Module SOC3125 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3125: Politics of Food and Farming
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 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.
- Food and the State: Twentieth century perspectives.
- Contemporary Political Economy of Global Food.
- Food and Agriculture: Supply Chains, Pressure Groups and Government.
- Food and Human Identity.
- Contested Food: The Politics of Diet and Nutrition.
- Contested Food: The Politics of Farming and the Environment.
- Contested Food: The Politics of New Technologies.
- The Future for Food.
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 | 128 | 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 | 2 hours per week for 11 weeks. Teaching will take the form of lectures and discussion. Each week's session will require pre-reading by the participants and will be interspersed with discussion points and interaction. |
| Guided Independent Study | 56 | Weekly reading for each weeks lecture |
| Guided Independent Study | 12 | Preparation for Research Paper Proposal |
| Guided Independent Study | 40 | Preparation for Research Paper |
| Guided Independent Study | 20 | Exam preparation |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Paper Proposal | 500 words | 1-2 | Tutorial |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | 30 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Paper | 70 | 2,500 words | 1-7 | Written and tutorial feedback |
| Exam | 30 | 1 hour | 1-2, 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Paper | Research paper (2,500 words) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
| Exam | Exam (1 hour) | 1-2, 6 | August/September reassessment period |
