Undergraduate Modules for 2017-18

The modules in this section are only applicable to students who will be studying them between September 2017 and August 2018.

If you wish to look at details for a module you studied in an earlier academic year please see undergraduate modules for other academic years.

If you intend to study one of these modules from September 2018 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 2018 - August 2019 will be published here in March 2018 (exact date to be confirmed).

Anthropology Level One

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
ANT1003 Imagining Social Worlds: Texts 15 1
ANT1004 Introduction to Social Anthropology-Theorising the Everyday World 15 2
ANT1005 Introduction to Social Anthropology: Exploring Cultural Diversity 15 1
ANT1009 Theories and Approaches in Anthropology 15 2

Anthropology Level Two

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
ANT2002 Ethnography Now 15 1
ANT2003 Current Debates in Anthropology 15 1
ANT2004 Into the Field 15 2
ANT2005 Current Debates in Anthropology: Practice 15 2
ANT2009 Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities 15 2
ANT2012 The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology 15 2
ANT2013 Visual Anthropology: Methods and Perspectives 15 2
ANT2014 Cultures: Food 15 2
ANT2021 Anthropology of the Middle East 15 1
ANT2031 Ethnomusicology 30 1 and 2
ANT2032 Culture and Perception 15 2
ANT2085 Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control 15 1
ANT2086 Addiction 30 1 and 2
ANT2087 Disability and Society 15 2
ANT2088 Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society 15 2
ANT2089 Cultures of Race, Ethnicity and Racism 15 1, 2 and 3
ANT2090 Sound and Society 15 1
ANT2091 Philosophical Anthropology 30 1 and 2
ANT2097 Environment and Society 15 2
ANT2107 Culture and Wellbeing 15 1

Anthropology Level Three

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
ANT3004 Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities 15 2
ANT3012 The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology 15 2
ANT3013 Visual Anthropology: Methods and Perspectives 15 2
ANT3014 Cultures: Food 15 2
ANT3015 The Deep Past, History and Humanity 15 1
ANT3021 Anthropology of the Middle East 15 1
ANT3031 Ethnomusicology 30 1 and 2
ANT3032 Culture and Perception 15 2
ANT3040 Anthropology Dissertation 30 1 and 2
ANT3085 Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control 15 1
ANT3086 Addiction 30 1 and 2
ANT3087 Disability and Society 15 2
ANT3088 Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society 15 2
ANT3089 Cultures of Race, Ethnicity and Racism 15 1
ANT3090 Sound and Society 15 1
ANT3107 Culture and Wellbeing 15 1

Arab and Islamic Studies Level One

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
ARA1010 Politics and Economy of the Contemporary Middle East 15 2
ARA1013 Elementary Persian 15 1
ARA1015 Arabic for Beginners 30 1 and 2
ARA1018 Introduction to Islam 15 1
ARA1020 Elementary Persian 2 15 2
ARA1021 Introduction to Persian History and Culture 15 2
ARA1030 Introduction to Islamic Archaeology 15 2
ARA1031 Elementary Turkish I 15 1
ARA1032 Elementary Turkish II 15 2
ARA1033 Elementary Arabic Language 60 1 and 2
ARA1033A Elementary Arabic Language I 30 1
ARA1033B Elementary Arabic Language II 30 1
ARA1036 Histories of the Middle East, 600-1800 C.E. 15 1

