School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies units in 2026/27

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
All open units
Unit name Unit code Credit points Open unit status Teaching Block
Advanced Qualitative Research SOCIM3132 20 Not open TB-2
Advanced Quantitative Research POLIM0064 20 Not open TB-2
Advanced Quantitative Research project SPAIM0039 40 Not open TB-2
Capitalist Transformation in East Asia POLIM0051 20 Not open TB-1
Care, Labour and Gender SOCIM0004 20 Not open TB-2
China's International Relations POLIM0023 20 Not open TB-2
China’s Political Economy: Trade and Finance in China POLIM0040 20 Not open TB-2
Climate Crisis and International Security POLIM0052 20 Not open TB-2
Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding Approaches POLIM0060 20 Not open TB-1
Conflict Resolution POLIM0061 20 Not open TB-1
Conflict, Security and Development POLIM1007 20 Not open TB-1
Consumption, Environment and Sustainable Development SOCIM0034 20 Not open TB-2
Contemporary Identities and Inequalities SOCIM0015 20 Not open TB-1
Contemporary Sociological Theory SOCIM3101 20 Not open TB-2
Digital Culture SOCIM0038 20 Not open TB-2
Digital Economy and Society SOCIM0031 20 Not open TB-2
Digital Methods and Data Skills SOCIM0040 20 Not open TB-1
Dissertation POLIM1001 60 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation SOCIM1000 60 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation (SWDTC) POLIM0008 60 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation (SWDTC) POLIM0010 60 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation - Applied Research SPAIM0052 60 Not open TB-4
Dissertation - SPCC Applied Research Project POLIM0056 60 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding POLIM0062 60 Not open AYEAR
European Security POLIM0019 20 Not open TB-2
Feminisms and International Relations POLIM3013 20 Not open TB-1
Foreign Policy Analysis POLIM3017 20 Not open TB-2
Gender and Development POLIM2032 20 Not open TB-1
Gender, Masculinity/ies and International Relations POLIM3016 20 Not open TB-2
Global Transformations POLIM0063 20 Not open TB-2
Global transformations: Issues and Trajectories POLIM0059 20 Not open TB-2
International Political Economy POLIM3015 20 Not open TB-2
International Security POLIM3012 20 Not open TB-1
Introduction to Digital and Technological Society SOCIM0037 20 Not open TB-1
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences SOCIM0013 20 Not open TB-1
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences SOCIM0011 20 Not open TB-1,TB-2
Managing and Evaluating Development POLIM2036 20 Not open TB-2
Philosophy and Research Design in the Social Sciences SOCIM0012 20 Not open TB-1
Rationality and Absurdity SOCIM0033 20 Not open TB-1
Society, Politics and Climate Change POLIM0055 20 Not open TB-1
The Middle East in International Relations Theory POLIM0037 20 Not open TB-2
The Politics of (Un)sustainability POLIM0028 20 Not open TB-1
Theoretical Approaches to Security POLIM0029 20 Not open TB-1
Theories of Development POLIM3018 20 Not open TB-1
Theories of International Relations POLIM3014 20 Not open TB-1
Transitional Justice in the Aftermath of Conflict POLIM0049 20 Not open TB-2
Understanding Culture SOCIM0014 20 Not open TB-1
Understanding Social Movements SOCIM0028 20 Not open TB-2
Vulnerabilities, Capacities and Disasters POLIM0058 20 Not open TB-1