MSc in Comparative Politics
Programme code: TMCP
Department: Government
This information is for the 2017/18 session.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take papers to the value of four full units as shown. All students are required to write a 10,000-word dissertation. Note that some of the courses must be taken together. Part-time students may take up to four courses in their first year. All students, except those opting for No Specialism, must choose one of the following streams: Democracy and Democratization, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Comparative Political Economy, Popular Politics, Comparative Political Institutions, Politics of the Developing World, and take a minimum of one full unit from within that stream.
Core Elements | ||
Paper |
Course number and title | |
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1 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics (H) | |
2 |
Dissertation | |
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Specialisms | ||
Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
GV4E1 Comparative Democratization in a Global Age (H) | |
4 |
Courses to the value of one half unit from the following: | |
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Democracy in East and South Asia (H) | ||
Globalisation and Democracy (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Democracy and Development in Latin America (H) | ||
Democratization and its Discontents in Southeast Asia (H) | ||
Capitalism and Democracy (H) | ||
Citizen Representation and Democracy in the European Union (H) | ||
5 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units, either from Paper 4 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Courses to the value of one full unit from the following: | |
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Culture and Security in Global Politics (H) | |
Government and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe (H) | ||
War, Peace and the Politics of National Self-Determination (H) | ||
The Second Europe (H) | ||
Warfare and National Identity (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Conflict and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (H) | ||
The History and Politics of the Middle East | ||
Populism (H) | ||
GV4H7 |
Subnational Politics in Comparative Perspective (H) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
4 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units, either from Paper 3 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Courses to the value of 1 full unit from the following: | |
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States and Markets (H) | |
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The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution (H) | |
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Capitalism and Democracy (H) | |
4 |
One half-unit from the following: | |
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African Political Economy (H) | |
The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution (H) | ||
Capitalism and Democracy (H) | ||
Institutions in the Global Economy (H) | ||
Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (H) | ||
5 |
Courses to the value of 1 unit, either from Paper 4 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Courses to the value of one full unit unit from the following: | |
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Citizens' Political Behaviour in Europe: Elections Public Opinion and Identities (H) | ||
Democratization and its Discontents in Southeast Asia (H) | ||
Local Power in an Era of Globalization, Democratization and Decentralization (H) | ||
Popular Politics in the Middle East (H) | ||
Citizen Representation and Democracy in the European Union (H) | ||
4 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units, either from Paper 3 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Courses to the value of 1 unit from the following: | |
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The State and Political Institutions in Latin America (H) | |
Legislative Politics: US (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Legislative Politics: European Parliament (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Organisations, Power and Leadership (H) | ||
Conflict and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (H) | ||
4 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units, either from Paper 3 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Courses to the value of 1 unit from the following: | |
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African Political Economy (H) | |
Democracy in East and South Asia (H) | ||
Government and Politics in China (H) | ||
The State and Political Institutions in Latin America (H) | ||
Democracy and Development in Latin America (H) | ||
Popular Politics in the Middle East (H) | ||
The Challenges of Governance and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa (H) | ||
The History and Politics of the Modern Middle East | ||
4 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 units, either from Paper 3 above, or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Paper |
Course number and title | |
3 |
Courses to the value of 2.5 units from any of the specialisms or from the approved paper option list. | |
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Approved Paper Option List (for all Comparative Politics streams) | ||
The Anthropology of Development (H) * | ||
Anthropology of Politics (H) * | ||
African Political Economy (H) | ||
Culture and Security in Global Politics (H) * | ||
Muslims in Europe (H) | ||
Democracy, Ideology and the European State (H) * | ||
The Future: Political Responses to a Challenge (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Gender and Militarisation (H) * | ||
Government and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe (H) | ||
International Migration and Immigration Management (H) | ||
The Politics of Civil Wars (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
The Second Europe (H) | ||
Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (H) | ||
Contemporary India: The World's Largest Democracy in the Early 21st Century (H) | ||
GV4H7 |
Subnational Politics in Comparative Perspective (H) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
Public Opinion, Political Psychology and Citizenship (H) | ||
Populism (H) | ||
European Integration in the Twentieth Century * | ||
Foreign Policy Analysis III * | ||
Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies (not available 2017/18) | ||
Doing Ethnography (H) (L) | ||
Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (H) * | ||
A course from the Government Department or another department, with the consent of the convener of MSc Comparative Politics and the teacher of the course. | ||
Notes | ||
† Students on a particular specialism will have automatic right of entry to the courses listed under the specialism. Other students will have access subject to availability. | ||
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
