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Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL2113: Parliamentary Studies

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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:

• Theoretical and historical perspectives on the UK Parliament
• Modernisation and the structure of the UK Parliament since 1997
• Passing legislation through the UK Parliament: The legislative cycle
• The EU, UK politics and Parliament
• Parliament and devolution
• Legislative roles and parliamentary behaviour
• Parliamentary representation and accountability
• The UK Parliament in a comparative perspective

Learning and Teaching

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

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

Online Resources

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

1. Parliamentary Research Papers (House of Commons Library/House of Lords Library) http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/ 
2. Hansard (official report of parliamentary debates) https://www.hansard.parliament.uk/
3. Committee publications http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/committees/select-committeepublications/ 
4. UK Government Departmental sites http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm 
5. UK Cabinet Office website http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/
6. They Work For You http://www.theyworkforyou.com
7. Hansard Society http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk
8. The Constitution Unit http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit
9. The Study of Parliament Group http://www.studyofparliament.org.uk
10. History of Parliament Trust http://www.histparl.ac.uk
11. The Inter-Parliamentary Union http://www.ipu.org/english/home.htm
12. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Union http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/mem/default.aspx
13. PSA Specialist Group on Parliaments and Legislatures http://www.psa.ac.uk/spgrp/33/ParlLeg.aspx
14. Institute for Government http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
15. Westminster Foundation for Democracy http://www.wfd.org

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.

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.

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

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.

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