Module descriptions

Politics Programme

First Year

First Year 2011-12 Term 1 CORE:
PO101 Democracy and Active Citizenship
PO103 Political Institutions: Theory and Practice

First Year 2011-12 Term 2 CORE:
PO102 Political Institutions and Civil Society in Ireland
PO104 Political Institutions and Civil Society in Europe OR SO104 Global Society

Second Year

Second Year 2011-12 Term 1 CORE:
PO201 Political Theory and Active Citizenship
SO202 Introduction to Social Research

Second Year 2011-12 Term 2 CORE:
PO202 Active Citizenship Placement
PO304 State and Society

Second Year 2011-12 Term 1 ELECTIVES:
PO203 International Relations
PO209 Political Parties, Elections and Corruption

Second Year 2011-12 Term 2 ELECTIVES:
PO206 Gender, Nationalism and Armed Conflict
PO305 EU Politics
GY227 Political Geography

Third Year

Third Year 2011-12 Term 1 & 2 CORE:
PO303 Special Topic Research Project

Third Year 2011-12 Term 1 ELECTIVES:
SO331 Social Movements
SO332 Sociology of Gender
SO333 Sociology of Sexualities
PO301 International Public Policy
PO312 Gender and Politics
GY327 Environmental Politics
MD303 Media Seminar: Globalisation

Third Year 2011-12 Term 2 ELECTIVES:
SO319 Sociology of Revolutions
PO302 Irish Public Policy
PO311 Politics of Ethnic Conflict
SP304 Social Policy and Welfare States in Times of Change