Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POC1028: Modern Political Theory

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.

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:

Political Theory: Ancient and Modern

Machiavelli Power Politics

Hobbes: A New Science of Politics

Locke: Consent and Limited Government

Rousseau: The Social Contract

Rousseau and The French Revolution

The American Revolution and the Federalists

Radicalising Revolution: Feminism and Slavery

Marx’s Critique of Alienation

Marx: The Communist Manifesto

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
27.5	122.5	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 Activities	16.5	11 x 1.5 hour lectures and a half hour duration
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	11	11 x 1 hour tutorials
Guided Independent Study	45	directed reading;
Guided independent study	6	completing the formative research outline
Guided independent study	26.5	completing the essay
Guided Independent Study	45	studying for the exam

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