Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL1017: Globalisation of World Politics

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:

  • Introduction to IR
  • History and the Making of the Modern World
  • How do we think about the world?
  • Why is the world divided into states?
  • What is Power?
  • Inequality & economics
  • Identity
  • Violence and Security
  • Empire and colonialism
  • Thinking ecologically
  • Revision

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
26.5123.50

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and teaching activity 16.511 x 1.5 hour lectures
Scheduled Learning and teaching activity 1010 x 1 hour tutorials
Guided Independent Learning 73.5Preparation and completion of course work
Guided Independent Learning 50Preparation for tutorials

Online Resources

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