BA Politics and Russian Civilisation
Year 3
(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the Joint Honours Degree programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:- understand and demonstrate coherent and detailed subject knowledge and professional competencies some of which will be informed by recent research/scholarship in the disciplines;- deploy accurately standard techniques of analysis and enquiry within the disciplines;- demonstrate a conceptual understanding which enables the development and sustaining of an argument;- describe and comment on particular aspects of recent research and/or scholarship;- appreciate the uncertainty, ambiguity and limitations of knowledge in the disciplines;- make appropriate use of scholarly reviews and primary sources;- conform to professional boundaries and norms where applicable.On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:- understand and demonstrate a coherent knowledge of the main issues in the contemporary scholarship of the disciplines; - understand and use the main conceptual ideas in the disciplines;- analyse and evaluate political issues;- appreciate the uncertainty of knowledge within the academic disciplines;- evaluate and make appropriate use of the scholarly literature;- write, present and support arguments in a scholarly way;- initiate and undertake an extended project; - in the dissertation students should be able to demonstrate conceptual grasp and an ability to make a sustained argument; - show an understanding of scholarship and recent research in Sociology; - have the knowledge and ability to deploy various techniques of analysis and enquiry within Sociology, and develop a conceptual understanding of Sociological debates and describe and comment on particular aspects of scholarship and recent research in Sociology;- demonstrate proficiency in the application of Sociological concepts and techniques; - demonstrate a familiarity with the concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques of Sociology;- demonstrate an ability to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches within the discipline of Sociology; and appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;- demonstrate an awareness of the boundaries between Sociology and other disciplines;- be able to apply generic and sociological qualities to standard situations outside the context in which they were originally studied;- be furnished with a historically informed and theoretically aware academic understanding of the dynamics of political phenomena and an in depth understanding of political processes, both at the domestic and international levels;- have a broad and balanced knowledge and understanding of key political theories, concepts, institutions and processes;- have an up to date knowledge of the main political theories that structure our political systems, and the wider social forces that shape political life; - have the ability to critically analyse British politics and international issues. The programme will:- provide students with an opportunity to study the engagement between Sociology and Politics;- allow the study of the two disciplines to the same depth as any single honours student but with less the breadth in each discipline;- provide a basis for further advanced study in either of the disciplines or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of:- being able to effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a wide variety of forms;- being able to recognise, represent and critically evaluate ideas and concepts from a variety of aspects of the literatures, cultures, history, politics, geography, social and economic structures of the societies of Russia and the Former Soviet Union;- being able to apply and differentiate between the concepts from different disciplines and approaches as a means of understanding the societies of Russia and the Former Soviet Union;- work au
Transferable (key) skills
The programme provides opportunities for students to practise and develop:- the transferable/key/generic skills necessary for employment related to the area(s) studied;- the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility;- analytical and critical thinking;- the deployment of decision making skills in complex and unpredictable situations;- the communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in a variety of ways to a variety of audiences;- the ability to undertake further training of a professional or equivalent nature where appropriate.Students will have had the opportunity to, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- demonstrate transferable skills necessary for employment such as initiative, analysis of information, problem-solving, finding information;- the skills of communication of concepts, facts and issues in a variety of ways;- demonstrate an ability to apply a broad range of disciplinary aspects;- draw on the scholarly material;- evaluate the scholarly arguments;- conduct independent work within the discipline;- use critical ability.Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- qualities and transferable skills related to Russian and Slavonic Studies, valuable for employment, eg. be able to gather and critically evaluate information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, be able to use IT effectively both as a means of communication and as an aid to learning;- the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;- the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility;- the deployment of decision-making skills in complex and unpredictable situations;- the communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in a variety of ways to a variety of audiences;- the ability to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature.
Assessment
The achievement of the programme outcomes will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for each subject and will include:- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects of the disciplines;- work that draws on a wide variety of material associated with the disciplines;- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;- work that is both evaluative and analytical.Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:- dissertation;- oral assessment;- written reports and log books;- assessment essays;- examinations.These will demonstrate the ability to - use the scholarly literature;- analyse and evaluate arguments;- show self-discipline and self-direction;- conduct independent work.Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects of the discipline;- work that draws on a wide variety of material;- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;- evidence of an ability to conduct independent, in-depth enquiry within the discipline;- work that is typically both evaluative and creative.Assessment methods include, where appropriate for each module:- written examinations - assessed coursework.