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Governing the Good Life: Contemporary International Studies
Module POC2086 for 2019/0
Module POC2086 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC2086: Governing the Good Life: Contemporary International Studies
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
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:
- Governing The Good Life: Introduction to the rising international interest in wellbeing
- Bhutan: Gross National Happiness
- South Africa: Ubuntu after apartheid
- India: Swaraj, self-development and self-rule
- Ecuador: Buen Vivir and plurinationalism
- UK: Measuring National Wellbeing
- US: Chasing the American Dream
- New Zealand: The Waitangi Tribunal and Te Kupenga
- South Korea: ì?°ë¹? Wel-bing and wellbeing
- International transfer of ideas: EU, UN, OECD
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 & Teaching activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
Guided independent study | 30 | Preparation for seminars (30 hours) |
Guided independent study | 45 | Reading set texts (30 hours) and secondary material (15 hours) |
Guided independent study | 53 | Assessment (53 hours) |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).