PL12004: Essential study skills in politics
[Page last updated: 26 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 40%, CWSI 60% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Article Review (CWES 40%)
- Annotated bibliography (CWSI 60%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to identify reliable sources in politics.
- Produce a literature review and academic bibliography.
- Illustrate the ability to reference and cite texts correctly.
- Show an understanding of how to read academic texts in politics and an understanding of the purpose of political research and essay writing.
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| Synopsis: | Explore the essential skills required for the study of political phenomena. Starting from the question of what it is we do when we study politics, you will learn practical skills such as how to read academic articles, how to research around political topics, and how to produce an academic essay on political questions. Youll study this unit in tandem with the two introductory units of Politics and International Relations.
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| Content: | This unit introduces students to the central academic tools required to study politics at a university degree level. We will discuss what it is we seek to do when we study politics; how to identify reliable sources in politics; how to undertake a literature review; how to write an essay; how to produce a bibliography; and how to reference and cite sources correctly.
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| Course availability: |
PL12004 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics (Year 1)
- UHES-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics with professional placement (Year 1)
- UHES-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics with professional placement and study abroad (Year 1)
- UHES-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics with study abroad (Year 1)
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AKB67 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio French) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB68 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio German) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB71 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Italian) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB72 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Mandarin) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB70 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Russian) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB69 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Spanish) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB67 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (French) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB68 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (German) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB69 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (Spanish) with year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AFB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with professional placement (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with professional placement and study abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with study abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AFB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with professional placement (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with professional placement and study abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with study abroad (Year 1)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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