Course Structure

Stage 1

Students take six modules: Understanding Now; one interdisciplinary module; two modules from their pathway; and a further two optional modules. The list of optional modules is subject to relevant A-Level or equivalent prerequisites (e.g. for language and music modules). However, students are free to choose from a range of interdisciplinary and pathway modules as well as other modules offered on single honours programmes in the Faculty. Please note that the precise modules offered as options may vary from year to year.

At the end of Level 1, students nominate their pathway. The pathways include: Anthropology and Paleoecology, Archaeology, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, French, Film, History, International Studies, Irish, Music, Philosophy, Politics, Portuguese, Sociology, Spanish, as well as thematic pathways such as Migration, Sustainability, Irish Studies, American Studies, Gender, Decolonisation.

Stage 2

In their second year students take: Uses of the Past; one interdisciplinary module; three modules from their pathway; and a further optional module. In addition they will take a Placement preparation module ahead of the Stage 3 Placement module.

Stage 3

Students take: Arts and Humanities in Contemporary Society; the Placement module; and one module from their pathway in Semester 1. Semester 2 is spent studying abroad at one of our international university partners. Please note that the precise modules offered as options may vary from year to year and may be subject to prerequisites.

For students on a language pathway, the whole of third year will be spent abroad on a study or work placement.

Stage 4

Students take: Incorrigibly Plural; the Dissertation module; and a minimum of one module in their pathway with two further modules either from their pathway or from optional modules. The pathway and optional modules will be drawn from the taught modules offered on the relevant MA programme(s). Students on a language pathway will take relevant language and cultural context modules..

Please note that the precise modules offered as options may vary from year to year and may be subject to prerequisites.

Contact Teaching Hours

Large Group Teaching

6 (hours maximum)
2-3 at Stage 1; 3-4 at Stage 2; 3-6 at Stage 3; 2-3 at Stage 4

Personal Study

15 (hours maximum)

Small Group Teaching/Personal Tutorial

3 (hours maximum)
2-3 at Stage 1; 2-3 at Stage 2; 2-3 at Stage 3; 2-3 at Stage 4

Medium Group Teaching

6 (hours maximum)
3-5 at Stage 1; 3-4 at Stage 2; 4-6 at Stage 3; 3-5 at Stage 4

Learning and Teaching

At Queen's, students work in an ambitious learning environment that embeds intellectual curiosity, innovation and best practice in learning, teaching and student support to enable students to achieve their full academic potential.
On the Liberal Arts degree we do this by providing a range of learning experiences which enable our students to engage with subject experts, develop attributes and perspectives that will equip them for life and work in a global society and make use of innovative technologies and a world-class library that enhances their development as independent, lifelong learners. Examples of the opportunities provided for learning on this course are:

• E-learning:

  Information associated with lectures and assignments is often communicated via a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) called Queen's Online. A range of e-learning experiences are also embedded in the degree, for example, through: interactive group workshops in a flexible learning space; IT and statistics modules;podcasts and interactive web-based learning activities; opportunities to use IT programmes associated with design in practicals and project-based work etc.

• Lectures:

  Introduce basic information about new topics as a starting point for further self-directed private study/reading. Lectures also provide opportunities to ask questions, gain some feedback and advice on assessments (normally delivered in large groups to all year group peers).

• Personal tutors:

  All undergraduates are allocated a Personal Tutor who meets with them on several occasions during the year to support their academic development.

• Self-directed study:

  This is an essential part of life as a Queen's student when important private reading, engagement with e-learning resources, reflection on feedback to date and assignment research and preparation work is carried out.

• Seminars/tutorials:

  Significant amounts of teaching are carried out in small groups (typically 10-20 students). These provide an opportunity for students to engage with academic staff who have specialist knowledge of the topic, to ask questions of them and to assess their own progress and understanding with the support of peers. You should also expect to make presentations and other contributions to these groups.

• Supervised projects:

  In final year, the year-long double weighted Dissertation module requires you to carry out a significant piece of research on a topic that you have chosen. You will receive support from a supervisor who will guide you in terms of how to carry out your research and will provide feedback to you on at least 2 occasions during the write-up stage.

Assessment

Details of assessments associated with this course are outlined below:

• Assessments are designed to evidence your engagement with the learning objectives of each module, which will be advertised in advance of module selection. Modules are assessed variously through project work, individual and/or group presentations, as well as more traditional written essays and assignments.
  The way in which students are assessed will vary according to the learning objectives of each module. Details of how each module is assessed are shown in the Student Handbook provided to all students during their first year induction. Assessments can include assessed presentations, group projects, and "learning logs" based on weekly reading.

Feedback

As students progress through their degree at Queen's they will receive general and specific feedback about their work from a variety of sources including lecturers, module co-ordinators, placement supervisors, personal tutors, advisers of study and peers. University students are expected to engage with reflective practice and to use this approach to improve the quality of their work.
Once you have reviewed your feedback, you will be encouraged to identify and implement further improvements to the quality of your work. Feedback is a key component in a student's continual, self-reflective learning on this degree programme.
Feedback may be provided in a variety of forms including:

• Feedback provided via formal written comments and marks relating to work that you, as an individual or as part of a group, may have submitted.
• Face to face comment. This may include occasions when you make use of the lecturers' advertised "Feedback and Guidance hours" to help you address a specific query.
• Placement employer comments or references.
• Online or emailed comment.
• General comments or question and answer opportunities at the end of a lecture, or during a seminar or tutorial.
• Peer and group feedback on core Liberal Arts modules where the learning experience is developmental, shared and supportive.
• Pre-submission advice regarding the standards you should aim for and common pitfalls to avoid. In some instances, this may be provided in the form of model answers or exemplars that you can review in your own time.
• Feedback and outcomes from practical classes.
• Comment and guidance provided by staff from specialist support services such as Careers, Employability and Skills or the Learning Development Service.

Modules

• Year 1

  Core Modules

  Understanding Now (20 credits)

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  Understanding Now

  Overview

  This module has two interconnected directions of travel:
  i) focusing on the present, subject lecturers discuss how we understand the contemporary moment in its social, political, philosophical, cultural and intellectual contexts;
  ii) the above is simultaneously informed by a backward glance that shows how learning in particular branches of the academy has developed over the centuries, and how arts and humanities disciplines currently configure our theoretical interpretation of the world
  
  Each academic year, what is “Now” will obviously change, providing new contexts for discussions of how we use Understanding to explain the world.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will:
  (i) have an overview of a range of approaches to understanding the contemporary world;
  (ii) have an introductory understanding of the different disciplines they have encountered on the module;
  (iii) understand a range of discipline-specific approaches to university level work in the arts and humanities;
  (iv) differentiate between discipline-specific approaches to the subject;
  (v) be able to link the module’s varied pedagogical approaches to their degree pathway.

  Skills

  (i) understanding of the diverse methods and approaches of arts and humanities subjects at university level;
  (ii) capacity for appropriate problem-solving in relation to contemporary debates;
  (iii) engaging in classroom debate and group work and fostering a stimulating intellectual environment;
  (iv) producing engaged critical responses to the issues raised on the module;
  (v) connecting the module’s multi-disciplinary focus to the concerns of their degree pathway
  (vi) self-reflection on the learning process.

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  LIB1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Core

  Optional Modules

  Adventures in the History of Ideas (20 credits)

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  Adventures in the History of Ideas

  Overview

  Adventures in the History of Ideas’ is designed to introduce Stage One students, in English but potentially across AEL and AHSS (as an elective), to a range of social, historical, philosophical and moral concepts that have been central to the historical emergence and current predicaments of Western culture, broadly conceived. Students undertaking the module will be introduced to the historical and intellectual development of key concepts in the Arts and Humanities by means of the assessment of literary representations of, and responses to, them, from classical and Judeo-Christian literatures, via medieval and early modern texts, to Enlightenment, modern, postmodern and contemporary texts. Provision of a broad chronological understanding of the emergence, development and various crises of Western culture is an ancillary objective of the module: students will complete the module with a more nuanced understanding of cultural and historical periodisation and will be able to apply the interrogative modes they have encountered on the module to a range of thematic issues.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students will have developed a self-reflexive grasp of the historical development of Western culture, from classical Rome and Greece and the growth and influence of Christianity as an institutional and moral force, to the emergence of a variety of humanisms and their role in the beginnings of ‘Modernity’ and their subsequent crises of the 20th and 21st centuries. They will assess questions of human and non-human life and sexual and racial difference in a range of literary case-studies. They will be introduced to the politics of the historiography and periodisation of Western culture and to the role such intellectual mechanisms play in articulating and maintaining the supposed exemplarity of Western, European, ideas. They will have encountered texts not typically available to them elsewhere on the English curriculum.

  Skills

  Having completed this module, students will:
  • have learned to examine critically their own intellectual ‘sacred cows’ and inherited assumptions;
  • have been encouraged to practice the lateral application of critical practices to a range of ‘real world’ issues;
  • have learned to read ‘secondary’/ ‘non-literary’ texts critically;
  • have been gently introduced to the interrogative modes of critical and cultural theory’
  • have learned to work collaboratively and assess one another’s work in peer review

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  30%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG1008

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Perspectives on Politics (20 credits)

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  Perspectives on Politics

  Overview

  This module aims to introduce students to the broad field of political theory and philosophy, a necessary and integral component of the study of politics generally. Taking a contemporary approach to the subject, the module stresses the vital importance of theoretical enquiry for understanding, analysing, and criticizing everyday socio-political life. Students are therefore introduced to key concepts and problems in the study of politics, including the meaning of democracy, the fraught relation between the individual and society, and the contested nature of power and political authority. In exploring these themes, students come to an appreciation of the complexities surrounding our everyday notions of democratic rule, freedom, justice, citizenship, government, and power.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should acquire an understanding of a number of ways of conceptualising and analysing critically key aspects of political life. On successful completion of the module they will have demonstrated capacities for reading texts in contemporary political theory and exploring the implication of these writings for practical politics.

  Skills

  Analytical and conceptual skills. The ability to argue cogently in oral and written communication.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI1007

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Perspectives on France: moments of crisis (20 credits)

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  Perspectives on France: moments of crisis

  Overview

  This module will introduce students to key areas of contextual studies in French, i.e. literature, culture, the visual arts and linguistics. There will be two 'strands' within the module, and across the two strands, students will be introduced to all four areas. The core material will include both French and francophone texts, film, images and data. Each strand will form a coherent whole in terms of both teaching and assessment.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire an introductory knowledge of key fields in French Studies, notably literature, culture, the visual arts and linguistics. They will acquire key skills in how to approach these fields in preparation for optional modules in Levels 2 and 3. They will further acquire skills in time management, written and oral communication, and skills in marshalling complex information and constructing an argument.

  Skills

  Skills in how to approach and analyse texts, images and data for future work in literature, the visual arts, linguistics; skills in oral and written communication; skills in marshalling large amounts of data and structuring an argument; skills in time management.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FRH1003

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Mathematics for Economists (20 credits)

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  Mathematics for Economists

  Overview

  This course builds on the Mathematics taught at GCSE level or an equivalent level. It begins with a revision of basic algebraic methods. These ideas are then further developed to cover more advanced mathematical concepts including linear and non-linear functions; matrix algebra; single variable calculus and calculus of several variables. The course is taught paying particular attention to the solving of economic problems.

  Learning Outcomes

  On the successful completion of this module students will be able to:
  1. Know what is meant by a function.
  2. Use calculus methods to solve basic economic problems such as profit maximization.
  3. Manipulate matrices, know when the inverse of a matrix can be calculated and be able to do the calculation.
  4. Solve simultaneous equations using matrix algebra.
  5. Use calculus to locate the maxima and minima for functions of several variables, both unconstrained and constrained in economic problems.
  6. The transferable skills are problem solving, numeracy and the communication of mathematical concepts.

  Skills

  Mathematics has become the language of modern analytical Economics, as it allows economists to identify and analyse the general properties that are critical to the behaviour of economic systems. The aim of this module is to give students in Economics a basic working knowledge of the mathematics that is needed in the quantitative and non-quantitative level 2 and 3 modules.

  Coursework

  0%

  Examination

  100%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO1004

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introduction to Composition (20 credits)

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  Introduction to Composition

  Overview

  The goal of this module is to provide training in essential practical musical skills with particular emphasis on musical composition. The compositional process is explored across a wide range of practices including the use of traditional notation, graphic scores, studio assisted composition, improvisation and performance. Various compositional strategies will be explored and developed through weekly assignments. These assignments may contribute practically or conceptually to a final composition project which will be submitted in score, or performed and/or recorded at the end of the module.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module students will be able to:
  • Generate, manipulate and organise musical materials
  • Manage people, musical resources, formal schemes, and symbolic musical representations
  • Utilise strategies for productivity in speculative musical practice, and apply these strategies beyond immediately musical contexts

  Skills

  The module will stress transferable skills involving processes of discrimination, selection, organisation, recontextualisation, performance and strategic thought. Critical evaluation, resourcefulness, imagination, collaborative making and individual motivation will be enhanced by participatory, hands-on learning.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  50%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS1005

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Foundations of Economics 2 (20 credits)

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  Foundations of Economics 2

  Overview

  Foundations of Economics 2  is the title of our new Level 1 semester 2 CORE (Curriculum Open-access Resource for Economics) module for non-specialists. It builds explicitly on material covered in  Foundations of Economics 1 in semester 1. CORE is the result of a huge global collaboration to change the way introductory economics is taught; to ensure it is student-centred and motivated by real-world problems and real-world data. Many students studying for degrees in other disciplines are drawn to economics so that they can develop their analytical skills and also engage with policy debates on issues such as environmental sustainability, inequality, the future of work, financial instability, and innovation. But, when they study economics, they find that their introductory course is arid and theoretical, and designed primarily for students who want to study the subject as their major. The result is that students from other disciplines often find themselves studying a quantitative and analytical economics module that is only minimally social in content and downplays the insights of other disciplines, or a social or business oriented module that gives them little training in modelling, or in quantitative scientific methods. In contrast, this module draws on the work of the global CORE team to offer students who are not specialist economists an in-depth introduction to economics and the global economy that is both analytical and real-world. The module focuses throughout on evidence on the economy, from around the world, and from history. It is motivated by questions — how can we explain what we see?
  
  This module is targeted at UG students who are not taking economics as a major subject but who want to develop their analytical skills and learn how to use economics to understand and articulate reasoned views on some of the most pressing policy problems facing our societies.
  
  The course content will be drawn primarily from the following units from the textbook The Economy:
  
  9. The Labour Market: Wages, Profit and Unemployment
  13 Economic fluctuations and unemployment
  14 Unemployment and fiscal policy
  15 Inflation, unemployment, and monetary policy
  16 Technological progress, employment, and living standards in the long run
  
  A selection of (two or more) capstone units drawn from The Economy will also be covered:
  
  17 The Great Depression, golden age, and global financial crisis
  18: Globalization—trade, migration and investment
  19: Inequality
  20: Environmental sustainability and collapse
  21: Innovation, intellectual property, and the networked economy
  22: Politics, economics, and public policy

  Learning Outcomes

  Successful completion of the module will enable students to:
  
  Understand the reach of economics and its place in the wider social sciences; understand how to interpret relevant evidence and apply relevant economic theory to help answer a variety of economic and social questions; understand how to critically evaluate the application of models in economics to real-world questions and policy issues; understand key aspects of the historical development of the global economy and its contemporary nature.

  Skills

  Subject-specific skills
  
  Successful completion of the module will enable students to:
  
  Develop/enhance subject-specific skills including the ability to construct arguments and exercise problem solving skills in the context of real-world economic and social questions; the ability to construct, interpret and critically evaluate economic models of behaviour; the ability to apply economic models and concepts to real world questions; the ability to understand, evaluate and commentate on the economy and on economic and social policy.
  
  Cognitive and transferable skills
  
  Successful completion of the module will enable students to:
  
  Develop/enhance generic cognitive and transferable skills, including: problem solving, logical reasoning, independent enquiry, critical evaluation and interpretation, self-assessment and reflection, synthesising information from a variety of sources, written and verbal communication, organisation and time management.

  Coursework

  30%

  Examination

  70%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO1016

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Broadcast Analysis 1 (20 credits)

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  Broadcast Analysis 1

  Overview

  This module introduces students to a range of methods and approaches used in analysing broadcasting and broadcast texts. It also covers a range of key study skills for the degree. Students will consider core issues, methods and contexts for analysing media, as well as developing a broader awareness of broadcast texts, familiar and unfamiliar, and a deeper engagement with the students’ own viewing and listening practices. The academic material and the contextual material will also be of use to students in their reflective essays for practical modules.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completing this module, students should be able to:
  • Place broadcast texts into a range of appropriate contexts.
  • Understand and use key theoretical concepts in the analysis of broadcasting, both in broad terms and in relation to specific texts.
  • Demonstrate core study skills such as performing research and presenting writing at an appropriate level.

  Skills

  • Textual analysis of audio-visual material.
  • Applying critical concepts to texts.
  • Critiquing critical concepts.
  • Oral communication and argumentation (seminars).
  • Written communication (assessed work).
  • Time management.
  • Independent research.
  • Group work (seminars)

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introduction to Latin American Studies (20 credits)

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  Introduction to Latin American Studies

  Overview

  Course Contents
  This module introduces students to key concepts, movements, literary and historical moments pertaining to the cultures, literatures and societies of Latin America. Throughout the module, a representative selection of primary and secondary texts from a range of historical periods will be used to explore key issues and themes. Themes will vary from year to year but may include: exploration, conquest, identity, borders, dictatorship, and migration.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module students should:- acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of crucial periods of Latin American culture and history - develop an understanding of the complex inter-relations between a text and its historical context - have an awareness of distinct methods of cultural and historical analysis and begin to apply thses appropriately to a range of texts, writtren and visual.

  Skills

  Students should begin to: - situate art and literature in their socio-political contexts - develop an awareness of key historical trends - develop skills of critical analysis - develop essay writing skills - develop bibliographical research skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPA1008

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Screen Technologies (20 credits)

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  Screen Technologies

  Overview

  The historical development of film has always been intrinsically linked to the development of new and innovative screen technologies. FLM1005: Screen Technologies serves as a guide to key screen technologies, which have shaped the screen industry. Adopting a broadly chronological structure, this module considers the genesis, impact, and significance of a certain body of screen technologies on the production and exhibition processes of film. Further to this, it considers the impact that technological development has had on screen language and audience engagement with the moving image. It also offers an engagement with key scholarship in this area to enhance the critical understanding of film as a cultural and technological form.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of the module, students should possess:
  
  -Developed skills in the analysis and critical appreciation of visual texts
  
  -Enhanced skill in critical writing, specifically regarding visual texts
  
  -A basic understanding of the relationships between visual texts and their aesthetic contexts.

