Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)
Module POLI2101: THE BRITISH POLITICAL SYSTEM
Department: GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (POLITICS)
POLI2101:
THE BRITISH POLITICAL SYSTEM
Type |
Open |
Level |
2 |
Credits |
20 |
Availability |
Available in 2006/07 |
Module Cap |
None. |
Location |
Durham
|
Prerequisites
- Introduction to Politics: State and Society (POLI1021).
Corequisites
Excluded Combination of Modules
Aims
- The module will identify, consider and appraise the distinctive institutional, functional and operational characteristics of the British political system.
- An important focus will be the relationships between the various institutions and actors that make up the system.
Content
- In this module students are expected to acquire knowledge and understanding of: the institutional components of the British state.
- the role and histories of the main political parties.
- sources of policy.
- the durability and legitimacy of the institutions of government.
- the scope for change under existing electoral arrangements.
- the impact on Parliamentary sovereignty of further European integration.
- Students will also develop their skills in the acquisition and effective utilisation of information.
Learning Outcomes
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to
the learning outcomes of the module
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
Activity |
Number |
Frequency |
Duration |
Total/Hours |
|
Lectures |
21 |
Weekly |
1 hour |
21 |
Tutorials |
7 |
Spread evenlly |
1 hour |
7 |
Preparation and Reading |
|
|
|
172 |
Total |
|
|
|
200 |
Summative Assessment
Component: Examination |
Component Weighting: 100% |
Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
two-hour written examination |
|
100% |
|
2 essays; 2 tutorial presentations
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University