Courses / Module

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

• Detail and evaluate the major theories and key concepts used by social scientists to analyse the relationship between the society and state in the modern world.
• Critically assess the contribution of social scientific analyses to an understanding of how the state has been characterised and the emergence of and now challenges to nation states as territorial and political units.
• Evaluate the empirical trends and patterns identified by social scientists exploring issues such as: the implications of globalisation for nation states, the emergence of new social movements and identity formation processes that complicate the performance of the state''s key tasks of managing conflict and orchestrating cohesion.
• Develop an independent and critical perspective on the social scientific analysis of the relationship between the Society and State in the modern world.

• 24 lecture hours

Delivery methods	Hours
Lectures	24
Labs / Practicals	0
Tutorials	0
Planned learning activities	0
Independent student activities	101
Total	125

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded

Assessment type	Options	Weighting	Duration
Continuous Assessment		50%
University scheduled written examination	On-campus	50%	60 minutes
Other		0%
Total		100%	60 minutes

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: Where applicable, the following penalties apply. If coursework is submitted late, 10% will be deducted. No coursework will be accepted 14 calendar days after the deadline. These penalties will apply except upon presentation of a medical certificate covering the relevant period or in other extremely extenuating circumstances, which must be communicated to, and accepted by, the lecturer/tutor prior to, or immediately after, the relevant deadline.

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes
• Where applicable, autumn resit students may submit continuous assessment work by a date before the autumn examination, which will be specified by the department. Students are responsible for familiarising themselves with this deadline. No continuous assessment work will be accepted after this date. If students do not submit by the deadline, the existing continuous assessment mark will be carried forward to the autumn.
• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 60 minutes, On-campus

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