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POL36160

Academic Year 2024/2025

Northern Ireland Politics (POL36160)

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

Curricular information is subject to change.

The conflict in and about Northern Ireland and the long peace process present a range of ongoing challenges for politics and society. This module will examine a range of thematic challenges with respect to conflict, peacemaking and peacebuilding and democratic governance in Northern Ireland. It will look as the roots of ‘The Troubles’, the nature of the violence, the emergence of a peace process, and how this process has developed over the last thirty years. It will speak to questions such as ‘What caused the conflict in Northern Ireland?’, ‘Why did the peace process happen?’, ‘Does powersharing work?’, and ‘How can we address the legacy of the conflict?’.

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 conflict and peacemaking as they refer to Northern Ireland;
be able to critically assess the arguments for and against different ways to manage conflict in Northern Ireland;
be able to apply academic research to ongoing issues in the Northern Ireland peace process;

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

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Autonomous Student Learning

200
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
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay Plan Worksheet Week 8 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
10
 No
Group Work Assignment: Group Presentation Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
40
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay Week 12 Graded No
50
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

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

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 14:00 - 15:50
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