Arab and Islamic Studies Level Two

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
ARA2000 Year Abroad 120
ARA2010 Work Placement 30 2 and 3
ARA2011 Year Abroad Arabic Media Project 30 1 and 2
ARA2012 Year Abroad 1 and 2
ARA2014 Regions and Empires in Islamic Archaeology 15 1
ARA2118 Gender-Identity and Modernity in the Middle East 15 1
ARA2132 Islamic Law and Society 15 1
ARA2134 Ethnography of the Middle East 15 1
ARA2135 Conflict and Peace making Palestine/Israel 15 2
ARA2139 Intermediate Arabic Language II 30 1 and 2
ARA2141 Intermediate Persian 15 1
ARA2146 Islamic Theological Traditions 15 2
ARA2148 Arabic for Beginners II 30 1 and 2
ARA2150 Muslims in Britain 15 2
ARA2151 Intermediate Persian II 15 2
ARA2160 Islamic Movements: From the Muslim Brothers to Al-Qa'ida 15 2
ARA2161 The Historiography of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 15 1
ARA2162 Political Economy of Development in the Middle East 15 2
ARA2166 Revolution, Reform or Status Quo 15 2
ARA2170 A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 15 2
ARA2171 A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 30 2
ARA2173 Living and Communicating in the Arab World

Arab and Islamic Studies Level Three

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
ARA3103 Advanced Arabic Language 30 1 and 2
ARA3106 Dissertation 30 1, 2 and 3
ARA3129 Nationalisms in the Middle East 15 1
ARA3136 The History and Political Development of Iraq 15 2
ARA3144 Advanced Persian Language I 15 1
ARA3145 Advanced Persian Language II 15 2
ARA3146 Iranian History, 1500 - the Present 15 1
ARA3152 Folklore and Identity in the Middle East 15 1
ARA3158 Armed Islamist Movements: Jihadism and Beyond 15 2
ARA3160 Intermediate Arabic Language I 30 1 and 2
ARA3162 Britain in the Middle East, 1798-1977 15 2
ARA3163 Politics and Reform in the Gulf 15 2
ARA3166 Advanced Turkish Language II 15 2
ARA3190 Intermediate Arabic Language 30 1 and 2
ARA3195 Islam Contested: Faith, Thought and Politics in the Contemporary World 30 2
ARA3196 Independent Research 30
ARA3200 Gender, Sexuality and Violence in Palestine/Israel 15 1

Education Level One

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
ARA3103 Advanced Arabic Language 30 1 and 2
ARA3106 Dissertation 30 1, 2 and 3
ARA3129 Nationalisms in the Middle East 15 1
ARA3136 The History and Political Development of Iraq 15 2
ARA3144 Advanced Persian Language I 15 1
ARA3145 Advanced Persian Language II 15 2
ARA3146 Iranian History, 1500 - the Present 15 1
ARA3152 Folklore and Identity in the Middle East 15 1
ARA3158 Armed Islamist Movements: Jihadism and Beyond 15 2
ARA3160 Intermediate Arabic Language I 30 1 and 2
ARA3162 Britain in the Middle East, 1798-1977 15 2
ARA3163 Politics and Reform in the Gulf 15 2
ARA3166 Advanced Turkish Language II 15 2
ARA3190 Intermediate Arabic Language 30 1 and 2
ARA3195 Islam Contested: Faith, Thought and Politics in the Contemporary World 30 2
ARA3196 Independent Research 30
ARA3200 Gender, Sexuality and Violence in Palestine/Israel 15 1

Education Level Two

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
EDU2016 Learning for Teaching: School Experience 15 1 and 2
EDU2017 Learning for Teaching: School Experience 30 1 and 2

Education Level Three

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
EDU3013 Learning for Teaching: School Experience 15 1 and 2
EDU3014 Learning for Teaching: School Experience 30 1 and 2

Law Level One

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
LAW1003 Criminal Law 30 1 and 2
LAW1004 The Law of Contract 30 1 and 2
LAW1013 French Constitutional Law 30 1 and 2
LAW1016C A Legal Foundation for Environmental Protection 15 1
LAW1035 Constitutional and Administrative Law 30 1 and 2
LAW1036 Legal Foundations 30 1 and 2

