Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
Period: |
- Semester 1
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Assessment Summary: | CW 30%, ES 70% |
Assessment Detail: |
- Coursework (CW 30%)
- Essay (ES 70%)
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Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Requisites: |
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Description:
| Aims: The unit aims:
* to raise students awareness of the key philosophical and moral traditions upon which contemporary politics is based
* to provide an introduction to major political thinkers, from antiquity to modernity
* to enable students to contextualise and evaluate contemporary political debates in the light of ongoing debates in political thought and theory.
Learning Outcomes: Students who have successfully completed this unit should
* have acquired the ability to see contemporary politics and political debates in the context of political thought and theory
* have achieved a solid overview of major thinkers in political thought and theory, from antiquity to modernity
* be able to understand and discuss political issues making use of the conceptual tools provided by political thought and theory.
Skills: Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are taught and assessed in this unit. Skills in effective learning are developed in this unit.
Content: The course provides a survey of the ideas and contemporary influence of a selection of major political thinkers, from antiquity to modernity.
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Programme availability: |
PL20970 is Compulsory on the following programmes:
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AYB13 : BA(Hons) French and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB12 : BA(Hons) German and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB16 : BA(Hons) Italian ab inito and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB14 : BA(Hons) Italian and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AFB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations (Year 2)
- UHPL-AAB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AKB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHPL-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics (Year 2)
- UHPL-AAB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB15 : BA(Hons) Russian ab inito and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB17 : BA(Hons) Spanish and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 2)
PL20970 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics (Year 2)
- UHES-AKB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Year long work placement (Year 2)
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- UHSP-AFB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 2)
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