Undergraduate Course: Politics in a Changing World: An Introduction for non-specialists (PLIT08012)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course introduces students to key concepts and ideas through weekly case studies in politics and international relations. Students will explore issues such as authority, democracy, human rights, security and nationalism though a team-taught course involving PIR staff. Each week staff will introduce a case study, discuss key concepts, highlight different approaches in the literature to the challenge as outlined and propose possible solutions, linking these to wider theories about politics & international relations.
Students taking this course must not be enrolled in 'Politics and International Relations 1A'. |
| Course description |
This course offers an introduction to key issues in Politics and International Relations to non-specialists. It provides a taster to the types of topics that are typically dealt with in semester-long honours courses in the MA Politics and MA International Relations degrees. The course is team taught, with different staff members in PIR teaching on their areas of expertise. Many of the topics are famed as key challenges facing voters, states or political organisations.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Politics and International Relations 1A: Concepts and Debates (PLIT08017)
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Other requirements | Students with either Politics or IR in their degree title are not eligible to take this course (they must take PIR1A), but students enrolling in this course will have a sufficient foundation for it to count as an equivalent to IPIR should they wish to transfer into a PIR degree. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 13,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
161 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Mid-term essay (1500 words) - 45%
Final essay (2000 words) - 55% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify and substantiate key concepts in Politics & IR
- Be familiar with of a set of current global challenges relevant to the discipline.
- Link key issues to their potential political dimensions, and situate them in a wider political context.
- Identify which academic theories help to understand contemporary political issues, and employ them in discussion and debate.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Knowledge of key issues, concepts and theories in politics and international relations.
Critical thinking and analytical skills.
Advanced research skills.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Global citizenship.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tim Hayward
Tel: (0131 6)50 4238
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Brodie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 3139
Email: |
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