BA Politics(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

At the end of L1 you will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a familiarity with the basic concepts of Politics, and some of the main theoretical approaches to its study.
2. Demonstrate awareness of the key political systems, ideas, and entities, and how these shape the contemporary world.
3. Demonstrate awareness of some of the main debates within the study of Politics and the major subfields of Political Theory and Comparative Politics.
4. Be able to rehearse basic arguments and evaluations of the main debates within the study of Politics.

Skills Learning Outcomes

At the end of L1 you will be able to:

1. Retrieve, organise, and produce basic summaries of information and/or data.
2. Assemble basic arguments and be able to evaluate the arguments of others.
3. Work with others in a collaborative manner.
4. Demonstrate some of the skills necessary for employment in fields connected to the study of Politics.
5. Have a basic understanding of digital technologies and be able to use them to retrieve data and information and to communicate this information to others.

Assessment

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: (1) demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard themes, concepts, and theories relating to International Development; and (2) demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies in a variety formats. These formats may include: essays, reports, learning logs, blogs, literature reviews, presentations, poster-presentations, and podcasts. Assessment will be both formative and summative, and will be supported with feedback.