School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies units in 2029/30

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, occasionally this includes not running units if they are not viable.

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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 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 Analysis and Peacebuilding Approaches POLIM0060 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Conflict Resolution POLIM0061 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
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 Methods and Data Skills SOCIM0040 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Dissertation POLIM1001 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation SOCIM1000 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 AYEAR
Dissertation - SPCC Applied Research Project POLIM0056 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding POLIM0062 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
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: 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
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 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 POLI10003 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Theories of International Relations POLIM3014 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
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