Module POC1003 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC1003: British Government and Politics
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
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
- Elections
- Political participation
- Mass media
- Prime Minister, Cabinet, civil service
- Multi-level governance
- The House of Commons and the House of Lords
- Parties and leaders
- Environmental policy and climate change
- Economic 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26.5 | 123.5 | 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 | 16.5 | Lectures (11 x 1.5 hours) |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 10 | Seminars (10 x 1 hours) Every student will be expected to present during the term |
| Guided independent study | 123.5 | Reading: 44 hours (1 on text book; 3 on required and recommended, per week). Writing notes from readings: 16.5 (1.5 hours per week). Assignments: 63 hours (6 on bibliographic essay; 28.5 on each essay) |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Bill Jones and Philip Norton, Politics UK, Pearson/Longman, 8th edn, 2013
R Heffernan and C Hay, Developments in British Politics 10, Macmillan, London, 2016
Simon Lee and Matt Beech, The Cameron-Clegg Government, Macmillian, London, 2011
Anthony Seldon and Peter Snowdon, Cameron at 10: The Inside Story 2010-2015, London William Collins, 2016
Tim Bale, The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron. 2nd edn Cambridge: Polity, 2016
