| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissertation | POLIM1001 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
| Theoretical Approaches to Security | POLIM0029 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| Theories of Development | POLIM3018 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| Conflict, Security and Development | POLIM1007 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1,TB-2 |
| Students must also choose 60 credit points of optional units. Select at least 40 credit points from the following list: | ||||
| Understanding Popular Culture in/and World Politics | POLIM0002 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Climate Change and International Security | POLIM0004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Global Justice | POLIM0005 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| European Security | POLIM0019 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| The Politics of Insecurity | POLIM0020 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Global Civil Society | POLIM0022 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| China's International Relations | POLIM0023 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Japan and East Asia: Socio-Economic Development | POLIM0027 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| The Politics of (Un)sustainability | POLIM0028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| The Middle East in International Relations Theory | POLIM0037 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| China’s Political Economy: Trade and Finance in China | POLIM0040 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| The Politics of Brexit | POLIM0043 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Gender and Security | POLIM0045 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Transitional Justice in the Aftermath of Conflict | POLIM0049 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Security Governance | POLIM1006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 |
| Gender and Development | POLIM2032 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Managing and Evaluating Development | POLIM2036 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Environmental Politics | POLIM2041 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Gender, Masculinity/ies and International Relations | POLIM3016 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Foreign Policy Analysis | POLIM3017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Europeanisation | POLIM3028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| International Human Rights | POLIM3030 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Sino-US Relations in Global Politics | POLIM3033 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Japan and East Asia: Socio-Economic Development | POLIM0027 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| China’s Political Economy: Trade and Finance in China | POLIM0040 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Students may also be able to choose a maximum of 20 credit points from the following list of Sociology units depending on availability: | ||||
| Care, Labour and Gender | SOCIM0004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Religion and Politics in the West | SOCIM0006 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Religion, Ethnicity and Value Change | SOCIM0010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Philosophy and Research Design in the Social Sciences | SOCIM0012 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences | SOCIM0013 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Contemporary Identities and Inequalities | SOCIM0015 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Gender, Family and Migration | SOCIM0023 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Understanding Social Movements | SOCIM0028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| From Structuralism to Post-structuralism | SOCIM0029 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Digital Economy and Society | SOCIM0031 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Rationality and Absurdity | SOCIM0033 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Interpreting Gender | SOCIM3103 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Advanced Qualitative Research | SOCIM3132 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Further Quantitative Methods | SPOLM0016 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Sociological Theory and the Concept of Culture | SPAIM0049 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Care, Labour and Gender | SOCIM0004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Advanced Quantitative Research | SOCIM3133 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| MSc Development & Security | 180 | |||
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
