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Module POL1018 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL1018: Facing the Challenges of World Politics in the Twenty-First Century
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The module’s precise content may vary from year to year. Topics covered range from debates about sovereignty (and its discontents), the universality or particularity of liberal norms and institutions, the evolving character of international society and warfare, the myth or reality of civilizational clashes, emerging powers, the tensions between order and justice, and global challenges such as inequality and climate change.
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
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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 | 73.5 | Preparation and completion of course work |
Guided Independent study | 50 | Reading for tutorials |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).