College of Social Sciences and International Studies
The modules in this section are only applicable to students who studied them between September 2018 and August 2019.
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 2019 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.
Notes
- The next compiled module list for the September 2019 - August 2020 academic year will be published here in August 2019 (exact date to be confirmed).
Anthropology
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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ANTM002 | Permaculture and Gardening with Nature | 15 | 1, 2 and 3 |
ANTM003 | Theory and Methods of Food Preservation | 15 | 2 |
ANTM004 | Food and Agriculture in Historical Perspective | 15 | 1 |
ANTM021 | Food, Body and Society | 15 | 1 |
ANTM100 | The Animal Mirror: Representations of Animality | 15 | |
ANTM102 | Anthrozoology: Theory and Method | 30 | 1 |
ANTM103 | Applied Anthrozoology | 30 | 1 |
ANTM105 | Humans and Wildlife: Conflict and Conservation | 15 | 2 |
ANTM106 | Representation of Animals Through Religion | 15 | 2 |
ANTM107 | Anthrozoology Residential | 15 | |
ANTM109 | Animal Criminology | 15 | 2 |
ANTM110 | The Horse-Human Dyad | 15 | |
ANTM904 | Dissertation | 60 |
Arab and Islamic Studies
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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ARAM027 | MA Dissertation | 60 | 1 and 2 |
ARAM054 | State and Society in the Middle East | 30 | 2 |
ARAM081 | Advanced Arabic Language | 30 | 1 and 2 |
ARAM082 | Dissertation | 60 | 2 |
ARAM112A | Independent Reading Course | 15 | 1 |
ARAM112B | Independent Reading Course | 15 | 2 |
ARAM147 | The Kurds: History and Politics | 30 | 2 |
ARAM187 | The Middle East Before 1945 | 30 | 1 |
ARAM188 | The Middle East Since 1945 | 30 | 2 |
ARAM213 | Approaches to Middle East and Islamic Studies: States, Societies and Identities | 15 | 1 |
ARAM219 | The Palestine Question: Past and Present | 15 | 1 |
ARAM225 | Gender and Politics in the Middle East | 30 | 1 |
ARAM230 | Gender, Sexuality and Violence in Palestine/Israel | 15 | 2 |
ARAM232 | Theorising the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
ARAM233 | Dissertation skills | 15 | 1 |
Education
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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EDUM030 | Professional Learning (School Direct) | 1, 2 and 3 | |
EDUM033 | Primary Curriculum Studies | 1, 2 and 3 | |
EDUM034 | Primary Professional Learning | 1, 2 and 3 | |
EDUM036 | Secondary Education and Professional Studies | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM037 | Secondary Biology Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM038 | Secondary Biology with Psychology Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM039 | Secondary Chemistry Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM042 | Secondary English Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM043 | Secondary French Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM044 | Secondary German Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM047 | Secondary Mathematics Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM048 | Secondary Physics Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM049 | Secondary Physical Education Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM050 | Secondary Religious Education Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM051 | Secondary Spanish Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM052 | Secondary Professional Learning | 1, 2 and 3 | |
EDUM053 | Primary Teaching and Learning Contextual Studies (School Direct) | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
EDUM061 | Primary Teaching and Learning | 20 | 1, 2 and 3 |
Law
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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LAWM044 | Trademarks | 30 | 2 |
LAWM063 | Human Dignity and Human Rights in the EU | 15 | 1 |
LAWM067 | Carriage of Goods by Sea | 30 | 1 |
LAWM075 | Copyright Law | 30 | 1 |
LAWM079 | Marine Insurance | 30 | 2 |
LAWM084 | International Arbitration | 30 | 1 |
LAWM087 | Competition Law | 30 | 1 |
LAWM089 | Consumer Protection | 30 | 1 |
LAWM094 | Human Dignity and Human Rights in the EU | 30 | 2 |
