take two theory modules in stage 1 and at least one theory module in stages 1 and 2. 3 is also ensured through directed module choice embedded in programme pathways at stages 1 and 2. | These skills are summatively assessed through a combination of term-time essays, presentations and examinations. The combination of and length of essays, presentations and exams will vary from one module to the next according to credit value in conformity with College Assessment Norms. |
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: | |
5. Gather, organise and deploy evidence and information from a variety of primary and secondary sources. | These skills are developed throughout the degree programme with progression in stages 1 and 2 as students move from stage to stage. 7 is developed through self-assessment of assignments, staff feedback on formative assignments and student self-appraisal. | 5 and 6 are assessed through term-time essays, oral presentations and examinations. |
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: | |
8. Communicate effectively and fluently in speech and writing. | 8 is developed through presentations, class discussions and written assignments. 9 and 10 are developed through presentations and written assignments. | 8 and 10 are assessed through presentations, written assignments, and examinations. 9 is assessed through written assignments that require ICT for the retrieval and presentation of information. |
7. Programme Regulations
Classification
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
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
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
0
18. Final Award
BSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations with Employment Experience Abroad
19. UCAS Code
L292
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
[Honours] Politics and international relations
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 30/08/2018 |
Date of last revision | 02/11/2018 |
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