Course in European Studies

Modules for European Studies

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Course Structure

The Course of Study normally extends over a period of four years; year 3 is spent at a partner academic institution abroad, normally in a country whose language the student studies; years 1,2 and 4 correspond to the three stages of study. Students will study a combination of double, single and linked core and optional units, which may include up to a total of 30 credits chosen from units offered by other Departments within the University (electives).

Stage 1 modules - Stages 2 & 3 modules

Language Modules - Social Science Modules - Economics - Geography - History - Politics - Sociology

Stage One

Students must study units amounting to 120 credits (normally 60 in each semester), including at least 100 at Level 1 or above. All units offered within the Department in Stage One are at Level 1.

Stage One offers a general introduction to the Social Sciences, qualifying students to choose one from a number of major disciplinary options in Stages 2 and 4 and to select courses from other disciplines if desired. It also provides the opportunity for students to develop their skills and competence in one of the following foreign languages: French, German, Russian or Spanish, and to build on their 'A' level (or equivalent) grades. In the case of Russian studied ab initio, students are offered the opportunity to acquire and develop skills and competence in the Russian language, and / or build on any previous knowledge of it ( pre-A level).

In detail:

All students are required to take 40 credits or their equivalent in their specialist foreign language: French, German or Spanish.

Students of Russian ab initio are required to take 60 credits or their equivalent in the Russian language.

In the Social Sciences, the units Introduction to Modern European History: from Division to Unity and Modern European Ideologies (totalling 20 credits) are compulsory for all students. Students then select 60 credits (six single unit equivalents) from the remaining Social Sciences units.

Languages in Stage One
All students will take the following units in their chosen language (French, German or Spanish), totalling 40 credits, 20 in each semester:
Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
ML0125K	Written and Spoken Skills I (French)	20	L1S1
ML0125K	Written and Spoken Skills II (French)	20	L1S2
ML0230K	Written and Spoken Skills I (German)	20	L1S1
ML0230K	Written and Spoken Skills II (German)	20	L1S2
ML0432K	Written and Spoken Skills I (Spanish)	20	L1S1
ML0432K	Written and Spoken Skills II (Spanish)	20	L1S2

Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
Students of Russian ab initio will take the following units in the Russian language, totalling 60 credits, 30 in each semester:
ML0331D	Written Skills I (Russian ab initio)	20	L1S1
ML0332D	Written Skills II (Russian ab initio)	20	L1S2
ML0333L	Spoken Skills I (Russian ab initio) (linked)	10	L1S1
ML0333L	Spoken Skills II (Russian ab initio) (linked)	10	L1S2

Social Sciences in Stage One
All students will take the following units, totalling 20 credits:
Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
ESH005M	Introduction to Modern European History: From Division to Unity	10	L1S1
ESH006M	Modern European Ideologies	10	L1S2

Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
Students of French, German or Spanish will then choose units totalling 60 credits (normally 30 in each semester) from the following list of options:
Students of Russian ab initio will choose units totalling 40 credits (normally 20 in each semester) from the following list of options.
ESP003M	Introduction to Political Science	10	L1S2
ESP004M	Comparative Politics I	10	L1S1
SEE003M	Principles of Economics (Micro)	10	L1S1
SEE004M	Principles of Economics (Macro)	10	L1S2
EN1303M	Human Geography	10	L1S2
ES0306M	Introduction to European Geography	10	L1S2
SES002D	Introduction to Sociology	20	L1S1
ESH007M	Historiography of Modern Europe I	10	L1S1
ESH008M	Historiography of Modern Europe II	10	L1S2

Note:
Students are not permitted to take as options a combination of double units and/or linked units which comprise more than 80 credits. Students should seek the advice of their tutor in order to ensure that their choice of optional units meets this specification.

Stages Two and Three

Students will study units amounting to 120 credits at each Level, a total of 240 units (equivalents to 24 single units) All units offered in Stages Two and Three are at Level 2 or above.

Of the total 240 credits, 100 will be in their specialist language (French, German, Russian or Spanish) and 140 in the Social Sciences.

At Stage Two, all students will also take two compulsory Social Sciences units (totalling 40 credits) entitled Modern Europe I and Modern Europe II.

Of the remaining 100 Social Sciences credits, 60 credits (equivalent to six single units) must be taken from one of the majors of Economics , Geography, History, Politics and Sociology. In each major, with the exception of History and Geography, core units have been designated which must be selected by students taking that major. The remaining 40 credits (equivalent to four single units) may be selected from any of the core or optional units available in any of the majors, subject to the constraints of timetabling.

Hence students may select the core units from their chosen major discipline, plus options from the same discipline giving them a significant element of specialisation. Alternatively, at the other extreme, they may select options (up to the value of 40 credits) from the other majors, achieving a more broadly-based Social Sciences component in their degree.

