You can find descriptions of units in the areas that we research and teach on the University Unit Catalogue 2018/19 and the list of optional units available on each of our programmes in the University Programme Catalogue 2018/19 

Please note: It is possible that the information shown may change due to developments in the relevant academic field.  Optional unit availability varies depending on both staffing and student choice.

 

Also you can find a list of teaching staff and their research interests on the SPAIS People webpage

 

A sample of the current unit guides for the core units we teach is listed below:

2017/18 Teaching Block One (core) units

Name	Director(s)	Unit guide
POLIM1006: Security Governance	Dr Columba Peoples	POLIM1006 (PDF, 383kB)
POLIM3012: International Security	Dr Eric Herring	POLIM3012 (PDF, 394kB)
POLIM3013: Feminisms & International Relations	Professor Jutta Weldes	POLIM3013 (PDF, 407kB)
POLIM3014: Theories of International Relations	Dr Filippo Dionigi	POLIM3014 (PDF, 381kB)
POLIM3015: International Political Economy	Dr Winnie King	POLIM3015 (PDF, 373kB)
POLIM3018: Theories of Development	Dr Sam Appleton	POLIM3018 (PDF, 356kB)
POLIM0029: Theoretical Approaches in Security Studies	Dr Thom Tyerman	POLIM0029 (PDF, 564kB)
SOCIM3101: Contemporary Sociological Theory	Dr Dan Whillis	SOCIM3101 (PDF, 402kB)
SOCIM3107: Theories of Ethnicity & Racism	Dr Jon Fox	SOCIM3107 (PDF, 813kB)
POLIM0006: East Asia & Global Development	Professor Jeffrey Henderson	POLIM0006 (PDF, 193kB)
SOCIM0011: Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences	Dr Paula Surridge	SOCIM0011 (PDF, 307kB)
SOCIM0012: Philosophy & Research Design in the Social Sciences	Dr Leonidas Tsilipakos	SOCIM0012 (PDF, 288kB)
SOCIM0013: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences	Dr Therese O'Toole	SOCIM0013 (PDF, 374kB)
SOCIM0014: Understanding Culture	Dr Marcus Morgan	SOCIM0014 (PDF, 454kB)
SOCIM0015: Contemporary Identities and Inequalities	Dr Junko Yamashita	SOCIM0015 (PDF, 309kB)