Welcome to Politics

What is Politics

• To introduce the key theories, concepts, and methods used in Political Science and International Relations;
• To develop an understanding of the concept of political power and the different ways in which it is conceptualised, and measured, in an institutional organisation and social contexts;
• To develop generic research and communication skills, including gathering and interpreting data, arriving at appropriate and justified conclusions, leading and collaborating with others, and communicating in ways accessible to academic and lay audiences.

Introduction to Democratic Politics

• To develop in students an understanding of key concepts in politics, especially democracy, power and the state;

• To develop in students an understanding of the basic features and operations of different democratic political systems (e.g. the UK, the EU, Germany and the USA);

• To develop in students an ability to relate the concepts above to the democratic systems in a way that illuminates the meaning of statehood in different institutional contexts.

Introduction to International Politics

• The module introduces debates about the interrelations between inequality, development and conflict through a focus on changing forms of globalisation, international institutions and their impact at the local level.
• Students research the role of globalisation and international institutions on the emergence of contemporary patterns of inequality and conflict.
• Students working in small groups research country case studies to explore particular issues in depth.
• Through individual and group tasks the module introduces students to the academic skills of finding sources, evaluating sources, constructing academic arguments, supporting arguments with credible evidence, referencing sources, and presenting arguments verbally and in written reports.

Introduction to Political Theory

• To develop in students a critical understanding of approaches to and problems in political theory;
• To develop students' analytical, argumentative and communicative skills.

Any Questions?

Contact our Admissions Tutor Dr Jeremy Moulton

poli-ug-admissions@york.ac.uk

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