

You will also delve deeply into the main methods in political science, learning the skills to do a wide array of research. You will choose modules from a wide variety of options offered by the department.

The second year deepens your substantive knowledge. During the first year, you will also develop your writing skills and learn about the use and misuse of data in politics.

You will also explore some of the main subfields of politics, including international relations, comparative politics, public policy and political philosophy. The first year begins by investigating some of the great political challenges in the world today. The three-year curriculum delivers both structured training in political science and the opportunity for you to focus on the questions that interest you most. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year.
