Programme Specification
BA (Hons) Politics with a Minor Subject (entry prior to 2018)
Academic Year: 2019/20
This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided.
This specification applies to delivery of the programme in the Academic Year indicated above. Prospective students reviewing this information for a later year of study should be aware that these details are subject to change as outlined in our Terms and Conditions of Study.
This specification should be read in conjunction with:
- Reg. XX (Undergraduate Awards) (see University Regulations)
- Module Specifications
- Summary
- Aims
- Learning outcomes
- Structure
- Progression & weighting
Programme summary
| Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
| Teaching institution (if different) | |
| Owning school/department | School of Social Sciences - pre 2019 |
| Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
| Final award | BA (Hons)/BA (Hons) + DPS/BA (Hons) + DIntS |
| Programme title | Politics with a Minor Subject |
| Programme code | EUUB03 |
| Length of programme | |
| UCAS code | L200/L201 |
| Admissions criteria | The duration of the Programme is either 6 semesters (three-year Programme), or 8 semesters (four-year programme, including a placement year). The three-year programme allows, at Part B (Semester Two), for a course of study to be taught in English at a foreign University. |
| Date at which the programme specification was published | Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:45:11 BST |
1. Programme Aims
- To introduce the concepts and principles that underpin politics, informed by research that fosters critical and independent thought.
- To introduce students to debates about power and distribution which lie at the heart of politics (‘who gets what, when, how and why’) and hone the analytic skills required to determine the legitimacy of distributions.
- To engage students in debates about political events, institutions and ideas as a route to their engagement in politics as citizens and actors in the global political arena.
- To familiarise students with the methodological and theoretical assumptions which underpin political arguments.
- To familiarise students with key concepts in critical political analysis, including power, justice, accountability, order, dissent, violence, sovereignty, governance and decision-making.
- To combine the study of politics with related disciplines in humanities and social sciences and to enable students to extend, apply and/or reflect on their learning through training in the UK or abroad and/or through the study of a modern language.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- QAA Benchmarking statement for Politics and International Relations
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
- University Learning and Teaching Strategy
- School Learning and Teaching policies
- The research interests and specialisms of the teaching staff and their professional involvement in the discipline
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students will be able to:
K1. discuss the nature and characteristics of a variety of political issues, ideas and phenomena;
K2. analyse the social, economic and historical context in which political systems evolve and operate;
K3. explain competing interpretations of political issues and events;
K4. apply concepts, theories and methods used in the study of politics to analyse political ideas, institutions and practices;
K5. explain and evaluate concepts of political change such as revolution, war, crisis, protest, agency, and modernity.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students will be able to:
C1. choose appropriate methods in explanatory and normative political theory and political science to investigate key issues and events in politics;
C2. evaluate political opinions, ideas and events and defend personal preferences through reasoned argument;
C3. use supporting evidence and illustrative examples to discuss and/or explain complex political phenomena and events;
C4. use sophisticated argument and analysis to propose solutions to complex problems.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students will be able to:
P1. use information technology to retrieve information from a variety of primary and secondary sources and to communicate ideas orally, visually and in writing;
P2. evaluate sources and the ethical issues relating to research in politics;
P3. undertake independent research under supervision;
P4. organise personal learning and development self-critically.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students will be able to:
T1. use constructive criticism to improve and strengthen work;
T2. work independently, demonstrating initiative and the ability to manage time and resources effectively;
T3. apply research skills and practices to offer interpretations of complex and unfamiliar ideas, abstract concepts, political phenomena and events;
T4. summarise academic debates drawn from a range of introductory and specialist research literatures, fluently and with sophistication, to a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences;
T5. evaluate alternative solutions to complex problems.
T6. work with others for collective benefit and knowledge advancement
4. Programme structure
Politics with a Minor
This is a three-year long full-time degree programme. In each of the three parts (years) of the degree (A, B and C), students take modules amounting to 120 credits with a minimum modular weight of 50 credits in each Semester, taking into account compulsory, optional and elective modules.
In addition, students have the opportunity to undertake a Placement Year (Part I) after Part B.
Important Note: No module may be taken and passed more than once. Optional module availability is subject to timetabling constraints and optional modules may be subject to change.
4.1
Modules with a total modular weight of 80 must be studied in each Academic Year (Parts A, B and C) from Politics. Candidates may take 40 credits of minor subject modules in each Part. Candidates choose modules derived from a list provided by the School of Social Sciences, depending on the candidates' previous qualifications. Due to timetabling constraints, not all option combinations may be available.
