IntroductionUndergraduate Programs
At Imperial College Ismalyr, it is our belief that the undergraduate student is the backbone of any well educated society, taking in knowledge and ideas to feed their interests at the height of their development as human beings and carrying those on throughout their adult lives to affect society in a myriad of fashions. Covering the social sciences in their entirety, the undergraduate studies program at the College is specifically tailored to provide students with groundings in a variety of specialist areas, ranging from the humanities to statistic-centric studies in an effort to promote a wide-ranging approach to social issues.
Undergraduates in Anemos Major are known as 'Intellectist Fonderise', or Foundation Scholars, due to the perceived nature of undergraduate education in Anemos Major as being a 'foundation' stage course for development into either vocational or academic pursuits. Accordingly the courses offered at Ismalyr are generally short, at three years, with additional components for certain courses like Law. Most undergraduate courses are separated into Components - generally split into Interdisciplinary and Specialist Components, students are provided with differing combinations of the two depending on the course taken and years of study, with a number of programmes offered under these two subsets over the three years of an undergraduate student's education. At Ismalyr, students work through a comprehensive program of interacting optional lectures and compulsory classes covering six programmes per annum over three terms (Winter, Spring, Summer), culminating in an annual examination, which can be replaced by a dissertation in the Second Year if so desired in every subject. The student-to-teacher ratio at Ismalyr is naturally low, and in addition to classes a system exists whereby students are are assigned supervisory tutors in groups of five from amongst the junior faculty in their first years, and then go on to apply for senior tutors via letters in a selection process for the next two years of their undergraduate education.
In the Anemonian tertiary educational system, the social sciences, primarily due to the influence of Ismalyr during the educational restructuring of the 1970s, are considered to be a separate category of education to the Arts and Sciences. In terms of subjects such as history, state regulators consider the approach to the subject to be the differentiating factor; therefore, while the State History course at the University of Sailiei is considered to be an Arts course due to its focus on figures of import and the cultural side of historical affairs, the course with the same name at Imperial College Ismalyr is considered to be a Social Sciences degree due to its different, social-centric approach to the the subject matter. Another peculiarity of the higher level tertiary educational system in Anemos Major is the nature of the courses offered - rather than offering a wide selection of courses in their own right, a narrower range of potential undergraduate degrees are offered with a wide variety of options within to allow students to develop in different directions from within.The high quality of the education offered to students at Ismalyr allows for their individual development and closer relationships between teachers and learners, allowing this highly individual-centric form of undergraduate education to flourish in its own right.
Accordingly the standard undergraduate qualification offered is the FSo, or Fonderist Socialise. Taken over three years, the FSo is awarded upon the completion and assessment of final examinations, or the Registeryr Dreise. Based upon the marks gained in the three end-of-year examinations or dissertations taken as part of every FSo program and the overall evaluation of candidate performance throughout, the FSo can be awarded at a number of levels; from bottom to top, Dreise (Third), Dinise (Second), Inise (First) and Inise Emeriei (First of Merit).
The heart of the Imperial College's undergraduate education is the mandatory college-wide first year Polymathic Approach course, providing undergraduate students with an appreciation of the wide variety of subject areas explored in the pursuit of the study of society, the interaction of subject areas and the manner in which different schools of thought have developed over time across the social sciences. Exploring the issues associated with the differing manners in which social sciences choose to view their studies and the methods utilised to reach conclusions, students are introduced to concepts such as the distinction between the social studies as an empirical field of study against the postpositivist theory of conjecture and are thus led to expand their understanding of their subjects in terms of approach as well as content. The Imperial College is an institution dedicated to the understanding of society and societal issues, and Polymathic Approach constitutes the first and most important step in this pursuit in its exploration of the fundamental issues inherent to the social sciences.
However, in the same way the heart is but a single functioning part in the complex mechanisms of a human being, Polymathic Approach merely constitutes the basis for the pursuit of the social sciences at the College. Dedicated to providing its students with the widest possible variety of specialist pursuits while remaining within the focus of establishing an undergraduate foundation in the social sciences as a whole, Imperial College Ismalyr draws from the extensive academia and resources at its disposal to provide an extensive selection of interacting undergraduate courses for prospective students. At ICI, subject areas are divided into broad Institutes of study, which in turn are divided into narrower Departments amongst which undergraduate courses are offered cooperatively. In order to foster a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to studying their respective subject areas, courses are generally structured with an emphasis on incorporating additional modules from external Departments and Institutes alongside the traditional three year undergraduate course to provide a wider perspective on the material covered during undergraduate education.
Shown below is a loose outline of the courses offered at the undergraduate level by the Imperial College.
