Module POC1032 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC1032: Return to Learning - British Politics
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Aims
This module aims to present you with an introduction to British politics which will provoke thought and provide foundational concepts for the academic study of this topic. The lecture videos and online content introduce you to the main institutions and processes of government with contemporary emphasis but historical awareness. The module covers democracy in Britain, electoral politics, executive politics and structures for developing and implementing public policy. A theme of the course will be the extent to which Britain has a pluralist politics, and whether that matters.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate your knowledge of the basic institutions and operation of British politics, recent political history and contrasting perspectives on developments in British politics in written work. 2. evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches and perspectives on British politics and be able to evaluate it in terms of Pluralism in written work. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. place descriptive material within a conceptual and theoretical context and to move from the concrete to the abstract and vice versa, and an ability to assimilate and analyse a wide range of disparate data in written work. 4. interpret and apply theory and evidence about political institutions and processes in written and oral work. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 5. demonstrate effective essay writing techniques, including the ability to evaluate and synthesise relevant material 6. demonstrate effective independent study skills 7. engage effectively in group work, including group activities during seminars |
