BA Applied Social Sciences with Politics (SMIU07) FT

2016 - 2017

Year 1

A student will take units to the value of one hundred and twenty credits as prescribed in the regulations for SMIU02 Applied Social Sciences.

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (40 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
SMI201 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: ACE1813 SCS1008 Is a pre-requisite for: SMI202 SMI202 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: SMI203 + SCS1008; SMI103; SMI104; ACE1813.	Doing Quantitative Research	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
SMI202 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACE1813 SCS1008 SMI201 CCo-requisites: SMI203 + SCS1008; SM103; SMI104; ACE1813; SMI201.	Doing Qualitative Research	SPR SEM	15 credits
SMI203 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACE1813 SCS1008 CCo-requisites: SMI201 SMI202 + SCS1008; SMI103; SMI104; ACE1813. SMI201; SMI202.	Planning and Presenting Research Ideas	SPR SEM	10 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
USE201 XCannot be taken with: MGT380 USE201 USE301 USE301 USE601 USE601	Making Ideas Happen	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
USE201 XCannot be taken with: MGT380 USE201 USE301 USE301 USE601 USE601	Making Ideas Happen	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
SMI204	Placement	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
POL223 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	International Relations Theory	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL226 + Restricted to students studying single and dual degrees in Politics..	Comparative Politics: Citizens, States, Power, and Protest	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL230 + Restricted to studentsstudying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	Contemporary Security Challenges	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL231 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Degrees in Politics.	Never Mind the Ballots! State and Society in the UK Today	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
POL206 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	The Politics and Government of the European Union	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL217 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Degrees in Politics.	The Global Political Economy	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL232 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics.	Contemporary US Foreign Policy	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL234 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual degrees in Politics.	Political Theory in Practice	SPR SEM	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
EDU205	Children and Digital Cultures	AUT SEM	20 credits
EDU206 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: EDU312 (when the module is running)	Psychology and Learning Communities	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO258	Geographies of Development	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO261	Quaternary Paleaoenvironments	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO268	Glaciers and Ice Sheets	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO269	Social and Cultural Geographies	AUT SEM	20 credits
JNL206 + Restricted to students studying Journalism.	Media Law	AUT SEM	20 credits
JNL217 + Only available to students in the Department of Journalism.	Alternative Media	AUT SEM	20 credits
LAW353 + Only available to law students (and BA Soc/Pol). Cannot take LAW225..	Analysing Crime Data	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS2001 + SCS203: This is a similar module to SCS203 therefore you cannot register for SCS2001 if you have taken SCS203 previously..	Sociological Theory and Analysis	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS2002 + SCS321: This is a similar module to SCS321 therefore you cannot register for SCS2002 if you have taken SCS321 previously..	Varieties of Welfare	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS2006 + SCS230: This is a similar module to SCS230 therefore you cannot register for SCS2006 if you have taken SCS230 previously..	Sociology of the Family	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS2009 + SCS213: This is a similar module to SCS213 therefore you cannot register for SCS2009 if you have taken SCS213 previously..	The Sociology of Crime and Deviance	AUT SEM	20 credits
SCS2016	Media Studies	AUT SEM	20 credits
TRP216 + STUDENTS SHOULD BE COMPUTER LITERATE AND UNDERSTAND BASIC SPREADSHEET, MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL CONCEPTS. LEVEL 1 CORE MODULES ON `INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SKILLS' AND `QUANTITATIVE METHODS' SHOULD PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THESE PREREQUISITE SKILLS.. SMI106 is a pre-requisite for all students on the SMIU01 programme. Unit restricted to USP students and students on SMIU01..	Spatial Analysis	AUT SEM	20 credits
TRP234	Urban Theory and Politics	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
EDU207	Dimensions of Education Policy	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO243 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: GEO327 GEO360 GEO364 GEO378 (when the module is running)	Political Geographies	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO245 + GEO101.	Environmental Pollution and Quality	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO246	Environment, Society and Politics	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO259	Atmospheres and Oceans	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO260	Earth and Ecosystem Dynamics	SPR SEM	20 credits
JNL210	Language and Journalism	SPR SEM	20 credits
LAW384 + Only available to law students..	Punishment and Penal Policy	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS2005 + SCS221: This is a similar module to SCS221 therefore you cannot register for SCS2005 if you have taken SCS221 previously..	Race, Immigration & Multiculturalism	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS2007	Social Policy in Global Context	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS2010 + SCS335: This is a similar module to SCS335 therefore you cannot register for SCS2010 if you have taken SCS335 previously..	Social Policy and Criminology	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS2012	The Internet and Society	SPR SEM	20 credits
SCS2018	Social Work in the 21st Century	SPR SEM	20 credits
TRP217	Profit, Planning and Context	SPR SEM	20 credits

Year 3

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
CAS201 XCannot be taken with: MAS279 + Not required. None. None. Level 2 Students Only. You can only register for this module up until 5pm on Friday of week 1 of the Add/Drop period.	Career Management Skills	AUT SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
POL3017	Dissertation in Politics	ACAD YR	40 credits

A student will take:

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
POL3005 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3006 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying single and dual honours Politics degrees..	Civilisation, Empire and Hegemony	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3019 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3020 (when the module is running) + Only available for students on: POLU01, POLU02, POLU04, POLU05, POLU06, GEOU06, ECNU06, HSTU09, EASU05, HSTU05, HSSU04, GERU04, FREU04, RUSU03.	Terrorism, Violence and the State	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3107 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3108 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: ECN213 SCS223 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual degrees in Politics. Not available to students who have previously taken ECN213 or SCS223..	Politics and the Quality of Life	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3119 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3120 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Degrees in Politics..	Party Politics: Competition, Strategies & Campaigns	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3129 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3130 (when the module is running)	Parliamentary Studies	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3137 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3138 (when the module is running)	Peacekeeping, State-building and International Intervention	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3145 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3146 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual degrees in Politics..	Gender in the Global Political Economy	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3147 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3148 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual degrees in Politics..	The Politics of Asylum	AUT SEM	20 credits
POL3155 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: POL3156 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Honours degrees in Politics.	German Politics: Domestic Contestation and Global Impact	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
POL3121 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Degrees in Politics..	War, Peace and Justice	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3143 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual degrees in Politics..	Practical Politics: How to Make Policy and Influence People	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3149 + Restricted to students studying Single/Dual degrees in Politics.	The Ethics of Political Leadership	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3153 + Restricted to students studying Single or Dual Degrees in Politics..	Sex, Race and Death: Feminist Perspectives on War, Violence and (In)Security	SPR SEM	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
POL3006 ⇐PPre-requisites: POL3005 + Restricted to: POLU01, POLU02, POLU04, POLU05, POLU06, HSTU05, GEOU06, ECNU08, EASU05, FREU04, GERU04, HSSU04, RUSU03, HSTU09.	Civilisation, Empire and Hegemony: Project	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3020 ⇐PPre-requisites: POL3019 + Only available for students on: POLU01, POLU02, POLU04, POLU05, POLU06, GEOU06, ECNU06, HSTU09, EASU05, HSTU05, HSSU04, GERU04, FREU04, RUSU03.	Terrorism, Violence and the State Project	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3108 ⇐PPre-requisites: POL3107 + POL3107. Restricted to students studying Single/Dual degrees in Politics..	Politics and the Quality of Life Project	SPR SEM	20 credits
POL3130 ⇐PPre-requisites: POL3129 + POL3129. Restricted to students studying Single/Dual Degrees in Politics.	Parliamentary Studies Project	SPR SEM	20 credits

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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2016/17 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.