  Skills

  By the end of the module, students should have enhanced skills in:
  1) the analysis of visual, aural, and written material
  2) relating theoretical and historical issues to specific material
  3) group work
  4) time management and organisational competence
  5) oral and written communication

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM1005

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  World Politics (20 credits)

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  World Politics

  Overview

  The module examines the development of the international system and raises questions about how and whether this system is changing in light of processes of globalisation. International relations theories which relate to state and territory, sovereignty and order will be introduced, as well as issues of war and conflict in its broader sense. World Politics also offers an introduction into specific global regions: Europe, Americas, Asia, and Africa

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will:
  
  Critically follow world affairs and appreciate the historical background to contemporary developments
  Demonstrate an awareness of the major currents in world affairs and foreign policy analysis
  Pursue intellectual questions in a rigorous and academic manner, employing analytical skills and critical thinking
  Develop intellectual skills including managing and prioritising knowledge on world affairs as well as organisational skills including demonstrating the ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments

  Skills

  This module will assist in developing students’ skills in a number of important areas. These include:
  
  Intellectual skills
  
  Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  
  Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  
  Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT
  
  Organizational skills
  
  Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear argument; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI1006

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introduction to Lusophone Studies (20 credits)

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  Introduction to Lusophone Studies

  Overview

  This course introduces students to key concepts, movements and historical moments pertaining to the cultures, literatures and societies of the Portuguese-speaking world. Throughout the module, a representative selection of primary and secondary texts from a range of historical periods and settings will be used to explore key issues and themes.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module students should:
  - have acquired a basic knowledge and understanding of key concepts, movements and historical moments pertaining to the cultures, literatures and societies of the Portuguese-speaking world;
  - have developed an understanding of the complex inter-relations between a text and its historical context
  - have developed critical skills through the study and analysis of relevant cultural texts (written and visual) and academic material;
  - have acquired awareness of cultural diversity within the Lusophone world.

  Skills

  On successful completion of this course, students should have acquired:
  • knowledge and understanding of the use of appropriate basic research tools;
  • skills in critical analysis of cultural texts (written and visual) and academic material;
  • the ability to write academic coursework using the required conventions;
  • independent learning skills;
  • the ability to begin to reflect on their learning progress

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPA1132

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  French 1 (40 credits)

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  French 1

  Overview

  This module aims to consolidate and develop the students existing written and oral language skills and knowledge of French and Francophone culture, equip them with professional and employability skills and prepare them to go further in the study of French. It consists of four elements designed to provide a comprehensive consolidation of French language competence:
  
  1. Language Seminar (1hr per week)
  Seminar aims to develop students ability to understand, translate and compose French language materials in a range of forms: text, image, audio-visual. Language will be engaged in context, guided by themes such as University life, Culture and Identity and Culture and Communication. Linguistic competence will be developed through a range of methods that may include: group discussion, comprehension, translation, responsive and essay writing.
  
  2. Grammar Workshop (1hr per week)
  Workshop designed to consolidate and enrich students' knowledge and understanding of French grammar and syntax. All major areas of grammar will be encountered, laying the foundations for future study of the language and its nuances. It focuses particularly on developing competence in the key area of translation into French.
  
  3. Professional skills (1hr per week)
  The class focuses on language skills for special purposes and contains two strands: Language for Business and Language for Law. Both provide linguistic and socio-cultural knowledge important to work-related situations in different fields.
  
  4. Conversation class (1hr per week)
  Conversation class is led by a native speaker of French and compliments the content of the Language hour. Students will meet in small groups to discuss, debate and present on the main themes of the course.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of the modules students should:
  1. Be able to read French texts in a variety of forms and demonstrate a sensitivity to their detail and nuance in speech, writing and when translating.
  2. Be able to produce French texts appropriate to different requirements and registers.
  3. Be able to investigate, structure and present a complex argument in longer pieces of written work.
  4. Be able to communicate using more sophisticated grammatical and syntactical constructions with a good level of accuracy (without basic errors).

  Skills

  On successful completion of the modules students should have developed the following range of skills: comprehensive dexterity using French grammar; translation skills; text analysis; comprehension; essay writing; lexicographical skills; report writing skills; IT skills; presentation skills; spoken language skills

  Coursework

  35%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  FRH1101

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Writing from 21st Century Ireland (20 credits)

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  Writing from 21st Century Ireland

  Overview

  This module offers detailed consideration of a range of contemporary writing in Ireland. The selected reading is generically diverse, with a particular focus on contemporary literary texts (defined as published within the past 5 years). Texts are chosen to highlight diversity in terms of authorship, representation and literary form. Indicative themes will be the role of place and of experimentation in writing; issues of class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality; and the practice of literary reviewing today.

  Learning Outcomes

  · To introduce analytical and critical skills to reading contemporary texts drawn from a wide range of genres;
  · To understand and evaluate current debates about the representation of social issues in contemporary writing
  · To research and reflect upon the publication and reception of contemporary writing, including the practice of literary reviewing;
  · To refine and develop your oral and written skills
  · To promote collaborative work in relation to a specific task.

  Skills

  At the end of this module students should have learned to: * Read and analyse contemporary writing using the techniques, vocabularies and approaches of current academic English studies; * Discuss, analyse and historically contextualise a wide range of complex, topical social and cultural issues in twenty-first century Irish literature and experience. * Work collaboratively with others in the preparation of a group presentation; * Work independently in researching and analysing contemporary writing; * Use a variety of texts and resources (academic journal articles, print reviews, supplementary websites and other kinds of media) in their discussion and writing about contemporary texts. * Understand the registers of different kinds of communication (blog or podcast; oral presentation; academic essay) and communicate effectively employing these different styles

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG1009

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Comparative Politics (20 credits)

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  Comparative Politics

  Overview

  This course aims to delve into essential themes within the field of Comparative Politics, providing students with the tools to comprehend fundamental structures, institutions, and processes that underpin contemporary political systems. Through the application of the comparative method, students will gain insight into the dynamics of real-world politics. The initial lectures will establish a theoretical foundation for the comparative method, emphasising its utility as a means of understanding diverse political landscapes. Subsequent lectures will employ this method to examine various themes, including regime types (democratic versus authoritarian), systems of governance (global versus local), institutions, political organisations and outputs of public policy. Notably, the course adopts a broad approach by not confining itself to specific geographic regions; instead, it explores a diverse range of cases to underscore the usefulness and applicability of the comparative method across different contexts.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
  - Understand the field of comparative politics and be familiar with the comparative method.
  - Identify key debates in the field of comparative politics and extrapolate key questions of theoretical and societal relevance.
  - Demonstrate a basic understanding of differences between political institutions, key processes and the outcomes they produce.
  - Demonstrate a basic understanding of the key actors active in political systems and the dynamics of power underpinning their relationships.
  - Understand the main methodological approaches used in the field of comparative politics as well as the major data sources.
  - Independently apply basic concepts of comparative politics to cases beyond the ones reviewed in class.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills:
  - Managing & Prioritising Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner.
  - Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments.
  - Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field.
  
  Professional and career development skills:
  - Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing.
  - Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment.
  - Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development.
  - Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance.
  
  Organisational skills:
  - Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines.
  - Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information.
  - Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way.
  - Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI1009

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Beginners French Studies (Post GCSE Level) (40 credits)

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  Beginners French Studies (Post GCSE Level)

  Overview

  This modules aims to provide students with little or no previous knowledge of French with the grammatical, written, and spoken language skills necessary go further in the study of French. It will also equip them with professional and employability skills complimentary to their studies. It consists of:
  
  1. Language Seminars (3 hours per week)
  Seminars will equip students with the knowledge and understanding of grammatical constructions (both basic and more complex) and syntax required to use the French language independently in written and spoken form. Language skills are practiced in a range of activities: grammar exercises, reading, spoken and listening comprehension, translation, expressive and descriptive writing. All major areas of grammar will be encountered, laying the foundations for future study of the language and its nuances.
  Seminars also introduce students to language in context. Students are exposed to new vocabulary, expressions and nuances of use through reading, translation and writing exercises based on sources from the Francophone world.
  2. Conversation Class (1hr per week)
  Led by a native speaker, this class develops students’ listening and speaking skills in French. The content from seminars is deployed in a range of practical scenarios likely to be experienced in French -speaking countries.

  Learning Outcomes

  This modules aims to provide students with little or no previous knowledge of French with the grammatical, written, and spoken language skills necessary go further in the study of French. It will also equip them with professional and employability skills complimentary to their studies. It consists of:
  1. Language Seminars (3 hours per week)
  Seminars will equip students with the knowledge and understanding of grammatical constructions (both basic and more complex) and syntax required to use the French language independently in written and spoken form. Language skills are practiced in a range of activities: grammar exercises, reading, spoken and listening comprehension, translation, expressive and descriptive writing. All major areas of grammar will be encountered, laying the foundations for future study of the language and its nuances.
  Seminars also introduce students to language in context. Students are exposed to new vocabulary, expressions and nuances of use through reading, translation and writing exercises based on sources from the Francophone world.
  2. Conversation Class (1hr per week)
  Led by a native speaker, this class develops students’ listening and speaking skills in French. The content from seminars is deployed in a range of practical scenarios likely to be experienced in French -speaking countries.

  Skills

  On successful completion of the modules students should have developed the following range of skills: A comprehensive dexterity using French grammar; Translation skills; text analysis; essay writing; lexicographical skills; report writing skills; IT skills; presentation skills; spoken language skills.

  Coursework

  35%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  FRH1121

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Archaeological Excavation (20 credits)

  ×

  Archaeological Excavation

  Overview

  Excavation of an archaeological site; recording of stratigraphy and features; understanding the reasons for excavation. Daily attendance on an excavation approved by the department for a prescribed period (up to four weeks, normally in June) is required.

  Learning Outcomes

  Introduces students to one of the basic methods of acquiring archaeological data and studying the techniques involved.

  Skills

  Understanding the reasons for the methodology used on the excavation and experience in use of that methodology. Understanding and experience in recording the stratigraphic sequence uncovered.

  Coursework

  75%

  Examination

  25%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP1014

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Issues in Contemporary Politics (20 credits)

  ×

  Issues in Contemporary Politics

  Overview

  To expose students to contemporary/recent and developing political issues locally, nationally and globally. The module will change year-to-year depending on these issues and staff availability. Typically each topic/issue will be taught in 3-week blocs and each bloc either team taught or given by the same colleague.
  
  Indicative list of issues (not exhaustive)
  Political Economy - trade, finance, energy, resources, politics of austerity
  War/conflict/geopolitics - current crisis in Syria, ISIS, Ukraine-Russia-EU, Israel-Palestine
  Environment/Sustainability - climate change, climate justice, biodiversity loss,
  Political Parties and Policy-making - rise of Jeremy Corbyn, Bernie Sanders, reform of party finances, decentralisation of policy-making, innovations such as participative budgeting from around the world;
  Gender, women and politics – Hilary Clinton as US President/candidate, strategies for increasing women’s representation (including quotas), the women’s movement and politics
  Social movements and political ideas – Occupy movement, religion and politics, relevance of debates on long-standing normative political ideas – social justice, democracy, recogniton etc. to these issues; role of trades unions, workplace democracy, workers rights etc.
  Migration and refugees – normative, empirical and political-policy explanations of and responses to flows of people across borders, current Syrian one for example, but also other case studies
  Leadership and citizenship- examples of political leadership and citizenship in formal electoral politics and civil society from around the world

  Learning Outcomes

  Knowledge of long-standing or emerging contemporary international political issues
  
  To be able to connect conceptual-normative ideas about politics to these contemporary issues
  
  To be above to connect the issues, themes, ideas of this module to other Level 1 PISP modules in on their Degree Programme
  
  To come to their own understanding and explanation of the political issues covered
  
  Understand the main dynamics, actors, factors to be considered in order to analytically understand and causally explain these contemporary political issues

  Skills

  Critical and Independent Thinking
  Ability to integrate conceptual and empirical information and data
  Critically analyse evidence and normative positions and appreciate different analyses of the same issue
  Summarise the main points of different issues, positions and approaches to understanding politics
  Understand complex issues, different understandings and perspectives on political issues
  Verbal and written communication of complex issues and express one’s own critical understanding of published research and other module resources
  Managing and prioritising knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI1003

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Environmental Change: past, present and future (20 credits)

  ×

  Environmental Change: past, present and future

  Overview

  This module provides an introduction to the principles and techniques used to reconstruct past environments and detect environmental change mostly during the last 2.6 million years, the Quaternary. It looks at the history of palaeoecology and the underlying theory and ecological principles that enable the interpretation of information from ancient deposits. The primary palaeoecological techniques and their limitations are described. Case studies show how some techniques have been applied to provide a range of palaeoenvironmental information.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire a knowledge and understanding of the principles of palaeoecology and will be able to understand the main methods used to reconstruct past environments.

  Skills

  Synthesis of information; Presentation of academic argument. Written self expression. Data interpretation and presentation. Library use. Website investigation. Time management.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  20%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP1007

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introduction to Iberian Studies (20 credits)

  ×

  Introduction to Iberian Studies

  Overview

  This module introduces students to key concepts, movements and historical moments pertaining to the cultures, literatures and societies of the Iberian Peninsula (i.e. Spain and Portugal). It explores a selection of texts (literary and visual) from a range of authors and artists from the early modern period (16th / 17th century) to the present day. This course will give you a broad overview of the main historical events in Spain and Portugal from a cultural perspective.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module students should - acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of crucial periods of peninsular cultural history - develop an understanding of the complex inter-relations between a text and its historical context - have an awareness of the distinct methods of cultural analysis and begin to apply these appropriately to a range of texts, written and visual.

  Skills

  Students should begin to - situate art and literature in their socio-political contexts - develop skills of critical analysis - develop essay writing skills - develop bibliographical research skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPA1005

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Being Human: Culture and Society (20 credits)

  ×

  Being Human: Culture and Society

  Overview

  This course is designed to introduce students to social anthropology through a discussion of the key concepts in the discipline, and a consideration of the principles which underlie family life, kinship, sexuality and gender relations, and gaining a livelihood in different parts of the world.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students will have been introduced to social anthropology, and should be aware of how social and cultural differences constitute variations on a number of basic themes. Students should also be aware of the ways in which anthropology is useful for the understanding of their own society as well as for the understanding of others.

  Skills

  Skills in literacy, oral communication, the organisation of arguments, effective presentation of written work, critical reflection on one's own cultural assumptions and biases.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Physical Geography: Earth, Wind and Water (20 credits)

  ×

  Physical Geography: Earth, Wind and Water

  Overview

  The module will reinforce and build on knowledge and understanding of physical geography and the environment by introducing students to some of the major processes that drive the Earth system and the interactions between the various spheres. This ‘big picture’ module will have a global focus, but will also provide regional and local examples of how the Earth system operates, interacts and changes across time and space to shape our landscapes and environments. The module will cover three key spheres from the Earth system as follows:
  
  • The Atmosphere introduces the topic of climatology, covering the processes that drive weather and climate, and a range of associated meteorological extremes including tropical cyclones and heat waves.
  
  • The Hydrosphere introduces the topic of hydrology, covering the processes that drive the Earth’s water systems, and a range of associated hydrological extremes including flooding and drought.
  
  • The Biosphere introduces the topic of biogeography, covering the processes that drive living ecosystems, and the interactions with the abiotic components of the Earth system.

  Learning Outcomes

  After completing the module students should:
  1) Develop a knowledge and understanding of the major processes that drive the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, and the interactions with the other components of the Earth system
  2) Develop field skills to collect primary data
  3) Apply numerical computing skills to collect, analyse and present secondary data
  4) Gain experience in developing posters for effective communication of information
  5) Develop the ability to interpret analysed outputs
  6) Gain experience in writing detailed exam answers

  Skills

  Scientific writing; statistical analysis; graphical presentation; primary data collection; secondary data collection; interpretation of geographical information; critical analysis; referencing.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  50%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY1009

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Issues in Contemporary Fiction: Gender, Race, Ecology (20 credits)

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  Issues in Contemporary Fiction: Gender, Race, Ecology

  Overview

  This module examines a broad sample of recent fiction. In doing so, it raises a set of related questions: 1) whose contemporary experience does this literature address? 2) what economic or political factors lead to a shared sense of the contemporary? 3) how does modern fiction relate to these broader social forces?
  
  The module has a three-part structure. Part 1 examines the ways in which contemporary fiction responds to and in turn shapes debates about gender and gender difference. Section 2 analyses literary treatments of race and the aftermaths of colonialism. The final section of the module explores the ways in which recent fiction speculates on our collective future especially in the context of climate change and the threat of ecological catastrophe and asks what if anything can be done in the face of this threat.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of this module students will have gained a general understanding of the theoretical and methodological issues that surround the study of contemporary literature. Students will have learned to subject a range of recent fiction to a technical or formal analysis. They will also be able to read texts in context and will have a basic understanding of the social, economic, and political forces that shape these contexts.

  Skills

  Students will learn to develop a) analytical skills b) methods of textual analysis c) an understanding of meta-critical issues d) a clear and succinct writing style e) oral presentation skills f) a capacity for independent inquiry g) an ability to collaborate and work in groups h) computer skills.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  10%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG1002

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Human Geography: Society, Power and Culture (20 credits)

  ×

  Human Geography: Society, Power and Culture

  Overview

  The twenty-first century world that we all inhabit and its 'human geographies' is not just a product of the 'modern age'. Rather, the world as we know it today is the result of diverse social, cultural, political and economic processes, of both gradual change and of occasional revolutions, occurring over many centuries, and ongoing still. This module attempts to make sense of these human geographies of the modern world by analysing three important and interconnected geographical themes: specifically, (1) globalism, and past and present local-global connections between individuals and societies; and; (2) geopolitics and the changing relations between regions and nation states (3) the changing scales and practices of everyday life in a globalised world. In addition to developing your geographical understanding of the modern world, the module seeks to develop key study and research skills to prepare you for more advanced study in levels two and three.

  Learning Outcomes

  Identify the range of theoretical perspectives used in Human Geography. Understand how Human Geography can contribute to analyses of contemporary and historical societies. Understand why there is disparity in development across the world. Understand how and why people have sought to develop social theories and put these into practice. Understand the relationships between population, economic opportunities and resources. Understand how geographers have considered the relationships between nature, society and landscape. Realise how considerations of race and gender inform our understanding of culture.

  Skills

  Taught: Principles of Human Geography, how society & its variations over space can be and has been scrutinised & understood. Practiced: Essay writing, field observation and interpretation, library & individual study skills, written presentation of material.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY1011

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Communicating Economics (20 credits)

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  Communicating Economics

  Overview

  Economics is a challenging subject that has a very specific vocabulary. Yet most consumers of economic advice are non-economists. This has sometimes hindered the ability of economists to persuade the general public of their insights, and even to justify their societal function. Nowhere has this been more evident than in the debates preceding the 2016 Brexit referendum. This module aims to equip students with an ability to communicate complex economic arguments in ways that can be understood by wider audiences, beyond academia. In so doing, students will learn how economists persuade by unpicking the economics of the arguments presented by politicians, commentators and other public figures. They will learn how to use, and spot the abuse, of economic and financial statistics. They will learn first-hand how to write like a financial journalist or economic analyst. And they will also learn how to present their arguments like a political commentator.

