Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3234: Religion, Politics and Policy in Europe

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 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/

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