Undergraduate Course: Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France A (ELCF08009)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course runs for three hours per week in Semester 2. This course is intended to serve as an introduction to some of the major questions relating to the political and social systems of contemporary France. The course will focus initially upon the organisation and working of Government and the role of political parties under the Fifth Republic, concluding with an investigation of the centralisation/decentralisation problem. A central theme here will be the democratic status of the Fifth Republic. The focus will then shift to the operation of public policy, social institutions and the position of specific social groups in the context of economic and social change. A major consideration here will be the extent to which public policy and social institutions contribute to a reduction of inequalities within contemporary French society and the evolving role of the state. |
| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 2,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
191 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 Report 15%
1 Essay 25%
1 2hr exam 60% |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
-Students should develop skills of social and political analysis.
-Students will learn about the issues relating to contemporary French society and politics. They should also acquire a conceptual framework permitting them to discuss such issues in informed and scholarly sophisticated fashion.
-Students will develop writing and presentation skills: they will present their observations in written and oral form, in the French language, with reference to a broad range of secondary sources.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Institutions; Government; Fifth Republic; Public Policy; State |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Graham Rogers
Tel: (0131 6)50 8414
Email: V.Rogers@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elsie Gach
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: Elsie.Gach@ed.ac.uk |
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