Undergraduate Degree Programs
FSo AnthropologyCourse Code - FSo IS480
Average Annual Intake - 60
Overview - Anthropology, as its name would suggest, is a highly varied, highly flexible subject area dedicated to the study of the human being in its many forms; eliminating current national and supranational barriers, anthropology takes a look at the human being from a general perspective and endeavours to explain the peculiarities of its behaviour and existence in a variety of different contexts. As a three year course, the FSo in Anthropology creates not only a solid foundation for participant students but determines their future direction by creating the potential for extensive specialisation within it, creating the opportunity for individual students to explore the subject in terms of a number of different contexts including linguistics and sociological studies.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- An Introduction to Social Anthropology (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- Anthropological Interpretation of Sources (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Five Components of choice, Interdisciplinary OR Specialist
- One course-external Option from approved list
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FSo GeographyCourse Code - FSo IS230
Average Annual Intake - 70
Overview - A unique course by any standards, what is broadly labelled 'Social Geography' at ICI is a subject area that attempts to put together the disciplines of human and environmental geography and study the relationship between human society and its spatial environments. From the urbanisation of human society to the usage of resources across the world, the FSo in Geography provides students with a three year foundation in a complex subject area and explores human society in spatial terms, with Components covering areas as varied as development issues to social studies of the environment.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- An Introduction to Social Geography (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- Geographical Analysis of Society (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Five Components of choice, Interdisciplinary OR Specialist
- One course-external Option from approved list
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FSo GovernmentCourse Code - FSo IS500
Average Annual Intake - 200
Overview - ICI's Government course, nationally recognised as the birthplace of countless influential political theorists and think tank academics, is a comprehensive course that explores the complexities of the Anemonian governmental system at the federal and national levels respectively and explores the interaction between its institutions, from judiciary to bureaucracy, politicians to the Crown. Over three years, the FSo in Government arms its students with a thorough understanding of contemporary Anemonian national governance and specialist education in more specific areas of interest.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- Government and Institutional Interdependence (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- Analysis of Governmental Affairs (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Three Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Three course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Six Components of choice, Interdisciplinary OR Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FSo International HistoryCourse Code - FSo IS420
Average Annual Intake - 50
Overview - International History, as taught at Imperial College Ismalyr, is a course with the potential for specialised or theoretical study into the realm of social history at a global level. Exploring the significance of past actions to inform present society, the three year FSo course looks into the significance of past events across national borders and their ramifications and consequences, the repercussions caused by events and the trends observable in social change throughout the ages.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- International History since 1800 (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- Analysis and Evaluation of Historical Sources (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Five Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- One course-external Option from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Five Components of choice, Interdisciplinary OR Specialist
- One course-external Option from approved list
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FSo International RelationsCourse Code - FSo IS540
Average Annual Intake - 140
Overview - International Relations, a young subject area relative to most others studied at ICI, is a field of study that pertains to the understanding of the relationships established between countries, and the role of non-state entities within an interconnected world. Favouring a multidisciplinary approach to the subject matter, the three year FSo in International Relations looks into the relationship between nations from a variety of perspectives, historical, governmental and beyond.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- International History since 1900 (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- International Relations Theory (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary OR Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FLeg LawCourse Code - FSo IS600
Average Annual Intake - 120
Overview - Law, uniquely amongst the undergraduate courses offered at ICI, is explored as a component of a full legal career as opposed to a detached study of the law from the point of view of a social scientist. Following a highly comprehensive exploration of the law as a functional body of enforceable rules, the creation of law and the basis for this and an overview of the complex legal system of Anemos Major in the first year, the three year FLeg offered by the Imperial College permits students to explore law from a functional and theoretical perspective whilst progressively specialising towards a certain branch of its application for further exploration in the graduate programs offered by the College.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- The Legal System of Anemos Major (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- Criminal Law (Mandatory)
- Property Law (Mandatory)
- Administrative Law (Mandatory)
- Corporate Law (Mandatory)
- Theories of Law (Mandatory)
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Legatise Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Six Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Six Components of choice, Interdisciplinary OR Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Fonderist Legatise)
FSo MacroeconomicsCourse Code - FSo IS710
Average Annual Intake - 50
Overview - The study of the distribution of scarce resources at a national and international level, ICI's course in Macroeconomics approaches the subject in terms of economic study and macroeconomic policy. Over its three year duration, the FSo focuses on the provision of an understanding of the basic issues surrounding national and international level economics whilst acknowledging divergences in method and understanding, allowing specialisation into areas such as econometric study and fiscal theory.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- The National and International Economy (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- Statistical Study of Macroeconomics (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary OR Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FSo Microeconomics and ManagementCourse Code - FSo IS720
