Power in Britain

Department of Political Science and International Studies, School of Government and Society

College of Social Sciences

Details

Code 20907

Level of study Third/Final year

Credit value 20

Semester 1 and 2

Pre-requisite modules Where students take this course as a 10 credit unit they will be expected to undertake self directed study of the material not covered from the readin

Module description

This module provides students with the opportunity to develop a sophisticated understanding of theories of power and the philsophical, normative and methodological issues involved when analysing the distribution, sources, sites and relations of power in British society. It also offers students the opportunity to take a lead in investigating specific empirical instances of power in Britain which are of interest to them.

Teaching and learning methods

These courses are taught by a combination of lectures, classes and directed reading.

This module is available as:
Autumn term only 10 credit unit – 3,000 word assessed essay
Spring term only 10 credit unit – 3,000 word assessed essay
Whole Year 20 credit unit – 2,500 summative essay (30%), presentation (10%) and 4,500 summative essay (60%).