Law Level Two

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
LAW2004B Contract Law 30 1 and 2
LAW2015 Law of Torts 30 1 and 2
LAW2015B Law of Torts 30 1 and 2
LAW2016C Environmental Regulation and Redress 15 2
LAW2017 Land Law 30 1 and 2
LAW2017B Land Law 30 1 and 2
LAW2031 The Law of Obligations 30 1 and 2
LAW2033 French Administrative Law 30 1 and 2
LAW2034 European Union Law 30 1 and 2
LAW2035B Constitutional and Administrative Law 30 1 and 2
LAW2041 Equity and Trusts 30 1 and 2

Law Level Three

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
LAW3000 Year Abroad Module 120 1 and 2
LAW3003 Criminal Law 30 1 and 2
LAW3003B Criminal Law 30 1 and 2
LAW3009 Critical Issues in Human Dignity and Law 15 2
LAW3011 Gender, Sexuality and Law 15 1
LAW3016C Legal Response to Environmental Destruction 15 2
LAW3019 Commercial Law 30 1 and 2
LAW3020 Family Law 30 1 and 2
LAW3024 Public International Law 30 1 and 2
LAW3026 Employment Law 30 1 and 2
LAW3028 Intellectual Property 30 1 and 2
LAW3032 Law of Obligations II 30 1 and 2
LAW3041B Trusts 30 1 and 2
LAW3041D Trusts 30 1 and 2
LAW3043 Company Law 30 1 and 2
LAW3047 Dissertation 30 1 and 2
LAW3047A Comparative Law Dissertation 30 1 and 2
LAW3051 French Law of Contract 30 1 and 2
LAW3057 Family Law: Adult Relationships 15 2
LAW3059 Alternative Dispute Resolution 15 2
LAW3066 Medical Ethics and Law 15 2
LAW3083 Company Law Foundation 15 1
LAW3132 Islamic Law and Society 15 1
LAW3137 Lethal Force, the ECHR and Democracy 15 2
LAW3142 Environmental Law and Planning 30 1 and 2
LAW3142E Introduction to Environmental Law 15 1
LAW3142F Introduction to Planning Law and Environmental Impact Assessment 15 2
LAW3146 International Law, Conflict and Strategy 30 1, 2 and 3
LAW3148 European Convention on Human Rights: Theory and Practice 30 1 and 2
LAW3150 Unjust Enrichment 15 1
LAW3151A Research Paper (Term 1) 15 1
LAW3151B Research Paper (Term 2) 15 2
LAW3154 Insurance Law 30 1 and 2
LAW3155 Law, Politics and Power 30 1 and 2
LAW3155E Law, Politics and Power 15 1
LAW3156 Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Law 30 1 and 2
LAW3156E Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Law 15 1
LAW3156F Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Law 15 2
LAW3157B European Union Law 15 1
LAW3160 Family Law: Child Law 15 1
LAW3161 Commercial Law 15 2
LAW3162 Intellectual Property: Patents 15 2
LAW3164 Conflict of Laws 30 1 and 2
LAW3164E Conflict of Laws 15 1
LAW3164F Conflict of Laws 15 2
LAW3165 Charity Law 30 1 and 2
LAW3167 Access to Justice Clinic 30 1 and 2
LAW3168 Criminal Justice and Evidence 30 1 and 2
LAW3168E Criminal Justice and Evidence 15 1
LAW3168F Criminal Justice and Evidence 15 2
LAW3169 Equality and Diversity at Work 15 1

Philosophy Level One

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
PHL1002A Knowledge and Reality 1 15 1
PHL1002B Knowledge and Reality 2 15 2
PHL1005A Evidence and Argument 1 15 1
PHL1006 Introduction to Philosophical Analysis 15 2
PHL1007 Philosophical Reading 1 15 1
PHL1008 Philosophical Readings 2 15 2
PHL1009 Philosophies of Art 15 1
PHL1010 Introduction to Asian Philosophy 15 1
PHL1013 Philosophy of Morality 15 2
PHL1112 Philosophy of Film 15 2

