BSc Politics and Law (Cornwall)
About this course
BSc in Politics and Law (Cornwall), a Politics and Law (Cornwall) degree centred on the interaction between political systems and legal frameworks. Core topics include Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme is delivered on the Penryn campus in Cornwall, offering students opportunities to undertake placements in law firms, government bodies, and NGOs. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Legal Foundations, Legal Foundations 2, and British Government and Politics. In the second year, students build analytical skills with Political Analysis, while choosing from optional legal and political modules including Environmental Regulation and Redress, Employment Law, Contract Law, and Comparative Politics. Optional modules allow students to explore specialised areas across human rights, criminal law, international relations, and political theory.
Modules
- Legal Foundations
- Legal Foundations 2
- British Government and Politics
- Constitutional Law
- Human Rights Law
- Criminal Law 1 Foundations
- Criminal Law 2 Companies and Organisations
- Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations
- Violence in World Politics
- Power, Inequality and Global Justice
- Modern Political Theory
- Political Analysis
- Environmental Regulation and Redress
- Employment Law
- National and Community Identity
- Imagining the Good Life: From Agora to the American Dream
- Security Studies
- Comparative Politics
- Introduction to Postcolonialism
- Political Geographies: Local to Global
- Politics of the Middle East
- Political Behaviour across Generations and the Life Course
- Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality
- Contract Law
- The Law of Torts