Politics and IR SESSION 2013-14
Honours Course Pre-Selection Information
To note:
•Honours pre-selection forms will be distributed by the School via email
•You will also receive a booklet with a description of all courses offered within the School, as well as their timing and mode of assessment.
•Please make clear on the form your degree programme and year of study.
•Please be sure to list courses in order of preference.
•Please also select AT LEAST TWO more courses than you require.
•When listing course choices, check PIR timetable(separate attachment) to avoid timetable clashes
•Forms should be returned, by email, to the pre-selection email address on the form, by the deadline (normally mid-July)
FAQs
- “What are my degree requirements?”
- “What courses are on offer in 2013-14?”
- “Can I choose courses outsideof SSPS?”
- “How does P/IR allocate courses?”
- “How does the appeals process work re Honours entry?”
- “How does the course selection work for year abroad students?”
- “Who should I contact for further advice?”
1. “WHAT ARE MY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS?”
- The full list of requirements are available here; you are encouraged to study these carefully:
For Single Honours International Relations students please follow thislink
For Single Honours Politics please see thislink.
For Combined Honours Politics & Economic and Social History please see thislink.
For Combined Honour International Relations and Law please seethislink.
For other combined degrees involving Politics or IR, consult your individual degree table available here:
B.Students must first ensure they have met thefollowing requirements for Honours entry
a)a mark of 50+ on ICEB; SPT and SPE;
b)a mark of 40+ on IPIR + DCP + International Law (for IR students);
c)the requisite number of passes in additional pre-honours courses, as required by your degree programme.
(Students not meeting these requirements should refer to FAQ number 5 below.)
C.Students on Single Honours P/IR degrees, will take the equivalent of 240 credits over two years, split evenly between the two, i.e. 120 credits of courses in each year. This will usually be made up of ten 20 credit courses, plus a dissertation.
D.MA (Honours) Politics
Year 3
The Junior Honours year consists of three compulsory 20 credit courses:
- Global Justice and Citizenship
- Comparative Politics
- Approaches to Politics and International Relations
- PLUS a further three 20 credit courses.
Year 4
The Senior Honours year consists of four 20 credit options, plus a dissertation (worth 40 credits).
E.MA (Honours) International Relations
Year 3
The Junior Honours year consists of three compulsory 20 credit courses:
- Global Justice & Citizenship
- Theories of International Relations.
- Approaches to Politics and International Relations
- PLUSInternational Security or International Political Economy (in Year 3 or 4)
- PLUS a further two 20 credit option courses.
Year 4
The Senior Honours year consists of four 20 credit options, plus a dissertation (worth 40 credits).
Please note: students who have not taken International Political Economy or International Security in Year 3 must take one of these in Year 4.
Joint Honours students: Please consult the Degree Programme Table (DPT) via MyEd or approach your Personal Tutor for details of the requirements in your combined subject.
2. “WHAT COURSES ARE ON OFFER IN 2013-14?”
- For *Single Honours IR* students please follow thislink for up-to-date courses.
- For *Single Honours Politics* please see thislink.
For *Combined Honours Politics and Economic and Social History* please see this link.
For *Combined Honour International Relations and Law* please seethis link.
- For other combined degrees involving Politics or IR, consult your individual degree table available here:
See the ‘Pre-Registration of Honours Courses for SPS’ booklet for course descriptions, available here.
Some course guides from 2012/13 are available here and these will be updated for 2013/14 as the guides become available; search specific courses here.
3.“CAN I CHOOSE COURSES OUTSIDE OFSSPS?”
Yes, but students wishing to register for options outside SSPS (40 credits for Single Honours students across both Honours years, i.e. 20 credits per year) must first discuss and agree that choice with their Personal Tutor. They then must obtain the permission of the convenor of the outside course and, if necessary the Head of Subject or his/her delegate. The SSO or PT will need to enter a concession onto Euclid noting approval for the outside course.
4. “HOW DOES P/IR ALLOCATE COURSES?”
We endeavour to meet all students’ preferred choices. However, if demand for places exceeds supply we apply the following general hierarchy:
- Year 4 students (single and combined) take precedence over year 3 students;
- Either Politics or IR students may be given precedence based on the content of course (e.g. IR students will be given precedence on Human Rights in IR; Politics students will take precedence for Comparing Scottish Devolution);
- If spaces are still available after the requests of PIR students have been met, the course will be open to a) SSPS students and b) non-SPSS students in that order.
Provisional allocation of courses will be available in late summer via MyEd.
5.“HOW DOES THE HONOURS ENTRY APPEAL PROCESS WORK?
If you don't qualify for entry to Honours but consider that you have grounds for appeal, you should write formally to the Head of Subject.
Please see the following page for more information regarding the appeal’s procedure.
Those who have not met the entry to Honours criteria may still submit the course selection form, but any allocation of courses will be conditional upon the outcome of your appeal.
Appeals submissions are possible after the Exam board has met (usually mid-June) and the grades have been published. Please note that no appeals can be considered after that the 31st August 2013.
6.“HOW DOES THE COURSE SELECTION WORK FOR YEAR ABROAD STUDENTS?”
Students currently in the second year intending to do a year abroad in their third year will need to choose their year abroad courses in liaison with the P/IR Junior Year Abroad Co-ordinator (Dr. Ewan Stein, )
Both single and combined honours students will need to find substitutes for (most of) their compulsory third year courses in their year abroad, or take them on their return in fourth year. Note special requirements are in place for Modern European Language and Politics students; please see your specific degree requirements.
For further information on these requirements, consult the following links:
P/IR students
Joint MEL/Arabic and Politics students
7.“WHO SHOULD I CONTACT FOR FURTHER ADVICE?”
Students seeking academic advice on their course selection should contact theirPersonal Tutor.
Other enquiries can initially be directed to the relevant Honours Secretary/Student Support Officer:
Politics:
Ruth Winkle () CMB 1.11
International Relations:
Rebecca Shade () CMB 1.10