School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies units in 2025/26

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience.

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Level QCA-3
Level C/4
Level I/5
Level H/6
Level M/7
Level D/8
All units
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Unit name Unit code Credit points Level of study Open unit status Teaching Block
Advanced Qualitative Research SOCIM3132 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Advanced Quantitative Research POLIM0064 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Advanced Quantitative Research project SPAIM0039 40 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Analysing Politics POLI10007 40 Certificate/4 Not open TB-4
Art and Society SOCI20087 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Britain and the EU: The Politics of Brexit POLI30042 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Capitalist Transformation in East Asia POLIM0051 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Care, Labour and Gender SOCIM0004 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Challenges in World Politics POLI10009 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
China's International Relations POLIM0023 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
China’s Political Economy: Trade and Finance in China POLIM0040 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Class and Social Divisions SOCI20045 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Climate Crisis and International Security POLIM0052 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Co-operation and Integration In Europe POLI21214 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction POLI11103 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Conceptualising the Social SOCI20016 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Conducting a Research Project using Secondary Data POLI20001 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Conflict, Security and Development POLIM1007 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Consumption and Sustainability SOCI30106 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Consumption, Environment and Sustainable Development SOCIM0034 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Contemporary Identities and Inequalities SOCIM0015 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Contemporary International Relations POLI20002 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Contemporary Political Theory POLI22202 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Contemporary Sociological Theory SOCIM3101 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Critical Security Studies POLI31384 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Data Matters SOCI10014 40 Certificate/4 Not open TB-4
Democracy and US Government POLI21226 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Development Studies POLI21213 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Digital Culture SOCIM0038 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Digital Economy and Society SOCIM0031 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Digital Methods and Data Skills SOCIM0040 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Dissertation SOCIM1000 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation POLIM1001 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation POLI31555 40 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Dissertation SOCI30050 40 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Dissertation (SWDTC) POLIM0010 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation (SWDTC) POLIM0008 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation (with Quantitative Research Methods) (Politics) POLI30011 40 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Dissertation (with Quantitative Research Methods) (Sociology) SOCI30065 40 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Dissertation - Applied Research SPAIM0052 60 Masters/7 Not open TB-4
Dissertation - SPCC Applied Research Project POLIM0056 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Doing Social Research SOCI10005 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
East Asian Societies: Alternative Modernities SOCI20076 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Ethnicity and Racism SOCI20017 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
European Foreign Policy POLI30014 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
European Security POLIM0019 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Feminisms and International Relations POLIM3013 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Foreign Policy Analysis POLIM3017 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Gender and Development POLIM2032 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Gender and Migration SOCI30091 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Gender, Masculinity/ies and International Relations POLIM3016 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Global Bristol SPAI10008 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Global Justice POLI20010 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Global Transformations POLIM0063 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Global transformations: Issues and Trajectories POLIM0059 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
How to Win a Political Argument POLI30020 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
International Political Economy POLIM3015 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
International Security POLIM3012 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Intersections and Inequalities SOCI10012 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Introducing Culture SOCI10010 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Introduction to Digital and Technological Society SOCIM0037 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences SOCIM0013 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences SOCIM0011 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1,TB-2
Investigating Society (Politics) POLI20019 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Investigating Society (Sociology) SOCI20079 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Issues in World Politics POLI10001 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Key Social Thinkers SOCI10006 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Making of the Modern World Order POLI10008 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Managing and Evaluating Development POLIM2036 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Modern British Government and Politics POLI20014 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Modern Slavery: Issues and Debates SOCI30097 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in South Asia POLI20009 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Northern Ireland: conflict and resolution POLI30040 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Peacebuilding: Theory and Practice POLI31557 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Perspectives on Power SOCI30062 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Philosopher Queens POLI30041 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Philosophy and Research Design in the Social Sciences SOCIM0012 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Planetary Sociology SOCI10013 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Political Concepts POLI11101 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Popular Culture and World Politics POLI31378 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Populism POLI30039 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Power Politics and International Relations of East Asia POLI29008 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Power, Politics and Food POLI30027 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Principles of Quantitative Social Science SOCI20069 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Public Opinion and Democracy SOCI30072 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Qualitative Data Matters SOCI10016 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Quantitative Data Matters SOCI10015 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Queering Sexuality and Gender SOCI30105 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Rationality and Absurdity SOCIM0033 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Religion and Politics SOCI30107 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Risk, Danger and Disaster SOCI30098 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Russian Politics POLI20006 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Sexuality and Society SOCI20072 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Social Identities and Divisions SOCI10007 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Society, Politics and Climate Change POLIM0055 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Sociology in a Global Context SOCI10008 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Sociology of Health and Illness SOCI20035 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
States and Markets POLI31559 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Study Abroad (Term) SPAI20030 60 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1,TB-2
Study Abroad (Year) SPAI20029 120 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-4
The Feminist Sociology of Food SOCI30104 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
The Middle East in International Relations Theory POLIM0037 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
The Political Economy of China POLI30009 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
The Politics of (Un)sustainability POLIM0028 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
The Politics of Gender POLI31351 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
The Politics of Human Rights POLI30026 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
The Politics of Post Apartheid South Africa POLI31381 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
The Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa POLI21231 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
The Politics of the Contemporary Labour Party POLI30024 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
The Politics of the Environment POLI20018 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
The Politics of the Global South POLI10004 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
The Sociology of Childhood and Rights SOCI20078 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
The Sociology of Gender SOCI20042 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
The Sociology of Popular Music SOCI30048 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Theoretical Approaches to Security POLIM0029 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Theories of Development POLIM3018 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Theories of International Relations POLIM3014 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Theories of International Relations POLI10003 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Theorising Politics POLI10006 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Theory Matters SOCI10011 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Thinking Politically POLI10005 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Thinking Sociologically SOCI10004 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Transitional Justice in the Aftermath of Conflict POLIM0049 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
US Foreign Policy POLI30017 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Understanding Culture SOCIM0014 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Understanding Social Movements SOCIM0028 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Vulnerabilities, Capacities and Disasters POLIM0058 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1