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Politics

SCQF Level 08 (12 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
PLIT08008 SV1 Comparative Politics in a Globalized World Semester 1 20
PLIT08006 International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond Not delivered this year 20
PLIT08020 SV1 International Political Economy Semester 1 20
PLIT08016 SV1 Introduction to British Politics Semester 2 20
PLIT08009 SV1 Introduction to Political Data Analysis Semester 2 20
PLIT08004 Introduction to Politics and International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PLIT08011 SV1 Political Thinkers Semester 2 20
PLIT08017 SS1 Politics and International Relations 1A: Concepts and Debates Semester 1 20
PLIT08018 SS1 Politics and International Relations 1B: The Global Dimension Semester 2 20
PLIT08012 SV1 Politics in a Changing World: An Introduction for non-specialists Semester 1 20
PLIT08021 SV1 Theories of International Relations Semester 1 20
SSPS08012 SV1 Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World Semester 1 20

SCQF Level 10 (92 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
PLIT10151 SV1 Advanced Topics in Global Security Semester 2 20
PLIT10003 Africa in World Politics Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10164 Anticolonial Political Thought Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10103 SV1 British Government Semester 1 20
PLIT10168 SV1 Causal Inference for Social Sciences Semester 1 20
PLIT10140 SV1 Chinese Politics Semester 1 20
PLIT10118 Climate Justice Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10134 Comparative Politics of Secession Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10080 SV1 Comparing Scottish Devolution Semester 1 20
PLIT10165 SV1 Conservatism and the Right Semester 1 20
PLIT10105 SV1 Contemporary Issues in International Relations Semester 1 20
PLIT10104 SV1 Contemporary Issues in Political Science Semester 1 20
PLIT10107 SV1 Contemporary Issues in Political Theory Semester 2 20
PLIT10048 SV1 Contemporary Russian Politics Semester 1 20
PLIT10059 Core Texts in Political Theory Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10166 SV1 Corporate Lobbying and Policymaking in the Global Economy Semester 1 20
PLIT10108 Critical Theory and Cinema Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10139 SV1 Democracy and contemporary capitalism Semester 2 20
PLIT10096 Democracy and its Discontents Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10173 SV1 Digital Media and Democracy Semester 1 20
PLIT10057 Dissertation (MA International Relations) Not delivered this year 40
PLIT10030 Dissertation (MA Politics) Not delivered this year 40
PLIT10182 SS1 Dissertation in Politics and International Relations Full Year 40
PLIT10157 SV1 Eastminster: Decolonisation and State-Building in Asia Semester 2 20
PLIT10187 SV1 Economic Nationalism and Business Power Semester 2 20
PLIT10158 Education and Social Justice Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10167 SV1 Elite and Mass Political Behaviour Semester 2 20
PLIT10136 SV1 Environmental Politics Semester 2 20
PLIT10068 SV1 Europe and International Migration Semester 1 20
PLIT10146 SV1 Europe in the World Semester 2 20
PLIT10154 SV1 Foundations in Global Security Semester 1 20
PLIT10162 SV1 Freedom and Slavery in Political Thought Semester 1 20
PLIT10130 SV1 Gender, Peace and Security Semester 2 20
PLIT10113 SV1 Gender, Power and Representation Semester 1 20
PLIT10163 SV1 Geopolitics Semester 2 20
PLIT10181 SV1 Global International Relations Theory Semester 2 20
PLIT10054 SV1 Global Justice and Citizenship Semester 1 20
PLIT10094 Global Security Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10159 Global and Transnational Feminisms Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10063 Human Rights in International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10018 International Political Economy Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10095 SV1 International Politics of Money Semester 2 20
PLIT10109 SV1 International Relations of the Asia Pacific Semester 2 20
PLIT10185 SV1 Kant and International Relations Semester 2 20
PLIT10176 SV1 Latin American Foreign Policies Semester 1 20
PLIT10125 SV1 Law, Violence, and Humanity Semester 1 20
PLIT10170 SV1 Majoritarian Nationalism, Populism and Ethnic Conflict in South Asia Semester 2 20
PLIT10143 Media and Protest Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10184 SV1 Migration, Borders, and Resistance Semester 2 20
PLIT10155 SV1 Model United Nations Semester 2 20
PLIT10101 SV1 Neuropolitics Semester 2 20
PLIT10091 SV1 Parliamentary Studies Semester 2 20
PLIT10138 Perspectives on Digital Capitalism Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10132 SV1 Political Behaviour: Opinions, Choices and Movements Semester 1 20
PLIT10121 SV1 Political Economy of Latin America Semester 2 20
PLIT10160 SV1 Political Emotions Semester 1 20
PLIT10052 SS1 Politics Year Abroad Assessment Full Year 40
PLIT10150 SV1 Politics and Public Policy Semester 2 20
PLIT10175 SV1 Politics and communication of environmental risks Semester 2 20
PLIT10123 SV1 Politics of Oil Semester 1 20
PLIT10036 SV1 Politics of the Middle East Semester 1 20
PLIT10114 SV1 Populism: Pathology or Panacea? Semester 2 20
PLIT10177 SV1 Propaganda and Censorship in Democracies Semester 2 20
PLIT10100 SV1 Public Policy: Agenda-Setting Semester 1 20
PLIT10098 Public participation in democracy and governance Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10106 SV1 Research Design in Politics and International Relations Semester 1 20
PLIT10135 SV1 Russia's Foreign and Security Policy Semester 2 20
PLIT10128 Social Movements and Collective Action in the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10137 Special Study in Politics and International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10171 SV1 Sport and Politics Semester 1 20
PLIT10178 Stability, Instability and Renewal in Democratic Systems Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10120 SV1 Strategic Studies and its Critics Semester 2 20
PLIT10133 SV1 Technology, Politics and Government Semester 1 20
PLIT10147 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10172 The Far Right Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10124 SV1 The Middle Eastern State: Histories and Theories Semester 2 20
PLIT10142 SV1 The Persian Gulf in International Relations Semester 1 20
PLIT10183 SV1 The Political Economy of Digital Capitalism Semester 1 20
PLIT10180 The Political Psychology of Global Affairs Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10141 The Political Psychology of World Leaders Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10179 SV1 The Politics of Economic Expertise Semester 2 20
PLIT10117 SV1 The Politics of the End of Empire Semester 2 20
PLIT10119 SV1 The Politics of the UK Constitution Semester 1 20
PLIT10053 Theories of International Relations Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10088 Understanding Indian Politics Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10161 Utopia Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10021 War and Justice Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10149 War and the Politics of Victory Not delivered this year 20
PLIT10110 What's Wrong with Inequality? Not delivered this year 20
SCIL10073 Gender, Marginality and Social Change Not delivered this year 20
SCPL10023 Governing The Social Not delivered this year 20
SCIL10065 SV1 Nations and Nationalism Semester 1 20

