Politics
The modules in this section are only applicable to students who will be studying them between September 2020 and August 2021.
If you wish to look at details for a module you studied in an earlier academic year please see postgraduate modules for other academic years.
If you intend to study one of these modules from September 2021 or later, you may refer to these descriptors as a guide; but please be aware that details they contain - including (but not limited to) reading lists, duration and assessments - may change for your academic year.
The module list for September 2021 - August 2022 will be published here in August 2021 (exact date to be confirmed).
Exeter Campus
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLM013M | MPA Dissertation | 60 | 2 |
| POLM014M | MPA Applied Studies | 60 | 1 |
| POLM015M | Behavioural Public Policy and Administration | 20 | 1 |
| POLM016 | Food Systems, Alternative Food Networks, and Ethical Consumption | 15 | 2 |
| POLM030 | Mathematics and Programming Skills for Policy Analytics | 15 | 1 |
| POLM057 | Understanding and Interpretation in Political Thought | 30 | 1 |
| POLM063 | Qualitative Methods in Social Research | 15 | 1 |
| POLM082 | International Relations of the Middle East | 30 | 1 |
| POLM084 | Conflict, Security and Development in World Politics | 30 | 1 |
| POLM085 | Work Placement in Conflict, Security and Development | 30 | 2 |
| POLM086 | Quantitative Data Analysis | 30 | 1 |
| POLM088 | State-building after Civil War | 30 | 1 |
| POLM090 | East Asian Regional Order | 30 | 2 |
| POLM104 | US Foreign Policy | 30 | 1 |
| POLM140 | Qualitative Methods in Social Research | 30 | 1 |
| POLM144 | The West, Civilisations and World Order | 30 | 1 |
| POLM148 | Brexit: Causes, Interpretation and Implications | 30 | 1 |
| POLM150 | Text as Data | 15 | 2 |
| POLM152 | Post-Conflict Human Rights and Transitional Justice | 30 | 1 |
| POLM156 | The Transformation of Politics in the Global Age | 30 | 1 |
| POLM157 | Global Issues in European Politics | 30 | 1 |
| POLM158 | Digital Politics and Policy | 30 | 1 |
| POLM160 | Yes Special Adviser. Political Advisers and Policy Making in a Global Perspective | 30 | 2 |
| POLM161 | Forced Migration in International Relations | 30 | 1 |
| POLM167 | Global Governance: Institutions and Challenges | 30 | 1 |
| POLM220M | Management and Governance: Comparing Public Administration around the World | 30 | 1 |
| POLM221M | Policy and Politics: the theory and Strategy of Delivering Public Services | 15 | 2 |
| POLM222M | The Politics, Policy and Practice of Sustainable Development | 30 | 2 |
| POLM226M | Public Sector Finance for Managers | 15 | 1 |
| POLM227M | Behavioural Public Policy and Administration | 30 | 2 |
| POLM228M | Leadership, Equality and Diversity | 30 | 2 |
| POLM502 | International Relations: Power and Institutions | 30 | 1 |
| POLM503 | Foreign Policy Decision-Making | 30 | 2 |
| POLM651 | State and Society in the Middle East | 30 | 1 |
| POLM803 | Sources in Modernity and Post-Modernity | 30 | 1 |
| POLM806 | Problems and Texts in Social and Political Thought | 15 | 2 |
| POLM809 | Applied Quantitative Data Analysis | 15 | 1 |
| POLM876 | Dissertation Skills | 15 | 1 and 2 |
| POLM877 | Dissertation | 45 | 1 and 2 |
