Part IIB
In Part IIB Politics and International Relations, you may choose to offer four papers, or three papers and a dissertation. The one requirement (except for those doing a one year Part II) is to take POL 9 and at least one other paper in the subject. Other choices are to extend your knowledge of the history of political thought, or study the politics of a particular area such as Europe or Africa.
Paper Guides for 2017-18 (Subject to further change)
- POL9: Conceptual Issues and Texts in Politics and International Relations
- POL10: The History of Political Thought from c.1700 to c.1890
- POL11: Political Philosophy and the History of Political Thought Since c.1890
- POL12: The Politics of the Middle East
- POL13: The Politics of Europe
- POL14: US Foreign Policy
- POL15: The Politics of Africa
- POL16: Conflict and Peacebuilding
- POL17: The Politics of Asia
- POL18: Politics and Gender
- POL19: The Politics of the International Economy
- POL20: The Politics of the Future, 1880-2080
Dissertations
- Each year the Department publishes a guide to dissertations which sets out the expectations of content, layout, and submission (Submission and Penalties section - to be updated). It is important that you read this guide whilst working on your dissertation and before submitting.
- Dissertation Application Form
- Undergraduate Ethical Approval Form
- For reference when writing your own dissertation please see below for a couple of examples of first class dissertations written by POLIS students in previous years of the PPS tripos.
- Example #1:The US Constitution and debates on the expansion of federal power, 1932-2013
- Example #2: Global Justice and indeterminacy - the boundaries of the cosmopolitan premise
Examinations
- Marking and Classing Criteria
- Past papers are available on Moodle
- Part II Examiners' Reports 2016-17
- Part II Examiners' Reports 2015-16
- Part II Examiners' Reports 2014-15
- Previous Examiners' Reports
- Lecture List and Timetable