4.2 Content
(1) Part A – Introductory Modules
Students must be registered for a minimum of 50 credits and a maximum of 70 credits in each Semester
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 80 credits)
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
EUA001 |
Introduction to Academic Studies |
1 |
10 |
|
EUA601 |
The Contemporary World Arena |
1 |
20 |
|
EUA607 |
Introduction to Democratic Government |
1 |
10 |
|
EUA610 |
Conceptions of Democracy |
2 |
10 |
|
EUA613 |
Political Ideologies |
2 |
20 |
|
EUA617 |
International Political Theory |
2 |
10 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES – MINOR SUBJECT (total modular weight of 40 credits)
Candidates should choose two minor subject groups which must be followed through Part A from:
|
Code |
Title |
Semester(s) |
Modular Weight |
|
Economics |
|
|
|
|
ECA001 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
English |
|
|
|
|
EAA777 |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
1 |
20 |
|
French |
|
|
|
|
Two x 10 credit modules, one from each Semester from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
German |
|
|
|
|
Two x 10 credit modules, one from each Semester from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
Geography |
|
|
|
|
GYA004 |
Geographies of Global Economic Change |
1 |
10 |
|
GYA104 |
Geographies of Identity |
2 |
10 |
|
International Relations |
|
|
|
|
EUA702 |
Modern Europe: From the Enlightenment to the Present (10 credit) NB: Or EUA701 if the other minor is History |
1 |
10 |
|
EUA621 |
International Organisations |
2 |
10 |
|
Business |
|
|
|
|
BSA505 |
Organisational Behaviour |
1 |
10 |
|
BSA506 |
Management of Human Resources |
2 |
10 |
|
Mandarin Chinese |
|
|
|
|
Two x 10 credit modules, one from each Semester from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
History |
|
|
|
|
EUA702 |
Modern Europe: From the Enlightenment to the Present (10 credit) NB: Or EUA701 if the other minor is History |
1 |
10 |
|
EUA707 |
Modern World History: New Perspectives (10 Credit) |
2 |
10 |
|
Social Sciences |
|
|
|
|
SSA001 |
Introduction to Sociology: Identities and Inequalities |
1 |
10 |
|
SSA002 |
Introduction to Sociology: Global, Social and Cultural Change |
2 |
10 |
|
SSA201 |
Introduction to Criminology & Social Policy A |
1 |
10 |
|
SSA202 |
Introduction to Criminology & Social Policy B |
2 |
10 |
|
SSA301 |
Introduction to Communication and Media Studies: Contemporary Trends and Issues |
1 |
10 |
|
SSA302 |
Introduction to Communication and Media Studies: Historical Debates and Perspectives |
2 |
10 |
|
Spanish |
|
|
|
|
Two x 10 credit modules, one from each Semester from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
(2) Part B – Degree Modules
EITHER
(a) Standard Route
Students must be registered for a minimum of 50 credits and a maximum of 70 credits in each Semester.
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 40 credits)
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
EUB605 |
Theories and Methods in Political Research |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB628 |
History of Political Thought |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB800 |
Research Design |
2 |
10 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES
POLITICS (total modular weight 40 credits)
In addition to the compulsory modules EUB605, EUB628 and EUB800, candidates must choose a total modular weight of 40 credits over Semesters 1 and 2 from the list below, noting the combinations of modules of the same titles but with different credit-weightings are mutually exclusive:
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
EUB601 |
The European Union (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB625 |
The European Union (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB630 |
British Politics |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB632 |
Third World Politics |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB634 |
The American Century: US Politics and Society in the 20th Century |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB604 |
Comparative European Politics (20 Credit) |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB620 |
Comparative European Politics (10 Credit) |
2 |
10 |
|
EUB631 |
Protest and Resistance |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB633 |
Enterprise, Employability and Personal Development |
2 |
10 |
|
EUB702 |
Cold War Europe (20 Credit) |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB703 |
Cold War Europe (10 Credit) |
2 |
10 |
(iii) OPTIONAL MODULES – MINOR SUBJECT (total modular weight 40 credits)
Candidates must choose 40 credits from one of the minor subject groups listed below. Again, the combinations of modules of the same titles but with different credit-weightings are mutually exclusive. Candidates studying French, German, Spanish or Mandarin Chinese must study 20 credits from one of the minor subject groups along with 20 credits of their language modules. Choices of minor subject modules will be subject to satisfying any prerequisites set out in individual module specifications.
