College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Brexit: Causes, Interpretation and Implications
Module POLM148 for 2019/0
Module POLM148 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM148: Brexit: Causes, Interpretation and Implications
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
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:
- What is the EU about?
- UK’s history with the EU
- The referendum campaign(s)
- Result and interpretation
- The negotiations: Legal basis, domestic priorities and EU priorities
- Domestic implications: Economy and immigration
- Domestic implications: Democracy, sovereignty and the Union
- Domestic implications: Rights and standards
- European implications: Which future for the EU?
- Field studies: which local citizen support for Brexit?
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 |
...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 two-hour seminars. These will be a mix of lectures led by the module convenor, student presentations, and group work. The emphasis is on weekly seminar presentations and active seminar participation. |
| Guided Independent Study | 70 | Reading and preparing for seminars, including in reading groups. |
| Guided Independent Study | 30 | Preparation of presentation |
| Guided Independent Study | 50 | Preparation of and implementation of field work |
| Guided Independent Study | 128 | Preparation and writing of assessment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