SCQF Level 11 (48 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
PGSP11412 Analysing European Governance and Public Policy Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11521 SV1 Asia Pacific in the World Semester 2 20
PLIT11016 Climate Change, Justice and Responsibility Not delivered this year 20
PLIT11027 SV1 Climate Justice Semester 2 20
PGSP11578 Contemporary Issues in Middle East Politics Not delivered this year 20
PLIT11026 SV1 Corporate Power, Lobbying and Public Policy in the European Union Semester 2 20
PGSP11361 SV1 Dissertation (MSc Global Environment, Politics and Society) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11612 SV1 Dissertation (MSc The Middle East in Global Politics) Block 5 (sem 2) 60
PGSP11052 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip International & European Politics) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PLIT11018 SV1 Dissertation (MSc/Dip International Relations) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PLIT11013 Dissertation MSc International Political Theory Not delivered this year 60
PGSP11507 SS1 Dissertation MSc by Research Social and Political Science (PIR) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 120
PGSP11552 SV1 Environmental Risk: Politics, Ethics, and Communication Semester 2 20
PGSP11589 European Foreign and Security Policy Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11300 SV1 Foreign Policy Analysis Semester 2 20
PGSP11614 SV1 Gender, Feminist Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Semester 2 20
PGSP11542 Gender, Politics and Representation Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11358 SV1 Global Environment: Key Issues Semester 1 20
PGSP11299 Global Environmental Politics Not delivered this year 20
PLIT11020 SV1 Gulf Politics Semester 2 20
PGSP11170 Institutions and Policies of the European Union Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11171 SV1 International Political Economy Semester 2 20
PLIT11024 SV1 International Regulation and Governance Semester 1 20
PGSP11156 SV1 International Relations Theory Semester 1 20
PGSP11162 SV1 International Security Semester 2 20
PLIT11025 SS1 International and European Politics: Theory and Practice Semester 1 40
PGSP11543 SV1 Placement-Based Dissertation (MSc Global Environment, Politics and Society) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11546 SV1 Placement-Based Dissertation (MSc in International and European Politics) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11621 SV1 Russia in Global Politics Semester 2 20
PGSP11572 SV1 Survey in Middle Eastern Politics Semester 1 20
PGSP11275 SV1 The Middle East in International Relations Semester 2 20
PGSP11617 The Political Economy of Corporate Power Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11616 SV1 The Politics and Governance of Crisis Semester 2 20
PLIT11012 The Politics of Migration in Europe Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11149 SV1 The Politics of Post-Soviet Russia Semester 1 20
PGSP11618 SV1 U.S. Grand Strategy and Foreign Policy Semester 1 20
PGSP11525 Africa in International Politics Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11292 Dissertation (MSc International Relations of the Middle East) Not delivered this year 60
LAWS11296 SS1 Dissertation MSc Global Crime, Justice and Security Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
PGSP11526 Gender, War and Peacebuilding Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11599 Identity and Conflict in Multinational States Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11490 International Relations and Contemporary Conflict Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11527 Political Contestation in the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11571 Political Theory and Critique in the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11603 SV1 Terrorism in Global Politics Semester 1 20
PGSP11061 SV1 The European Union in International Affairs Semester 2 20
PLIT11012 The Politics of Migration in Europe Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11606 SV1 The State in Social and Political Theory Semester 1 20
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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