BSc in Politics and International Relations 

Programme code: UBPOLIR

For all students in 2015-16

Paper

Course number and title

See note

LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things

Year 1

1

GV101

Introduction to Political Science

2

IR100

Concepts of International Society

3

Either GV100 Introduction to Political Theory

 

Or HY116 International history since 1890

4

An approved paper taught outside the departments of Government and International Relations

Year 2

5

Either GV100 Introduction to Political Theory (compulsory if not taken in Year 1)

 

Or Any paper from Government list A (if both GV100 and GV101 taken in Year 1)

6

GV248

Power and Politics in the Modern World: Comparative Perspectives

7

IR200

International Political Theory

8

Either IR202 Foreign Policy Analysis 1

 

Or IR203 International Organisations

Year 3

9

Any paper from Government list A

10

Either IR202 Foreign Policy Analysis 1

 

Or IR203 International Organisations (whichever was not taken in Year 2)

11

Either GV390 Dissertation in Government

 

Or IR398 Dissertation in International Relations

 

Or Any course from the Government list B

 

Or Any paper from the International Relations list

12

Either Any paper from Government list A

 

Or Any paper from the International Relations list

 

Or An approved paper taught outside the departments of Government and International Relations

 

 

Notes

LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.

Government List A

GV225

Public Choice and Politics

GV227

Politics of Economic Policy

GV245

Democracy and Democratisation

GV247

Theories and Problems of Nationalism

GV249

Research Design in Political Science

GV251

Government, Politics and Public Policy in the European Union

GV262

Contemporary Political Theory

GV263

Public Policy Analysis

GV264

Politics and Institutions in Europe

Government List B

GV302

Key Themes in the History of Political Thought

GV303

From Empire to Globalisation (n/a 15/16)

GV308

Leadership in the Political World (H)

GV309

Politics of Money and Finance in Comparative Perspective (H)

GV311

British Government

GV312

Advanced Topics in Government: Executive Politics

GV313

Politics of Trade in Comparative Perspective (H)

GV314

Empirical Research in Government

GV316

Advanced Issues in Applied Political Theory (H)

GV335

African Political Economy (H)

GV366

Political Economy of the Developing World  (n/a 15/16)

International Relations List

IR204

International Political Economy (H)

IR305

Strategic Aspects of International Relations

IR311

Europe's Institutional Order (n/a 15/16)

IR312

Genocide (H) (n/a 15/16)

IR313

Managing China's Rise in East Asia (H)

IR314

Southeast Asia: Intra-regional Politics and Security (H)

IR315

The Middle East and International Relations Theory (n/a 15/16)

IR317

American Grand Strategy (H)

IR318

Visual International Politics (H)

IR319

Empire and Conflict in World Politics (H)

IR321

Revolutions and World Politics (H)

IR322

Sovereignty, Rights and Justice: Issues in International Political Theory (H)

IR347

Political Economy of International Labour Migration (H) *

IR354

Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (H)

IR355

Economic Diplomacy (H) *

IR367

International Political Economy of the Environment (H) * (n/a 15/16)

IR368

The Political Economy of Trade (H) *

IR369

Politics of Money in the World Economy (H) *

Notes

* Prerequisite for this course is IR204 International Political Economy (H)