Politics
Party Politics, Voters and Elections in Britain
Module POC3146 for 2022/3
Module POC3146 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC3146: Party Politics, Voters and Elections in Britain
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
While precise content will vary from year to year, the teaching activity will include lectures and seminar activities based on the following topics:
- Introduction to the study of party politics
- Ideology, leadership & electoral context of major parties
- Rise of insurgent parties & independents
- Party identification & partisanship
- Electoral shocks and realignment
- Turnout and voter registration
- Electoral systems
- Study of voter behaviour
- Local politics
Learning and Teaching
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...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 | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminar |
| Guided Independent Study | 65 | Private study, reading and preparing for seminars (approx. 6 hours per seminar) |
| Guided Independent Study | 20 | Researching and writing book review |
| Guided Independent Study | 40 | Researching and writing research report |
| Guided Independent Study | 3 | Receiving and reflecting on feedback |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
