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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Politics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Compares origins, institutions, and processes of democracy in several political systems. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 365 |
| Location |
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Description |
Weeks |
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Friday |
| Central | Lecture | George Square Lecture Theatre | 1-11 | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | Central | Lecture | George Square Lecture Theatre | 1-11 | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 18, Monday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. George Square Lecture Theatre |
| Additional information |
Plus one hour tutorial starting Week 2 and occasional sessions on Friday at 3pm for films or talks. |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
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%).
In order to pass the course, you must obtain a mark of at least 40% in the examination and for the course overall. |
Special Arrangements
| This course has a quota, 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. Students wishing to take this course as an outside option must get their DOS to send an email application to the course secretary and must fill out a registration form at the first lecture. Places are not guaranteed in advance and places will be allocated according to the quota outlined here. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sara Dorman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4239
Email: sara.dorman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Andrew Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)51 1306
Email: Andrew.Kelly@ed.ac.uk |
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