Module SOC3088 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3088: Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- Theorising the body
- Categorising the body – deviance, cultural constructions, and social inequality
- Regulating bodies – discipline and punish? Social control and beyond
- Marking, performing and displaying bodies
- Bodies as sites of consumption
- Experiences of bodies and embodiment
- Bodies of/in ethnography
- Technologies of/and bodies
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 & Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour lectures, involving presentations, group discussion, and film screenings |
| Guided independent study | 18 | Discussing readings (summative) or preparing research-based essay (summative) |
| Guided independent study | 80 | Reading and research, with roughly 10% dedicated to seminar preparation |
| Guided independent study | 30 | Web-based activities |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
News media, blogs and online fora.
Other Learning Resources
Films and relevant feature films.
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.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual class presentation (primarily oral) | 10-15 minutes depending on class size | 1-9 | Primarily Oral |
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.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 10 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | 25 | 1,000 words | 1-9 | Oral and written |
| Essay 2 (research essay) | 65 | 2,000 words | 1-9 | Oral and written |
| Participation, primarily in seminars | 10 | Participation in one hour seminars once weekly, assessed against marking criteria available on ELE, in the module outline, and explained at the beginning of term | 1-9 | Oral and written |
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.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | Essay 1 (1,000 words) | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
| Essay 2 (research essay) | Essay 2 (2,000 words) | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
| Participation, primarily in seminars | 1,000 word essay to be drawn from Essay 2 topics on ELE but not to include a topic already submitted for Essay 2 | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
