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Undergraduate

BSc Politics

Structure and Syllabus

You will be required to make a serious attempt in the examination for 12 units on the Standard Route of the degree. On the Graduate Entry Route you must take and pass nine full units.

You can take the Foundation and Further units in any order, provided you satisfy any prerequisites (units which you must have already passed). Prerequisites are shown in brackets. However, most students normally take the Foundation units first because, as their name suggests, they are the 'building blocks' – the foundation – for the units that follow.

Standard Route		Graduate Entry Route
Foundation units		Foundation units
1	130 Introduction to modern political thought	1	130 Introduction to modern political thought
2	114 Democratic politics and the state	2	114 Democratic politics and the state
3	11 Introduction to international relations	3	11 Introduction to international relations
4	One full unit (or two half units) from Selection group F(i)	4	One full unit (or two half units) from Selection group F(i)

Further units		Further units
5	82 Comparative politics (114 or 130)	5	82 Comparative politics (114 or 130)
6	86 Democracy and democratisation (114 or 130)	6	86 Democracy and democratisation (114 or 130)
7	105 Contemporary political theory: liberalism and its critics (114 or 130)	7	105 Contemporary political theory: liberalism and its critics (114 or 130)
8	One unit from Selection group P	8	One unit from Selection group P
9	One unit from Selection groups IR or P	9	One unit from Selection groups IR or P
10	One full unit (or two half units) from Selection groups E, IR, P or S
11	One full unit (or two half units) from any Selection group other than F(i) or F(ii)
12	One full unit (or two half units) from any Selection group

Note:
This page is intended for use by prospective students as a guide. The structure shown above is subject to confirmation in the 2010-2011 Regulations. The Regulations also contain full details on the rules that govern the choice of any unit.