What is the difference between a half unit and a full unit course?
A half unit runs for the equivalent of one term, ie normally 10 weeks of teaching excluding any revision. A full unit course runs throughout the session. Two half units may be taken in place of one full unit with the approval of your supervisor and the teachers responsible for the courses. In the IR Department we have four half unit courses listed under the MSc IR/IR Research degree regulations for 2007/8: IR431 EU Policy-Making in a Global Context, IR433 The International Politics of EU Enlargement, IR434 European Defence and Security, and IR481 Europe, the US and the Middle East.