  Learning Outcomes

  Knowledge and understanding: Students should have a greater understanding of how economics is
  communicated to diverse audiences. They should be equipped with the knowledge to critically evaluate
  economic arguments presented in the media and elsewhere. They should have a better understanding of
  key economic concepts that will be useful in their other economics modules. They should be familiar
  with how key (macro-)economic indicators are constructed, presented and used in public discourse.
  Intellectual skills: Students should be familiar with the arguments presented in controversial issues and
  how they are presented in different media. They should be able to identify and use objective arguments,
  critically evaluate the use of evidence in public discourse, and decide for themselves on the validity of
  economic opinions.
  Practical skills: Students should develop the necessary oral and written communication skills to be able
  to function effectively as an economist. In particular, students should learn how to speak in public, for
  different audiences. Additionally, students should learn about big data analysis and data visualisation
  tools, e.g., as offered by software such as Excel.
  Study skills: Students should develop the ability to independently investigate and analyse controversial
  economic questions. They should develop the ability to read complex economic arguments in an
  efficient manner, and then communicate these to others in simple ways

  Skills

  Module Aims
  1. To acquaint students at an introductory undergraduate level with the skillset required to communicate their economic ideas to both economists and non-economists.
  2. To help students to appreciate the purpose of economics as an academic discipline, and how academic insights can be used to improve our understanding of, and participation in, controversial public debates.
  3. To provide students with an awareness of key concepts from the philosophy of science and the history of economic thought, and how these influence the way economists attempt to persuade.
  4. To develop students’ ability to critically evaluate economic arguments written and presented by
  journalists and other public commentators, including how to interpret data, weigh evidence, and draw independent conclusions.
  5. To provide students with the requisite skills to identify and frame important societal questions.

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO1014

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Language Politics and Conflic (20 credits)

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  Language Politics and Conflic

  Overview

  This module will examine the role of language in politics and conflict in the broad historical context of Ireland and Scotland (and with particular reference to contemporary Northern Ireland). It will consider the many dynamics at play including the connections between language, power, and identity. Attitudes to monolingualism and multilingualism globally will be examined, as will the relationship between language and dialect, and the role of identity in the emergence, creation and maintenance of a language and distinct communities of speakers. The module will consider especially two major linguistic traditions: Irish and Scottish Gaelic, on the one hand, and Scots and Ulster Scots on the other. The primary emphasis will be on Irish and there will be a particular focus on debates and tensions around the role and importance of indigenous languages in contemporary society.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students will:
  
  1. Appreciate the relationship between language and power, and the role of this in politics and conflict in a global context.
  
  2. Understand the nature and extent of bilingualism and multilingualism in an international context and the impact of monolingualism on language maintenance.
  
  3. Relate their understanding to the historical context of Ireland and Scotland.
  
  4. Apply their knowledge to the question of language and conflict in Northern Ireland.
  
  5. Understand the relationship between language and dialect, and the role of identity and human agency in the creation of ‘language’.

  Skills

  1. Possess key transferable key skills, particularly the ability to reflect deeply and communicate effectively (in writing).
  
  2. Work with information, handle diverse data, and draw conclusions (analysis, attention to detail, judgment).
  
  3. Demonstrate an ability to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines.
  
  4. Improve confidence in written communication.
  
  5. Develop self-awareness, and the ability to reflect on and evaluate feedback on written work.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Reading the Modern City (20 credits)

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  Reading the Modern City

  Overview

  This module is designed specifically for students studying History and various forms of Literary and Cultural Studies and encourages them to reflect on the relationships between different methodologies for reading the modern city, circa 1840-1960. The module encourages students to reflect on how they might read a novel, as opposed to a work of social history: can they deploy the same reading practices? What are the ethics of reading historical sources compared to the ethics of reading fiction? Does genre play a similar role in both historical and literary works? How might questions of race, class, gender or sexuality frame disciplinary reading? . How do both disciplines draw on methodologies outside their own fields, such as economics, architecture, and social science? The module would be organised around four different cities, with each city being used as a case study to think through these methodological questions, while also representing a series of themes.
  
  Course Outline
  
  Week 1: Introduction to the module and to its interdisciplinary challenges
  
  Week 2: Theories of Urban Modernity: Simmel, Benjamin, De Certeau
  
  Week 3: Shock City 1: Manchester in the industrial age
  
  Week 4: Shock City 2: The condition of England novel (Elizabeth Gaskell’s Mary Barton, 1848)
  
  Week 5: The Imperial City 1: London and the Politics of Empire
  
  Week 6: Reading Week
  
  Week 7: The Imperial City 2: The Gothic and imperial Anxiety (Richard Marsh’s The Beetle, 1897)
  
  Week 8: City Cultures 1: Modernity and Popular Culture in modern Dublin
  
  Week 9: City Cultures 2: The Politics of Cultural Value (James Joyce, Ulysses, 1922 [Wandering Rocks])
  
  Week 10: Declining Cities 1: Post-industrialisation and Suburbanisation in Belfast
  
  Week 11: Declining Cities 2: Alienation and Identity (Brian Moore’s The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearn, 1955)
  
  Week 12: Gentrification and the Return of the Urban Ideal (class trip to Dublin)

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students will have developed knowledge and understanding of the emergence and development of urban modernity (1840-present). They will be able to identify the ways in which different disciplines analyse and interpret the past, and in particular demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of methodological differences. In developing a self-reflexive approach to the question of method, students will be able to transfer these skills across their degrees. They will also be able to examine and interrogate some of the dominant frameworks in the humanities for approaching historical texts and periods, in particular the study of class, gender, sexuality, race, and religious identity.

  Skills

  Having completed this module students will be able to:
  
  • Understand the similarities and differences between methodologies in History and Literary and Cultural Studies.
  • Demonstrate understanding of the complex relationship between literary forms and socio-political developments.
  • Think about the strategies of close reading involved in History and Literary and Cultural Studies.
  • Reflect on the usefulness of economic, sociological, and ideological frameworks for reading the past
  • Demonstrate transferrable skills in the forms of critical thinking, group discussion, written communication, and individual research
  • Demonstrate digital literacy skills required to make a digital map, using relevant software programmes

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Spanish 1 (40 credits)

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  Spanish 1

  Overview

  Course contents:
  This module aims to consolidate and expand on existing Spanish language competency by developing written and oral language skills, knowledge of Spanish and Latin American culture, and grammatical proficiency, to equip students with professional and employability skills in preparation for further study of Spanish. It consists of four elements designed to provide a comprehensive consolidation of Spanish language competence:
  
  1. Language Seminar (1hr per week)
  Seminar aims to develop students’ ability to understand, translate, and compose Spanish-language materials in a range of forms: text, image, audio-visual. Language will be engaged in context, guided by themes such as University Life, Culture & Identity, and Culture & Communication. Linguistic competence will be developed through a range of methods that may include: group discussion, translation, responsive and report writing.
  2. Grammar Workshop (1hr per week)
  Workshop designed to consolidate and enrich students’ knowledge and understanding of Spanish grammar and syntax. All major areas of grammar will be encountered, laying the foundations for future study of the language and its nuances.
  3. Specialised Language Cursillo (1hr per week)
  Cursillo offers language skills for special purposes providing career development, linguistic and socio-cultural knowledge important to work-related situations in different fields.
  4. Conversation Class (1hr per week)
  Conversation class is led by a native speaker of Spanish and compliments the content of the Language Hour. Students will meet in small groups to discuss, debate, and present on the main themes of the course.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of the modules students should:
  1. be able to read Spanish texts in a variety of forms and demonstrate a sensitivity to their detail and nuance in speech, writing, and when translating;
  2. be able to produce Spanish texts appropriate to different requirements and registers;
  3. be able to investigate, structure, and present a complex argument in longer pieces of written work;
  4. be able to communicate using more sophisticated grammatical and syntactical constructions with a good level of accuracy (without basic errors).

  Skills

  On successful completion of the modules students should have developed the following range of skills: comprehensive dexterity using Spanish grammar; translation skills; text analysis; essay writing; lexicographical skills; report writing skills; IT skills; presentation skills; spoken language skills.

  Coursework

  35%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  SPA1101

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Gaeilge 1 (40 credits)

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  Gaeilge 1

  Overview

  Course contents: This module aims to consolidate and develop the students’ existing written and oral language skills as well as their knowledge of Irish society and culture. It consists of three elements: a) a two-hour language enrichment session based on the National Syllabus for Irish Language Teaching at 3rd Level; b) a one-hour interactive class on grammatical accuracy, and c) a one-hour skills-based language workshop.
  1. Language Enrichment (2hrs per week)
  The ability to discuss a range of topics in Irish related to the student experience forms the core of this element. Topics include university life, careers, the Gaeltacht and language learning. Vocabulary and linguistic competence will be developed through a range of methods that may include: group discussion, oral presentation, creative writing, critical review, essay and report. A wide range of multimedia resources will be used to facilitate learning.
  2. Language Accuracy (1hr per week)
  The weekly class will focus on various aspects of Irish grammar with the aim of reinforcing knowledge gained at A-Level and providing a solid foundation for the future study of the language. Topics covered will include grammatical cases and nominal inflections, the verbal system, and sentence structure.
  3. Language Workshop (1hr per week)
  This weekly workshop will focus on the development of core linguistic skills required for negotiating a degree pathway in Irish (essay writing / referencing / study skills / presentation and communication skills / exam preparation / use and application of technology for academic purposes). These skills will be developed through interaction with a variety of guest speakers from the Irish language sector.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students who successfully complete this module should:
  1. be able to demonstrate a level of fluency and accuracy in speech and writing, and a range of vocabulary and expression, so as to be able to discuss a range of issues related to their current lives with some variation in usage.
  2. be able to read a wide variety of Standard Irish texts related to the course and identify specific information and ideas within them.
  3. be able to demonstrate a good grasp of structures of the language covered in the module and their broader linguistic context and the ability to use appropriate reference works including dictionaries and grammars.
  4. be able to organise and present a reasonably coherent argument in Irish relating to topics covered in the course, and present their knowledge and ideas in a range of formats and registers such as letters, essays, reports, blogs, etc.

  Skills

  On successful completion of the modules students should have developed the following range of skills:
  Oral and written communication; IT and multimedia; improving own learning and performance; time management.

  Coursework

  30%

  Examination

  45%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  CEL1101

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Celtic Mythology (20 credits)

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  Celtic Mythology

  Overview

  This module will explore the evidence for the mythology of the Celtic-speaking peoples from the earliest times as found in ancient and medieval sources in Ireland, Britain and the Continent with particular focus on Ireland. We will examine the evidence for early Irish ideologies, the native gods and the Otherworld. You will also study the nature of the surviving sources to enable you to assess their reliability and determine how they can be properly used for the study of early Irish and Celtic history and belief.

  Learning Outcomes

  A knowledge and understanding of the mythology and beliefs of Celtic-speaking peoples

  Skills

  Critical and analytical thinking; research; independent learning; time management.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CEL1033

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Beyond the Hexagon: French language, politics and culture in a global frame (20 credits)

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  Beyond the Hexagon: French language, politics and culture in a global frame

  Overview

  This module will introduce students to key areas of contextual studies in French, ie. literature, culture, the visual arts and linguistics. There will be two 'strands' within the module, and across the two stands, students will be introduced to all four areas. The core material will include both French and francophone texts, film, images and data. Each strand will form a coherent whole in terms of both teaching and assessment.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire an introductory knowledge of key fields in French Studies, notably literature, culture, the visual arts and linguistics. They will acquire key skills in how to approach these fields in preparation for optional modules in Levels 2 and 3. They will further acquire skills in time management, written and oral communication, and skills in marshalling complex information and constructing an argument.

  Skills

  Skills in how to approach and analyse texts, images and data for future work in literature, the visual arts, linguistics; skills in oral and written communication; skills in marshalling large amounts of data and structuring an argument; skills in time management.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FRH1004

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Foundations of Economics 1 (20 credits)

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  Foundations of Economics 1

  Overview

  Foundations of Economics 1 is the title of our new Level 1 semester 1 CORE (Curriculum Open-access Resource for Economics) module for non-specialists. CORE is the result of a huge global collaboration to change the way introductory economics is taught; to ensure it is student-centred and motivated by real-world problems and real-world data. Many students studying for degrees in other disciplines are drawn to economics so that they can develop their analytical skills and also engage with policy debates on issues such as environmental sustainability, inequality, the future of work, financial instability, and innovation. But, when they study economics, they find that their introductory course is arid and theoretical, and designed primarily for students who want to study the subject as their major. The result is that students from other disciplines often find themselves studying a quantitative and analytical economics module that is only minimally social in content and downplays the insights of other disciplines, or a social or business oriented module that gives them little training in modelling, or in quantitative scientific methods. In contrast, this module draws on the work of the global CORE team to offer students who are not specialist economists an in-depth introduction to economics and the global economy that is both analytical and real-world. The module focuses throughout on evidence on the economy, from around the world, and from history. It is motivated by questions — how can we explain what we see?
  
  This module is targeted at UG students who are not taking economics as a major subject but who want to develop their analytical skills and learn how to use economics to understand and articulate reasoned views on some of the most pressing policy problems facing our societies.
  
  The course content will be drawn primarily from the following units from the textbook Economy, Society, and Public Policy:
  
  1 Capitalism: affluence, inequality, and the environment
  2 Social interactions and economic outcomes
  3 Public policy for fairness and efficiency
  4 Work, wellbeing and scarcity
  5 Institutions, power, and inequality
  6 The firm: employees, managers, and owners
  7 Firms, customers, and markets
  8 The labour market: unemployment, wages, and profits
  9 The credit market: borrowers, lenders, and the rate of interest
  10 Market successes and failures
  11 Government, citizens, and public policy
  12 Banks, money, and central bank policy

  Learning Outcomes

  Successful completion of the module will enable students to:
  
  Understand the reach of economics and its place in the wider social sciences; understand how to interpret relevant evidence and apply relevant economic theory to help answer a variety of economic and social questions; understand how to critically evaluate the application of models in economics to real-world questions and policy issues; understand key aspects of the historical development of the global economy and its contemporary nature.

  Skills

  Subject-specific skills
  
  Successful completion of the module will enable students to:
  
  Develop/enhance subject-specific skills including the ability to construct arguments and exercise problem solving skills in the context of real-world economic and social questions; the ability to construct, interpret and critically evaluate economic models of behaviour; the ability to apply economic models and concepts to real world questions; the ability to understand, evaluate and commentate on the economy and on economic and social policy.
  
  Cognitive and transferable skills
  
  Successful completion of the module will enable students to:
  
  Develop/enhance generic cognitive and transferable skills, including: problem solving, logical reasoning, independent enquiry, critical evaluation and interpretation, self-assessment and reflection, synthesising information from a variety of sources, written and verbal communication, organisation and time management.

  Coursework

  30%

  Examination

  70%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO1015

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Digital Society (20 credits)

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  Digital Society

  Overview

  This module will be both theoretical and intensely practical. Tutorials, assignments and group activities are designed to help students confront digital technology and apply their skills to navigating and utilising that. Lectures are focused on using theory to critically reflect on how technological advancements fit into or alter accounts of how society is shaped the way it is.
  
  Particular emphasis is placed on enhancing students’ appreciation of the idea of data. We are all of us contributing to the growth of ‘big data’, making use of data in our everyday lives and, often, paying for services with our data. But what is ‘big data’? Through exploration of concepts such as database matching, artificial intelligence and internet of things, we will examine how technology is being used to understand humanity and debate whether this process is ‘disrupting’ or reinforcing society’s existing strata and structures.
  
  Students will be encouraged to reflect critically on their own use of information and communication technologies and how this behaviour shapes contemporary society. This will include examination of the ‘information revolution’ and its effects on communication and social relations: local and global, personal and institutional. Students will also be encouraged to examine evidence both supporting and challenging commonplace perceptions of digital media’s influence on modern life.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module you will be able to:
  • Use key concepts in the sociology of science and technology which help to understand digital technologies in a societal context;
  • Evaluate some of the sociological and criminological theories on the information revolution and digital data;
  • Understand what is meant by data, how data are proffered, gathered and combined, and how this is used to generate insight and influence;
  • Critique the role of the ‘digital consumer’ and the social power of multinational technology corporations;
  • Analyse the meaning and consequences of the so-called ‘digital divide’ in national and global contexts;
  • Assess the impact and potential development of digital citizenship;
  • Identify the development of virtual communities and their importance for socialisation in the contemporary world;
  • Use online methods and resources for research and learning

  Skills

  • Retrieve and select relevant information from print and electronic sources;
  • Identify and interpret data relating to and accruing from the use of digital media;
  • Select, utilise and interpret material to address a particular issue or problem;
  • Present information and communicate ideas in a coherent and appropriate manner and format;
  • Analyse, evaluate and interpret information in relation to digital spheres;
  • Develop and defend reasoned opinions;
  • Develop and demonstrate independent thinking;
  • Develop oral skills through participation in lectures, tutorials and group discussions;
  • Develop an ability to write in a clear, structured and critical manner utilising a wide range of source material.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  20%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SQM1003

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  English in Transition (20 credits)

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  English in Transition

  Overview

  This module is envisaged as introducing students to literary interpretation as conceived by English studies at university level. It aims to provide students with critical skills and technical vocabulary necessary to study poetry and prose for the rest of their degree. The module focuses on a small selection of texts designed to help students make the transition from the critical strategies used at A-level to those of academic English. In turn, the two sections of the module include contributions from the Heaney Centre and creative writing colleagues and the mode of assessment will allow for reflective development of writing skills through resubmission of formative writing for summative assessment.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of this module students will have learned to read and analyze poetry and prose using the techniques, vocabularies and approaches of contemporary academic English studies. They will have made the transition from reading and writing at A-level, having learned the research skills and critical terminologies necessary for the close, contextual reading of prose and poetry and writing about both genres in a suitably academic register. They will be equipped to undertake advanced study of literary works in semester two modules.

  Skills

  Students will learn to develop: critical and analytical skills; methods of textual analysis appropriate to the genres of poetry and prose; writing and research skills appropriate to degree-level English; oral presentation skills; independent study skills; and an ability to collaborate and work in groups; the ability to read and prepare for weekly lectures and tutorials.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Statistical Methods (20 credits)

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  Statistical Methods

  Overview

  The course covers basic statistics for economics, finance and accounting students and assumes no prior knowledge. The two main areas of statistics covered are descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The emphasis is on the application of the statistical techniques to problems relevant to these subjects.

  Learning Outcomes

  To enable economics, finance and accounting students gain a basic knowledge and understanding of statistical methods. To provide a background for higher level quantitative modules.

  Skills

  The student should be able to apply statistical methods to economic and business data and critically assess simple techniques.

