Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL2115: British Foreign Policy

This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Draft oral evidence notes	600-800 words	1-6	Written on ELE

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
67	0	33

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Oral evidence plus notes	33	5-minute opening statement in class and 600-800 words of notes submitted to lecturer by email in advance of class	1-7	Written by email from lecturer, following seminar
Research essay	67	2000 words	1, 2, 4-6	Written by BART

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Oral evidence plus notes	Written evidence (1000 words)	1-6	August/September reassessment period
Research essay (2000 words)	Research essay (2000 words)	1-2, 4-6	August/September reassessment period

Re-assessment notes

Students with ILPs excusing them from oral presentations should discuss with lecturer. They will be required to present in private. Alternate assessments without oral presentation will not assess ILO 7. Students who do not wish to make an oral presentation are advised not to choose the module.