College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Understanding and Interpretation in Political Thought
Module POLM057 for 2020/1
Module POLM057 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM057: Understanding and Interpretation in Political Thought
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
This module will engage with some of the main debates on the history of ideas and political thought, the relationship between text and context, between historical reconstruction and analytic interpretation, and on the nature of interpretation.
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:
- Historical Meaning
- Intentionalism
- Contextualism
- Objectivity
- Genealogy
- Conceptual Change
- Hermeneutics
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 | 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 hour seminars |
| Guided independent study | 170 | Research for and writing of Essays |
| Guided independent study | 31 | Preparation for presentation |
| Guided independent study | 77 | Preparation for Seminars |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
