College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Politics in Europe
Module POL1020 for 2023/4
Module POL1020 for 2023/4
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL1020: Politics in Europe
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 cover all or some of the following topics:
- Comparative government and governance in Europe: theoretical and methodological foundations.
- Varieties of political systems in Europe: governments and parliaments
- Representative democracies: political parties and elections
- The role of the media
- Participation and interest groups
- The UK
- Germany
- France
- Southern Europe
- The Nordic model meets Europe
- The challenge of enlargement
- How European integration affects governance in the member states (main hypotheses and mechanisms of Europeanization).
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 |
---|---|---|
26.5 | 123.5 | 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 and Teaching activity | 16.5 | 11 x 1.5 hour lectures |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 10 | 10 x 1 hour tutorials |
Guided Independent study | 66 | Coursework and independent study includes reading, note taking, and sketching answers to essay and seminar questions and essay writing. This study is continuous throughout the course and should take at least six hours a week |
Guided Independent study | 57.5 | Further independent study. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).