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
Business |
|
|
|
|
BSB530 |
Accounting for Business |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB555 |
Organisation Studies |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB560 |
Principles of Marketing |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB580 |
Operations Management |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB532 |
Accounting for Managers |
2 |
10 |
|
BSB562 |
The Marketing Mix |
2 |
10 |
|
BSB590 |
The Contemporary Business Environment |
2 |
10 |
|
Economics |
|
|
|
|
ECB037 |
Microeconomics |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
English |
|
|
|
|
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature |
1 |
20 |
|
EAB039 |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature |
1 |
20 |
|
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
1 |
20 |
|
EAB710 |
Renaissance Writings |
1 |
20 |
|
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
2 |
20 |
|
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
2 |
20 |
|
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
2 |
20 |
|
EAB711 |
Eighteenth Century Literature |
2 |
20 |
|
French |
|
|
|
|
Two x 10 credit modules, one from each Semester from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
German |
|
|
|
|
Two x 10 credit modules, one from each Semester from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
Geography |
|
|
|
|
GYB210 |
Globalization |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
GYB220 |
Geographies of Social Difference |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
GYB211 |
Globalization |
1 |
10 |
|
GYB222 |
Geographies of Social Difference |
1 |
10 |
|
GYB110 |
Sustainable Urban Geographies |
2 |
10 |
|
GYB113 |
Geographies of Culture, Media and Representation |
2 |
10 |
|
GYB320 |
Global Migration |
2 |
10 |
|
History |
|
|
|
|
EUB706 |
Twentieth-Century Britain (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB707 |
Twentieth-Century Britain (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB714 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB715 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB724 |
Slavery in Global History (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB702 |
Cold War Europe (20 Credit) |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB703 |
Cold War Europe (10 Credit) |
2 |
10 |
|
EUB712 |
Modern Germany: From Racial Dictatorship to Recivilization (20 Credit) |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB713 |
Modern Germany: From Racial Dictatorship to Recivilization (10 Credit) |
2 |
10 |
|
EUB732 |
Modern Russia from Emancipation to Revolution (20 Credits) |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB733 |
Modern Russia from Emancipation to Revolution (10 Credits) |
2 |
10 |
|
International Relations |
|
|
|
|
EUB619 |
Security Studies |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB612 |
Foreign Policy Analysis |
2 |
20 |
|
Mandarin Chinese |
|
|
|
|
Two x 10 credit modules, one from each Semester from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
Politics |
|
|
|
|
EUB628 |
History of Political Thought |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB630 |
British Politics |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB604 |
Comparative European Politics |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB631 |
Protest and Resistance |
2 |
20 |
|
Social Sciences |
|
|
|
|
SSB034 |
Surveillance Society |
1 |
10 |
|
SSB216 |
Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors |
1 |
10 |
|
SSB360 |
The Media in Global Context |
1 |
10 |
|
SSB023 |
Religion and Society |
2 |
10 |
|
SSB234 |
Media, Culture and Crime |
2 |
10 |
|
SSB239 |
Drugs: Society, Politics and Policy |
2 |
10 |
|
Spanish |
|
|
|
|
Two x 10 credit modules, one from each Semester from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
|
20 |
|
OR
(b) INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER ROUTE
Candidates may replace the modules required for Part B Semester 2 with an approved course of study taught in English at a foreign University. In Semester 2, candidates will undertake assessed work equivalent to 50 credits, as required by the School of Social Sciences, along with a Distance Learning Research Design module. Candidates who opt for this route must ensure that they have selected a total of 60 credits from Semester 1 modules.
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 100 credits)
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
EUB605 |
Theories and Methods in Political Research |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB625 |
The European Union (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB628 |
History of Political Thought |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB001 |
International Semester |
2 |
50 |
|
EUB801 |
Research Design (Distance Learning) |
2 |
10 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES – MINOR SUBJECT (total modular weight 20 credits)
Candidates must choose 20 credits from one of the minor subject groups listed below. Candidates studying French, German, Spanish or Mandarin Chinese should choose 10 credits from one of the minor subject groups and one 10 credit Language module. Choices of minor subject modules will be subject to satisfying any prerequisites set out in individual module specifications.
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
Business |
|
|
|
|
BSB530 |
Accounting for Business |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB555 |
Organisation Studies |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB560 |
Principles of Marketing |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB580 |
Operations Management |
1 |
10 |
|
English |
|
|
|
|
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature |
1 |
20 |
|
EAB039 |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature |
1 |
20 |
|
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
1 |
20 |
|
EAB710 |
Renaissance Writings |
1 |
20 |
|
French |
|
|
|
|
One 10 credit module from Semester 1 from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 |
10 |
|
|
German |
|
|
|
|
One 10 credit module from Semester 1 from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 |
10 |
|
|
Geography |
|
|
|
|
GYB211 |
Globalization |
1 |
10 |
|
GYB222 |
Geographies of Social Difference |
1 |
10 |
|
History |
|
|
|
|
EUB706 |
Twentieth-Century Britain (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB707 |
Twentieth-Century Britain (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB714 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB715 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB724 |
Slavery in Global History (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
International Relations |
|
|
|
|
EUB619 |
Security Studies |
1 |
20 |
|
Mandarin Chinese |
|
|
|
|
One 10 credit module from Semester 1 from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 |
10 |
|
|
Politics |
|
|
|
|
EUB628 |
History of Political Thought |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB630 |
British Politics |
1 |
20 |
|
Social Sciences |
|
|
|
|
SSB034 |
Surveillance Society |
1 |
10 |
|
SSB216 |
Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors |
1 |
10 |
|
SSB360 |
The Media in Global Context |
1 |
10 |
|
Spanish |
|
|
|
|
One 10 credit module from Semester 1 from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 |
10 |
|
Part I
Candidates will undertake one of the following approved study and/or work placements leading to the Diploma in International Studies (DIntS) or Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) in accordance with Regulation XI.
