Module Outlines

Below are Module Outlines for Undergraduate Political Science 2026/27

Please note: Module outlines for the Academic Year 2026/27 are currently being updated and may be subject to change.

While the modules and module descriptors are set out below as accurately as possible, additions or removals of available modules, and changes of module content, instructors, and assessment procedures are often unavoidable because of changes in staff availability, resource constraints, and other pressures. Thank you for your understanding.

Junior Freshman

Senior Freshman

Junior Sophister

Michaelmas Term

Hilary Term

Timetabling Sets (Junior Sophister - 3rd Year)

Modules in the same timetabling set mean they will take place at the same day and time and, therefore, cannot be taken together.

For example, POU33012 cannot be taken at the same time as POU33174.

Module Code	Module Title	Timetable Sets	Semester
POU33012	Research Methods for PS B	Set 1 with POU33174	Semester 2
POU33041	Political Institutions of USA	Set 1 with POU33193	Semester 1
POU33071	European Union Politics A	Set 3 with POU33201	Semester 1
POU33082	European Union Politics B	Set 2 with POU33222	Semester 2
POU33091	Political Violence A	Set 2 with POU33231	Semester 1
POU33102	Political Violence B	Set 3 with POU33184	Semester 2
POU33132	The European Court of Justice and Other Famous Courts	Set 4 with POU33212	Semester 2
POU33174	Qualitiative Research Methods	Set 1 with POU33012	Semester 2
POU33184	Topics in International Politics	Set 3 with POU33102	Semester 2
POU33193	Politics and Markets	Set 1 with POU33041	Semester 1
POU33201	Authoritarianism	Set 3 with POU33071	Semester 1
POU33212	Identity Politics and Political Competition	Set 4 with POU33132	Semester 2
POU33222	Politics of the United Kingdom	Set 2 with POU33082	Semester 2
POU33231	Political Participation & Mobilisation	Set 2 with POU33091	Semester 1

Senior Sophister

Michaelmas Term

Hilary Term

Year-Long

Timetabling Sets (Senior Sophister - 4th Year)

Modules in the same timetabling set mean they will take place at the same day and time and, therefore, cannot be taken together.

For example, POU44021 cannot be taken at the same time as POU44050 or POU44603.

Module Code	Module Title	Timetable Sets	Semester
POU44021	Contemporary International Relations A	Set 1 (MT) with POU44050 & POU44603	Semester 1
POU44032	Contemporary International Relations B	Set 1 (HT) with POU44050 & POU44334	Semester 2
POU44040	African Politics	Set 2 (MT) with POU44623; Set 4 (HT) with POU44112 & POU44172	Semester 1 & Semester 2
POU44050	Political Psychology	Set 1 (MT) with POU44021 & POU44603; Set 1 HT with POU44032 & POU44334	Semester 1 & Semester 2
POU44112	Political Parties	Set 4 (HT) with POU44040 & POU44172	Semester 2
POU44172	Russian Politics after Communism	Set 4 (HT) with POU44040 & POU44112	Semester 2
POU44192	Advanced topics in Civil Conflict	Set 3 (HT) with POU44634 & POU44674	Semester 2
POU44251	Politics of Forced Migration	Set 3 (MT) with POU44311 & POU44663	Semester 1
POU44272	Religion and Politics	Set 2 (HT) with POU44502 & POU44644	Semester 2
POU44311	Gender and Politics	Set 3 (MT) with POU44251 & POU44663	Semester 1
POU44334	Topics in Political Science 12	Set 1 (HT) with POU44032 & POU44050	Semester 2
POU44403	Topics in Political Science 7	Set 4 (MT) with POU44423 & POU44653	Semester 1
POU44423	Topics in Political Science 11	Set 4 (MT) with POU44403 & POU44653	Semester 1
POU44502	Topics in Political Science 9	Set 2 (HT) with POU44272 & POU44644	Semester 2
POU44603 POU44683	Contemporary Political Theory A Contemporary Political Theory A (Philosophy)	Set 1 (MT) with POU44021 & POU44050	Semester 1
POU44623	Elections, Parties and Public Opinion in Ireland	Set 2 (MT) with POU44040	Semester 1
POU44634	International Political Economy	Set 3 (HT) with POU44192 & POU44674	Semester 2
POU44644	Forecasting Politics	Set 2 (HT) with POU44272 & POU44502	Semester 2
POU44653	Causes, Political Consequences, and Responses to Hate Crime	Set 4 (MT) with POU44403 & POU44423	Semester 1
POU44663	Politics Across the Lifespan	Set 3 (MT) with POU44251 & POU44311	Semester 1
POU44674	Mass Media and Politics	Set 3 (HT) with POU44192 & POU44634	Semester 2