LAWM097 | International Law of Armed Conflict | 30 | 1 |
LAWM100 | Mergers and Acquisitions | 30 | 2 |
LAWM101 | Patent and Design Law | 30 | 1 |
LAWM105 | Corporate Law and Governance | 30 | 1 |
LAWM108 | Motor Insurance Law and Autonomous Vehicles | 30 | 2 |
LAWM112 | Financial Markets Law and Regulation | 30 | 1 |
LAWM114 | Post-Conflict Governance, Rule of Law and Justice | 30 | 2 and 3 |
LAWM117 | The Law of International Organisations | 30 | 1 |
LAWM126 | International and Comparative Employment Law | 30 | 1 |
LAWM127 | Law of the Sea | 30 | 2 |
LAWM128 | International Tax Law | 30 | 2 |
LAWM640 | Dissertation | 60 | 1 and 2 |
LAWM671 | International Human Rights Law | 30 | 2 |
LAWM683 | International Criminal Law | 30 | 1 |
LAWM689 | The Family, Law and Social Change | 15 | 2 |
LAWM711 | Environmental and Energy Law | 30 | 2 |
LAWM715 | International Migration and the Law | 30 | 2 |
Philosophy
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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PHLM006 | Contemporary Ethics | 30 | 2 |
PHLM007 | Current Issues in Mind and Cognition | 30 | 1 |
PHLM008 | Mind, Body and World | 30 | 2 |
PHLM009 | Dissertation | 60 | |
PHLM010 | Introduction to Philosophical Methods | 30 | 1 |
Politics
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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POLM002M | Management and Governance: Comparing Public Administration around the World | 20 | 1 |
POLM003M | Policy and Politics: the theory and Strategy of Delivering Public Services | 20 | 1 |
POLM004M | Public Sector Finance for Managers | 20 | 1 |
POLM005M | The Politics, Policy and Practice of Sustainable Development | 20 | 1 |
POLM007M | The New Public Management: Principles, Practice and Prospects | 20 | 2 |
POLM008M | Policy Analysis and Evaluation | 20 | 2 |
POLM009M | Regulation and Reform: Analysis and Policy | 20 | 2 |
POLM013M | MPA Dissertation | 60 | |
POLM014M | MPA Applied Studies | 60 | |
POLM015M | Behavioural Public Policy and Administration | 20 | 2 |
POLM016 | Food Systems, Alternative Food Networks, and Ethical Consumption | 15 | 2 |
POLM016M | Leadership, Equality and Diversity | 20 | 2 |
POLM030 | Mathematics and Programming Skills for Policy Analytics | 15 | 1 |
POLM057 | Understanding and Interpretation in Political Thought | 30 | 2 |
POLM060 | Global Security | 30 | 1 |
POLM063 | Qualitative Methods in Social Research | 15 | 2 |
POLM073 | Political Economy of Food and Agriculture | 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 | 2 |
POLM090 | East Asian Regional Order | 30 | 2 |
POLM100 | Dissertation | 60 | 1 and 2 |
POLM140 | Qualitative Methods in Social Research | 30 | 2 |
POLM144 | The West, Civilisations and World Order | 30 | 1 |
POLM148 | Brexit: Causes, Interpretation and Implications | 30 | 2 |
POLM150 | Text as Data | 15 | 1 |
POLM152 | Post-Conflict Human Rights and Transitional Justice | 30 | 1 |
POLM153 | Knowledge Exchange in Agriculture, Food and Development | 15 | 2 |
POLM155 | The Politics of Populism: Domestic and global challenges | 30 | 2 |
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 | 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 | 2 |
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 | 2 and 3 |
Sociology
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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SOCM002A | Philosophy of the Social Sciences 1 | 15 | 2 |
SOCM002B | Philosophy of the Social Sciences | 30 | 2 |
SOCM013 | Independent Study in Sociology and Philosophy | 30 | 2 |
SOCM016 | Cultures of the Life Sciences | 30 | 2 |
SOCM019 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 15 | 1 |
SOCM020 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 30 | 1 |
SOCM021 | Food Systems, Alternative Food Networks, and Ethical Consumption | 30 | 2 |
SOCM022 | Food, Body and Society | 30 | 1 |
SOCM023 | Social Theory | 15 | 2 |
SOCM027 | Social Theory | 30 | 2 |
SOCM029 | Data Visualisation | 15 | 2 |
SOCM030 | Gender at Work | 30 | 2 |
SOCM031 | Evidence-Based Policing | 15 | 2 |
SOCM032 | Emerging Issues in STS | 30 | 1 |
SOCM904 | Dissertation | 60 | 1, 2 and 3 |
SOCM945 | Philosophy of Science | 30 | 1 |
SOCM950 | Science Technology and Society | 30 | 1 |