Undergraduate Module Descriptor

PHL3079: Feminist Philosophy: Gender, Race and Class

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

This module aims to:

provide knowledge about philosophical theories of identity, difference and equality
provide you with an understanding of thematic developments in feminist theory and practice
engage you in current debates about discrimination and equality, biology and difference
develop your skills in analysis, argument, discussion, and writing

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. demonstrate comprehensive and critical knowledge and understanding of the theories and problems discussed in the module; 2. demonstrate in-depth understanding of the methodological and conceptual problems of critique.
Discipline-Specific Skills	3. demonstrate a high level of understanding of the interrelation between theories, values, and political conditions; 4. demonstrate sound knowledge of different types of philosophical social and political analysis.
Personal and Key Skills	5. demonstrate the ability to conduct research independently and to discuss complex present-day issues; 6. demonstrate a high level of ability in writing reflective academic essays; 7. demonstrate the ability to present your own analyses of the implications theories have on the kinds of arguments which people put forth in political debates.

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:

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 activity	11	11 x 1 hour lectures
Scheduled learning activity	11	11 x 1 hour seminars
Guided independent study	55	11 x 5 hours weekly reading and working through assigned articles and books
Guided independent study	36	Writing reading reports, preparing presentation
Guided independent study	37	Independent research and writing of essay

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