Undergraduate Course: Democracy in Comparative Perspective (PLIT08005)
Course Outline
School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Politics |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
Compares origins, institutions, and processes of democracy in several political systems. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. George Square Theatre |
Additional information |
Plus one hour tutorial starting Week 2 and occasional sessions on Friday at 3pm for films or talks. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Aims: Democracy in Comparative Perspective (DCP) seeks to provide:
A contextualization of key concepts in comparative politics and IR, especially power, democracy and the state
An understanding of the basic features and operations of three different states (normally the UK or another European democratic state, a foreign (non-EU) democratic state and a non or semi-democratic state).
Objectives: By the end of DCP we would expect students to be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts in the study of politics and IR;
Exhibit comparative knowledge of different political systems, institutions, processes and ideas;
Evaluate alternative explanations of particular political developments and events in the three countries studied in this course. |
Assessment Information
Coursework (40%) and examination (60%) |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
A quota of 350 students, with preference given in the following order: (1) First year students admitted to a degree including Politics (Honours or BA Humanities & Soc Sci) and Visiting Students holding a written offer of a place; (2) First year students whose main subject is in the School of Social and Political Studies (SSPS), or whose main subject has a joint degree with Politics (including Religion and Combined Studies); (3) Students taking second-year SSPS half-courses; (4) First Year students taking BA Humanities and Social Science, (5) other first year students in CHSS. |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Luke March
Tel: (0131 6)50 4241
Email: L.March@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Michael Stewart
Tel: (0131 6)50 4457
Email: michael.stewart@ed.ac.uk |
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