Politics and Public Policy

Why do we need politics, or politicians for that matter? What do policies, and the ideological positions that underpin them, actually say about the world – past, present and future?

Explore these questions and more across cultures, continents and centuries - from the Ancient World and Imperial China to present-day Europe, Russia and South America. Ponder the causes of the Holocaust, the Arab-Israeli conflict and Apartheid. How do politics and policies affect specific groups: women, children, minorities, religious groups? Explore cultural, historical, educational, legal, philosophical, religious dimensions.

Politics and Public Policy modules

68 modules available

This information is for the 2024/25 academic year. 

IF YOU ARE AN INCOMING YEAR ONE STUDENT, YOU SHOULD ONLY CHOOSE LEVEL 1 MODULES. 
 

Module Code Module Title Level
CLAS1300 The Greek World: an Introduction 1
CLAS1400 The Roman World: An Introduction 1
FOAH1100 Creative Africas: Culture and the Arts in Modern Africa 1
HIST1060 Faith, Knowledge and Power, 1500-1750 1
HPSC1080 History of Modern Medicine 1
LAW1076 An Introduction to Law: What is Law? 1
LUBS1291 Economic Perspectives and Controversies 1
LUBS1755 Business and Society (Combined) 1
LUBS1760 Business and Society (Organisation Theory) 1
LUBS1765 Business and Society (Social Theory) 1
PHIL1080 The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong 1
PIED1100 British Politics 1
PIED1201 Global Development Challenges 1
PIED1212 Making of the Modern World 1
PIED1511 International Politics 1
PIED1551 Power and Conflict - an Introduction 1
PIED1601 Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas 1
PIED1806 Contemporary Africas: Politics, Society and the Environment 1
SLSP1181 Crime and Society 1
SLSP1191 Identities and Inequalities 1
SLSP1221 Debating Welfare States 1
SOEE1390 Introduction to Business, Environment and Corporate Responsibility 1
THEO1133 Introduction to Christian Theology 1
THEO1177 Religion, Politics and Society in the Modern World 1
ARAB2066 Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict 2
ARAB2091 Arab Media, Politics and Society 2
ARAB2190 Global Jihad: From the Taliban to ISIS 2
CHEM2200 Science and Society: The Critical Interface 2
EAST2008 The Making of Modern Thailand 2
HIST2030 The Crusades and the Crusader States in the 12th Century 2
HIST2045 Transformations of the Roman World 2
HIST2073 Most Christian Kings: France, 1515-1715 2
HIST2103 Later Victorian England: Politics, Society and Culture 2
HIST2112 Jewish Communities in Medieval Europe 2
HIST2430 The History of Africa since 1900 2
HPSC2400 History of Psychiatry and Mental Illness 2
IDEA2000 Leadership Ethics 2
IDEA2001 Love: Ethical, Social and Political Issues 2
LLLC2222 Violent and Sexually Offending Young People 2
LUBS2060 Contemporary Industrial Relations 2
PIED2139 The Labour Party Since 1945 2
PIED2601 Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century 2
PIED2602 Justice, Community and Conflict 2
PRHS2000 Human Rights and Religion 2
SLSP2021 Crime, Law and Regulation 2
SLSP2041 Disability Studies: An Introduction 2
SLSP2651 Key Debates in Social Policy 2
SLSP2731 Central Problems in Sociology 2
THEO2720 Religion, Gender and Society 2
FOAH3150 Religion and Violence 3
GEOG3121 Creating Alternative Futures 3
HIST3450 American History, American Historians 3
HIST3710 Nazism, Stalinism and the Rise of the Total State 3
HIST3723 Apartheid in South Africa: Origins, Impact and Legacy 3
ITAL3045 Introduction to Dante's Comedy (in Translation) 3
LAW3280 Media Law 3
LUBS3001 Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective 3
LUBS3002 Diversity Management 3
PIED3207 International Development and Social Policy 3
PIED3640 Ethics and Politics of Human Rights 3
SLSP3211 State Crime and Immorality 3
SLSP3500 Gender, Technologies and the Body 3
SOEE3630 Strategic Energy Issues 3
THEO3190 Religions and Global Development 3
THEO3280
Religion, Politics and the Future
3
TRAN3031 Public Transport Policy and Practice 3
TRAN3061 Travel Activity Analysis 3
TRAN3062 Social Analysis and Social Psychology for Transport 3