Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL2020: Contemporary Theories of World Politics

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.

Week Lecture

1 Introduction

2 Geopolitics

3 Interests and anarchy

4 Institutions and cooperation

5 International society and the classical approach

6 Identity and world politics

7 Development and hegemony

8 Patriarchy and power

9 Race and the margins of international politics

10 Anarchy, networks or a world state?

11 Conclusions and methodological reflections

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
26.5	123.5

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	16.5	11 x 1.5 hour lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	10	10 x 1 hour tutorials
Guided Independent study	123.5	A variety of private study tasks directed by module leader and seminar tutors. These tasks may include:- Reading and note-taking in preparation for class (60 hours); Preparation for and completion of examination (40 hours); Essay preparation (conducting research, writing the finished product) (23.5 hours)

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).