Politics (+MA)

Description

UCAS Code: L200

At Dundee we have a particular focus on European and transatlantic politics and, more generally, on the politics of security. However, the modules we offer cross the entire range of politics as a field of study.

Politics at Dundee takes pride in looking beyond the University itself. We regularly host speakers from the 'real world' of Scottish, British and international politics. Additionally, where possible, we encourage and assist students who wish to take up internships with the Scottish Parliament and Government and other bodies.

The MA degrees we offer include Politics, International Relations, European Politics and Geopolitics, which can be tailored to suit your particular areas of interest.

The four-year MA (Honours) degree offers a range of subjects from business, the environment, humanities, and psychology. It has been designed to maximise flexibility in course choices both for the specialist and the generalist.

The MA possesses the flexibility of the traditional Scottish degree structure in which students take at least two main subjects in both Levels 1 and 2 (Level 2 only for the Advanced Entry Honours degrees) and do not have to finalise their choice of degree course until Level 3 when they are better able to appreciate both the nature of the subjects they are studying and the relationships between them.

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 2060 Year (EEA)
• EUR 10420 Year (Non-EEA)

Tuition fees are approximate and dependent upon currency exchange rates.

• English

Course Content

Level 1

A total of 6 modules, including:

- Politics and Policy (compulsory) which looks at UK politics

and 5 other modules which might include:

- Introduction to Political Theory - provides you with a systematic introduction to the most important political ideologies.

- The Globalising World - provides a multidisciplinary study of some of the main themes of international relations from the end of the Second World War to today.

Level 2

A total of 6 modules, including:

- Comparative Politics (compulsory) - provides an introduction to the study of comparative politics.

- International Relations (compulsory) - introduces you to the structures and processes which underlie the relationships between states and other actors in the contemporary international system.

Level 3

A total of 4 modules (2 modules for joint Honours), including:

- Theorising Politics (compulsory for single Honours Politics and joint Honours Politics and International Relations)

and other modules chosen from:

- Collapse of the Soviet Union

- Contemporary Politics in Ireland

- Contemporary Politics in the UK

- European Union Politics

- Foucault: Power and Knowledge

- Gender, Feminism and Political Theory

- Governing the USA

- Politics of the United Nations

- Politics of Transatlantic Relations

Level 4

A total of 4 modules (2 modules for joint Honours), including:

- Dissertation (compulsory for single Honours)

and other modules chosen from:

- Environmental Politics

- Gender, Power and Sexuality

- International Peacekeeping

- International Political Economy

- International Politics of Crime and Terrorism

- Marx's Capital

- Philosophy of Peace and War

- Russia in Transition

- Scottish Politics

- US Foreign Policy since 1945

Requirements

- Minimum Requirements:

SQA Higher: ABBB

GCE A-Level: BCC

ILC Higher: ABBB

IB Diploma: 30 points with 5, 5, 5 at HL

- Advanced Entry (to level 2):

SQA Advanced Higher: BB+BB (H) in different subjects

GCE A-Level: ABB

IB Diploma: 34 points with 6, 6, 5 at HL

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Dundee.