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On the completion of this module, you will be able to
• read and critically engage with historical as well as contemporary normative political theory texts
• summarize and explain central positions on liberty, equality, and community
• analyse and evaluate different arguments about balancing the authority of the state with individual liberty
• develop and defend your own normative political theory arguments in the form of a clearly structured normative political theory essay
Legitimacy
Social Contract Theory
Liberalism
Republicanism
Feminism
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Tutorial | 8 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 81 |
Total | 111 |
Ideally, students would have taken INRL 10010 Introduction to Political Theory and International Relations or another module introducing the methods of normative political theory.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 1 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 2 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 3 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 4 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 5 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 6 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 7 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 8 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 9 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 10 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 11 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ quiz on required readings via Brightspace. | Week 12 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Homework in preparation of tutorial. | Week 2 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 3 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Homework in preparation of tutorial. | Week 4 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 3 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Homework in preparation of tutorial. | Week 6 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 3 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Homework in preparation of tutorial. | Week 9 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 3 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Homework in preparation of tutorial. | Week 11 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 3 |
No |
Participation in Learning Activities: Completing in-class tutorial exercises. | Week 2 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 3 |
No |
Participation in Learning Activities: Completing in-class tutorial exercises. | Week 4 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 3 |
No |
Participation in Learning Activities: Completing in-class tutorial exercises. | Week 6 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 3 |
No |
Participation in Learning Activities: Completing in-class tutorial exercises. | Week 9 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 3 |
No |
Participation in Learning Activities: Completing in-class tutorial exercises. | Week 11 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 3 |
No |
Assignment(Including Essay): The main assignment for this module is a 2500 word essay on a question of normative political theory. | Week 14 | Graded | No | 51 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Group/class Feedback, pre-assessment in terms of detailed rubric Feedback individually to students, post-assessment, with reference to rubric Group/class feedback, post-assessment In line with university policy students will be provided with feedback within 20 days of the deadline for submitting the assignment.