An Online Discussion Contribution weighted at 15%. [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4]

An ESSAY length 4000 WORDS weighted at 85%. [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4]

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100% coursework

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.

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.

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16% scheduled learning and teaching activities
84% guided independent learning

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 to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

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

Ebooks include the following:
Bevir, M. Encyclopaedia of Political Theory, Sage [2010] ebook
Costa Pinto, A, Rethinking the Nature of Fascism, Palgrave [2011] ebook
Derman, J. Max Weber in Politics and Social Thought, Cambridge [2012] ebook