Philosophy Level Two

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
PHL2010A Philosophy of Mind - 1 15 1
PHL2011A Philosophy of Nature 1 15 2
PHL2012 Social Philosophy 15 1
PHL2015 Body and Mind 15 2
PHL2016 Metaphysics 15 2
PHL2020 Virtues and Vices 15 2
PHL2021 Symbolic Logic 15 2
PHL2022 Sex and Death: Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology 15 1
PHL2024A Philosophical Readings 3 15 1
PHL2025A Philosophical Readings 4 15 1
PHL2026 Philosophy of Science 15 1
PHL2027 Feminist Philosophy 15 1
PHL2051 The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology 15 2
PHL2052 Epistemology 15 2
PHL2053 History of Philosophy 15 1
PHL2061 Philosophy of Law 15 1
PHL2075 Philosophical Readings 6 15 2
PHL2091 Philosophical Anthropology 30 1 and 2
PHL2096 Cyborg Studies 15 1
PHL2100 Knowledge and History: Theories of Scientific Change 15 2
PHL2108 Fundamental Ontology 15 2
PHL2109 Philosophy with Children 15 2
PHL2110 Philosophy of Emotion 30 1 and 2

Philosophy Level Three

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
PHL3013 Virtues and Vices 15 2
PHL3014 Symbolic Logic 15 2
PHL3018 Sex and Death: Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology 15 1
PHL3024A Philosophical Readings 3 15 1
PHL3025A Philosophical Readings 4 15 1
PHL3026 Philosophy of Science 15 1
PHL3040 Philosophy Dissertation 30 1 and 2
PHL3041 Feminist Philosophy 15 1
PHL3051 The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology 15 2
PHL3052 Epistemology 15 2
PHL3061 Philosophy of Law 15 1
PHL3075 Philosophical Readings 6 15 2
PHL3091 Philosophical Anthropology 30 1 and 2
PHL3096 Cyborg Studies 15 1
PHL3100 Knowledge and History: Theories of Scientific Change 15 2
PHL3108 Fundamental Ontology 15 2
PHL3110 Philosophy of Emotion 30 1 and 2

Politics (Exeter Campus) Level One

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
POL1001B State of Britain 15 2
POL1006 State and Society 15 2
POL1017 Globalisation of World Politics 15 1
POL1018 Facing the Challenges of World Politics in the Twenty-First Century 15 2
POL1019 Power and Democracy 15 1
POL1020 Politics in Europe 15 1
POL1025 Classical Political Thought 15 1
POL1026 Early Modern Political Thought 15 2
POL1028 Introduction to Strategic Studies 15 1
POL1041 Data Analysis in Social Science 15 2

Politics (Exeter Campus) Level Two

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
POL2020 Contemporary Theories of World Politics 15 1
POL2027 The Politics of the World Economy 15 2
POL2046 The Economics of Politics 15 1
POL2047 American Politics 15 2
POL2050 Political Philosophy 15 2
POL2051 War and Peace in the Middle East 15 2
POL2052 Foreign Policy: Leadership, Power and Responsibility 15 1
POL2057 Security Studies 15 2
POL2059 Political Thought of Modernity 15 1
POL2065 Environmental Politics 15 1, 2 and 3
POL2077 Data Analysis in Social Science II 15 1
POL2079 Contemporary Public Debate in an Age of 'Anti-Politics' 15 2
POL2081 Thinking about Race: Perspectives from the Biological and Social Sciences 15 2
POL2082 The Changing Character of Warfare 15 1
POL2086 Strategy and Psychology in Foreign Policy 15 2
POL2094 Data Analysis in Social Science III 15 2
POL2095 From Climate Change to Quantum Theory: The Future of International Relations 15 2
POL2097 Behavioural Public Policy and the Nudge Agenda 15 1
POL2098 What is Law? Jurisprudence from Stone Tablets to Brain Imaging 15 1
POL2099 The Politics of Social Justice 15 1
POL2100 Political Conflicts in Europe 15 2

