📖Program Curriculum
Your early studies will introduce you to politics and international relations. You will then choose your pathway with modules to suit your own interests, before focusing in depth on your chosen research project to produce your final dissertation.
Year 0 (Level 3)
Entry Level 3 / Foundation Year
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Academic Writing and Skills Development September-January 20 FY-011
Introduction to Being Human September-January 20 FY-012
Introduction to Research September-January 20 FY-015
Critical Reflection and Problem Solving January-June 20 FY-014
Research Essay January-June 20 FY-016
Social Science January-June 20 FY-019
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
Political Philosophy January-June 20 HUP133
Optional Modules
Optional Modules - Semester 1
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select ONE module
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
AND
Optional Modules - Semester 2
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select TWO modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
American Politics and Society January-June 20 AM-112
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric January-June 20 CLC103
Statws y Gymraeg January-June 20 CY-124
Reading Great Works of Philosophy January-June 20 HUP132
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age January-June 20 PO-118
Disinformation, Ideology and Bias: Researching and examining political data January-June 20 PO-127
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
The State and Political Institutions September-January 20 PO-209
The History of Political Thought January-June 20 PO-245
British Politics and Public Policy January-June 20 PO-281
Optional Modules
Optional Module Choices - Semester 1
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students must select two optional modules in semester one.
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
Anarchy and Order: Theories in International Relations September-January 20 PO-203
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
AND
Optional Modules - Semester 2
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students must select one optional module in semester two
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Global Justice and Human Rights September-January 20 PO-235
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
International Security January-June 20 PO-248
The Colour Line: Race and Racism in World Politics January-June 20 PO-253
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 either PO-3323 or PO-3317
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 in semester one
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Gunfighter Nation: the West in History, Mythology and Fiction September-January 20 HUA301
Philosophy, Mental Health and Illness September-January 20 HUP308
Parliamentary Studies September-January 20 PO-3121
Genocide September-January 20 PO-3330
Clear and Present Danger: America and Terrorism September-January 20 PO-3333
Politics and International Development September-January 20 PO-3335
The Aftermaths of War September-January 20 WS-303
The Russian Civil War January-June 20 WS-305
AND
Optional Modules - Semester 2
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select ONE module in semester 2. Students can only select POA301 if they have selected PO-3121 in semester one.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Digital Futures January-June 20 MS-306
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
Law, War and Empire in World Politics January-June 20 PO-3328
America and the Bomb January-June 20 PO-3334
Parliamentary Studies project January-June 20 POA301 Must be selected with PO-3121
Overlord: War, Societies, and the Battle for Normandy 1944. January-June 20 WS-306
Entry Requirements
