GV101-4-SP-CO:
Democracy: Forms and Futures
2015/16
Government
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
15
15 April 2013
Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
GV100
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BA L900 International Development,
BA L901 International Development (Including Year Abroad),
BA L902 International Development (Including Placement Year),
BA LRF9 International Relations and Modern Languages,
BA VL12 Modern History and International Relations,
BA VL1F Modern History and International Relations (Including Year Abroad),
BA LV21 Modern History and Politics,
BA LV2C Modern History and Politics (Including Year Abroad),
BA LV25 Philosophy and Politics,
BA LV2M Philosophy and Politics (Including Year Abroad),
BA L200 Politics,
BA L201 Politics (Including Year Abroad),
BA L202 Politics (Including Foundation Year),
BA L203 Politics (Including Placement Year),
BA L219 Politics with Human Rights (Including Placement Year),
BA L2M9 Politics with Human Rights,
BA LFM9 Politics with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad),
BA LL23 Sociology and Politics (Including Year Abroad),
BA LL24 Sociology and Politics (Including Placement Year),
BA LL32 Sociology and Politics,
LLB ML14 Law with Politics (Including Year Abroad),
LLB ML15 Law with Politics (Including Placement Year),
LLB ML16 Law with Politics
This module is designed to provide you with an introduction to political science and to politics. The module consists of two parts. In the autumn, we will explore the scope of political science as a field of inquiry and the methods used by political scientists. We will examine both normative and descriptive approaches to politics. Normative approaches focus on questions of what should occur in politics, and, in contrast, descriptive approaches seek to analyse what does occur in politics. Social scientists are concerned mostly with questions falling into the latter category. In the spring, we will focus on the substance of politics, including the roles played by states, mass publics, organizations, and institutions, as well as the outputs of their interactions: public policy and international relations.
No information available.
No information available.
Compulsory for: All 1st Year degree schemes involving Politics EXCEPT International Relations
Full Year Socrates and Full Year International Programme students only accepted with approval of Module Supervisor.
GV101 is available as an outside option.
1 hour lecture per week plus 1 x 1 hour class per week.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Essay |
|
30% |
| Practical |
Participation |
|
5% |
| Written Exam |
Class Test 1 |
|
30% |
| Written Exam |
Class Test 2 |
|
35% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Gina Yannitell Reinhardt (lectures) plus Teaching Assistants
Dr Reinhardt: gmyrei@essex.ac.uk
Administration: Becky Fray, Room 5B.314, email rfray@essex.ac.uk
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No
No
No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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