Politics (Exeter Campus) Level Three

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
POL3040 Dissertation 30 1 and 2
POL3051 The Media in Europe 30 1 and 2
POL3054 Nuclear Weapons in International Relations 15 2
POL3057 Biopolitics 30 1 and 2
POL3069 Globalisation and the Politics of Resistance 30 1 and 2
POL3076 Research Design for Dissertation 30 1, 2 and 3
POL3078 Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics 30 1 and 2
POL3079 Money and Policymaking in the US 30 1 and 2
POL3080 The International Politics of Religion 30 1
POL3088 Forced Migration, Refugees and International Relations 30 1 and 2
POL3089 Policy in Action 30 1 and 2
POL3094 Data Analysis in Social Science III 15 2
POL3120 War and Public Opinion 30 1 and 2
POL3124 Anarchism and World Ordering 30 1 and 2
POL3125 The History and Political Development of Iraq 15 2
POL3126 Ethno-Politics: Theoretical Considerations and Case Studies 15 2
POL3129 Politics and Reform in the Gulf 15 2
POL3132 Globalisation and Democratic Politics: the End of the Nation State? 30 1
POL3136 Political Psychology 30 1 and 2
POL3154 The Politics of Climate Change 15 1
POL3168 War and its Aftermath: Interventions and Contemporary Conflict 30 1 and 2
POL3172 Political Participation 15 1
POL3174 International Security and US Foreign Policy 30 1 and 2
POL3175 Nationalisms in the Middle East 15 1
POL3180 Latin American Parties, Politics and Elections 30 1 and 2
POL3193 Women in the Criminal Justice System: Law, Policy and Institutions 30 1 and 2
POL3194 Rethinking the Politics of Communities 30 1
POL3198 Revolution and Modern Political Thought 30 1 and 2
POL3199 Images of Democracy 30 1 and 2
POL3202 China in World Affairs 30 1 and 2
POL3203 Comparative Public Opinion 30 1 and 2
POL3205 Civic Engagement 30 1 and 2
POL3206 The Political Economy of the State 30 1 and 2
POL3207 Realism in International Security 15 2
POL3208 Maritime Power and Security in Global Politics 15 1
POL3211 Nonviolence: Power and Politics 15 1
POL3212 Developments in British Politics: From Baldwin to Brexit 30 1 and 2
POL3214 Disrupting Western Hegemony: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Post-WWII 15 1
POL3216 Democracy in the European Union 15 2
POL3217 Feminist Political Theory 30 1 and 2
POL3219 Politics Through the Life Course 15 2
POL3220 The Politics of Democracy in Latin America 30 1

Politics (Penryn Campus) Level One

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
POC1003 British Government and Politics 15 1
POC1014 The Public Policy Process 15 2
POC1021 Key Concept in Politics and International Relations 15 1
POC1022 Violence in World Politics 15 2
POC1026 Power, Inequality and Global Justice 15 1

Politics (Penryn Campus) Level Two

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
POC2012 The Ethics and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention 15 1
POC2041 The Political Psychology of Elites 15 1
POC2047 Work Placement 15 2 and 3
POC2085 Theories of The Good Life: From the Agora to the American Dream 15 1
POC2086 Governing the Good Life: Contemporary International Studies 15 2
POC2087 Security Studies, Part One 15 2
POC2088 Understanding Israel and Palestine: One Land, Two People 15 1, 2 and 3
POC2090 Violence, Conflict and Religion in the Middle East 15 2
POC2093 Understanding Israel and Palestine: Seeking Peace 15 2
POC2098 Comparative Politics 15 2
POC2101 Religion and Global Conflict 15 1
POC2103 Introduction to Postcolonialism 15 2

