Politics

Contesting Democracy: Understanding Contemporary Political Challenges

Module code: M1050
Level 4
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Lecture
Assessment modes: Essay

On this module, you’ll explore key issues in contemporary politics. You’ll use insight from relevant research and literature to aid your examination.

You’ll gain a solid understanding of the discipline of politics and how it’s used to explain and understand current political issues.

Module learning outcomes

• Identify and describe key issues in contemporary politics
• Describe and contrast different academic approaches to an issue in politics
• Apply academic approaches and concepts to an issue
• Make a clear argument about why an approach or concept helps us in dealing with an issue in contemporary politics