College of Social Sciences and International Studies

Developments in British Politics: Institutions and Behaviour
Module POL3277 for 2022/3

Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3277: Developments in British Politics: Institutions and Behaviour

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 most or all of the following topics:

Models of British politics
Executive politics (PM, Cabinet, policy making and implementation)
The Parliament and representation
Elections, parties, voting, and the electoral system
The constitution, devolution, calls for independence and the future of the UK
British Citizenship, equality and fair treatment
Britain, Europe and the World (including the development of Brexit)
Reforms to the UK system (electoral, constitutional, improving policy and implementation)

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
Schedule Learning and Teaching Activity	22	11 x 2 hour seminars
Guided Independent Study	44	Seminar preparation
Guided Independent Study	84	Coursework including essay planning and writing

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