Government and Politics

Course summary

The specification has been designed to encourage interest in and enthusiasm for, the study of Politics and will enable students to develop an insight into political beliefs, central to an understanding of the modern world. The first year of the course provides an introduction to the subject through an examination of UK political procedures and institutions such as democracy and political participation, party policies and ideas and key institutions. The second-year course allows more specialisation requiring more skills analysis and evaluation and offers a choice of topics: UK and EU Political Issues; Political Ideologies; US Politics and Global Politics. Students will be allowed to engage in contemporary political debates throughout the course.