College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Cultures of the Life Sciences
Module SOCM016 for 2023/4
Module SOCM016 for 2023/4
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
SOCM016: Cultures of the Life Sciences
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will draw from the following:
- The role of classification in biology
- Experimental practices in biology
- Modelling practices in biology
- Publishing practices in biology
- The role of important concepts such as ‘gene’
- The role of computation in biology
- Biology and human nature
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
---|---|---|
22 | 278 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning Activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hour lectures |
Guided independent study | 110 | 11 x 10 hours of course readings |
Guided independent study | 40 | Preparation of presentation |
Guided independent study | 128 | Reading/research for and writing of essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Web based and electronic resources:
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://plato.stanford.edu/