Political Science and Geography
Students now focus on the research-based development of their core topics as they prepare for their final degree grade. Students may be required to write a dissertation or prepare a case study which provides an excellent opportunity to position themselves for a career in a specific sector or for postgraduate study.
Senior Sophister - Programme Requirements
Students must take modules to the value of 60 ECTS credits.
- Students taking both subjects equally in the Senior Sophister year are required to take modules to the value of 30 credits in both subjects
- Students taking Political Science only are required to take PO4600 and PO4690 (30 credits) and any other two political science modules (30 credits)
- Students taking Geography only are required to take GG4030 (20 credits) and any other geography modules (40 credits), including up to 20 credits of Broad Curriculum modules over the Junior and Senior Sophister years.
Senior Sophister - Module Outlines
| SS Module Code | SS Module Title |
ECTS | Pre-requisites |
Department/School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PO4600 |
15 |
PO3600 |
Political Science |
|
PO4690 |
15 |
PO3600 |
Political Science |
|
PO4700 |
15 |
PO2640 |
Political Science |
|
PO4710 |
15 |
None |
Political Science |
|
PO4740 |
15 |
None |
Political Science |
|
| PO4750 | Chinese Politics | 15 |
None | Political Science |
GG3478 |
10 |
None |
Geography |
|
GG3479 |
10 |
GG1022 & GG2023 |
Geography |
|
GG4026 |
10 |
GG3030 |
Geography |
|
GG4030 |
20 |
None |
Geography |
|
GG4061 |
10 |
None |
Geography |
|
GG4064 |
10 |
None |
Geography |
|
| GG4066 | Historical Geography 1 | 5 |
None | Geography |
| GG4067 | Historical Geography 2 | 5 |
None | Geography |
| GG4069 | Urban Geography: Cities, Space and Culture | 10 |
None | Geography |
BC |
5 |
|
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