Each week several online resources have been carefully selected for students. These include articles in journals, chapters in books, Web pages and encyclopedia entries. Students are given clear instructions how to access these resources.

The module incorporates three inter-dependent learning strategies. The virtual lecture programme introduces important and influential political ideas, concepts, ideologies and thinkers of the twentieth century. The virtual lectures are in the form of pdf documents of lecture slides. The online discussions provide for follow up discussion and clarification of the ideas, concepts, ideologies and thinkers. Independent learning will be focused on directed reading and note-taking in preparation for the on-line discussions and the assessment.

Library, where you will find relevant electronic resources including books, journals, newspapers and periodicals. Internet, where you will find relevant Web sites.

The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

One 3000 word essay weighted at 100% [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4]

This module focuses on some of the most important and influential political ideas of the twentieth century. It surveys key debates on ideologies such as Leninism, fascism, nazism, social democracy, feminism and elitism, some of which built on or emerged from political ideologies of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The module examines ideas and concepts that contributed to the ideologies. Whilst some sections of the module focus on these ideas, concepts and ideologies, other sections examine the work of some important thinkers such as Marcuse, Weber and Freud.