BA (Hons) Politics

You will benefit from a diverse range of teaching methods:

• Lectures: interactive lectures, making use of available audio visual technology
• Seminars: explore the lecture topics and beyond with your fellow students, via groupwork, reviews, debates and presentations
• Workshops: combined lecture and seminar session where discussion and analysis is concentrated
• Debates: debating teams are sometimes a feature of learning
• Individual supervision: students enjoy close supervision of their dissertation topics in the year leading up to submission
• Student-directed study: in some modules, students are assigned tasks with deadlines
• Dedicated study skills support: we have our own study skills officer who helps you with exam preparation, essay writing skills, good academic practice and a variety of other skills you need to do well
• Subject librarian: you will benefit from research training as part of your course and we have a dedicated subject librarian who is on hand to help you locate material and use available resources effectively
• Personal tutoring system: you will be assigned a personal tutor who helps you with all aspects of your studies and can offer advice with other issues.

Assessment

You will be assessed through a combination of exams and coursework such as essays, presentations and portfolios. Most modules incorporate some form of assessment as they progress in order to allow you to identify your strengths and weaknesses prior to undertaking your final exam or essay.

A typical selection of modules will result in assessment by:

• Essay (between 30-50%)
• Exam (between 40-60%)
• Other coursework (reviews, presentations, groupwork: around 5-30%)