Courses / Module

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

• Understand the theoretical understandings of democracy and pluralism as well as authoritarianism and totalitarianism;
• Have a good understanding of the threat landscape faced by democracies, especially in North America and Europe;
• Know how to read and use the rich data sets on the state of democracy produced by leading bodies/projects such as Freedom House, Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), Global Democracy Index, the Corruption Perceptions Index and Reporters without Borders;
• Understand how misinformation, disinformation and Artificial Intelligence are impacting on democratic polities, including elections and institutions.

• 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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