Module POLM808 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM808: Independent Study in Politics
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The aims of this module are: to provide students with the opportunity to delve deeply into a particular area of interest, applying appropriate research methodologies and drawing on appropriate materials; to develop critical and analytical skills necessary to explore an area of politics that differs from but also complements the content of the taught modules of the students programme; to develop goal setting and time management skills in pursuing a personal programme of research.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate an ability to critically analyse arguments by reading and discussing key texts; 2. demonstrate an ability to present concisely sophisticated arguments, and to explain difficult points; and an ability to identify key aspects of a philosophical and theoretical debate. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. demonstrate an ability to assimilate and critically analyse data from an appropriate range of sources; 4. demonstrate an ability to develop cogent argument; 5. demonstrate an ability to communicate complex information and ideas effectively in writing. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 6. demonstrate an ability to undertake an individual research project and manage one's own time; 7. demonstrate abilities to construct and evaluate ideas, to formulate and express ideas at different levels of abstraction, and to assess and criticise the views of others. |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Reading will depend on research area chosen for Supervised Research-Based Essay.
