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POL30680

Academic Year 2024/2025

Gender and Politics (POL30680)

Subject:
Politics
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Politics & Int Relations
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Dawn Walsh
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This course provides an overview of key issues in gender and politics. The course focuses on research on how gender impacts both domestic and international politics. It examines how domestic politics is gendered, why the gender of our political representatives matters, and the impact of interventions to increase gender equality in national politics. The course also addresses the importance of gender in international politics, development, and the role of gender in armed conflict. Throughout the course, we will seek to focus on ‘gender’ rather than on ‘women’, though in most cases women are underrepresented. We will therefore often discuss women’s equality, though we will also touch on the role of masculinity and men’s movements.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, the students will:
be familiar with some of the basic theories and current academic research around politics and gender;
be able to critically assess the arguments for and against greater gender equality in different political institutions, and the mechanisms for achieving this;
understand the role of gender in different arenas of politics and international relations, including domestic politics and international politics.

Transferable skills developed:
Research capabilities
Writing
Oral presentation
Teamwork
Application of feedback

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

200
Lectures

24
Total

224

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Engagement with academic research
Lectures
Teamwork
Written assignments
Use of AI allowed in essay preparation worksheet assignment only.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Gender and Politics (POL30560)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay - questions and technical requirements on Brightspace. Week 12 Graded No
60
 No
Group Work Assignment: Group project and presentation exploring the relationship between descriptive and substantive representation in gender and politics.
 Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
30
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay planning worksheet - details on Brightspace. Week 7 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
10
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

In line with university policy students will be provided with feedback within 20 days of the deadline for submitting the assignment.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 13:00 - 14:50
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