This course is available on the BSc in Government, BSc in Government and Economics, BSc in Government and History, BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics, BSc in Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics and History, BSc in Politics and International Relations and BSc in Politics and Philosophy. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students. The course is capped at two groups.
This course is available on the BSc in Government, BSc in Government and Economics, BSc in Government and History, BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics, BSc in Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics and History, BSc in Politics and International Relations and BSc in Politics and Philosophy. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students. The course is capped at two groups.
This course is delivered through a combination of classes and lectures totalling a minimum of 25 hours in Lent Term. Some or all of this teaching will be delivered through a combination of online and on-campus lectures and classes. There will be a Reading Week in Week 6 of LT.
Students will be expected to produce 1 essay of 1,000 words in the LT.
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Essay (90%, 4000 words) in the ST. Presentation (10%) in the LT.