Module Outlines
MODULE CHOICES 2024-25:
While the modules and module descriptors are set out below as accurately as possible, additions or removals of available modules, and changes of module content, instructors, and assessment procedures are often unavoidable between now and the start of the 2024-25 academic year because of changes in staff availability, resource constraints, and other pressures. Thank you for your understanding.
Junior Fresh (Year 1) - each module 5 ECTS
- POU11011 - Introduction to Political Science A
- POU11021 - Politics & Irish Society A
- POU11012 - Introduction to Political Science B
- POU11022 - Politics & Irish Society B
Senior Fresh (Year 2) - each module 5 ECTS
- POU22011 - History of Political Thought A
- POU22021 - International Relations A
- POU22031 - Comparative Politics A
- POU22012 - History of Political Thought B
- POU22022 - International Relations B
- POU22032 - Comparative Politics B
- POU22040-Introduction to Political Science Research
Junior Sophister (Year 3) - each module 5 ECTS
Semester 1:
- POU33011 - Research Methods for Political Science A
- POU33021 - Irish Politics A
- POU33041- Political Institutions of USA
- POU33051 - Democracy and Development A
- POU33071 - European Union Politics A
- POU33091 - Political Violence A
- PIU33173: Political Philosophy (5 ECTS) Available if clash-free
Semester 2:
- POU33012 - Research Methods for Political Science B
- POU33032 - Irish Politics B
- POU33082 - European Union Politics B
- POU33102 - Political Violence B
- POU33132 - European Court of Justice
- POU33174 - Qualitiative Research Methods
Senior Sophister (Year 4)
Full Year Modules (Semester 1 and 2):
- POU44000 - Year Long Research Project (Capstone/Dissertation) - worth 20 ECTS
- POU44040 - African Politics - worth 10 ECTS
- POU44050 - Political Psychology- worth 10 ECTS
Semester 1 - each module 5 ECTS:
- POU44021 - Contemporary International Relations A
- POU44101 - Transparency In Modern Democracies
- POU44131 - Military and Politics
- POU44171 - Russian Politics After Communism
- POU44201 - Ethnic Politics & Identity
- POU44281 - Topics in Political Science 1 - The Politics of Energy
- POU44603 - Contemporary Political Theory A
- POU44413 - Topics in Political Science 10
- POU44423 - Topics in Political Science 11
Semester 2 - each module 5 ECTS:
- POU44032 - Contemporary International Relations B
- POU44112 - Political Parties
- POU44142 - Economic Inequality and Democracy
- POU44192 - Advanced Topics in Civil Conflict
- POU44604 - Contemporary Political Theory B
- POU44334 - Topics in Political Science 12
- POU44402 - Topics in Political Science 7
- POU44502 - Topics in Political Science 9
- PIU44104: Theories of Rights (5 ECTS) Available if clash-free
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