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MSc in Political Theory

Programme Code: TMPOTY

Department: Government

For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18

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 2.5 course units, a compulsory course (0.5 units) and dissertation (1 unit) as shown. Part-time students may take up to four half unit courses in their first year.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

Papers 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Courses to the value of 2.5 units from the following, but no more than 1.5 units in any one term:

 

GV408 Contemporary Disputes about Justice (0.5) #

 

GV442 Globalisation and Democracy (0.5)  (not available 2019/20)

 

GV476 Twentieth Century European Liberal Thought (0.5)  (withdrawn 2017/18)

 

GV498 Multiculturalism (0.5)

 

GV4A3 Social Choice Theory and Democracy (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

 

GV4B6 Kant's Political Philosophy (0.5) #

 

GV4B7 The Liberal Idea of Freedom (0.5) #

 

GV4D7 Dilemmas of Equality (0.5)

 

GV4F5 Advanced Study of Key Political Thinkers (0.5) #

 

GV4F7 The Political Theory of Jurgen Habermas (0.5) #  (withdrawn 2017/18)

 

GV4G7 Marx and Marxism (0.5)

 

GV4H1 Chinese Political Thought (0.5)

 

GV4H3 Feminist Political Theory (0.5)

 

GV4H5 The Political Philosophy of Environmental Change (0.5) #

 

GV4M6 Modern African Political Philosophy (0.5) #

 

Students can take courses to the value of one full unit from the following:

 

IR462 International Political Theory (0.5)

 

IR463 The International Political Theory of Humanitarian Intervention (0.5)  (withdrawn 2017/18)

 

IR464 The Politics of International Law (0.5)  (not available 2019/20)

 

PH416 Philosophy, Morals and Politics (1.0)

 

A half-unit course from the Government or another department, by special permission only.

Paper 6

GV4H4 Foundations of Political Theory (0.5)

Paper 7

GV499 Dissertation (1.0)

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

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.