Liberal Arts Modules

We're continually updating our modules to reflect the latest research and expertise within our Department.
Please note, our module web pages currently reflect content for the 2020-21 academic year.
External students
We're really happy to welcome students from across the University into our modules. Find out more.
First-year core modules
IP101 |
Dr Bryan Brazeau | 0 CATS | Term 1 | |
IP102 |
Dr Bryan Brazeau | 30 CATS | Terms 1-3 | |
IP103 |
Dr Gavin Schwartz-Leeper and Dr Martin Mik | 30 CATS | Terms 1-3 | |
IP108 |
Dr Kirsten Harris | 15 CATS | Term 1 |
First-year optional core modules
SO104 |
Introduction to Social Analytics in Social Inequalities Research |
Dr Roxana-Diana Baltaru (Sociology) | 15 CATS | Term 1 |
IP110
|
Dr Lauren Bird | 15 CATS | Term 2 | |
This is a core module for our more technical pathways such as Economics and will act as a prerequisite for more advanced analytical modules. |
First-year optional modules
IP109 |
Dr Martin Mik | 15 CATS | Term 2 | |
IP110 |
Dr Lauren Bird | 15 CATS | Term 2 |
First-year certificates
Extracurricular |
Dr Peter Dwyer | 10 weeks | Term 1 | |
Extracurricular |
Certificate of Professional Communication with Work Placement |
Bodrun Nahar | 1 week plus placement | Term 3 |
Second-year core modules
IP201 |
Sustainability: Frameworks, Challenges and Opportunities | Dr Lauren Bird | 30 CATS | Terms 1-3 |
IP205 |
Dr Kirsten Harris | 30 CATS | Terms 1-3 |
Honours-level optional modules
These optional modules are available for Liberal Arts students in their second or final year (except where indicated otherwise).
IP204 |
Dr Gavin Schwartz-Leeper | 15 CATS | Term 2 | |
IP206 |
Dr Kirsten Harris | 15 CATS | Term 2 | |
IP309 |
Quantitative Research Methods: Understanding Relationships in Data |
Dr Lauren Bird | 15 CATS | Term 1 |
IP312 |
Dr Bryan Brazeau | 15 CATS | Term 1 | |
IP313 |
Dr Bryan Brazeau | 15 CATS | Term 2 |
Second-year certificates
Extracurricular |
Certificate of Coaching Practice | Dr Bob Thomson | 5 weeks | Term 2 |
Extracurricular |
Certificate of Professional Communication with Work Placement | Bodrun Nahar | 1 week plus placement | Term 3 |
Study abroad year
An optional intercalated year abroad is available between your second year and final year. Dr Byran Brazeau is the Department's Study Abroad Coordinator.
Work placement year
Final-year core module
IP302 |
Dissertation | Dr Gavin Schwartz-Leeper | 30 CATS | Terms 1-3 |
Modules not running in 2020-21
IP303 |
A Sustainable Serenissima: Water, Fire and the Future of Venice | Dr Bryan Brazeau | 15 CATS | Term 2 |
IP304 |
Posthumous Geographies I: Underworlds | Dr Bryan Brazeau | 15 CATS | Term 1 |
IP305 |
Posthumous Geographies II: Paradises | Dr Bryan Brazeau | 15 CATS | Term 2 |
IP306 |
Impact Evaluation: Frameworks for Implementing and Assessing Transdisciplinary Interventions |
Dr Lauren Bird | 15 CATS | Term 2 |
IP310 |
The Monarch: The Role of the Head of State in the British Political System | Dr Martin Mik | 15 CATS | Term 1 |