BA Politics

Comments about BA Politics - At the institution - Huddersfield - West Yorkshire

• Objectives
  The degree offers a critical understanding of political processes and institutions at national and international level. It also analyses the ideas and philosophies that underlie contemporary social and political debates. It develops your written and oral communication skills. The work placement programme develops your employability skills, enhancing your career prospects.
• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements The UCAS tariff range is 200-280 points, including as a minimum one 6-unit award. A level Politics is not a requirement. We welcome applicants with other entry requirements, provided that they can demonstrate their suitability to the course.
• Academic title
  BA Politics
• Course description
  Course Structure
  
  For the part-time route, the exact choice of modules in each year will depend on timetabling and attendance, but the outline below indicates the subject matter studied over the whole programme.
  Course Structure
  
  Year 1
  
  British Politics
  Global Politics
  Human Rights
  Policy and Society
  Political Philosophy
  Social Research Methods
  
  Year 2
  
  Work Placement
  Case-based Learning
  Conservative Party Politics
  Political Philosophies
  Development Studies
  American Politics
  
  Year 3
  Core modules:
  
  Project
  Labour Party Politics
  Ethics and Politics in Society
  African Politics
  European Politics
  
  Option module:
  Choose one from-
  
  State, Politics and Society
  Global Terrorism and Society