This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.
| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinking Politically | POLI10005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| Political Concepts | POLI11101 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| Theories of International Relations | POLI10003 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction | POLI11103 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| Students may take both of the following units or 40 credits of Open Units (or a combination up to a maximum of 40 credits) | ||||
| Issues in World Politics | POLI10001 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| The Politics of the Global South | POLI10004 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Choose open units | OPEN | 40 | Optional | |
| Certificate of Higher Education | 120 | |||
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
Students are permitted to conditionally progress to the next year of study and make up a credit deficit where they have failed a particular unit or units provided this meets the conditions of the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
For further information and a definition of must pass units and conditional progression please see the Glossary of Terms.
