Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3234: Religion, Politics and Policy in Europe

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Drawing on research on morality politics and the governance of religion, the module assesses and challenges theoretical foundations through the comparative examination of a range of contemporary issues related to religion, politics and policy.

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
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
Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activity	44	22 x 2 hour weekly seminars.
Guided Independent Study	64	Preparation for class and guided reading
Guided Independent Study	48	Preparation for the presentation including researching and collating relevant sources; planning the structure and argument; writing the presentation slides; preparing the class discussion
Guided Independent Study	48	Preparation for the position paper including researching and collating relevant sources; planning the structure and argument; writing up the position paper. Please note the position paper in on a different topic than the presentation topic.
Guided Independent Study	96	Preparation for the essay including researching and collating relevant sources; planning the structure and argument; writing up the essay

Online Resources

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

Other Learning Resources

http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=168656/

You can find lots of advice relating to essay writing at:

http://www.services.ex.ac.uk/cas/employability/askills/essay/index.htm

You can also find other useful advice related to general study skills at: http://www.services.ex.ac.uk/edu/student-learning-skills/resources.shtml

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
Essay outline	500 words	1-7	Peer-assessed and written feedback by the instructor
Position paper outline	500 words	1-7	Written

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
75	0	25

...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
Group presentation (in class)	25	25 minutes	1-8	Written
Position Paper	25	1500 words	1-7	Written
Essay	50	3500 words	1-7	Written

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
Group Presentation	6-minute individual presentation recorded	1-8	August/September reassessment period
Position Paper	Position Paper (1500 words)	1-7	August/September reassessment period
Essay	Essay (3500 words)	1-7	August/September reassessment period