Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL2121: Politics and Conflict in Deeply Divided Societies

This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.

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:

Part 1: Theories of conflict management

Part 2: Case studies

Part 3: Reflections

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

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

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	22	11 x 2-hour Seminars
Guided Independent Study	50	Private study - reading and preparing for Seminars
Guided Independent Study	78	Preparation for essays, including researching and collating relevant sources; planning the structure and argument; writing up essays

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