Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POC2124: Political Analysis

This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 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 at least some of the following topics:

Understanding foundational concepts: What is the Political in Political Analysis?
Social science debates between epistemological paradigms
Feminist, Queer and Decolonising methodologies
Choosing a suitable topic for political analysis
Writing a Literature Review
Designing a research proposal

Introduction to a range of tools and methods including document analysis, discourse analysis, archival research, textual and visual analysis

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
25	125	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 2.5 hour weekly seminars
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	3	3 x 1 hour small group assessment seminar
Guided Independent study	40	Preparation for seminars
Guided Independent study	85	Completion of coursework

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