Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POC2097: Politics and the Urban in Transition

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Politics and the City

Key Approaches to the Global Urban Transition

Case Studies: Politics and the Urban in Transition

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	128	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	22	11 x 2 hour Seminars Students will be given guided opportunities to provide opening commentary, questions, or interventions for seminar discussions. Students will be expected to engage with their peers and provide constructive feedback on occasion.
Guided Independent Study	43	Private study students are expected to read suggested texts and make notes prior to seminar sessions.. More specifically, students are expected to devote approximately: 43 hours to weekly readings and seminar preparation
Guided Independent Study	85	Students are also expected to read and engage widely to complete their coursework assignments 10 hours to formative, peer review, and self-assessment activities 50 hours to independent research, reading, and writing 20 hours to practical/creative research project 5 hours to presentation preparation

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).