Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL1025: Classical Political Thought

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

Overview

NQF Level	4
Credits	15	ECTS Value	7.5
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 1 (11 weeks)
Academic staff	Dr Robin Durie (Convenor)
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Available via distance learning	No

This module introduces you to the practice and tradition of political theorising in the West: firstly from the Greeks to the early Christian period, and secondly from the Medieval period to the High Renaissance through the study of selected text by major thinkers. You will also be introduced to a tradition of textual interpretation and commentary connected with this tradition and some of the major interpretations offered. You will learn to critically assess such interpretations against the texts yourself and to understand the significance and contributions of the major cultural components of that tradition, namely classical antiquity and early Christianity.

Module created	01/10/2010	Last revised	21/02/2012