Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Politics and International Relations (PLIT08004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Politics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course has a strict quota. [See quota details below the course description]
Description - Introduction to Politics and International Relations introduces conceptual material relevant to both politics and international relations students, such as the state, sovereignty, legitimacy, democracy, and power, together with relevant examples. This course has A quota of 365 students.
QUOTA DETAILS AND INSTRUCTIONS: Student Support Officers or Directors of Studies can automatically enrol students of the following two categories:
(1) First year students admitted to an International Relations degree or a degree including Politics (Honours or BA Humanities & Soc Sci), and Visiting Students holding a written offer of a place;
(2) First year students whose main subject is in the School of Social and Political Science (SSPS).
However, SSO and Directors of Studies cannot enrol students of the following categories UNLESS the student has (a) attended the first class of semester and filled in a registration form and (b) has been subsequently informed by SSPS that a place on the course has become available.
This procedure applies to students of the following categories (with order of preference given to the highest listed categories first):
(3) First year students whose main subject has a joint degree with Politics (including Religion and Combined Studies);
(4) Students taking second-year SSPS half-courses;
(5) First Year students taking BA Humanities and Social Science,
(6) other first year students in CHSS.
Note: Due to the popularity of the course Directors should inform students falling into categories 3-6 that they MUST attend the first class of the semester and fill in a registration form, otherwise they cannot be admitted on the course. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Please note the required text books may cost as much as 50.00 |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 365 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | George Square Lecture Theatre | 1-11 | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | George Square Lecture Theatre | 1-11 | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Plus one hour tutorial starting Week 2 |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Introduction to Politics and International Relations | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Aims: Introduction to Politics and International Relations (IPIR) seeks to provide:
- An introduction toconceptual issues relevant to both Politics and International Relations.
- An introduction to key institutions of modern states, and some current debates surrounding their operation;
- An examination of the development of global democracy in theory and in practice.
Objectives: By the end of IPIR we would expect students to be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts in the study of politics and IR;
- Exhibit comparative knowledge of different political institutions and their theoretical and practical significance;
- Apply their knowledge to the understanding of contemporary issues and problems in global democracies. |
Assessment Information
Coursework (40%) plus examination (60%).
In order to pass the course, you must obtain a mark of at least 40% in the examination and for the course overall. |
Special Arrangements
This course has A quota of 365 students. Student Support Officers or Directors of Studies can automatically enrol students of the following two categories:
(1) First year students admitted to an International Relations degree or a degree including Politics (Honours or BA Humanities & Soc Sci), and Visiting Students holding a written offer of a place;
(2) First year students whose main subject is in the School of Social and Political Science (SSPS).
However, SSO and Directors of Studies cannot enrol students of the following categories UNLESS the student has (a) attended the first class of semester and filled in a registration form and (b) has been subsequently informed by SSPS that a place on the course has become available.
This procedure applies to students of the following categories (with order of preference given to the highest listed categories first):
(3) First year students whose main subject has a joint degree with Politics (including Religion and Combined Studies);
(4) Students taking second-year SSPS half-courses;
(5) First Year students taking BA Humanities and Social Science,
(6) other first year students in CHSS.
Note: Due to the popularity of the course Directors should inform students falling into categories 3-6 that they MUST attend the first class of the semester and fill in a registration form, otherwise they cannot be admitted on the course. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Wilfried Swenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 4255
Email: W.Swenden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Andrew Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)51 1306
Email: Andrew.Kelly@ed.ac.uk |
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