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While all the students on a particular module will attend the lecture, the seminar is a smaller group - normally around ten to fifteen in number. At the seminar the lecture topic will be explored in more detail, perhaps through group work or individually prepared presentations.
Your performance on modules is assessed by a wide variety of means - from formal exams where you answer essay- type questions from a previously unseen paper to ‘seen’ exams where you know the questions in advance but still must answer them in timed exam conditions. Prepared essays on a specific topic are also part of the assessment of almost all modules. Additionally, seminar presentations may be marked and included in the overall assessment. As a general principle, modules will involve a mixture of assessment techniques in order to achieve an all-round picture of your abilities and to give you a chance to shine in the type of test that suits you best.
what’s so good about politics and international relations at dundee?
In the 2010 National Student Survey we were ranked 4th in Scotland with 91% of our students saying they were satisfied with the quality of the course.
what our graduates are doing
Natalie Coupar graduated in MA (Hons) Politics and History in 2010 and is currently the Vice President Communications for the Dundee University Students’ Association (DUSA). During her time at Dundee she was Editor of the student magazine, The Magdalen, and won Journalist of the Year in 2008. She says, My best learning experience was my dissertation. Never in my life have I been so passionate about a topic. It was great to have such an opportunity to research into something at such a deep level. I think my tutor got sick of the sight of me!
programme content • typical degree programme example Please refer to the MA degree structure and overview on page 135.
MA Honours degree Advanced entry MA Honours degree Level 1
A total of 6 modules, including:
> Politics and Policy (compulsory) and 5 other modules which might include:
> Introduction to Political Theory
> The Globalising World Level 2
A total of 6 modules, including:
> Comparative Politics (compulsory)
> International Relations (compulsory)
Level 3
A total of 4 modules (2 modules for joint Honours), including:
> Theorising Politics (compulsory for single Honours Politics and joint Honours Politics and International Relations) and other modules chosen from:
> Collapse of the Soviet Union
> Contemporary Politics in Ireland
> Contemporary Politics in the UK
> European Union Politics
> Foucault: Power and Knowledge
> Gender, Feminism and Political Theory
> Governing the USA
> Politics of the United Nations
> Politics of Transatlantic Relations
Level 4
A total of 4 modules (2 modules for joint Honours), including:
> Dissertation (compulsory for single Honours) and other modules chosen from:
> Environmental Politics
> Gender, Power and Sexuality
> International Peacekeeping
> International Political Economy
> International Politics of Crime and Terrorism
> Marx’s Capital
> Philosophy of Peace and War
> Russia in Transition > Scottish Politics
> US Foreign Policy since 1945
For details of the programme content for degrees in International Relations and Politics, Geopolitics and European Politics, please visit our programme webpage.
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