|
Code |
Title |
|
EUI003 |
Diploma in Professional Studies (work placement) |
|
EUI004 |
Diploma in International Studies (study abroad) |
|
LAN900 |
Diploma in International Studies (overseas work placement in a foreign language) |
|
GYI100 |
Year in Enterprise (DPS) |
|
GYI200 |
Professional Training Placement & Overseas Study (DIntS) |
Part C – Degree Modules
(i) Compulsory Politics Module (total modular weight 40 Credits)
|
Module Code |
Module Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
EUC800 |
Dissertation |
1 & 2 |
40 |
(ii) Optional Modules (total modular weight 80 Credits)
In addition to the compulsory module EUC800, students must choose a minimum modular weight of 40 Credits and a maximum modular weight of 60 Credits from Group 1 (Optional Politics) modules over Semesters 1 and 2, as well as a minimum modular weight of 20 Credits and a maximum modular weight of 40 Credits from Group 2 (Minor subject) modules.
Group 1 – Optional Politics Modules
|
Module Code |
Module Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
EUC604 |
State, Violence & Terrorism |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC628 |
The Asia-Pacific in Global Politics |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC660 |
Contemporary Political Philosophy |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC677 |
Britain and the European Union |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC680 |
The Populist Challenge to Democracy |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC686 |
International Conflict Management |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC666 |
Gender & Politics |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC684 |
War in the 21st Century |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC685 |
Power, Politics & Participation in the Digital Age |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC687 |
The Politics of Militarism |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC720 |
After Empire: South Asia since 1945 |
2 |
20 |
Group 2 – Minor Subject Modules
Choices of elective subject modules will be subject to satisfying any pre-requisites set out in individual module specifications.
|
Module Code |
Module Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
Business |
|
|
|
|
BSC520 |
Business Systems |
1 |
10 |
|
BSC522 |
Entrepreneurship & Innovation |
1 |
10 |
|
BSC524 |
Entrepreneurship & Small Business Planning |
2 |
10 |
|
BSC575 |
Leadership & Interpersonal Skills |
2 |
10 |
|
Economics |
|
|
|
|
ECC012 |
Introduction to Financial Economics |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
ECC013 |
International Economic Relations |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
ECC014 |
Economics of the Financial System |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
ECC017 |
The Economics of Social Issues |
2 |
20 |
|
English |
|
|
|
|
EAC016 |
Cruel & Unusual: Punishment on trial in American Culture |
1 |
20 |
|
EAC440 |
The Modern Poet |
1 |
20 |
|
EAC001 |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in 1890s |
2 |
20 |
|
EAC701 |
Global America |
2 |
20 |
|
Geography |
|
|
|
|
GYC226 |
Geographies of Work & Life |
1 |
10 |
|
GYC309 |
Feminist Geographies of Home |
1 |
10 |
|
GYC107 |
Regional Worlds |
2 |
20 |
|
GYC214 |
Geographies of Children and Youth |
2 |
10 |
|
History |
|
|
|
|
EUC703 |
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles and Sixties Britain |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC713 |
Jim Crow, Bootleggers and Okies: American Cultural History 1890-1930 |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC719 |
Convicts and Kangaroos: Australia 1788-1868 |
2 |
20 |
|
Languages |
|
|
|
|
One or two 10-Credit modules, to be taken in Semesters 1 & 2, from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. Languages offered are: French; German; Mandarin Chinese; Spanish |
1 & 2 |
10/20 |
|
|
Social & Policy Studies |
|
|
|
|
SSC024 |
Gender, Sex & Society |
1 |
20 |
|
SSC238 |
Youth Justice |
1 |
20 |
|
SSC212 |
Poverty, Pay and Living Standards |
2 |
20 |
|
SSC357 |
Producing the News |
2 |
20 |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
5.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, from Part B to C, and to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must not only satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX but also achieve a module mark of at least 30% in all modules in each Part.
5.2 Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of reassessment in any Part of the programme to undergo re-assessment in the University's special assessment period.
6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification
Candidates' final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their performance in degree level Module Assessments in Parts B and C. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40%, Part C 60% to determine the final programme percentage mark.
