Module Identifier | IPM0120 | ||
Module Title | COMPARATIVE EUROPEAN POLITICS (RT) | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Roger M Scully | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Other staff | Dr Siobhan Harty, Mr Thomas Christiansen | ||
Course delivery | Seminars / Tutorials | 22 Hours (1 x 2 hour seminar per week) | |
Assessment | Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 60% |
Semester Assessment | Essay: 1 x 2,000 words | 40% | |
Supplementary Exam | Students may, subject to Faculty approval, have the opportunity to resit this module, normally during the supplementary examination period. For further clarification please contact the Teaching Programme Administrator in the Department of International Politics. |
- Knowledge of, and the ability to utilize for the purposes of critical analysis and evaluation, comparative methods as used by political scientists
- Knowledge of central issues in the study of contemporary European politics
- Awareness of key scholarly debates in the study of European politics
- Enhanced research and writing skills
As well as helping students become aware of how specific methods learned during generic and subject specific Research Training may be applied to the study of European politics.
- Written and oral communication (through essays and seminar participation)
- IT skills (including word processing and use of internet)
- Analytical thinking
- Independent research skills (in use of library and electronic information resources)
- Time management
- Understanding of quantitative information (in analysis of data from public opinion surveys)