Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POC3111: Political Sociology

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.

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:

1. Methodology

2. Political culture and social capital

3. Class

4. Religion

5. Gender

6. Ethnicity and race

7. Political elites

8. Turnout

9. Social movements

10. Media

11. Citizen participation

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

...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	22	11 x 2 hour seminars
Guided Independent study	44	Preparing for seminars: reading and thinking through answers to discussion questions
Guided Independent study	84	Preparing for examination and essay

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