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Upon successful completion of this module students will have:
1. Ability to understand and analyse how political and economic processes work together to shape society and social justice
2. A critical understanding of different ways of theorizing capitalism as an economic system
3. Ability to understand and critically evaluate economic policies
4. An understanding of the relationship between political economy and social change
Introduction to Political Economy
Adam Smith and 'the market'
Karl Marx
Feminist political economy
Environment and capitalism
Neoliberalism
Populism
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 52 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Written assignment | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Assignment: Written assignment | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Mr Robert Sweeney | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |