BA 3 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Politics and the People September-January 20 PO-119
Introduction to Politics September-January 20 PO-131
Optional Modules
Politics and International Relations COMPULSORY
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select THREE modules

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Introduction to International Relations September-January 20 PO-126
Political Philosophy January-June 20 HUP133
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age January-June 20 PO-118
AND
Optional Modules - Semester 1
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
The American Experience 1492-2000 September-January 20 AM-111
Europe of Extremes, 1789–1989 September-January 20 HIH121
Living Well and Doing Good - An Introduction to Ethics September-January 20 HUP104
Critical Reasoning September-January 20 HUP105
Fundamental Issues in Philosophy September-January 20 HUP127
Introduction to International Relations September-January 20 PO-126
Theories of War September-January 20 WS-100
American Politics and Society January-June 20 AM-112
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric January-June 20 CLC103
Reading Great Works of Philosophy January-June 20 HUP132
War and Society in the Modern Era January-June 20 WS-101
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Anarchy and Order: Theories in International Relations September-January 20 PO-203
The State and Political Institutions September-January 20 PO-209
The History of Political Thought January-June 20 PO-245
Optional Modules
Compulsory Modules Selective
Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select either PO-248 or PO-235 or both. Students must not exceed 60 credits in any one semester

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Global Justice and Human Rights September-January 20 PO-235
International Security January-June 20 PO-248
AND
Optional Modules
Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If you have selected PO-248 AND PO-242 select ONE module from the below list. If you have selected only one, select TWO modules, from the below list. Students must not exceed 60 credits in any one semester, and need 120 credits in total for the year

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain September-January 20 HIH284
Philosophy and the Enlightenment September-January 20 HUP243
Globalisation September-January 20 PO-222
Elections and Voting September-January 20 PO-234
America in Crisis: From the Tet Offensive to Trump September-January 20 PO-258
Investigating Gender September-January 20 PPS203
Poverty and Social Justice January-June 20 ASP220
Ruin and Renewal: Europe, 1918-1968 January-June 20 HIH288
Freedom, Angst and the Embodied Self: Themes in Continental Philosophy January-June 20 HUP242
Contemporary Moral Controversies January-June 20 HUP244
Moralities of War and Peace January-June 20 PO-239
Global Ethics January-June 20 PO-242
International Security January-June 20 PO-248
The Colour Line: Race and Racism in World Politics January-June 20 PO-253
British Politics and Public Policy January-June 20 PO-281
Contemporary Wars and Conflicts January-June 20 WS-200
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Researching Politics 1 September-January 20 PO-3319
Researching Politics 2 January-June 20 PO-3320
Optional Modules
Dissertation
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select ONE of these two modules

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Dissertation September-June 40 PO-3317
Senedd Cymru/The Welsh Parliament September-June 40 PO-3323
AND
Optional Modules - Semester 1
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select One module

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Genocide September-January 20 PO-3330
Politics and International Development September-January 20 PO-3335
AND
Optional Modules - Semester 2
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Shadow Wars: US Presidents and covert action from the Cold War to Trump January-June 20 PO-3316
Capitalism and Justice: inequality, power and prosperity in contemporary economies January-June 20 PO-3325
BA 4 Year Full-time (with a year abroad)