  Coursework

  0%

  Examination

  80%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO1003

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introduction to Theatre: The Material Stage (20 credits)

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  Introduction to Theatre: The Material Stage

  Overview

  This module is about theatre and performance as live events taking place on the material stage. This module will examine theatre and live performance by drawing on a wide historical and geographical range of theatre practices: from ancient Greece to the contemporary stage; from Ireland to South Africa and Japan. You will explore several key themes concerned with theatre’s role and relation to myth, ritual, conflict, memory, space and the body. Where relevant you will also attend a number of live performance which will be part of the curriculum.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, you should:
  • be able to interpret and analyse theatre events as a complex matrix of relationships between texts, participants (spectators, performers), spaces, and the material, historical and cultural contexts of their production and reception.
  • be able to identify and interpret the cultural frameworks that surround performance events, and with which these events engage and interact.
  • be able to analyse, evaluate and interpret theatre and performance from a range of critical perspectives using a variety of theoretical frameworks.
  • have developed critical, analytical and written skills through the submission of assignments.
  • have developed essay writing skills and deepened their understanding of how written work is assessed.

  Skills

  Textual analysis; application of theory to practice in theatre-making; essay-writing skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Nualitríocht na Gaeilge ó 1916 go dtí an lá inniu (20 credits)

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  Nualitríocht na Gaeilge ó 1916 go dtí an lá inniu

  Overview

  This module will provide an introduction to modern literature in Irish. It will explore the cultural, political and social backdrop against which contemporary literature in Irish is being produced, and will focus on a selection of key themes and texts.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students will have acquired knowledge and understanding of modern literature in Irish and its cultural context.

  Skills

  Analytical and evaluative skills; development of ability in synthesis and analysis of diverse information, and construction of arguments in written form using appropriate sources.

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CEL1006

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Economics for Business (20 credits)

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  Economics for Business

  Overview

  This module introduces students to economic approaches to the study of organisations. The module examines:- why organisations exist in a market context; the role of the entrepreneur; buyer behaviour; production and costs; the pricing decision and game theory; how the firm makes profits; the firm as a focal point for a set of contracts; the principal-agent problem; growth and innovation; the macro-economic environment.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of the module you will have acquired:
  
  Knowledge and understanding:
  Students will gain an understanding of both the textbook applications of theory and real world managerial practice. The course will cover standard topics such as demand and supply, production and cost, pricing decisions, market structures, mergers and vertical integration, R&D etc.
  
  Intellectual skills:
  Students will gain an understanding of how economists think and how to engage in economic analysis. They will also get some understanding of the economic techniques that are available to address business problems and the strengths and weaknesses of these techniques.
  
  Practical skills:
  Students will develop organizational skills, communication skills, presentation skills and word processing skills.

  Skills

  The aim of this module is to introduce students to the relevance of economic analysis to managerial decision making. Economics is central to understanding management and underpins many functional decisions, e.g., in marketing, finance, production and human resources.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  60%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO1007

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  What is to be done? Sustainability, climate change and just energy transitions in the Anthropocene (20 credits)

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  What is to be done? Sustainability, climate change and just energy transitions in the Anthropocene

  Overview

  The module will comprise three distinct sections:
  
  1. Section one will introduce students to the module and set the context for a study of environment and sustainability in the context of the Anthropocene;
  2. Section two will focus on key issues such as society’s dependency on fossil fuels and associated socio-ecological conflicts; and
  3. The third section will concentrate on pathways towards sustainability, using complex systems thinking to help integrate students’ appreciation of the contributions of diverse disciplines. In doing so, this module will introduce students to some of the most significant problems facing our world and offer alternative individual and institutional pathways to a more sustainable future.
  
  Breakdown of lecture/tutorial topics
  Section One
  Society-environment interactions
  Risk society
  Welcome to the Anthropocene
  Is climate change a ‘wicked’ problem?
  Climate change mitigation & adaptation
  The politics of our personal/ political responses to the Anthropocene
  
  Section Two
  Carbon captured? Carbon lock in & our dependency on fossil fuels
  Extractive industries
  Sustainability politics and policies
  Social conflicts and the environment
  The organisation of ‘sustainable degradation’
  The mythic lure of techno-optimism
  The impact of neoliberalism or transnational global environmental negotiations and law making
  The political economy of lobbying and capture
  
  Section Three
  Just Energy transitions x 2
  Renewable energies, people and place
  Rethinking Economics and Rethinking prosperity x 2
  Post-growth rethinking beyond GDP/GNP, critical approaches to wellbeing
  Creativity, envisioning and Developing sustainable communities and societies

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of the module, students will be able to:
  
  -Understand key concepts such as the ‘Anthropocene’, socio-technical transitions, just transition, environmental and climate justice, energy democracy;
  -Articulate key socio-ecological issues such as enclosure of common natural resources, carbon lock-in, sustainability policy formation;
  -Analyse society-environment interactions in the context of unequal resource distribution and inequality in both a global and national context;
  -Offer a cultural political economy analysis of anthropogenic climate change and just energy transitions;
  -Critically evaluate the concept of sustainability/sustainable development;
  -Confidently integrate a variety of disciplinary perspectives and bodies of knowledge within the arts, humanities and social sciences and between the latter and natural science and technological studies;
  -Formulate their own conceptualisation of desirable and realisable low and post-carbon energy futures;
  -Utilise learning technologies to deepen their learning process.

  Skills

  Ability to work with other people;
  
  Ability to work across and integrate different disciplinary perspectives on the same issue;
  Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments *
  Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and in creative and innovative ways and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the fields of study
  Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance Technical and practical skills
  Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT Organizational skills
  Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information.
  
  Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI1010

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Audio Mixing I (10 credits)

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  Audio Mixing I

  Overview

  This module introduces students to audio mixing in the software domain. Advanced signal flow, audio signal processing and balancing of audio sources are considered in the context of mixing both for music and screen. Students will be introduced to mixing workflows using industry standard digital audio workstation software. Topics covered include mix evaluation; balancing and spatial presentation; timbral and dynamic control; mix depth and acoustic context; and mix automation. Students will also develop technical listening skills to enable the aural identification of timbral, dynamic and spatial changes to individual components of a larger multitrack mix.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module students should be able to:
  1. Demonstrate critical awareness of current industry practice in the area of audio mixing for music and screen
  2. Demonstrate the application of workflows for audio mixing using industry standard audio software
  3. Demonstrate the capacity to explore software solutions to problem solve audio mixing challenges as they arise.
  4. Demonstrate a critical ability to make informed creative decisions in the creation of audio mixes for music and post-production contexts
  5. Demonstrate the capacity to aurally identify changes to audio processing in the context of a multitrack mix

  Skills

  1. Practical, analytic and critical thinking skills
  2. Critical listening skills
  3. Capacity for self-direction and an ability to work independently
  4. Ability to problem solve and explore creative solutions to audio mixing challenges
  5. Written and verbal communication skills
  6. Specific knowledge of key current audio mixing workflows

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  10

  Module Code

  MUS1030

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Themes and Issues in Social Policy (20 credits)

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  Themes and Issues in Social Policy

  Overview

  ‘Themes and Issues in Social Policy’ will look at contemporary developments and trends across a range of social policy areas in the UK. It will encourage students to examine the various ways in which key social policy ‘problems’ have been addressed. The first half of the module will introduce students to social policy in a range of substantive areas such as education, employment, housing, crime, health and social care. The second half of the module will take a more focused approach by exploring the ways in which social policy has sought to improve the welfare and well-being of particular groups in society with respect to children and young people, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and older people.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of the module students should be able to:
  • Identify the different ways in which key social problems have been defined and explained;
  • Outline policy measures which have been developed in response to a range of social problems;
  • Demonstrate awareness of social policies aimed at groups in society and their implications.

  Skills

  Development of analytical and evaluative skills; independent learning skills; teamwork skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPY1005

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Rethinking Society (20 credits)

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  Rethinking Society

  Overview

  This module offers a general introduction to the discipline of sociology for those with no experience of studying sociology before. Its primary objective is to initiate students to sociological thinking. Sociology does not rely on our subjective experience and general ideas commonly shared withing the society (beliefs, customs, traditions, values, norms); its critical way of thinking and its methods allow us to discover aspects of social life that most people are unaware of. This will be done through a diversity of topics such as social class, suicide, race, gender, disability, globalisation, violence and other social phenomena. The module will provide a background for those intending to study sociology in the second and third years, but also acts as a stand-alone sociology course for those who do not intend to study it further

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of the module you should be able to:
  Have a general understanding of the cncepts, approaches and theories available within the discipine of sociology.
  Understand the effect of social norms and common sense on our perception of social life.
  Apply a sociological way of thinking on a diversity of topics.
  Effectively gather, retrieve and synthesise information to evaluate the key aspects of social life.

  Skills

  - To develop analytical and oral skills through participation in lectures and tutorials.
  - To develop an ability to write in a clear, structured and critical manner utilising a wide range of source material.
  - To be able to use information technology to gather, organise and evaluate information.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SOC1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introducing Criminology (20 credits)

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  Introducing Criminology

  Overview

  The module offers a general introduction to criminology and some of the key debates and topics in the subject. The first half of the course (weeks 1 – 6) introduces some essential background materials for those pursuing study in criminology including an overview of historical and contemporary crime and crime control, the workings of the criminal justice system, sources of information on crime and criminals and an introduction to some theoretical concepts in criminology. The second half of the course (weeks 8-11) introduces a number of key debates and issues in criminology – many of which can and will be studied in greater depth in second and third year criminology modules.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Critically evaluate the term ‘crime’ and the historical evolution of crime and our responses to it.
  
  2. Critically apply criminological thinking to our understanding of crime and criminal justice processes.
  
  3. Identify, find and evaluate a range of criminological sources especially (but not limited to) academic sources (books, journal articles) and official and other statistics on crime and criminality

  Skills

  1. To develop analytical and oral skills through participation in lectures and tutorials.
  
  2. To develop an ability to write in a clear, structured and critical manner utilising a wide range of source material.
  
  3. To develop the ability to find and evaluate academic materials in the area of criminology.
  
  4. To be able to use information technology to gather, organise and evaluate information.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CRM1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Study Skills for Archaeology and Palaeoecology (0 credits)

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  Study Skills for Archaeology and Palaeoecology

  Overview

  This module provides students with basic study skills in Archaeology and Palaeoecology, to enable them to take ownership of their own learning process. While these skills are essentially generic, the examples and practical elements of this module are taken from the disciplinary fields of Archaeology and Palaeoecology, in order to make their relevance more readily accessible to students on relevant degree programmes.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon completion of the module, students will be familiar with common standards of good academic conduct and will be able to:
  
  • Draft an essay plan
  • Reference a range of different academic sources correctly
  • Communicate and share ideas effectively
  • Plan individual and team work effectively
  • Manage their workload efficiently

  Skills

  • Essay preparation
  • Presentation preparation
  • Correct academic referencing
  • Effective group work
  • Time management

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  0

  Module Code

  ARP1101

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Visualising the Social World (20 credits)

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  Visualising the Social World

  Overview

  The module introduces students to the visual presentation of quantitative data. By establishing a basic working knowledge of measurement procedures, data sources, and appropriate conventions in quantitative data visualisation, it introduces students to basic graphic functions in spreadsheet and geographical information system packages. Students will gain experience in the selection of appropriate graphics for different kinds of variables, in the construction of basic datasets from secondary data sources, and in the mapping of spatial data.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion students will be able to:
  
  Understand how different forms of data visualisation are appropriate for different data types
  Source and format data independently from online data repositories
  Appreciate the implications of proper visualisation for clear communication
  Perform basic spreadsheet calculations and visualisation functions
  Produce basic maps and perform preliminary diagnostics using Geographical Information Systems Select from and appraise a range of data visualisation techniques

  Skills

  On successful completion students will have:
  
  Proficiency with data analysis and visualisation packages (MS Excel and open source geographical information software)
  Knowledge of online data repositories (World Bank, EuroStat, AMECO, OECD, Penn Tables) Appreciation of the history of, and public / political uses of, visual quantitative data
  Critical thinking in the selection and use of appropriate visualisation methods
  Experience of independent work through in-class and outside assessments

  Coursework

  0%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  100%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SQM1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Theatre Now: Contemporary Performance (20 credits)

  ×

  Theatre Now: Contemporary Performance

  Overview

  This module offers Level 1 Students an introduction to major contemporary theatre practices and is intended to dovetail with the students’ work on DRA1001. The course will explore emerging and challenging strands of theory and practice from the early Twentieth Century to present day. Themes include Poststructuralist discourse, Gender and Queer Theory, Installation as Theatre and Hyperreality.

  Learning Outcomes

  Describing, theorising, interpreting and evaluating performance texts and events from a range of critical perspectives
  
  Reading the performance possibilities implied by a script, score and other textual or documentary sources.
  
  The capacity to analyse and critically examine diverse forms of performative discourse and their effects on representation in the arts, media and public life
  
  Information retrieval skills, involving the ability to gather, sift, synthesise and organise material independently and critically evaluate its significance.

  Skills

  Critical evaluation, Research-led inquiry, Writing Skills, Teamwork

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA1005

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Long Road to Black Lives Matter (20 credits)

  ×

  The Long Road to Black Lives Matter

  Overview

  A systematic introduction to ways in which history is used outside the university campus, including in museums and exhibitions, film, memorials and political discussion. The course will involve visits to local museums and students will get a chance to work together to pitch a new public history project. Previous projects have included public exhibitions, new museums or digital apps. The module focuses on the history of race, ethnicity, slavery, colonialism and anti-colonialism and their representations in pubic history.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students who successfully complete the module should • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the role of academic history within society; • Be able to present historical information systematically and in accordance with normal
  
  academic practice; • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of effective group work • Have identified a dissertation topic and be able to demonstrate an ability to place it in its broad historiographical context.

  Skills

  Working in groups; oral communication skills, public history theory.

  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  40%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS1005

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introduction to Film Studies 2 (20 credits)

  ×

  Introduction to Film Studies 2

  Overview

  This module aims to provide you with knowledge and understanding of European cinema and throughout emphasis is placed on relating its forms, structures, and contexts to a broader history of cinema, and film culture. The module also explores relations between a range of European films and Hollywood cinema, particularly in relation to the ways in which European film-makers have rejected and revered the dominance of Hollywood's narrative aesthetic and industrial practices. The module will consolidate and develop upon work covered in FLM1001.

  Learning Outcomes

  The objectives of the module are to introduce students to key ideas and approaches in film history and film criticism as they relate to the idea of non-Hollywood product.

  Skills

  Reading, film analysis.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  60%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM1002

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introduction to Music (20 credits)

  ×

  Introduction to Music

  Overview

  The goal of this module is to provide an introduction to music from an 'educated' perspective: that is, an awareness of music as an art-form as it is practised in contemporary culture. This outlook would primarily relate to Western Culture, but would include an exploration of music in non-Western cultures - for instance, India and the Middle East. The relevance of historical practices as they relate to contemporary thinking would also be explored. Within Western Music, students would explore the vast range of musical practices ranging from music, which is intended to fuel consumerism (in which case a lecture would analyse music in advertisements) to mass market music (rock or film music) to the 'classical' tradition and its contemporary proliferation. The relationship of music and society would be a key component of the study and students would not only examine the influence of political thinking on the music of composers such as Finnissy, but would also look at the cultural significance of moments such as Jimi Hendrix's performance at Woodstock.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module students will be able to:
  • Understand the importance of listening to music from an educated perspective
  • Understand the relationship between musical developments and wider trends within culture and society
  • Understand the range of contemporary musical practices
  • Understand the relationship between historical and contemporary practices
  • Utilise this understanding in their own work

  Skills

  • Problem solving
  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork (social intelligence)
  • Abstraction of thought
  • Imagination
  • Self-expression (emotional intelligence)
  • Self-reliance
  • Reflection
  • Editing
  • Proofreading
  • Formatting
  • Plotting outcomes
  • Prioritisation
  • Evaluating success
  • Resource management
  • Making decisions
  • Independent thought

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS1002

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introducing Social Policy (20 credits)

  ×

  Introducing Social Policy

  Overview

  The module offers a general introduction to Social Policy as an applied academic subject. Students will be encouraged to take a broad perspective on how social policies are implemented by examining political, economic and social perspectives on human needs and wants. The second half of the course introduces social security, taxes, benefits and their implications for citizenship. The course offers a useful entry point to Social Policy; piquing students’ interest in core theories and principles which they will explore in more detail in second and third year social policy modules.

  Learning Outcomes

  • To introduce students to theories, concepts and principles underpinning social policy.
  • To provide an applied understanding of the implications of tax and benefits systems for human well-being.

  Skills

  Development of analytical and evaluative skills; independent learning skills and academic writing skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPY1004

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Philosophy and Human Nature (20 credits)

  ×

  Philosophy and Human Nature

  Overview

  An introduction to some fundamental philosophical problems arising from theories of human nature in the western philosophical tradition, and to the methods which philosophers use for solving them, including techniques of sound reasoning and argument. Topics covered will include the soul, personal identity, free will, God and evil, and life after death (among others). Reference will be made to the ideas and arguments of many important figures in the history of philosophy, including Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Hume and Kant.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon completion of this introduction to the nature and range of Philosophy, students will have developed a familiarity with the ideas of a number of important philosophers and a sense of the principles of sound and effective reasoning and argument.

  Skills

  KEY Intellectual skills, e.g., critical analysis, creative thinking, problem solving; communication skills, e.g., oral, listening and written; improvement of learning and performance; managing information. EMPLOYABILITY Research and communication skills (written and oral), independent learning (organising and prioritising ideas), critical/independent thinking. SUBJECT SPECIFIC Listening/analytical/literacy/presentation skills; textual analysis; the comprehension and formulation of extended and cogent arguments; the ability to participate in a tolerant and supportive learning environment.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Being Creative: Music Media and the Arts (20 credits)

  ×

  Being Creative: Music Media and the Arts

  Overview

  Anthropologists have analysed how people with different cultures' express themselves in a variety of ways through sound, text and image. Who is involved in specific expressive practices, who controls these practices, and which media are emphasised by different groups? Can textual, verbal, musical and material forms of expression be communicated across cultural boundaries? How do processes of cultural translation affect their meaning and impact on different lifeworlds? In this module, we will explore performative genres including musical activities and rituals; language-based forms of expression and processes of visual and material expression around artworks, objects and film documentation.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should have acquired a basic understanding of key issues relating to the performative dimensions of cultural expression through a comparative analysis of ethnographic studies pertaining to sound, text and image. Students should be able to discuss how anthropology has approached expressive cultures and understand a range of cultural differences between themselves and others in this arena. The module should prepare them for further study in the fields of performative, textual and visual analysis.

