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Political Science undergraduate modules for 2024/25. Module links will take you to the UCL Module Catalogue where you can find detailed descriptions and more information.
BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics | BSc Politics and International Relations | BSc PPE with Social Data Science (Q-Step) | Electives
BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics
| POLS0006 Introduction to Politics | First year |
| POLS0008 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods | First year |
| POLS0009 Public Policy | Second year |
| POLS0031 Qualitative Research Methods | Second/Third year |
| POLS0102 Dissertation | Third year |
BSc Politics and International Relations
| POLS0002 Democracy & Authoritarianism | First year |
| POLS0054 Climate Change: Politics and Policy | First year |
| POLS0055 Extremism and Populism | First year |
| POLS0056 Refugees | First year |
| POLS0057 Protest and Revolution | First year |
| POLS0058 Identity Politics: Prejudice, Inclusion and Equal Rights | First year |
| POLS0060 Science, Scientific Discovery and Statistics | First year |
| POLS0061 Foundations of Political Thought | First year |
| POLS0077 Political Violence | First year |
| POLS0082 Policy Making | First year |
| POLS0081 Public Sector Economics | First year |
| POLS0063 Ethics and Public Policy | Second year |
| POLS0083 Quantitative Data Analysis | Second year |
| POLS0031 Qualitative Research Methods | Second year |
| POLS0086 Dissertation | Third year |
BSc PPE with Social Data Science (Q-Step)
| POLS0007 Principles of Social Science Research | First year BSc PPE students on Politics and Philosophy Concentration |
| POLS0008 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods | First year BSc PPE students |
| POLS0010 Data Analysis | Second year Q-Step students |
| POLS0012 Causal Analysis in Data Science | Third year Q-Step students & third year BSc PIR students |
| POLS0013 Measurement in Data Science | Third year Q-Step students & third year BSc PIR students |
Electives
The following modules are open to Political Science Undergraduate students and, restrictions permitting, affiliate students and students from external departments. Please click on the links for pre-requisites and departmental restrictions.
If you're not based in the UCL Department of Political Science but are interested in taking some options/electives that we have available, please check first with the Module Leader and your Programme Director for prior permission.
Please note some of our modules are restricted to the Department of Political Science students only and/or may require a pre-requisite module to have been selected/taken. We recommend you read the criteria listed within the module catalogue.
- POLS0001 International Conflict and Cooperation
- POLS0002 Democracy and Authoritarianism
- POLS0016 British Politics
- POLS0019 International Security
- POLS0020 Politics of the European Union
- POLS0021 International Development and Public Policy
- POLS0022 Gender and Politics
- POLS0023 Global Environmental Politics
- POLS0027 Human Rights and World Politics
- POLS0028 Welfare Politics
- POLS0030 The Ethics of Crime and Punishment
- POLS0032 Authority, Democracy and Resistance
- POLS0033 The Ethics and Politics of the Social Sciences
- POLS0034 British Parliamentary Studies
- POLS0035 Strategies of Terrorism
- POLS0039 Global Economic and Social Rights
- POLS0041 The Politics of Economics Policy in Post Industrial Democracies
- POLS0043 International Political Economy
- POLS0064 Politics and Policy in Practice
- POLS0065 Wars and Violence
- POLS0070 Critical Approaches to Foreign Policy
- POLS0072 Spread of Conflict in International Relations
- POLS0074 Religion and Politics
- POLS0075 Democracy, Citizenship and Constitutions
- POLS0076 American Government
- POLS0079 Middle East Politics
- POLS0080 Migration, Politics and Policy
- POLS0085 Political Representation
- POLS0087 Contemporary Politics and Governance in Africa
- POLS0088 Postcolonial and Critical Approaches to World Politics
- POLS0090 Theories of Justice and Injustice
- POLS0091 Humanitarian Protection
- POLS0096 Improving Public Policy Implementation
- POLS0097 History of Political Thought
- POLS0098 Latin American Politics
- POLS0099 Politics of Nature
- POLS0100 Global Justice
- POLS0101 Environmental and Climate Justice
- POLS0103 Historical Injustice and the Politics of Decolonisation
- POLS0104 Models and Evidence in Political Economy
- POLS0105 Russia and the West: Conflicts and Interventions
- POLS0108 Chinese Politics (new in 2024/25)
- POLS0109 Development in the Global Economy (new in 2024/25)
- POLS0111 Economic Inequality and Democracy (new in 2024/25)
- POLS0112 Innovation: Political Economy and Policy Perspectives (new in 2024/25) (third year students only)
- POLS0113 Judicial Politics (new in 2024/25)
- POLS0114 Social Justice and Alternatives to Capitalism (new in 2024/25) (second or third year students only)
- POLS0115 The Ethics of Politics of Emotions (new in 2024/25)
- POLS0092 America in the World (Third Year students only)
- POLS0093 LGBTIQ Politics (Third Year students only)
- POLS0094 Political Economy of East Asia (Third Year students only)
Modules listed below are not available for the Academic Year 2024-25:
- POLS0026 International Organisations
- POLS0036 Policy Analysis and Evaluation
- POLS0037 Democratic Challenges and Innovations
- POLS0038 Discourses and Practices of International Development
- POLS0041 Politics of Economic Policy in Post-Industrial Democracies
- POLS0045 International Political Economy
- POLS0066 Political Behaviour: Voters, Public Opinion and Political Participation
- POLS0089 Regulating Big Business
- POLS0053 How to Argue About Politics (First Year BSc PIR students only)
The modules listed on this page are those expected to run for the next academic year. Over the course of the year we may need to cancel or amend an advertised module, but the Department will make every effort to inform you as soon as possible.