Exchange Programmes
The Department of Political Science is a partner in Socrates exchanges with the Institut d'études politiques in Strasbourg and Paris, the University of Zurich in tandem with the affliated ETH Zurich and University of Mannheim. Students taking Political Science as a subject in joint honors may also go abroad on an exchange administered by their other department, subject to approval of their course of study abroad by the Department of Political Science. There is close co-operation among the four departments involved in the BESS programme (Business Studies, Economics, Political Science and Sociology).
In addition there are opportunities for students to go on one of several international exchanges. These are open to all students on a College-wide basis and students must apply for these through the Study Abroad desk.
Requirements
Any student who takes part in an exchange during Junior Sophister year and hopes to study single honors politics in Senior Sophister year must ensure that the modules taken during the exchange include a module on political science research methods, equivalent to PO3600, that is approved by the Department's international coordinator, Dr Michelle D'Arcy.
The Department of Political Science can authorise a 'study abroad' only if exchange programmes are organised by the Study Abroad desk, the Department of Political Science, or another Department/School Trinity that is involved in the student's degree programme.