Module POL3221 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3221: The Politics of Food, Farming and Nature
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 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:
History of Food Supply and its role in the Formation of Politics
Food and the State: Twentieth century perspectives
Contemporary Political Economy of Global Food
Food and Agriculture: Supply Systems, Pressure Groups and Government
Food and the Politics of Trade and Aid
Food and the Politics of Identity
Contested Food: The Politics of Diet and Nutrition
Contested Food: The Politics of Farming and the Environment
Contested Food: The Politics of Waste
The Future for Food: New Policies and new approaches to Food, Farming and Nature
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 |
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44 | 256 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 44 | 22 x 2 hour seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 132 | Reading: 6 hours/week |
Guided Independent Study | 44 | Following the media: 2 hours/week |
Guided independent study | 80 | Coursework preparation and completion |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Essay plan | Max. of 500 words | 1-4 | Either oral or in writing |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Essay 1 | 40 | 3000 words | 1-3 | Written |
Essay 2 | 40 | 3000 words | 1-6 | Written |
Review Article | 20 | 1500 words | 4-6 | Written |
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0 |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Essay 1 | Essay 1 (3000 words) | 1-3 | August/September reassessment period |
Essay 2 | Essay 2 (3000 words) | 1-6 | August/September reassessment period |
Review Article | Review article (1500 words) | 4-6 | August/September reassessment period |