Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM803: Sources in Modernity and Post-Modernity

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level	7
Credits	30	ECTS Value	15
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 1 (11 weeks)
Academic staff	Dr Simon Townsend (Convenor)
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Available via distance learning	No

This module is the main core course for the MA programmes in Political Theory (History of Political Thought, and Social and Political Thought). It is also open to other students on related areas of study. Part of it is run in conjunction with the Political Theory Reading Group in Semester 1. The latter is a postgraduate and faculty research seminar series in the Politics Department. Participation in the Reading Group is meant to introduce you to contemporary debates and approaches. Normal classes will introduce you to the formation of modern political and social thought, examining some of the main themes characterizing both modern and post-modern debates. The module is intended to develop your ability to critically reflect about the nature and scope of political and social thought

Module created	01/10/2008	Last revised	03/11/2020