  Skills

  Students should develop skills in literacy; oral communication; the organisation of logical arguments; effective presentation of written work; critical reflection on their own cultural assumptions and biases; and teamwork.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ESA1001

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Contemporary Europe (20 credits)

  ×

  Contemporary Europe

  Overview

  The module provides a wide-ranging introduction to political developments in contemporary Europe. Following analysis of the nature and consequences for Europe of the Cold War, the module analyses some of the major political, economic and security challenges Europe has had to face since 1989 including the processes of economic and political transformation in Central and Eastern Europe as well as war in the former Yugoslavia and Ukraine. Featuring prominently in the module are developments in the process of European integration with a primary focus on the EU, how it is organized and operates, what powers it has, the attitudes of selected states in contemporary Europe towards membership, and the effects of integration on them. In doing so, the module considers the origins and implications of the Eurozone crisis for European integration as well as public attitudes towards the process.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will
  1. Understand the historical background to contemporary Europe;
  2. Analyse critically selected major political developments and trends in Europe since the end of the Cold War;
  3. Appreciate key concepts and understandings associated with the political organization of Europe;
  4. Appreciate key concepts and understandings associated with the European Union as a political entity;
  5. Analyse how the major European states have engaged with the European Union since 1957;
  6. Understand public reactions to European integration.
  7. Appreciate selected major political and security challenges facing contemporary

  Skills

  The module will develop students' analytical, research and communication skills; allow students to refine their essay-writing skills; and enhance their abilities to think critically.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI1001

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Exploring History 1 (20 credits)

  ×

  Exploring History 1

  Overview

  This module allows students to study a closely-defined area of history. They will choose from a range of courses offered by History staff and will study one topic in detail. Each course is designed as a significant area of study in its own right, and as a means of developing in depth some of the issues of historiography and method that students will encounter over their course of studies in History at Queen's. Particular emphasis is placed on essay writing at university level.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should be aware of the range of approaches that have been used to study the past. They should be able to demonstrate knowledge of a particular historical case study and how it has been debated amongst historians. They should also be aware of the links between historical research and methodological/theoretical frameworks.

  Skills

  Ability to think critically, reason logically, and evaluate evidence; develop communication skills, both written and oral; an ability to work independently; the ability to use and interpret a range of sources.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS1003

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Exploring History 2 (20 credits)

  ×

  Exploring History 2

  Overview

  This module allows students the chance to enrich their understanding of historical methods, theories and themes via a closely defined case study. Students will choose from a range of course offered by History staff and will study one topic in detail. Each course is designed as a significant area of study in its own right, and as a means of developing in depth some of the issues of historiography and method that students will encounter over their course of studies in History at Queen's.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should be aware of the range of approaches that have been used to study the past. They should be able to demonstrate knowledge of a particular historical case study and how it has been debated amongst historians. They should also be aware of the links between historical research and methodological/theoretical frameworks.

  Skills

  Ability to think critically, reason logically, and evaluate evidence; develop communication skills, both written and oral; an ability to work independently; the ability to use and interpret a range of sources.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS1002

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  A World on the Move:Historical and Anthropological Approaches to Globalization (20 credits)

  ×

  A World on the Move:Historical and Anthropological Approaches to Globalization

  Overview

  This modules provides an anthropological introduction to the study of globalisation, using comparative case studies from the contemporary and the historical record, and outlining links with perspectives in the field of history. Among the issues discussed are: global and local linkages in a world of economic, cultural and political connectivity; cultural convergence and the expression of cultural difference; migration, refugees, trafficked people, tourism; diasporas, the idea of home and national borders; transnational family networks in the contemporary world; global and local regimes of power and resistance.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, student should be aware of the complex ways in which globalising forces have influenced people's everyday experiences in different socio-cultural settings and changing historical contexts.

  Skills

  Students should develop skills in literacy; oral communication; the organisation of logical arguments; effective presentation of written work; and teamwork.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  20%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT1003

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  'Understanding Northern Ireland: History, Politics and Anthropology' (20 credits)

  ×

  'Understanding Northern Ireland: History, Politics and Anthropology'

  Overview

  This level 1 module will use a variety of historical, political, sociological and anthropological perspectives to look at key issues relating to Northern Ireland. The course will provide an overview of the history and politics of the state of Northern Ireland. It will use anthropological understandings of ethnicity and nationalism to examine how Unionism and Irish Nationalism developed. It will look in detail at the various political solutions which have been applied to ‘the Province’, with a particular focus on the Peace Process. It will examine the realities and legacies of the conflict since the signing of the 1998 Agreement. It will explore the development of cultural and political 'traditions' examining, in particular, change and continuity in Irish society.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should
  •be aware of how to utilise a range of disciplinary approaches (historical, political, sociological and anthropological) in helping to develope an understanding of division and conflict within Northern Ireland.
  •be aware of how to examine how contemporary political communities use the past to construct traditions, ideologies and identities.
  •understand how to explore the role of history in understandings of Northern Ireland.
  •To develop a broad understanding of the politics of the state.
  •understand and look at key contemporary issues in Northern Irish society.
  •be able to assess and highlight various research approaches to Northern Ireland, and to explore how academic work can be applied.

  Skills

  Students will acquire skills in understanding written material, skills in weighing evidence and skills in debating controversial topics. The ability to read material, weigh judgements and engage with the topics being discussed. They should also develop oral presentation skills, essay writing skills and skills in accessing and analysing information, research evaluation. They will also gain experience of coping with controversial topics.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT1006

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Us And them: Why do we have ingroups and outgroups? (20 credits)

  ×

  Us And them: Why do we have ingroups and outgroups?

  Overview

  Drawing theoretically on both cognitive and social anthropology and utilizing a wide range of case studies, from personal passions for particular sub-cultures of music and sport to national politics in Northern Ireland to global divides of religion and class, this module will introduce students to social groups.
  
  We will explore what makes human social groups different from those of other animals, psychological explanations of group commitment, and anthropological literature on symbols, rituals, and politics to examine how particular social groups are created and sustained and how some individuals become willing to fight and die for their fellow group members.

  Learning Outcomes

  Be able to describe and consider the implications of:
  
  1) The importance of social groups for individuals.
  
  2) How group identities and traditions are created.
  
  3) How groups continue from generation to generation.
  
  4) The similarities and differences between national, religious, sporting, class, and interest groups.
  
  5) How groups can convince individuals to die for them
  6) Why intergroup prejudice and conflict is so common.

  Skills

  The module will help foster the students’:
  
  Ability to consider the findings of multiple disciplines in addressing questions of human society.
  
  Ability to present ideas clearly in both oral and written formats
  
  Ability to research and analyse material from multiple disciplines
  
  Ability to debate and defend arguments
  
  Ability to engage in civil discourse about strongly held convictions
  
  Ability to prepare concise and focused presentations

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT1007

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Quantitative Methods (20 credits)

  ×

  Quantitative Methods

  Overview

  This course builds on the Mathematics taught at GCSE level or an equivalent level. The course is taught paying particular attention to the solving of economic problems and relating these to applications to the real world. There are two parts in the module.
  
  The first part covers mathematical techniques required to solve applied economic problems. It begins with a revision of basic algebraic methods. These ideas are then further developed to cover more advanced mathematical concepts including linear and non-linear functions; single variable calculus and calculus of several variables.
  
  The second part covers basic statistical methods used by economists and other social scientists. This will include data presentation, descriptive statistics, basic regression analysis, time series and elementary probability theory. Students will also be taught how to use Excel to perform basic statistical analysis.

  Learning Outcomes

  On the successful completion of the module students will be able to:
  
  1. Know what is meant by a function.
  2. Use calculus methods to solve basic economic problems such as profit maximization.
  3. Use calculus to locate the maxima and minima for functions of several variables.
  4. Use descriptive statistics to present data.
  5. Know what is meant by a probability distribution.
  6. Perform basic regression analysis and time series forecasting.
  7. Exhibit transferable skills of problem solving, numeracy and the communication of mathematical concepts.

  Skills

  The aim of this module is to give students a basic working knowledge of the mathematics and statistics that is needed in the quantitative and non-quantitative level 2 and level 3 modules. The primary focus of the module is to provide the basic tools to solve practical, applied problems.

  Coursework

  0%

  Examination

  100%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO1009

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introduction to English Language (20 credits)

  ×

  Introduction to English Language

  Overview

  This module offers a broad introduction to key topics in English language. It lays the foundations for the systematic study of the language in all its diversity. Among the topics covered are: common beliefs about “good” and “bad” accents and dialects; phonetics, syntax and morphology; and the social, situational and geographical variation in language, with an emphasis on the history and development of the English language. Another important area of inquiry is how language works in cultural contexts and intersects with issues of power and gender. In summary, the module enables students to move beyond ‘common-sense’ ideas about language towards the academic and analytic perspective appropriate for university level.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will have become aware of the levels of structure which make up the spoken and written varieties of a language, the communicative functions of these levels, and of the relevant descriptive and analytical frameworks to analyse and describe them, with regard both to present-day English and to stages in its historical development. Students will also have gained the skills for the confident oral delivery of some of the issues and topics addressed on the Course.

  Skills

  While Units One and Two focus on theoretical and analytical concepts and frameworks, Units Three and Four provide case studies from ‘real-world’ contexts such as the media and the historical development of the English language, to which students will apply the skills they have gained in Units One and Two. The module incorporates online assessment for Units One and Two, which will account for 30% of the mark and will take the form of online exercises, to be completed by students in weeks 3-6. Units Three and Four will be assessed at the end of the semester as essay assignments, worth 70% in total. Students will write two essays of 1400-1700 words each: one essay will address the issues covered in Unit Three (35%), and the other essay will address the issues covered in Unit Four (35%).

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENL1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Europe in Prehistory (20 credits)

  ×

  Europe in Prehistory

  Overview

  This module examines the later prehistory of Europe, from the beginnings of settled farming society in the Near East (c. 10,000 years ago) to the European Iron Age and the dawn of historic times (c. 50 BC). Geographically, the scope of the module spans across Europe and the Mediterranean, from Russia and the Levant to Ireland and Spain. The material and ideas presented provide an important base for subsequent modules on the history and prehistory of Europe, Britain, and Ireland, setting a chronological scene against which to understand the emergence of complex human society.
  
  Two themes run through the course: human adaptation to change (climate, environment, food, technology, social structure) and the emergence of different cultural responses through time and space (such as settlement, economic strategies, material culture, art, burial, status, trade and ethnicity). Prehistoric archaeology is interested in recording how humans deal with change over time and in understanding how to measure time in the remote past through a variety of chronological methods (14C and dendro-dating, other scientific and material culture-based dating techniques). Later prehistoric archaeology also examines the origins of new technologies and social structures, such as domestication of plants and animals, metals, writing and urban life, and seeks to understand the many factors that trigger change and development.
  
  The aim of the course is to provide students with an introduction to the major themes of study and the principal issues of European prehistory. It includes many of the classic sites and cultures that typify the early history of the continent, and some of the theories and models that have resulted from their study.

  Learning Outcomes

  - A broad understanding of the development of human societies in Europe from c. 10,000 years ago to the 1st century BC.
  - An understanding of the nature and range of the archaeological record.
  - An awareness of the complexities and limitations of archaeological interpretation.
  - An awareness of present debates and controversies in prehistoric archaeology.
  - An understanding of the multi-disciplinary nature of archaeology, the wide variety of sources, and evidence on which modern archaeology draws, e.g. environmental, historical and ethnographical.

  Skills

  - Critical thinking and oral expression.
  - Time management and self directed learning.
  - The ability to write structured academic style essays, presenting clear unbiased arguments.
  - Ability to cite references and create bibliographies.
  - The ability to undertake library-based research, making full use of bibliographic sources.
  - Critical analysis of competing hypotheses of text and other media.
  - Critical synthesis of diverse information.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP1008

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Physical Geography: Earth, Fire and Ice (20 credits)

  ×

  Physical Geography: Earth, Fire and Ice

  Overview

  The module will reinforce and build on knowledge and understanding of physical geography and the environment by introducing students to some of the major processes that drive the Earth system and the interactions between the various spheres. This ‘big picture’ module will have a global focus, but will also provide regional and local examples of how the Earth system operates, interacts and changes across time and space to shape our landscapes and environments. The module will cover two key spheres from the Earth system as follows:
  
  • The Lithosphere introduces the topics of geology and geomorphology, covering the processes that shape the earth’s sub-surface and surface, the resulting landforms and landscapes, and a range of associated hazards including earthquakes, volcanoes, and mass movements.
  
  • The Cryosphere introduces the topic of glaciology, covering the frozen components of the Earth system and the interactions with the other spheres in driving landscape and environmental change in cold climates.

  Learning Outcomes

  After completing the module students should:
  1) Develop a knowledge and understanding of the major processes that drive the lithosphere and cryosphere, and the interactions with the other components of the Earth system
  2) Develop field skills to collect primary data
  3) Gain experience in writing scientifically in the form of a report
  4) Develop the ability to interpret analysed outputs
  5) Gain experience in writing answers under class test conditions

  Skills

  Scientific writing; statistical analysis; graphical presentation; primary data collection; secondary data collection; interpretation of geographical information; critical analysis; referencing.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY1007

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Ancient Humans and Landscapes (20 credits)

  ×

  Ancient Humans and Landscapes

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the evolution of hominins in changing global environments, from primate origins to the beginning of settled societies. Lectures and practicals introduce the timeframes of changing environments in which people evolved, patterns of evolution, the appearance of our own species, dispersal throughout the world and the ancient beginnings of human impact on the planet.
  
  Knowledge gained in the lecture course will be assessed by multiple choice tests and two written assessments. The practical programme will introduce skills in bibliographic and literature search, graphical display, and the analysis of research data relating to the investigation of early humans. Skills relating to the analysis and documentation of artefacts and stratigraphy and sedimentology will be introduced.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this course, students will be able to
  • Show an understanding of the environmental, chronological and cultural context for human evolution [assessed mainly by essay, but also CT and portfolio]
  • Show an understanding of records of ancient humans and landscapes [assessed mainly by essay, but also CT]
  • Demonstrate a knowledge of the key evidence and terminology relating to environmental and human evolutionary changes throughout the Quaternary [assessed mainly by CT]
  • Show an ability to handle and present data, and to undertake basic statistical analysis [assessed by portfolio]

  Skills

  Skills
  
  Subject-specific skills
  
  You will be able to search, extract and use data from a range of academic literature. You will be able to use the MS Excel program to display, describe and carry out simple analysis of archaeological data, including basic statistics.
  You will be able to analyse artefacts and document them photographically and by drawing.
  
  
  Cognitive skills
  
  You will be able to explain (i) the patterns and process of hominid evolution and (ii) the background pattern of global climate change.
  
  Further details, including a full breakdown of Transferable skills and Module Guide example, can be found at the following link:
  https://archaeology-palaeoecology-qub.com/gap1001-ancient-humans-landscapes/

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  20%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP1006

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Portuguese 1 (40 credits)

  ×

  Portuguese 1

  Overview

  This module is designed for students who have no previous knowledge of the Portuguese language. It aims to introduce students to the basic areas of grammatical usage and essential vocabulary, putting them into practice through oral, listening and written exercises.
  It consists of four elements: a) a one hour language session that introduces you to basic areas of grammatical usage; b) a one hour tutorial that puts into practice the grammatical knowledge gained through written and oral exercises etc.; c) a third language tutorial which concentrates on developing students’ writing skills in Portuguese; and d) a fourth language session that is designed to allow students to practice their oral skills in Portuguese, using the grammar and vocabulary acquired in the first two hours of language teaching.
  1. Grammar Class (1h per week)
  The weekly class will focus on various basic aspects of Portuguese grammar with the aim of introducing students to basic areas of grammatical usage and providing a solid foundation for the future study of the language. Topics covered will include the construction of gender and number, pronouns, prepositions, adverbs, adjectives, and simple tenses.
  2. Grammar Workshop (1h per week)
  This weekly workshop will test students’ ability to put into practice the grammatical knowledge gained in the previous hour through written, aural and oral exercises. Topics include daily routine, physical and psychological description, academic life, the family and home. Vocabulary and linguistic competence will be developed through a range of methods that may include: group discussion, oral presentation, and translation.
  3. Writing Practice Workshop (1h per week)
  This weekly workshop will link to the two previous sessions, focusing specifically on the development of core linguistic skills required for writing in Portuguese. Vocabulary and linguistic competence will be developed through a range of exercises that may include: reading/listening and comprehension, translation, creative writing, and interview.
  4. Oral Class (1h per week)
  This weekly session is designed to allow students to practice their oral skills in Portuguese, using the grammar and vocabulary acquired in the first two hours, through structured role-plays and exercises. This hour will also include some listening exercises

  Learning Outcomes

  Students who successfully complete this module should:
  1) be able to demonstrate acquisition of knowledge about and understanding of basic aspects of Portuguese grammar;
  2) be able to communicate basic concepts in the target language in written and oral form;
  3) be able to distinguish between different registers of written Portuguese and varieties of spoken Portuguese;
  4) be able to demonstrate understanding of and the ability to evaluate and analyse a range of language and cultural material

  Skills

  basic linguistic skills in the target language, both in written form and orally; knowledge and understanding in the use of language-learning tools;
  time-management skills;
  team-working skills;
  ability in and understanding of the use of appropriate basic research tools; presentation skills related to an academic setting;
  report-writing; reflective learning skills; independent learning skills

  Coursework

  35%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  SPA1131

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Broadcast Analysis 2 (20 credits)

  ×

  Broadcast Analysis 2

  Overview

  Building on the material covered in Broadcast Analysis 1, this module continues to develop the foundation of academic analytical skills and contextual knowledge for the BA in Broadcast Production. It covers further methods of analysing broadcasting and broadcast texts and their role in society, in cultural life, and for the individual. This provides the student with a range of avenues for developing their own future research as well as understanding academic material. It also continues to expand the student’s contextual understanding of the broadcast industries and a range of historical and contemporary broadcast texts, factual and fictional, radio and television, domestic and international.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completing this module, students should be able to:
  
  • Understand key elements of the history of broadcasting and place broadcast texts and developments into this context
  
  • Understand key concepts regarding the industrial and regulatory frameworks of broadcasting
  
  • Understand and use key theoretical concepts in the analysis of broadcasting, both in broad terms and in relation to specific texts

  Skills

  • Textual analysis of audio-visual material.
  • Applying critical concepts to texts.
  • Critiquing critical concepts.
  • Oral communication and argumentation (seminars).
  • Written communication (assessed work).
  • Time management.
  • Independent research.
  • Group work (seminars)

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP1003

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Sociological Imagination (20 credits)

  ×

  The Sociological Imagination

  Overview

  This module aims to provide a general introduction to doing sociological research, through a critical engagement with landmark studies. C. Wright Mills’ idea of a ‘sociological imagination’ provides the framework for evaluating the quality of key pieces of research, exploring the connections between how they are defined, carried out and written up. The module covers a range of research methods, as they are employed in studies of important aspects of social life, such as racism, drugs and urban life, love and technology, social networking, education and masculinity and violence. The module also provides an in-depth introduction to the theoretical character of sociology by introducing classic perspectives shaping the discipline.

  Learning Outcomes

  Provide a general introduction to the practice of sociology and the evaluation of sociological research; a background for entry into second year sociology; and knowledge about inequality in society.

