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At the end of this module students will have:
-- A grasp of some of the key movements in the history of European thought, especially from the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
--An understanding of a range of philosophical concepts about human agency and responsibility
--Developed their own position on what it means to be human and whether that is a category that continues to be useful in the contemporary age
--Developed skills in reading and critically analysing a philosophical text
As detailed in module descriptor
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Autonomous Student Learning | 95 |
Lectures | 23 |
Tutorial | 7 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Exam (In-person): In-person closed-book exam on material not assessed by the mid-term essay. | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
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Assignment(Including Essay): 1,500 word essay on material covered in the first part of the module | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
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Participation in Learning Activities: Attendance and participation in tutorials including, for example, required reading, discussion questions, small group work in class. | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Written feedback on individual essays 2 weeks after submission. In-Class general feedback. Drop-in feedback session after essays returned (2 weeks post-submission).