Politics (Penryn Campus) Level Three

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
POC3020 The Politics of War 30 1 and 2
POC3040 Dissertation 30 1 and 2
POC3051 Political Psychology of Masses 15 2
POC3094 Global Policy Challenges 15 1
POC3095 Environmental Knowledge Controversies 15 2
POC3100 The Politics of Fashion 15 2
POC3103 The Resource Paradox: Blessing or Curse? 15 2
POC3106 Biopolitics of Security 15 1

Sociology Level One

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
SOC1003 Imagining Social Worlds: Texts 15 1
SOC1019 Contemporary Society: Themes and Perspectives 15 1
SOC1020 Contemporary Society: Field and Case Studies 15 2
SOC1028 Media and Society 15 2
SOC1036 Foucault-Discipline and Punish 15 2
SOC1037 Introduction to Social Analysis: Classical Social Theory 15 1
SOC1038 Introduction to Social Analysis: Contemporary Social Theory 15 2
SOC1039 Social Issues: Part I - Introducing Crime and Deviance 15 1
SOC1040 Social Issues: Part II - Themes in Criminology 15 2
SOC1045 Introduction to Criminal Justice 15 1

Sociology Level Two

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
SOC2004 Into the Field 15 2
SOC2005 Theoretical Sociology 30 1 and 2
SOC2016 Gender and Society 30 1 and 2
SOC2030 Sociology of Art and Culture 15 2
SOC2031 Ethnomusicology 30 1 and 2
SOC2035 International Criminal Justice: Comparative Criminology 15 2
SOC2036 International Criminal Justice: Application of Theory to Transnational and International Crime 15 1
SOC2038 On Violence 15 1, 2 and 3
SOC2039 Sociology of Family and Gender 15 2
SOC2050 Knowing the Social: perception, memory and representation 15 1
SOC2085 Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control 15 1
SOC2086 Addiction 30 1 and 2
SOC2087 Disability and Society 15 2
SOC2088 Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society 15 2
SOC2094 Data Analysis in Social Science III 15 2
SOC2096 Cyborg Studies 15 1
SOC2097 Environment and Society 15 2
SOC2098 Sociology of Imprisonment 15 1
SOC2101 Police and Policing 15 2
SOC2104 Victimology 15 1
SOC2107 Culture and Wellbeing 15 1

Sociology Level Three

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
SOC3002 On Violence 15 1, 2 and 3
SOC3030 Sociology of Art and Culture 15 2
SOC3031 Ethnomusicology 30 1 and 2
SOC3032 Culture and Perception in Everyday Life 15 2
SOC3034 International Criminal Justice: Comparative Criminology 15 2
SOC3036 International Criminal Justice: Application of Theory to Transnational and International Crime 15 1
SOC3040 Dissertation 30 1 and 2
SOC3085 Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control 15 1
SOC3086 Addiction 30 1 and 2
SOC3087 Disability and Society 15 2
SOC3088 Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society 15 2
SOC3094 Data Analysis in Social Science III 15 2
SOC3096 Cyborg Studies 15 1
SOC3097 Environment and Society 15 2
SOC3098 Sociology of Imprisonment 15 1
SOC3101 Police and Policing 15 2
SOC3104 Victimology 15 1
SOC3107 Culture and Wellbeing 15 1
SOC3108 Sociology of Family and Gender 15 2

College Modules

Code Module Title Credits Term(s)
SSI2001 Learning from Work Experience in Social Sciences 15 1 and 2
SSI2002 Data Analysis in the Workplace 15 1
SSI3017 Learning from Work Experience in the Social Sciences 15 1 and 2
SSI3018 Employment Experience Abroad 120 1, 2 and 3
SSI3999 One Year study abroad 120 1 and 2
SSIM900 Contemporary Debates in Security, Conflict and Justice 15
SSIM903 Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Design 15 2
SSIM904 Research Design Methods and Skills for AQM 15 2
SSIM905 Mathematics and Programming Skills for Social Scientists 15 2
SSIM906 Quantitative Dissertation 45 2 and 3
SSIM907 Policy Analytics: Dissertation or Research Consultancy Project 60 1 and 2