  Skills

  Critical evaluation of sociological studies; introduction to sociological analysis; public speaking and writing skills

  Coursework

  0%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  100%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SOC1002

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Philosophy and The Good Life (20 credits)

  ×

  Philosophy and The Good Life

  Overview

  This module is an introduction to moral philosophy, requiring no prior acquaintance with the subject. The module is topic based. In the first half, we will investigate some major theories of morality – systematic accounts of what makes something morally right or wrong. In the second half, we will look at the application of these theories to some practical issues, including abortion, the treatment of animals, and our duties to those in the developing world.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of a number of theories in moral philosophy; explain the relevance of these theories to some key issues in applied ethics; converse and write with critical authority about the ideas of a number of important philosophers; demonstrate the principles of sound and effective reasoning and argument; show tolerance for different and challenging ideas.

  Skills

  Students should develop skills in literacy, analysis, and communication, and the ability to comprehend and develop clear and extended arguments.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL1004

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Themes in Historical Archaeology (20 credits)

  ×

  Themes in Historical Archaeology

  Overview

  The course examines major themes in historical archaeology in a global context. It examines the ways in which material evidence is used to understand societies of the historic period, from the birth of Christ to the present day. It will examine the use of historical sources in the study of the past, archaeological approaches to myth, religion, the growth and collapse of Empires, archaeologies of conflict, warfare and propaganda. Students will gain understandings of how to challenge historical paradigms through the use of material evidence, and examine current debates in historical archaeology worldwide.

  Learning Outcomes

  To introduce students to the study of the physical remains of historical periods globally within context.
  To challenge their preconceptions of the historic period and the application of archaeology.
  The course provides a background to understanding the major developments and debates in historical archaeology in recent decades.

  Skills

  Introducing students to assessing the evidence of the material remains of the past against the documents.
  Evaluating the power and truth of the images popularly associated with historical periods globally.

  Coursework

  30%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP1010

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  History and Historians: Contested Pasts (20 credits)

  ×

  History and Historians: Contested Pasts

  Overview

  The module engages in a close examination of three case studies: these may include The Fall of Rome, the Crusades, European colonialism and decolonisation, the Partition of India, and Genocide in Rwanda. Each has proven controversial not just because of the historical incidents themselves, but also the variety of historical interpretations that have been placed on them and the way these events are remembered.
  Each case study provides an opportunity to discuss questions about the nature of historical truth, the method of writing history, and the contemporary importance of history. It challenges preconceptions about what “facts” are, and stimulates awareness of the diverse ways in which the past can be analysed. While each part of the module relates to a distinctive geographical region, the three case studies share common features in that their historical significance reverberates in the contemporary world and fashions the identities of nations and communities even today. The different sections thus complement each other to demonstrate the ways in which the past continues to shape the present and the role that history can play in either perpetuating conflict or conversely in promoting intercultural understanding.
  Students are thus encouraged to compare the different historical case studies rather than study each discretely as they raise similar fundamental questions about how history is understood and practiced, and how events unfold, are written about, and eventually remembered.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should be aware of a range of theoretical and methodological approaches that have been used to study the past. They should be able to demonstrate knowledge of case studies in a number of historical areas and, in doing so, be aware of the important links between empirical historical research and methodological/theoretical frameworks. They will be aware that different theoretical, methodological or ideological approaches can and do produce competing conclusions. They will become familiar with historical writing in a range of forms that take them beyond the textbook (articles, monographs, edited collection and - where appropriate - approved websites). They will also be introduced to the ways history is represented in other media, including cinema and literature. They will be introduced to different methods of disseminating history to scholars and the wider public, both written and audio-visual, and will produce their own public history output, as part of the assessment.
  By the end of the module, they will have gained an awareness of the debates pertaining to the ways that these difficult histories should be taught, or represented in museums. In this respect, students will gain an awareness of how these events are represented or re/presented to the public. They will further gain understanding as to how narratives pertaining to these episodes continue in the contemporary world to shape how nations, “tribes”, religious communities define themselves in relation to “others”.

  Skills

  Students should develop skills in literacy; oral communication; the organisation of logical arguments; basic bibliographic research; effective presentation of written work.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introduction To World Archaeology (20 credits)

  ×

  Introduction To World Archaeology

  Overview

  Archaeology seeks to understand past human culture through the systematic study of material remains. This module serves as an introduction to the incredible scope of the global discipline of archaeology. Two seminars introduce contentious issues in archaeology and demonstrate differences of interpretation and approach by different scholars. Four practicals provide an introduction to key skills including archaeological site recording and the analysis of past material culture.
  The module is divided into two parts. In Part 1 students will gain an introduction to different techniques and practical approaches used by archaeologists to learn more about the past. Lectures will explain how sites are located and excavated, how the discoveries are scientifically dated and what happens to the remains – environmental samples, human and animal remains and material culture – that are discovered. In Part 2 a collection of case studies have been selected from around the world – Borneo, China, Egypt, Italy, Russia, the Americas, amongst others – and will demonstrate how key archaeological discoveries have played a contribution in the understanding of key issues of the past.

  Learning Outcomes

  • To develop an understanding of the application of key archaeological concepts and methods
  • To foster awareness of the scope of archaeological enquiry
  • To build awareness of current issues and debates in global archaeology
  • To instil an appreciation of the range of sources examined in archaeology
  • To develop the ability of critically assessing competing hypotheses in archaeology
  • To equip students with core study skills for archaeology

  Skills

  • Critical thinking and oral expression
  • Critical thinking and written expression
  • Time management and self-directed learning
  • Structured academic writing
  • Ability to properly cite references and to create bibliographies
  • Ability to systematically undertake library research
  • Ability to synthesise complex information
  • Ability to undertake practical tasks
  • Experience of working within a small group
  • Observational skills

  Coursework

  75%

  Examination

  25%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP1013

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Music in History (20 credits)

  ×

  Music in History

  Overview

  This module gives an introduction – historical, cultural and analytical – to western art music of the Early, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern periods.

  Learning Outcomes

  To give students an understanding of a variety of key repertoires within their historical and cultural contexts; to provide students with a clear, chronological account of developments in music.

  Skills

  SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS:
  
  Students will:
  (i) Synthesise information from a number of both musical and musicological sources.
  (ii) Presentation information in essay form.
  (iii) Assess sometimes conflicting arguments.
  (iv) Assess statistical information.
  (v) Learn to appreciate creative and artistic development.
  (vi) Listen critically.
  (vii) Identify musical forms and compositional processes.
  (viii) Reflect on learning in journal format
  
  KEY SKILLS
  
  Students will:
  
  (i) Identify, analyse and solve problems by prioritising tasks, coping with complexity, setting achievable goals and taking action.
  (ii) Work with information and handle a mass of diverse data and draw conclusions (analysis, attention to detail, judgement).
  (iii) Apply subject knowledge and understanding from the degree pathway.
  (iv) Possess high level transferable key skills such as the ability to work with others in a team, to communicate (both orally and in writing), influence, negotiate and resolve conflict.
  (v) Demonstrate confidence and motivation to start and to finish the job, adaptability / flexibility, creativity, initiative, leadership, decision-making, negotiating and the ability to cope with stress.
  (vi) Demonstrate critical evaluation of the outcomes of professional practice.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS1041

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Crime and Society (20 credits)

  ×

  Crime and Society

  Overview

  This module explores the social construction of crime and social responses to crime. It introduces students to critical criminology and sociological studies of deviance and social control in order to interrogate the role of power in defining ‘crime’ and the social, economic and political contexts for crime and social harm. It also explores how intersecting social identities and inequalities relating to race, gender, class, sexual orientation and disability affect peoples’ experiences of crime, criminalisation, victimisation and social control.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
  • Explain how definitions of crime and responses to crime are socially constructed and related to power
  • Critically analyse the main social theories, debates and concepts relating to different forms of crime and social harm
  • Critically analyse the impacts of intersecting social identities and inequalities in crime, victimisation, criminalisation and social control
  • Develop and communicate academic arguments supported by appropriate academic references

  Skills

  This module aims to enable students to develop the following skills:
  • Identifying and retrieving relevant information from print and electronic sources in relation to a particular topic
  • Evaluating evidence and drawing appropriate conclusions
  • Summarising complex ideas and research evidence, conveying it in a clear, structured and critical manner (both orally and in writing)
  • A capacity for critical reflection and independent thinking, generating new insights and seeing sensitive problems and issues from different perspectives
  • Time planning and management

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CRM1004

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introduction to Film Studies 1 (20 credits)

  ×

  Introduction to Film Studies 1

  Overview

  The module will introduce students to the principles of film form, narrative, styles and methodologies of film criticism. It will concentrate on American and British cinema and the examples drawn from these two very different cinematic industries will help increase and broaden knowledge of film and cinema, audiences and industries.

  Learning Outcomes

  The objectives of the module are to introduce students to key ideas and approaches in film history and criticism.

  Skills

  Reading, film analysis.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM1001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Spanish for Beginners (40 credits)

  ×

  Spanish for Beginners

  Overview

  An intensive introduction to the Spanish language: grammar, comprehension, spoken, translation, expressive and descriptive writing

  Learning Outcomes

  To learn and develop proficiency in the core language skills

  Skills

  Fundamentals of Spanish grammar; Translation skills; text analysis; essay writing; lexicographical skills; report writing skills; IT skills; presentation skills; spoken language skills

  Coursework

  35%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  SPA1121

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Fundamentals of Sound (20 credits)

  ×

  Fundamentals of Sound

  Overview

  This course will provide the base of technical skills and concepts required to work with sound successfully and efficiently in a technological environment. Core elements of sound synthesis, acoustics, and auditory perception will be presented in a minimally technical fashion to give all students the key concepts and terminology required to discuss music technology for the purpose of analysis and creative practice.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of the module you will: (1) understand common visualisations of sound (waveforms and spectra), (2) have an overview of sound in technology, from generation, to propagation, to perception (3) be able to develop a piece of academic writing, (4) be able to engage with computer-based applications to demonstrate practical aspects of the fundamentals of sound.

  Skills

  Music and sound analytical skills. Academic writing skills. Computer-based application of these skills applied to creative work. Problem solving with code-based music production. Critical reflection skills.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  50%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS1010

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introductory Logic (20 credits)

  ×

  Introductory Logic

  Overview

  An introduction to fundamental logical notions such as validity and entailment, including an examination of the nature of critical thinking in argumentation. This introduction may include some treatment of elementary issues in the philosophy of logic, but will focus primarily on elementary formal symbolic logic (especially propositional but also predicate calculus), using natural deduction techniques.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will:
  
  • Acquire at least a limited ability to practice symbolic reasoning at the most basic level together with a more discursive grasp of the basic notions of logic, and of standard examples of fallacious reasoning.
  • Develop skills in analysis and communication
  • Develop the ability to comprehend and some ability to formulate clear and extended arguments.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear argument; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way

  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  20%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL1003

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Human Geography: Society, Economy and Population (20 credits)

  ×

  Human Geography: Society, Economy and Population

  Overview

  This course will address central themes connected with social, economic and population geography. It will introduce and examine a range of economic, social and demographic processes operating across different scales. These will be illustrated through real-world examples that link with some of the urgent challenges that face our world today. The course will also explore contributions human geography can make to governmental and non-governmental policy development.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, you should have attained an understanding of key concepts, approaches, examples and policy issues associated with contemporary social, economic and demographic processes. This should enable you to: identify the key concepts used by geographers interested in those processes; understand a diversity of perspectives found in social, economic and population geography; undertake bibliographic searches of a wide range of academic and non-academic texts; read and critically appraise a wide range of source materials; describe and evaluate key policy issues associated with course material; construct and deliver sustained reasoned written arguments on these issues; work independently and in groups to evaluate approaches and issues.

  Skills

  Skills
  (T: taught; P: practiced; A: assessed)
  
  Discipline-specific skills: plan, design & execute independent research & study (TPA); combine &
  interpret different types of geographical evidence such as texts, visual images, maps, & qualitative &
  quantitative data (TPA); recognise moral & ethical issues in geographical debates & enquiries (TPA).
  
  Key skills: abstracting & synthesising information (TPA); assessing contrasting ideas, perspectives,
  explanations & policies (TPA); developing a reasoned argument (TPA); independent thought &
  self reflection (PA).
  
  Employability skills: learning & study (PA); written communication (TPA); motivation, empathy,
  insight & integrity (PA); self-awareness & self-management (PA).

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY1012

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Solo Performance 1 (20 credits)

  ×

  Solo Performance 1

  Overview

  This module is a core element for the BA in Music Performance and will also be taken by almost all BMus students. The module focuses on the study of solo performance and is open to musicians (vocal and instrumental) from all performance traditions. Teaching is a combination of one-on-one tuition by specialist university tutors and a weekly performance class.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module students will be able to:
  1. Give competent performances of music in their chosen specialism
  2. Demonstrate good stagecraft
  3. Exhibit technical attainment commensurate with Level 1
  4. Demonstrate the capacity to perform to an audience

  Skills

  1. Solo performance
  2. Stagecraft

  Coursework

  20%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  80%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS1017

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Sound Recording and Production 1 (20 credits)

  ×

  Sound Recording and Production 1

  Overview

  This module will provide an introduction to the nature of sound, its properties and propagation and the tools used to professionally record sound and edit the resulting audio signals. Students will learn about the nature of sound, representation of sound as analogue and digital audio signals; microphone design and usage; the lines and interconnections used for distributing audio signals; and basic timbral and dynamic signal processing. Students will also gain practical experience of using professional microphones and portable recorders to make interior and exterior source recordings, and digital audio workstations for audio editing and balancing.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will be able:
  (i) To operate a portable audio recording device and audio recording hardware in a studio context
  (ii) To record speech and musical sound sources monophonically to broadcast quality standard
  (iii) To edit speech and musical content in a digital audio workstation environment
  (iv) To successfully troubleshoot issues with audio signal flow

  Skills

  (i) Numeracy and information and communication technology.
  (ii) Creative thinking and problem solving.
  (iii) Operation of hardware and software for creative studio applications.
  (iv) Identify, analyse and solve problems by prioritising tasks, coping with complexity, setting achievable goals and taking action.
  (v) Work with information and handle a mass of diverse data, assess risk and draw conclusions (analysis, attention to detail, judgement).
  (vi) Apply subject knowledge and understanding from the degree pathway.
  (vii) Possess high level transferable key skills such as the ability to work with others in a team, to communicate (both orally and in writing), influence, negotiate and resolve conflict.
  (viii) Have the ability and desire to learn for oneself and improve one's self-awareness and performance, to uphold the values of lifelong learning and demonstrate emotional intelligence.
  (ix) Demonstrate confidence and motivation to start and to finish the job, adaptability / flexibility, creativity, initiative, leadership, decision-making, negotiating and the ability to cope with stress.
  (x) Demonstrate the knowledge and experience of working with relevant modern technology.
  (xi) Apply and exploit information technology.

  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  40%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS1038

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

• Year 2

  Core Modules

  Uses of the Past (20 credits)

  ×

  Uses of the Past

  Overview

  This module engages students with the multiple ways society and academic study use, understand and interpret the past. With contributions primarily from the disciplines of Anthropology, English, History, Philosophy, Politics, and Sociology, this module will, in part, capitalise upon debates concerning legacy issues and the aftermath of conflict that form central co-ordinates of contemporary Northern Irish political and social debate. it will also provide students subject-specific expertise in relation to how we understand the past and its importance in the development of historical, literary, and philosophical interpretation.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will:
  (i) understand the multiple ways we can use and interpret the past;
  (ii) demonstrate a range of discipline-centred conceptions of the past;
  (iii) explore ways in which the module’s concerns relate to their degree pathway;
  (iv) engage with material, oral, textual and visual versions of the past;
  (v) differentiate between discipline-specific approaches to the subject.

  Skills

  (i) understanding a range of critical thinking approaches
  (ii) incorporating learning into discussion of issues and texts;
  (iii) comparing different disciplinary approaches to the question of the past;
  (iv) engaging in classroom debate and fostering a stimulating intellectual environment;
  (v) producing engaged critical responses to the issues raised on the module;
  (vi) connecting the module’s multi-disciplinary focus to the concerns of their degree pathway;
  (vii) self-reflection on the learning process.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  LIB2001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Core

  Careers and Placement Preparation Module (0 credits)

  ×

  Careers and Placement Preparation Module

  Overview

  Self-awareness and its importance in relation to career choice including work-readiness and skills audits.
  Local and International Labour Market Information, where to find it and how to research job markets and career development opportunities eg international experiences.
  Participation in a group based LMI research exercise to be presented to the wider group covering sector areas of interest as agreed by the students.
  Personal career choice and action planning supported by one to one Career Consultations bespoke to individual student-identified opportunities.
  Workshops on CVs, application forms, interview skills and psychometric testing to ensure an understanding of the recruitment process in its entirety.
  An assessment centre group work activity delivered by an employer.
  Self reflection/career action plan.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will –
  Become more aware of their career aspirations and how to achieve them;
  Develop knowledge of undergraduate and graduate opportunities both locally and internationally;
  Understand the skills required to compete effectively for placement and graduate jobs in the future;
  Report on the various labour market information related to their degree pathway;
  Develop practical experience of presentation skills, team work activities and research and analytical skills.

  Skills

  The module equips students with a solid understanding of the job market and the careers inherent within it.
  Students will acquire more self-knowledge through undertaking self-awareness exercises, personality tests and a work-readiness audit leading to career decision-making and self-actualisation.
  Students will have an opportunity to be mentored by Career Consultants who will support and coach the students in achieving their career aims.
  Students will develop practical experience of presentation skills, team work skills, research and analytical skills from the LMI Group Research Project Presentation and will further develop team work, analytical, negotiation and communication skills through the assessment centre activity.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  0

  Module Code

  LIB2002

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Core

  Optional Modules

  Apocalypse: Cultures, communities, and the end of the world (20 credits)

  ×

  Apocalypse: Cultures, communities, and the end of the world

  Overview

  The aim of the course is to introduce students to historical and anthropological reflection on millennial / millenarian beliefs and movements across space and time. Taking a long view of historical events and using case studies of present-day groups that attend to ideas about the end of the world, taking advantage of the interdisciplinary character of the School, and using a wide range of primary sources, including novels, film, websites, and ethnographic case studies and film, this course will invite students to consider the ancient roots of millennial theory; its foundational texts, exponents / prophets and movements; examples of well-known failed and successful millennial claims and movements, including the Crusades, radical puritans, Mormons, Jewish Zionists, American evangelicals, new religious movements, including UFO and suicide cults, and radical Islamists; the use of millennial theory as presentist critique; the development of millennial majorities, and the social, cultural and political implications of their dominance; millennialism’s place in utopian theory; and a final consideration of theoretical rejoinders, in which the course leaders encourage students to consider whether millennial claims might be right – for example, in terms of global warming – and whether that might change the way in which historians and anthropologists should approach the subject.