Average Annual Intake - 50
Overview - The other half of ICI's undergraduate level economics programme, the Microeconomics and Management course focuses on a more localised study of economics, following a corporate-minded line of education concentrating on the local level economic body as a social structure as well as its interaction with the macroeconomy. The three year FSo provides students with an understanding of microeconomic models, econometrics, management theory and goes on to provide further specialisation in the subject along various lines.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- The Local Economic Structure (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- Statistical Study of Microeconomics (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary OR Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FSo Social PhilosophyCourse Code - FSo IS860
Average Annual Intake - 20
Overview - A field of study rarely undertaken at the undergraduate level, the Social Philosophy course offered by ICI is both young and home to some of the greatest thinkers of their time. Exploring the nature of values and reason alongside epistemology at a social level, the Social Philosophy course looks into the problems associated with shared values, the conflict of ideals and the nature of social perspectives. Beginning from a foundation in the basic theories associated with the subject, the FSo in Social Philosophy then expands to give students the opportunity to look into the subject from more focused points of view.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- Values and Knowledge in Society (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- An Introduction to Epistemology (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Three Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Three course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary OR Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FSo Social PolicyCourse Code - FSo IS880
Average Annual Intake - 140
Overview - The undergraduate course in Social Policy is one of ICI's largest and most influential, forming the backbone of the bureaucratic elite of countless Anemonian governmental institutions. Its objective is to arm its students with a full understanding of the nature and objectives of social policy, wider views of social policy within society and politics and the specialist knowledge required to succeed in the conceptualisation and implementation of policy in a number of particular areas.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- An Introduction to Social Policy (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- Perspectives on Social Policy (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Five Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- One course-external Option from approved list
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FSo Social PsychologyCourse Code - FSo IS820
Average Annual Intake - 25
Overview - Social psychology is without doubt one of the most complex subjects considered at the undergraduate level at ICI. With the objective of explaining social phenomena through the empirical analysis of the human mind in individual and group situations, it is a subject that covers the breadth of human behaviour from activity within the group to the development of the mind in an effort to explain human behaviour. The three year FSo taken at the Imperial College explores the nature and study of social psychology and subsequently moves on to its more specific fields and applications.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- The Psychology of Society (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- The Empirical Study of Social Psychology (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FSo SociologyCourse Code - FSo IS810
Average Annual Intake - 60
Overview - As the study of society as a whole, sociology is an undergraduate discipline to which significant importance is attributed at ICI. Exploring the nature of society and societal problems in a primarily empirical manner, it is a subject that aims to provide its scholars with an unrivalled breadth of knowledge and theory concerning the workings of wider society through the statistical and observational analysis of the world around them. The three year FSo at ICI provides students with a grounding in the subject and the approaches to it in the first year, going on to provide a wider selection of possible studies over the following two.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- Sociological Issues in the Modern Day (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- Analysis and Evaluation in Sociology (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Two course-external Options from approved list
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FSo Supranational Policy and LanguagesCourse Code - FSo IS890
Average Annual Intake - 40
Overview - The Supranational Policy and Languages course at ICI is widely known for its position as a direct route into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' upper levels, and its rigorous education in the subtleties of international relations in terms of treaties and multinational policy. Exploring the nature of international policy-level agreements and ramifications, the course provides students with a firm understanding of a complex subject area backed by a comprehensive understanding of a single foreign language up to the advanced level over its three years.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- Policy Decisions Beyond Borders (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- The Creation of International Policy (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Language 1 (Constitutes Two Components)
- Two Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Three Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- One course-external Option from approved list
- Language 2 (Constitutes Two Components)
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- Language 3 (Constitutes Two Components)
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)
FSo State HistoryCourse Code - FSo IS410
Average Annual Intake - 50
Overview - State History, the other History component taught at the undergraduate level at ICI, is a course that looks into the Anemonian nation's past and its complexities, considering the development of society during various periods and studying the relationship between events and consequences to fully understand the significance of the subject matter. The three year FSo in State History provides students with a basic understanding of the broad subject and the methodology involved, before going on to study students' areas of interest in further detail.
Course Structure -
YEAR ONE
- Anemos Major: Past and Present (Mandatory)
- Polymathic Approach (Mandatory, Winter only)
- Analysis and Evaluation of Historical Sources (Mandatory, Spring and Summer only)
- Four Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Inise)
YEAR TWO
- Five Components of choice, Interdisciplinary AND Specialist
- One course-external Option from approved list
- End of Year Examination OR Dissertation (Registeryr Dinsei)
YEAR THREE
- Five Components of choice, Interdisciplinary OR Specialist
- One course-external Option from approved list
- End of Year Examination (Registeryr Dreise)