Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3120: War and Public Opinion

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

What the public knows (and doesn’t know) about foreign affairs

Situational factors that shape public opinion about war

Principal Policy Objective (PPO) and support for war

Elite signals and rhetoric

Understanding the contested role of casualties

Group identity

Expectations of success

Media effects and framing

Individual level factors that shape public opinion and elite perceptions about war

Personality

Emotions and Morality

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
40	260	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 Activity	40	20 x 2 hour seminars
Guided Independent Study	100	Reading assignments
Guided Independent Study	100	Essay preparation: conducting research, and writing the finished product (c.50 hours per essay)
Guided Independent Study	60	Preparation for and completion of examination

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