  Learning Outcomes

  An understanding of the broad history and anthropology of millennial movements across space and time; An ability to discuss millennial ideas and movements using heuristic tools from history and anthropology; An ability to use electronic resources and to develop key research skills; Effective communication skills; An ability to write an informed analysis of historical problems discussed in the module; An ability to work independently.

  Skills

  Enhanced ability to think critically, reason logically, and evaluate evidence; Further develop communication skills, both written and oral; Critical appraisal of, engagement with, and effective use of a variety of historical and anthropological sources.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HAP2065

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  International Organisations (20 credits)

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  International Organisations

  Overview

  This module on International Organizations offers an introduction into the multilateral global security architecture. The core focus of the module is collective security. The module IO thus will deal with international law, collective security, regimes in international security and International security organizations. The United Nations system forms the core of the study. Peacekeeping, peace enforcement, peace building and the ‘outsourcing’ of core collective security tasks to regional players will dominate the sessions of the module. Core military interventions by international organizations will be analyzed. The module thus will deal with military interventions by the UN, NATO, CIS/CSTO, EU and core security and mediation tasks by the CIS, SCO and OSCE. The new policy agenda of energy security will be tackled by studying resource control: The NPT regime, the IAEA and oil and gas regimes thus will be scrutinized at the end of the semester. The major aim of the module is to outline the ‘institutionalized’ world order of today – with its hierarchies, cleavages and contradictions. The module is wedded to a strategic studies approach to IR.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2056

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The American South 1619-1865 (20 credits)

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  The American South 1619-1865

  Overview

  In a nation which would later commit itself to upholding the ideals of freedom and democracy, the early American South developed a distinct social order based on the enslavement and subordination of Africans and their descendants. This course will explore the development of southern distinctiveness over two centuries, from the evolution of racial ideology in the early Chesapeake to the armed defence of the South's "peculiar institution" in the Civil War.

  Learning Outcomes

  To explore and understand the unique development and problems of the American South.

  Skills

  The ability to analyse and explain orally and on paper, the complex issues relating to the topic.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2028

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Archaeological Excavation (20 credits)

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  Archaeological Excavation

  Overview

  Excavation of an archaeological site; recording of stratigraphy and features; understanding the reasons for excavation. Daily attendance on an excavation approved by the department for a prescribed period (up to four weeks, normally in June) is required. This module is compulsory for Single Honours students if Archaeological Excavation was not taken at Stage 1 (normally only available to students transferring in from other programmes or institutions).

  Learning Outcomes

  Introduces students to one of the basic methods of acquiring archaeological data and studying the techniques involved.

  Skills

  Understanding the reasons for the methodology used on the excavation and experience in use of that methodology. Understanding and experience in recording the stratigraphic sequence uncovered.

  Coursework

  75%

  Examination

  25%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP2039

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Nationalism and Liberation in 20th Century Africa (20 credits)

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  Nationalism and Liberation in 20th Century Africa

  Overview

  Nationalism has been a key factor in African history since the late 19th Century. How has it emerged, under what forms, how has it evolved, when and how did it become a mass ideology, and what happened to it after the independence of African states in the second half of the 20th Century? This module offers a critical look at these themes, focusing on ideas, cultures and the politics of nationalism and liberation. The module considers different theories and articulate their discussion to a consideration of diverse case studies, e.g. Ghana, Congo, Angola, Mozambique, and South Africa.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students who successfully complete the module should
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the history of Africa in the late 19th and 20th centuries;
  • Be able to develop critical arguments about nationalism, liberation and the non-Western world;
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of essay writing, archival work, and oral presentation.

  Skills

  Critical writing; archival research; oral presentation.
  Archival research will be kept to a minimum, in an archive in Belfast or online. The oral presentation will be a presentation of archival material to be used for the second essay.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2061

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  French 2 (40 credits)

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  French 2

  Overview

  Course contents: Building on skills acquired at Level 1, this module aims to consolidate productive (writing and speaking) and receptive (reading and listening) skills in French language. Key components are: comprehension, translation into English and into French, résumé, grammar, CV preparation. The oral French component includes presentations and preparation for job interviews. Languages for special purposes strands equip students in law or business with skills for legal and professional contexts.
  This module will contain the following elements:
  1.Written language (2 hrs per week)
  This component will focus on enhancing ability in written French through engagement with a range of journalistic and literary written texts at appropriate level. A variety of topics will be covered, dealing with current themes in society and topical issues. Written language tasks include translation (from and into French), résumé, comprehension and grammar exercises.
  2.Oral language (1 hr per week)
  This component will focus on enhancing ability in oral French. A variety of topics and themes are covered, which aim to develop knowledge of issues in present-day France, prepare students for the year abroad and for job interviews in the target language. Stimulus materials from a range of media (textual, visual, audio, video) are used.
  3.Contextual Study (filière; 1 hr per week)
  This component will raise awareness of cultural and linguistic issues in French and allow students to deepen their perspective of the field, as well as preparing students for a residence in a French-speaking country.

  Learning Outcomes

  Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the modules students should:
  1) be able to demonstrate fluency, accuracy and spontaneity in spoken and written French, with a broad range of vocabulary and expression, so as to be able to discuss a variety of complex issues;
  2) be able to read wide variety of French texts and identify important information and ideas within them;
  3) be able to translate a range of texts into and from French;
  4) have developed a detailed critical understanding of representative textual and other material;
  5) be able to engage in complex problem-solving exercises.

  Skills

  On successful completion of the modules students should have developed the following range of skills:
  Skills in written and oral expression; critical awareness and problem-solving; close textual analysis; translation; comprehension; presentation; IT skills; employability skills, such as interview technique and cv preparation.

  Coursework

  35%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  FRH2101

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  23 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  Yes

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Radio Drama (20 credits)

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  Radio Drama

  Overview

  An introduction to the theory and practice of directing, writing and performing for radio and podcasting. Seminars will introduce key theoretical and practical principles linked to selected case studies. Students will apply these skills in their own short radio dramas as writers, script editors, SFX Spot/Foley Operators, directors or actors. We will work closely with students on the Broadcast production degree on the technical aspects of this module. The module is open to students on all drama and Broadcast Production programmes and on the Creative Writing programme in the Seamus Heaney Centre.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module students should:
  Have an understanding of the distinctive demands of acting, writing and directing for radio
  Have a critical appreciation of radio drama as a genre and be familiar with a range of relevant examples

  Skills

  Oral communication, team-working and specialist technical skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA2014

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Acting for Musical Theatre (20 credits)

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  Acting for Musical Theatre

  Overview

  This module introduces Level 2 undergraduate students to the distinctive challenges of acting for musical theatre: namely, sustaining a character, sustaining relationships between characters, and sustaining the overall dramatic narrative while singing. Through a combination of studio-based practice, rehearsal, performance and critique, students will learn how the core tasks of dramatic acting can be integrated with vocal technique to produce the unique performance genre of musical theatre, In so doing, students will gain practical knowledge of the history of musical theatre and its formal evolution over time. Key works of musical theatre to be studied will likely include West Side Story (Bernstein/Sondheim, Oklahoma (Rodgers/Hammerstein), Guys and Dolls (Loesser) and She Loves Me (Bock/Harnick).

  Learning Outcomes

  • to acquire knowledge of major types of musical theatre across a range of periods and styles (eg, quasi-operatic, naturalistic)
  • to perform scenes and songs from canonical works in the musical theatre repertoire
  • to enhance skills in performance analysis, peer-to-peer discussion, and self-reflection
  • to enhance skills in research-informed theatrical performance

  Skills

  Collaborative and practical work, leadership, team-building, giving formative feedback to peers, responding appropriately and creatively to formative feedback from peers and module convenor, research and analysis, written communication, oral presentation.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA2060

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Fame (20 credits)

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  Fame

  Overview

  Lectures will offer case studies that illustrate how the fame of a person or a creative work can be manifested and measured in different cultural and temporal contexts. Assessments develop writing, critical, research, and bibliographical skills. Students select a person or work to research. For the first project, students develop and present a bibliography on their chosen subject using electronic resources and a standard bibliographical method; included is a report that outlines their research technique and evaluates the results of the searches. Students will develop writing and critical skills through a critical review of a book related to their chosen subject. For the final project students will write a blog post on their chosen subject.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will learn how to write clear and fluid prose, directing their assessed work to specific purposes and identified audiences. Students will develop skills which will make them more effective critics (of musical performances and written texts in different formats). Students will learn how to source bibliography and develop an awareness of professional standards for its presentation.

  Skills

  SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS
  
  Students will:
  (i) Develop critical skills as applied to listening, reading and writing.
  (ii) Develop writing skills, directed towards different formats and specific audiences.
  
  KEY SKILLS
  
  Students will:
  (i) Identify, analyse and solve problems by prioritising tasks, coping with complexity, setting achievable goals and taking action.
  (ii) Work with information and handle a mass of diverse data, assess risk and draw conclusions (analysis, attention to detail, judgement).
  (iii) Apply subject knowledge and understanding from the degree pathway.
  (iv) Possess high level transferable key skills such as the ability to work with others in a team, to communicate (both orally and in writing), influence, negotiate and resolve conflict.
  (v) Demonstrate confidence and motivation to start and to finish the job, adaptability / flexibility, creativity, initiative, leadership, decision-making, negotiating and the ability to cope with stress.
  (vi) Demonstrate the knowledge and experience of working with relevant modern technology.
  (vii) Apply and exploit information technology.
  (viii) Demonstrate critical evaluation of the outcomes of professional practice.

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS2043

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Language and Power (20 credits)

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  Language and Power

  Overview

  This module investigates the ways in which language intersects with the social and political reflexes of power and ideology. Students are encouraged to challenge, through exposure and then analysis, the discourse conventions that characterise the language of powerful groups and institutions. This module places particular emphasis on print and broadcast media, legal, political and advertising discourse, and on other forms of institutional rhetoric. Among the topics covered are: The Discourse of Institutions and Organisations; Power and Talk; Language and Gender; Language and Race; Language and the Law; Humour as Power; Political Discourse and the Language of Advertising.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should be able to carry out systematic analysis of differing forms of language in different contexts of use. The moudle should help students to analyse a range of texts and practices, understand the ways in which language is used to exercise control, understand the anatomy of texts and text-types, especially print and broadcast media, and advertising discourse. Also analyse critically the interrelation between powerful institutions and the discourses they disseminate in the public sphere. Students should also further develop effective oral and written communication skills.

  Skills

  Students are invited to think in new ways about the English language in relation to its social and political context. Students should also develop skill in unpacking a variety of spoken and written texts, and in developing arguments about the way language practice is informed by and reinforces relationships of power. It is hoped that the course itself acts as an empowering tool, helping students to interrogate the discourse that surrounds them in everyday social contexts.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  20%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENL2002

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Gender, Culture, and Representation – Backwards & in Heels (20 credits)

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  Gender, Culture, and Representation – Backwards & in Heels

  Overview

  This interdisciplinary module introduces students to the central ideas of gender theory and to a wide variety of representations of gender across a range of media, including theatre, performance, literature, visual art, film and television. Using key texts and cultural works students are encouraged to examine critically the representation of gender across media, and the political, legal, and ethical dimensions of gender within our culture. The module involves a critical engagement with the relationship between identity, representation and culture and explores theories concerning the social construction of the masculine and feminine body. The module engages with several key issues, including the representation of femininity and masculinity, gender in the literary and theatrical canon of Western culture, the spatiality and temporality of gender, and its intersections with issues of race/ethnicity, class, and labour. Students will be asked to think about these issues and ideas across disciplines but also within their areas of study through seminars.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, you should:
  
  * have engaged with a variety of representations of gender, the body and sexual identities within socio-historical, theoretical and representational frameworks and across multiple forms of media,
  
  * have cultivated an understanding of the theoretical and practical movements that have shaped the construction and representation of gender, sexuality and the body in culture,
  
  * have developed a critical understanding of the relationship between representation and identity.

  Skills

  Having completed this module, you should:
  
  * have developed reflexive thinking and independent critical and analytical skills.
  
  * have developed imaginative and communicative skills based on the application of reading materials to class presentations
  
  * have developed research and writing skills

  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  40%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  AEL2001

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Irish Literature (20 credits)

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  Irish Literature

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the extraordinary diversity and achievement of Irish literature, from the Act of Union in 1800 to the late twentieth century. The module is chronologically structured, and places particular emphasis on situating texts in their wider historical contexts, as well as developing their relations to broader European movements and traditions. Encompassing poetry, fiction, and drama, the module considers a range of themes, such as romanticism, gender, the gothic, cultural nationalism, the politics of modernity, liminality and exile, and northern perspectives on an Irish tradition. Writers studied will include W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Seamus Heaney.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module the student should have an ability to set Irish literature in its historical context; an ability to make connections between differing genres of Irish writing; an ability to scrutinise the politics of Irish writing.

  Skills

  On completion of this module you should have an ability to set Irish literature in its historical context; an ability to make connections between differing genres of Irish writing and an ability to scrutinise the politics of Irish writing.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG2081

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Modern American Fiction: Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality (20 credits)

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  Modern American Fiction: Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality

  Overview

  This module introduces students to some of the key American novelists, contexts and critical issues associated with the modern era, roughly interpreted as the first half of the twentieth century (c.1920-1950). It does not ignore the orthodox intellectual approaches to the era, namely that of the modern or modernism and how the representative fiction of the era sought to find new forms and languages suitable to the task of interrogating this modernity. However, rather than rehearsing old debates about national particularity, the “melting pot” and US exceptionalism, the focus of this module is the ways in which exemplary African-American, female, working class and gay novelists, as well as their white, male counterparts, sought to undo and re-write narratives of identity and belonging according to particularities of race, class, gender and sexuality. Particular attention is paid to the interplay between narratives of affirmation and negation (or ‘noir’). The module examines these axes of difference as multiple and overlapping, rather than mutually exclusive; hence the focus is on the narrative, formal and linguistic complexities thrown up the re-making of American fiction through the related and diverging prisms of class and race, for example, or gender and sexuality, or even in terms of race, gender, class and sexuality. A repeated concern of the module is whether or to what extent we can use US fiction of the era to trace and interrogate wider social and political challenges to dominant/normative understandings of the United States, modernity, capitalism, and national identity. The set texts reflect this heterogeneity in terms of the writers to be studied and in terms of the diversity of styles, forms and genres that make up American fiction of the era.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students will have developed an appropriate knowledge and understanding of modern American fiction (c. 1900-1950). They will be able to identify the ways in which representative novels of the era interrogate the modern era and the complex relationship between literary form, popular culture and modernism as organizing concepts. They will also be able to examine and reflect upon the complex ways in which dominant and singular narratives of national belonging are untold and reimagined according to the related and overlapping categories of race, class, gender and sexuality – and the implications of this for an understanding of “American” fiction. They will be able to offer close readings of this fiction according to its use of literary form and language and its thematizations of the urban, the modern, “noir”, capitalism, gender and sexuality and race and class. On completion of the module, students will be able to reflect upon the usefulness of fiction of the era to contest received or orthodox accounts of US political, social and economic life and potentially to intervene in this life for affirmative and/or politically progressive ends.

  Skills

  Having completed this module students will be able to:
  
  • Analyse modern American fiction paying attention to theoretical/conceptual and contextual issues and develop close critical readings of a diverse range of fiction.
  • Demonstrate understanding of the complex relationship between literary forms and socio-political transformations.
  • Think about the synthesis and weighting of different, sometimes competing interpretations of literary texts.
  • Reflect on the usefulness of race, class, gender and sexuality as organizing categories to interrogate the exemplary fiction of the era and its thematizations of US identities.
  • Demonstrate transferrable skills in the forms of critical thinking, group discussion, written communication, and individual academic research
  • Demonstrate digital literacy skills required to make a digital map, using relevant software programmes, relating to one of the set texts.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG2173

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The American South, 1865-1980 (20 credits)

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  The American South, 1865-1980

  Overview

  The outcome of the Civil War sealed the destruction of slavery and raised hopes among African Americans and others of a new,more egalitarian social order in the American South. After a promising start in the immediate aftermath of the War,those hopes were crushed beneath the weight of racial reaction and the demands of the region's new industrial order,leaving ordinary southerners of both races languishing amidst intense poverty and racial violence. In this module we will attempt to understand both the remarkable resilience of racial divisions in the American South and the periodic attempts on the part of black and white southerners to challenge regional "tradition".

  Learning Outcomes

  To explore and understand the consequences of the ending of slavery in the American South.

  Skills

  An ability to analyse orally and on paper, the complex issues of race in the context of the American South.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2029

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  American Politics (20 credits)

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  American Politics

  Overview

  The American political system is in many ways exceptional and has throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries exerted an increasingly global influence. Peoples worldwide have looked to America as an example of a resilient democracy, based on that peculiar combination of egalitarianism and liberty, community and individualism of which Tocqueville and others so highly spoke. The American republic has since its inception claimed to represent universal aspirations to democracy and freedom. Since the very beginning, however, a triumphal account of American democracy and its liberal tradition has coexisted uncomfortably with institutions of slavery and racial segregation, persistent inequalities and controversial ‘foreign entanglements’. American democracy has endured, yet it is often criticised for what it has become.
  
  The American Civil War was the bloody resolution to a national deadlock over slavery and states’ rights but did not end institutional discrimination. Victory in World War II entrenched America’s role as the world’s leading military and economic power, from which emerged a prosperous middle-class society but, in turn, also tumultuous social change that would eventually result in historically high levels of polarisation. American wealth has dominated the global economy but coexists with high levels of socioeconomic inequality and widespread marginalisation, intensifying scrutiny of the country’s claim to being a democratic exemplar. While American ‘exceptionalism’ still underpins national politics, increasing socio-cultural, political, economic and ideological divisions pose a serious challenge to American democracy from within.

  Learning Outcomes

  This module is a survey course, introducing students to the American political system and current debates about democracy in America. Students will acquire an understanding of the key institutions of the American political system, its origin and evolving dynamics. Students will become familiar with contemporary debates on the nature of democracy and the democratic process in America, including controversies surrounding a range of socio-economic developments and related policy processes.

  Skills

  This module will assist in developing students’ skills in a number of important areas. These include:
  
  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2018

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Havoc and Rebellion: Writing and Reading Later Medieval England (20 credits)

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  Havoc and Rebellion: Writing and Reading Later Medieval England

  Overview

  From the Black Death to the Uprising of 1381; from the usurpation and murder of King Richard II to the Oldcastle Rebellion of 1414; from the rise of the Lollard heresy to the Wars of the Roses – how did late medieval writing, from Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, Langland’s Piers Plowman, and Gower’s Vox Clamantis, to the work of a range of anonymous poets, dramatists, and chroniclers, respond to several decades of tumultuous social and cultural change? This module introduces students to the vibrancy and vitality of a crucial period in the history of English writing, and it explores the methodological challenges of reading literature historically. Students will engage with key historicist readings of the period’s literature and will consider literature in its material circumstances with reference to online facsimiles of key manuscript books, as well as the museological presentation of the period’s material culture. The key genres, conventions and preoccupations of the period will be explored in relation to the explosive social mobility that followed the devastation of the Black Death. The module will conclude on the eve of the coronation of Henry VIII, when it was assumed that the political and religious tumult of the ‘calamitous fourteenth century’ had finally been settled.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students will have developed an appropriate knowledge and understanding of late medieval literature and culture (c.1370-1509). They will have learned to address the challenges of reading literature in its historical contexts, and become familiar with the central tenets of historicist critical practice. They will have learned to interrogate critically the re-presentation of texts and artefacts from the Middle Ages in online archival and museological contexts. They will have learned to reflect critically on the idea of the Middle Ages itself and on questions of historical periodisation in general.

