BA (Hons) Politics with Education Studies Bachelor's degree at De Montfort University

This module looks at key political ideas that are fundamental to our world today, but also how those ideas have changed, especially with recent contributions in gender studies, postcolonial research and queer theory. Studying this module introduces students to theory – not as a distant, abstract exercise, but as a reflection of contemporary politics.

This module, with its focus on journeys and places, offers an opportunity for students across a variety of undergraduate programmes in the school to explore a range of the key concepts underpinning their studies. The themes covered include journeys, spaces and the concept of welcome; (im)mobilities and journeys through time and space; representation and imaginative geographies; gender and placemaking; belonging and place attachment; journeys, places and identities; as well as themes related to s

This module is an introduction to some of the important contemporary debates in Childhood Studies and society. The module will explore and evaluate the construction of childhood, the inequalities which surround childhood, and what it means to be a child in the UK in the 21st century.

There are vivid debates about the health and future of contemporary democracy. This module introduces students to the concept of democracy, and examines different forms of democracy, using historical examples to understand the drivers of the expansion and retrenchment of different kinds of democracy.

Assessment: portfolio (100%) (oral presentation and written report)

Big ideas in politics matter - but which ones? This module examines key political ideas that shape political realities today, but explores what decolonisation and diversification means for those political ideas. Why Big Ideas Matter takes a unique disruptive approach, by creating conversations between two or three important thinkers, within multiple cultural contexts and perspectives.

Assessment: Presentation (40%) and written report (60%)

This module is designed to prepare and support you towards the pursuit of post-degree pathways. It will focus on the specific skills, capabilities and knowledge needed to adapt and flourish in professional environments and contexts.

This module will explore child development and in particular an individual's social and emotional development. It will examine a range of perspectives which consider how the cognitive, social and emotional realms of individual development are all closely inter-linked and mutually dependent.

This module is concerned with examining how technology has impacted and changed education and learning. We will consider key cultural changes, for example, that we now live in the 'digital age'; how technological change has impacted on notions of children's and young people's media literacy, e-learning, e-safety and social networking.

This module is based on the principles that everyone can be a musician, that children and adults can always develop and improve musical skills, and that all teachers and intending teachers can offer rich, high quality musical experiences for pupils.

This module critically introduces the approaches and methods that shape the creation of empirical knowledge in politics and international relations. The module provides students with an up-to-date understanding of research methods, and the ways these methods are applied in contemporary politics and international relations research.

Assessment: Portfolio (100%)

This module takes a thematic approach to the study of politics across the Americas, offering a political, historical, social, cultural and international focus. In particular it seeks to challenge US-centric perceptions of the continent, by drawing on aspects of trans-continental relations as well as UK relations across the Americas.

Assessment: Portfolio (100%) presentation and report

This module focuses on the growing canon of work around decolonising politics. The module will address legacies of empire and