With the agreement of both departments and subject to the constraints of timetabling students may take a number of appropriate units (not more than 30 credits) from other departments in the University (Electives). These will be in lieu of units taught by European Studies. Students will be advised as to what constitutes an acceptable degree profile.
In detail:

Core Units for Stages 2 and 3
All students should take the following compulsory core units amounting to 40 credits:
Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
ESH102D	Modern Europe I	20	L2S1
ESH103D	Modern Europe II	20	L2S2

Compulsory Language Units
100 credits (equivalent to 10 single units) will be available in the specialist foreign language (French, German or Spanish)
Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
ML0127L	Spoken Skills I in French	10	L2S1
ML0127L	Spoken Skills II in French	10	L2S2
ML0126L	Written Skills I in French	10	L2S1
ML0126L	Written Skills II in French	10	L2S2
ML0236L	Spoken Skills I in German	10	L2S1
ML0236L	Spoken Skills II in German	10	L2S2
ML0235L	Written Skills I in German	10	L2S1
ML0235L	Written Skills II in German	10	L2S2
ML0438L	Spoken Skills I in Spanish	10	L2S1
ML0438L	Spoken Skills II in Spanish	10	L2S2
ML0437L	Written Skills I in Spanish	10	L2S1
ML0437L	Written Skills II in Spanish	10	L2S2
ES0514D	French Language IVA	20	L3S1
ES0515D	French Language IVB	20	L3S2
ES0522D	French Language IVC	20	L3S2
ES0516D	German Language IVA	20	L3S1
ES0517D	German Language IVB	20	L3S2
ES0518D	German Language IVC	20	L3S2
ES0519D	Spanish Language lVA	20	L3S1
ES0520D	Spanish Language IVB	20	L3S2
ES0521D	Spanish Language IVC	20	L3S2

Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
Students of Russian ab initio will also study units amounting to 100 credits (equivalent to 10 single units) in their specialist foreign language (Russian), of which the following units totalling 80 credits will be compulsory
ML0338L	Spoken Skills III (Russian ab initio)	10	L3S1
ML0338L	Spoken Skills III (Russian ab initio)	10	L3S2
ML0337L	Written Skills IV (Russian ab initio)	10	L3S1
ML0337L	Written Skills IV (Russian ab initio)	10	L3S2
ML0320M	Core Language Skills II (Russian)	10	L3S1
ML0325M	Core Language Skills III (Russian)	10	L3S2

Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
The remaining 20 credits will be chosen from the following units:
ML0323M	Russian Economy III: economic history of Perestroika	10	L3S1
ML0328M	Russian Economy IV: Russia's road to market	10	L3S2
ML0324M	Russian Literature III	10	L3S1
ML0329M	Russian Literature IV	10	L3S2
ML0322M	Russian Politics III	10	L3S1
ML0327M	Russian Politics IV	10	L3S2

Economics
Students choosing the major in Economics will be required to take the following core units (totalling 60 credits):

Core Units for Economics
Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
SEE101D	Microeconomic Theory	20	L2S1
SEE102D	Macroeconomic Theory	20	L2S1
ESE218M	Political Economy of the Single European Market	10	L3S2
ESE236M	Macroeconomics for Open Economies	10	L3S1

Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
Students will then select additional optional units, equivalent to 40 credits, from the list of Economics units (below) or from units in the majors in Geography, History, Politics or Sociology (below).
SEE103D	Quantitative Economics I *	20	L2S2
SEE213M	Industrial Organisation	10	L3S1
SEE207M	International Trade	10	L3S1
SEE201M	Economics of Public Expenditure	10	L3S2
SEE202M	Economics of Taxation	10	L3S1
SEE203M	Economic Policy	10	L3S2
ESE219M	Economics of Labour	10	L3S2
ESE233M	European and International Integration	10	L3S1
ESE237M	Economic Interaction between North and South	10	L3S1
ESE238M	Europe of the Regions	10	L2S2

* Only available to students who have taken Mathematics at Advanced Level.

Geography
Students choosing the major in Geography will select 60 credits (equivalent to six single units) from the list of Geography units below, not all of which will be available each academic year. They will then choose additional units, either from the remaining Geography units or from the majors in Economics, History, Politics and Sociology, equivalent to 40 credits.

Geography Units
Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
EN2309M	Historical Geography	10	L3S2
EN3308M	Political Geography: Origins and Perspectives	10	L3S2
EN2302M	Geography and Planning (Econ)	10	L3S1
EN2308M	Geography and Planning (Urban)	10	L3S2
EN3311M	Regional Development and Planning (prerequisite Geography & Planning (Econ))	10	L3S2
EN3323L	Urban Planning (prerequisite Geography & Planning (Urban))	10 (linked)	L3S1 and L3S2
EN2311M	Geography and Planning Field Course (Easter) (prerequisite Geography & Planning (Urban)	10	L2S2 and L3S2
EN3320L	Rural Planning and Countryside Planning	20 (linked)	L3S1 and L3S2
EN3312M	Environmentalism and Conservation	10	L3S1
EN2106M	Weather and Climate	10	L3S1
EN1107M	Principles of Geology ¹	10	L2S2
¹ Note: this is a Level I unit for Environmental Science but can be available for ES students in Level II
EN2307M	Geomorphology	10	L3S2
EN2312M	Physical Geography Field Course (Easter) (prerequisite: students must be taking Geomorphology)	10	L3S2

History
Students choosing the major in History will select units of 60 credits from the list of History units below, not all of which will be available each academic year. They will then choose additional units, either from the remaining History units or from the majors in Economics, Geography, Politics and Sociology, equivalent to 40 credits.

