Scholarship Examinations

There will be two separate examination papers set by the Political Science department for Foundation Scholarship in the 2012-13 academic year.

Both examination papers are two and one-quarter hours long.

Politics I

This paper will have EIGHT questions from which students will be required to choose TWO. The questions will be of a general nature relating to material covered in P01600, PO2610, PO2640, PO2650.

There will be two questions relating to each of the three Senior Freshman modules plus two questions relating more generally to the discipline of Politics as a whole. In answering these general questions students will be expected to draw on material covered in PO1600 when relevant.

Politics II

This paper will have TWELVE questions, four relating to the material from each of the three Senior Freshman modules covered in the first semester, with students being required to answer ANY THREE from the paper as a whole. Students are encouraged to engage in whatever extra reading their course lecturers may have suggested.

Examination papers set by the Political Science department in the last academic year using a similar format are available through the exams office website.

Please also visit the Frequently Asked Questions section for additional details.