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Programme structure: Global Political Economy: Transformations and Policy Analysis (MRes) - what's running in 2016/17

Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Design GEOGM0015 15 Mandatory TB-2
Global transformations: Issues and Trajectories POLIM0007 15 Mandatory TB-1
Dissertation (SWDTC) POLIM0008 60 Mandatory AYEAR
The research training units "Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences" & "Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences" run a number of times across the Faculty. Students may request to take whichever unit best fits their timetable, but requests are subject to space constraints.
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences Not available in this year SOCIM0011 20 Mandatory
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences SOCIM0013 20 Mandatory TB-1
In addition to the mandatory units and the dissertation, students choose additional units from the list below or other optional units at Bristol, Bath or Exeter by agreement with the programme director. Depending on the institution offering them, units may be of different credit values; the minimum volume of credit required for this programme is 180.
International Political Economy POLIM3015 20 Optional TB-1
East Asia and Global Development POLIM0006 20 Optional TB-1
Theories of Development POLIM3018 20 Optional TB-1
Governance, Institutions and the Global Political Economy SPOLM1073 20 Optional TB-1
Migration, asylum and human rights: EU and global policy perspectives. SPOLM0042 20 Optional TB-2
International Law VI: International Law and Human Rights LAWDM0020 30 Optional TB-4
Supervised Individual Study SPAIM0038 10 Optional AYEAR
International Law of Trade and Aid LAWDM0053 30 Optional TB-4
Religion, Ethnicity and Value Change SOCIM0010 20 Optional TB-2
Environmental Policy and Politics GEOGM1409 20 Optional TB-2
Corporate Environmental Management GEOGM1406 20 Optional TB-1
  180    

Progression/award requirements

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.

Exit awards

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.

Degree classifications:

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.

Diploma/certificate stages:

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.

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