About the Department

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The Department of Political Studies at UWC is a small but dynamic team that strives for excellence in teaching and research. The Department provides a balanced mixed of modules in our undergraduate and post-graduate programmes covering International Relations, Comparative Government, African and South African politics and Political Theory. The vision of the Department is to become a centre of excellence for the cultivation of great minds in Politics and International Relations to engage the political challenges of the 21st Century.

Postgraduate Students

Structured postgraduate programme 2012


Name
Description
Semester
Lecturer
Honours Code
Masters Code
Research Methodology
Compulsory
1st semester
Africa/ Luescher-Mamashela 
POL 701

POL 811

Research Project
(Honours students only)
Compulsory; counts 24 credits, i.e. the same as one module. You have to write a research report of 15 000 words under the supervision of a lecturer in the Department
Topic and research outline must be finalized by the end of the 1st term and presented by the end of the second term;
Penultimate draft due 15 October. Final report must be submitted on 5 November 2011 for graduation in March 2012
Dependent on the topic
POL 706

N/A
Mini-thesis
(Masters student only)
Compulsory;
Counts 50% of the overall final assessment
You have to write a mini-thesis of 40 000 words under the supervision of a lecturer in the Department
Topic and research proposal must be finalized by the end of the 1st term and presented by the end of the second term; Final submission: 15 November 2011 for graduation in March 2012. Please inform your supervisor 3 month in advance that you intend to submit the thesis for examination.
Dependent on the topic
N/A
POL 803

Political Philosophy

Advanced course in IR Theory dealing with key IR theorists’ work and in-depth and critical analyses of contemporary theoretical trends
1st semester
Hoskins

POL 711

POL 816

Contemporary Democratic Theory
Explores theories and issues of citizenship and participation with
practical examples from the Western Cape, the Congo and Brazil
2nd semester
Piper

POL 723

POL817

International Political Economy
Explores the main trends in international political economy, e.g. the current global financial crisis, India’s and China’s involvement on the African continent and economic diplomacy
2nd semester
Pretorius
POL 709

POL 814

Chinese Foreign Policy
(IR Theory)
The rise of China in world politics is one of the major post-Cold War trends. This module will provide an overview of Chinese foreign policy from the Maoist era to today, exploring topics such as South-South cooperation and China’s Africa policy.
1st semester
Steven Kuo
POL 730
POL 840
Comparative Area Politics

Explores advanced topics in comparative politics, e.g. the democratisation in the Middle East and politics in the Global South
2nd Semester
Gottschalk
POL 708

POL813


NOTE: Students must register for three elective modules and the two compulsory modules (research methodology, research project for Hons OR mini-thesis for Structured Masters). Students are allowed to take one elective module in the place of a Political Studies module from a cognate department (e.g. the Institute for Social Development, History or Sociology) with the agreement of both departments involved. Please consult Prof. Joelien Pretorius or Prof. Laurence Piper if you need curriculum advice or contact Nadia Jansen if you have problems registering.

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