History Units
Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
ESH207D	History of European Integration	20	L3S1
ESH209D	Modern Germany	20	L3S1
ESH245M	Britain in the Age of Revolution and Reform, 1760-1832²	10	L3S2
² Note: Alternates with ESH246M Aristocracy, Democracy and Empire: Britain 1832-1914.
ESH246M	Aristocracy, Democracy and Empire: Britain 1832-1914	10	L3S2
ESH247M	Revolutionary France 1789-1848³	10	L3S2
³ Note: Alternates with ESH248M Revolution, Empire and Republic, France 1848-1914.
ESH248M	Revolution, Empire and Republic, France 1848-1914	10	L3S2
ESH224D	History of South East Europe	20	L3S2
ESH242M	Imperial Russia, 1801-1917	10	L3S2
ESH243D	Soviet Russia, 1917-1991	20	L3S2
ESH236D	History of North-East Europe	20	L3S2
ESH237M	Intellectual History in Germany, 1800 to the Present	10	L3S1
ESH238M	German Foreign Policy since 1914	10	L3S1
ESH239M	Britain and Central and Eastern Europe 1919-45	10	L3S1
ESH240M	The Holocaust	10	L3S1
ESH241M	Reform and Revolution in France, 1774-1794	10	L3S2
ESH244M	Soviet Russia, 1917-1991 (Advanced)	10	L3S2

Politics
Students choosing the major in Politics will be required to take the following core units totalling 30 credits:

Politics Core Units
Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
ESP106M	Political Theory	10	L3S2
ESP107M	Comparative Politics II	10	L3S2
ESP108M	Public Policy	10	L3S1

Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
They will then choose 30 additional credits from the following list of Optional Core Politics units:
ESP109M	Politics and Policies of the UK	10	L3S1
ESP110M	Contemporary French Politics	10	L3S1
ESP111M	Politics and Policies of Germany	10	L3S1
ESP203M	Politics and Policies of the EU	10	L3S2
ESP225M	Politics and Policies of Greece	10	L3S2
ESP223M	Politics and Policies of Italy	10	L3S1
ESP210M	Politics and Policies of Spain	10	L3S1
ESP227M	Advanced Political Theory	10	L3S2
ESP228M	Advanced Comparative Politics	10	L3S2
ESP229M	Advanced Public Policy	10	L3S1
ESP230M	Politics and Policies of the UK (advanced)	10	L3S1
ESP231M	Contemporary French Politics (advanced)	10	L3S1
ESP232M	Politics and Policies of Germany (advanced)	10	L3S1
ESP233M	Politics and Policies of the EU (advanced)	10	L3S2
ESP235M	Politics and Policies of Greece (advanced)	10	L3S2
ESP234M	Politics and Policies of Italy (advanced)	10	L3S1

Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
Students will then choose additional optional units, the equivalent of 40 units, either from the list of optional units above, or from the list of optional units in Politics below, or from the majors in Economics, Geography, History or Sociology:
ESP201M	International Political Economy	10	L3S2
ESP226M	Politics and Government of the US	10	L3S2
ESP213M	International Relations	10	L3S2
ESP215M	Latin American Politics	10	L3S1
ESP219M	State, Economy & Industry in Western Europe	10	L3S1

Sociology
Students choosing to major in Sociology will be required to take the following core units (60 credits)

Sociology Core Units
Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
SES101D	Classical Debates in Sociological Theory	20	L2S1
SES108D	Contemporary Debates in Social Theory	20	L3S2
SES109D	Social Divisions	20	L2S2

Code	Unit Title	Credits	Lvl/Sem
Students will then choose additional optional units, to the value of 40 credits (equivalent to 4 single units), either from the list of Sociology units below or from the majors in Economics, Geography, History and Politics.
SES215M	School and Society	10	L3S1 or L3S2
SES223M	Family and Household in Modern Britain	10	L3S1
SES206M	Modernism and Post-Modernism	10	L3S1 or L3S2
SES228M	Race and Ethnicity in Modern Britain	10	L3S2
SES205M	Marxism and Marxist Thought	10	L3S1
SEM227M	Literature and Alienation	10	L3S1
SES214M	Economic Sociology	10	L3S1
SEM201M	Literature, Politics and Society I⁴	10	L3S2
⁴ Note: Alternates with SEM202M Literature, Politics and Society II
SEM202M	Literature Politics & Society II⁵	10	L3S2
⁵ Note: Alternates with SEM201M Literature, Politics and Society I

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