Module Outlines
Below are Module Outlines for Undergraduate Political Science 2025/26
Please note: Module outlines for the Academic Year 2025/26 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
- POU33011: Research Methods for Political Science A
- POU33021: Irish Politics A
- POU33041: Political Institutions of USA
- POU33051: Democracy and Development A
- POU33071: European Union Politics A
- POU33091: Political Violence A
- PIU33173: Political Philosophy (5 ECTS) Available if clash-free
- POU33133: European Court of Justice
Hilary Term
Junior Sophister
Michaelmas Term
- POU44021: Contemporary International Relations A
- POU44121: Challenges to Modern Democracy
- POU44171: Russian Politics After Communism
- POU44271: Religion and Politics
- POU44403: Topics in Political Science 7: Topics in Far-Right Politics
- POU44503: Topics in Political Science 9: East Asian Politics
- POU44603: Contemporary Political Theory A
Hilary Term
- POU44032: Contemporary International Relations B
- POU44112: Political Parties
- POU44192: Advanced Topics in Civil Conflict
- POU44334: Topics in Political Science 12: Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
- POU44392: Topics in Political Science 6: Gender and Politics
- POU44414: Topics in Political Science 10: Gender, Peace and Conflict
- POU44424: Topics in Political Science 11: Making Sense of China