  Skills

  Having completed this module students will be able to:
  
  • Analyse late medieval literature, paying attention to the relationship between texts and contexts assumed by historicist modes of reading.
  • Demonstrate understanding of the complex relationship between literary forms and socio-political transformations.
  • Situate the literature of this period in the contexts of its influence on literary ideas and modes of transmission, such as authorship and printing, that will be of critical importance to later periods
  • Demonstrate enhanced digital capabilities, both in terms of using digital repositories and in working collaboratively on a digital project for assessment.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG2041

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Shakespeare and Co (20 credits)

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  Shakespeare and Co

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the drama of the English Renaissance. It explores texts by a wide range of authors, including Shakespeare, Cary, Marlowe, Middleton, Rowley and Webster and examines the forces working on drama in the early modern period. Lectures will provide an introduction to the dramatic form, close readings of the set plays, and readings in relation to contemporary issues such as nationality, authority, desire, religion, sexuality, gender, strangeness, race, identity, social standing, fantasy, magic and taboo.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should have learned how to study dramatic form and how to relate a text to its context. Through class discussion and formative assessments, you should have further developed your oral and written communication skills.

  Skills

  To familiarize students with the range of drama produced during the English Renaissance; to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to undertake Renaissance modules in Stage 3.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG2050

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Modernism and Modernity (20 credits)

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  Modernism and Modernity

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the literature and culture of the period 1900-1930, with a focus on the literary movements grouped under the term ‘modernism’. These literary texts will be examined as complicated and ambivalent responses to the experience of modernity. Students will cover key figures of British and Irish ‘High Modernism’, including James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and T.S. Eliot, alongside American modernists and writers of the so-called ‘middle brow’. Particular attention will be paid to the historical contexts in which these texts were produced, and on their conditions of publication and consumption. These contexts include: the aftermath of the Great War; gender politics, from the New Woman to Suffrage and beyond; the politics of race; terrorism and violence; queer sexualities; urban decay and urban development; the relationship between cultural centres and peripheries; poetry and its publics; American cultural politics; media, and the rise of youth cultures. More broadly, the modules will explore theories and manifestations of ‘modernity’, examining the challenges of modern technologies and social formations to literary practice.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students will have developed an appropriate knowledge and understanding of the literature of modernity. They will be able to read a variety of texts from the period 1900-1930, including novels, poems, short stories, novellas, and periodical essays. Students will be able to read these texts in relation to a number of contexts, including political, social, and cultural developments. They will also develop the skills to read these texts with an eye to their formal complexity and ingenuity, tying this experimentation to the dynamic social contexts to which they responded. Students will be introduced to a number of digital resources that will encourage their independent research into the periodical publication of modernist works. Moreover students will be able to interrogate a number of dominant critical frameworks, including: those that have, until recently, elevated modernism above the broader literary culture of the period; those that diminish the influence of Victorian literature on modernism.

  Skills

  Having completed this module students will be able to:
  
  • Analyse modernist literature in both a historical and critical context.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the complex relationship between formal literary innovation and social transformations.
  • Examine the relationship between ‘high’ cultural forms and the so-called ‘middle brow’ works of the period.
  • Explore how literary texts challenged dominant understandings of race, gender, and class.
  • Demonstrate transferrable skills in the forms of critical thinking, group discussion, written communication, and individual academic research.
  • Demonstrate advanced research skills, in particular the use of digital platforms to explore the nature of modernist periodicals.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG2060

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  An Introduction to Critical and Cultural Theory (20 credits)

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  An Introduction to Critical and Cultural Theory

  Overview

  ‘Critical and Cultural Theory’ names a panoply of intellectual movements, philosophical currents and political perspectives emerging out of the crisis in European culture and identity precipitated by the pace of political, technological and social change in the nineteenth century. That crisis was exacerbated by the world wars of the twentieth century, the rise of Communism, and the collapse of Western imperialism. This module introduces students to key issues in critical and cultural theory, historicising its emergence and reflecting on its current preoccupations. Beginning with the ‘masters of suspicion’, Freud, Nietzsche and Marx, who are often perceived to have brought the project of Enlightenment humanism to a shuddering halt, the module will trace the development of a variety of important theoretical perspectives, including Marxism, psychoanalysis, structuralism and poststructuralism, historicism, gender studies, and bio-politics and posthumanism. The module will build on the questions asked by the Stage One module ENG xxx Adventures in Literature and the History of Ideas and will complement the approaches taken on other Stage Two modules, given its historicising agenda.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students will have developed a basic knowledge of a range of theoretical traditions and be better equipped to situate the cultural and political preoccupations of the modern and postmodern literatures they are exploring elsewhere in the curriculum in relation to the intellectual, political and social developments of Western societies from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. They will be better attuned to the intellectual agendas and theoretical affiliations of the critical approaches used by both staff in the School and in the secondary critical materials they are encountering in other modules across their degrees. They will have learned to historicise and synthesise a range of often conflicting intellectual and philosophical traditions.

  Skills

  Having completed this module students will be able to:
  • Identify and adjudicate between different intellectual approaches to literature, culture, gender and history
  • Analyse and evaluate key critical terminologies and ideas and place them in their historical contexts
  • Demonstrate an ability to read ‘secondary’ texts critically and with a view to their underpinning intellectual assumptions and agendas
  • Demonstrate transferral skills in the form of group discussion, written communication, oral presentation and collaborative work

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG2000

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Crime and the Media (20 credits)

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  Crime and the Media

  Overview

  Is the media a cause of crime? Does media depiction simply reflect public interests and attitudes, or help to shape them? Does media representation of ‘crime’, ‘criminals’ and criminal justice impact penal and social policies? These are some of the questions this module will debate through drawing on theory, research and illustrative media examples. Examining both ‘factual’ and ‘fictional’ representations of crime and justice, the module examines the extent to which media representation reflects reality, and impact on attitudes, emotions and behaviours. You will also learn skills in media analysis and apply these in your own small project.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand how abstract arguments about ideology, law, order, and disorder relate to fictional representations of crime.
  
  2. Evaluate the media’s role in constructing ideas about crime and criminality.
  
  3. Draw upon and engage with critical debates concerning moral panics, crime legends, and media effects.
  
  4. Understand and be able to employ a range of techniques used to carry out analysis of the media.

  Skills

  1. Demonstrate an improvement in their ability to communicate abstract, theoretical arguments, in both oral and written work.
  
  2. Operationalise theoretical concepts and debates by carrying out research on the media.
  
  3. Synthesise analysis of media texts and theoretical argument.
  
  4. Develop research and organisational skills by using library e-journals and other online resources such as Lexis-Nexus.
  
  5. Conduct content and narrative analysis of media sources.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CRM2006

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Utopia / Dystopia: The Future in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature (20 credits)

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  Utopia / Dystopia: The Future in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature

  Overview

  In the late nineteenth century, utopian literature met speculative fiction: the ‘nowhere’ of utopia was reimagined as the future, which was conceived as both the best and worst possible worlds. This course examines a variety of late nineteenth-century utopias and dystopias, but also shows the ways this imaginative tradition shaped literary prediction in the twentieth century (including works by Aldous Huxley, George Orwell and Margaret Atwood). It considers the ways twentieth-century writers both engaged with their literary predecessors and rewrote utopian and dystopian traditions to speak to the urgency of their own political moments. From the dangers and promises of science and technology to the future of feminism, socialism, race and mass culture, we will explore what utopias and dystopias reveal about their own historical moments, and analyze the claim that one person’s utopia is another’s dystopia.
  
  Indicative selection of texts
  
  Edward Bulwer Lytton, The Coming Race
  H. G. Wells, The Time Machine
  William Morris, News from Nowhere
  Catherine Helen Spence, A Week in the Future
  Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Herland
  E. M. Forster, ‘The Machine Stops’
  Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
  George Orwell, 1984
  Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of this course, students will be able to analyze the evolving generic traits of political fantasy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and will have gained an understanding of utopian, dystopian and speculative fiction as literary forms. They will be able to relate utopian and dystopian fiction to social debates and historical changes in the period in which it was produced (including debates over feminism, socialism, evolutionary biology and eugenics and the future of democracy and mass culture). They will be capable of analyzing the political function of utopian and dystopian literature, and the role of reading communities in the evolution of the genre. Students will be able to use their understanding of genre to reflect on continuities with as well as changes between late Victorian and twentieth-century literature.

  Skills

  • A demonstrable understanding of the relationship between the political and the literary, and an ability to see the relevance of debates generated by this ‘literature of ideas’ to the present as well as the past
  • Transferrable skills in the forms of group discussion, ability to present material to peers and individual research and essay writing skills – the ability to synthesize texts and create a clear analytical argument
  • The ability to interweave close and historical reading skills – a demonstrable awareness of the ways historical and cultural change shapes literary form within political fantasy from the nineteenth to the twentieth century
  • Ability to apply theoretical and historical debates over genre (utopian and dystopian and speculative fiction) to a range of literary contexts
  • An ability to show the ways fiction is shaped by reading communities as well as writers (including socialist and feminist readerships).

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG2065

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Art of the Actor (20 credits)

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  The Art of the Actor

  Overview

  This module aims to build on foundational skills developed at Level 1, placing these within the wider context of performance and theatre production. Lectures and workshops will be themed around a menu of key skill areas and students will select from these according to their specialist interests. The module will provide an understanding of the evolution of the philosophy and practice of actor training in terms of the cardinal figures in the field.

  Learning Outcomes

  During the course of this module you will develop an understanding of the theory and practice of selected modern acting techniques and an overview of approaches to acting from Stanislavsky and Meisner. You will also explore a practical interaction with another actor in performance.

  Skills

  You should have developed your teamworking, communication and problem-solving skills to a high level.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  50%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA2003

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Romantic Poetry, 1789-1832 (20 credits)

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  Romantic Poetry, 1789-1832

  Overview

  The Romantic period (c.1789-1832) witnessed dramatic social and historical change as the effects of major events such as the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, widespread Enclosure and the Industrial Revolution initiated the sense of ‘living in history’. In the midst of these revolutionary changes, poets wrote with new confidence of the importance of the imagination, as a creative and utopian force; of the beauty, fragility and power of the natural world; of political ideals of social justice; of the arguments for gender equality. Poetry became synonymous with the imagination as a force which could unite idealism with social change. This module studies a range of Romantic poetry, including but not restricted to, the work of Anna Laetitia Barbauld, William Blake, Lord Byron, John Clare, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mary Robinson, Felicia Hemans, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Charlotte Smith, and William Wordsworth. Poems will be studied through the key themes of the revolutionary imagination; the natural world; the language of class; representations of childhood; slavery and feminism. One hour of each week’s seminar time will comprise a close reading of one key poem for that week’s discussion, with the second hour being used for more generalized and broader discussion. The module will also include a specialised library visit and a field trip connected with the natural world.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students completing this module will have learned to read poetry in terms of its formal techniques and effects and to situate these interpretations in a range of contexts both historical and contemporary. They will be able to read and contextualize poetry of the Romantic period in particular, and to understand its significance for contemporary literature and society. They will be able to distinguish and appreciate a diversity of poetic genres and styles characteristic of the period, and to read and interrogate a range of diverse kinds of poetry in a critical way. Students will be equipped to debate political, aesthetic and social issues in an informed way with regard to their historical development, and their continued development in modern forms. Students will also be able to interrogate constructions of Romanticism and to deconstruct its various claims from contemporary perspectives both supportive and critical of its legacy for the modern world.

  Skills

  Students who have completed this module will be able to:
  
  • Interpret a range of poems in ways which are attuned to their aesthetic effects and contextual meanings.
  • Debate various aesthetic, social and political issues produced in poetry of the Romantic period.
  • Show an understanding of formal and generic developments in poetry with regard to intellectual history.
  • Examine the ways in which literary texts are implicated in the emergence of dominant understandings of political and social discourses.
  • Demonstrate transferrable skills in the forms of critical thinking, group discussion, written communication, and individual academic research.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG2063

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  British Politics in crisis? (20 credits)

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  British Politics in crisis?

  Overview

  This module will introduce students to key aspects of British politics, focusing on institutions and elections and voting. The module will provide students with an understanding of the main institutions of the UK (Parliament, the executive, devolution), the parties and party systems of the UK, and elections and voting behaviour. The module will allow students to use the skills developed in PAI2043 Studying Politics in the study and analysis of elections and voting in the UK. The module takes a contemporary and practical approach and will develop the students’ analytical, statistical, and writing skills.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module, students will be able to identify the key institutions and players in British politics and to identify and define the major issues in British politics. Moreover, students will be able to appreciate and explain the major changes in British politics that have taken place over time. Students will be able to locate and engage with data relevant to past and contemporary British politics.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  65%

  Examination

  35%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2002

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Identity Politics in Diverse Societies (20 credits)

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  Identity Politics in Diverse Societies

  Overview

  Liberal values in Europe, as elsewhere, are coming under serious threat, driven by identity politics designed to exploit societal divisions. The historical link between liberalism and diversity in Europe, and the extent to which one can negotiate and accommodate, if not facilitate the other, holds the key to sustainable, coherent and peaceful societies. The module provides an overview and critical analysis of minority protection offering engagement with issues underpinning national politics, law and societal processes in Europe. Using a critical approach to contemporary politics, this module provides:
  
  - a historical analysis of state formation and nation building in Europe with context of religious wars and political revolutions, including the (re-)conceptualisation of basic concepts and terms such as territoriality, sovereignty, state, nation and citizenship;
  
  - reassesses primordial views on ethnicity/nationality and language & religious identities and provides a sociologically informed political lens to reconcile the requirements for political unity, obligations to international law and ensure social cohesion for the culturally diverse society;
  
  - examines the liberal and national ideological framings of equality protection in liberal-democratic regimes and the number of mechanisms from voting rights to proportional representation in state bodies, forms of cultural and territorial autonomy and federalism to engage with the challenges of the ongoing re-nationalisation in all parts of Europe.
  
  This module will help students interested in European politics, human and minority rights, governance and nationalism, and politics of diverse societies to understand the origins of and anticipate political developments of their increasingly diverse societies.

  Learning Outcomes

  - Place issues of governance in diverse societies in the context of domestic and European political and legal obligations to ensure equality of all citizens;
  
  - Contrast the differential impact nation-state building had in different parts of Europe on diverse resident populations and reflect on the role of European integration on political process;
  
  - Ascertain importance of diversity and equality as guarantee for societal stability and peace in and around Europe
  
  - Understand and be able to reflect critically on the impact accommodation and support for minorities has on the likelihood of conflict in contemporary Europe
  
  - Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in written form on issues relating to equality and diversity in contemporary Europe
  
  - Pursue intellectual questions in an academic manner, using analytical skills and critical thinking to develop transferrable skills

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  
  - Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  
  - Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  
  - Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  
  - Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  
  - Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  
  - Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  
  - Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT Organizational skills
  
  - Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  
  - Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  
  - Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear argument; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2066

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Modern Political Thought (20 credits)

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  Modern Political Thought

  Overview

  This module focuses on a critical analysis of key texts and themes in the history of modern political thought. It has two aims. Firstly, by adopting a historical approach to the development of modern political thought we learn about the ideas that have shaped our own political thinking. We are typically unaware of the ways in which this history has shaped how we frame problems and our basic assumptions about how to respond to them. Adopting a historical perspective on modern political thought helps us to bring these unexamined assumptions into focus and allows us to think more creatively about how to respond to political problems. In learning about this history we are learning about ourselves
  Secondly, the course has a practical aim. Ideas are tools for responding to problems. By learning about the different arguments of these thinkers we can acquire tools to help us think about our own political problems. Some of the ideas of these thinkers are good ones, some not so good and there is often disagreement about which is which. We can learn from the mistakes of others as much as we can learn from their positive contributions.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will:
  
  - Be familiar with the central arguments of key texts in the history of modern political thought
  - Understand the main traditions of thought which have shaped contemporary political thinking
  - Be equipped with the analytical skills necessary to necessary to interpret and criticize complex arguments.

  Skills

  The aim of the module is to provide students with the necessary analytical and interpretive tools to understand complex arguments. It will provide students with an opportunity to develop communication skills (listening, oral and written), and equip students with basic intellectual skills (particularly critical thinking and analysis). Students will also learn to present their own thoughts and arguments in a logical and coherent manner and to make points in a clear and succinct manner. These are key transferable skills.

  Coursework

  65%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  35%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2005

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  History of Philosophy (20 credits)

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  History of Philosophy

  Overview

  This module introduces students to key texts and arguments in the early modern period of philosophy. As well as examining texts by philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley, and Hume, the module also enables students to explore texts written by less commonly taught philosophers, and to examine critical engagements with early modern texts. An indicative list of topics to be covered includes: empiricism and rationalism, ideas and language, scepticism, induction, causation, free will, and capacity for reason.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion, students will have an understanding of some of the key ideas and arguments in four of the most influential works in the history of western philosophy.

  Skills

  Skills in literacy, communication, organisation and presentation of extended arguments, development of critical powers, sensitivity to the significance of historically and culturally remote materials

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL2016

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Fiction and the Novel (1660-1820) (20 credits)

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  Fiction and the Novel (1660-1820)

  Overview

  This module examines the development of prose fiction in English from the later seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. This is the period in which the novel emerged in its recognisably modern form, establishing itself as an important genre within literary culture. It was also an era of generic experimentation, as writers debated the nature of the novel, took the form in new directions, and grappled with earlier modes of writing in prose, such as romance and picaresque, allegorical and fantastical fiction. In this module, we explore the variety of prose fiction published during this period: from romance and amatory fiction, through works of realism and social comedy, to the sentimental and Gothic modes that emerged in the later eighteenth century. These works engaged closely with contemporary social, cultural and political issues, and we will consider texts that address topics such as travel and empire; science and civilisation; marriage and gender; crime, morality and the state of the nation. By considering these works in their literary and cultural contexts, the module both highlights the diversity of fiction written during this era and charts the early history of the novel up to the sophisticated narratives of Jane Austen.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students will have developed higher-level knowledge and understanding of prose fiction during the period 1660-1820. They will be able to identify the different kinds and modes of fiction published during this period, including romance and amatory fiction, works of realism and social comedy, the sentimental and Gothic modes. They will be equipped to assess critical arguments concerning the ‘rise’ of the novel as a distinctive literary genre during the ‘long’ eighteenth century. They will also be able to situate this body of fiction more broadly within its literary and cultural contexts. On completing the module, then, students will be able to articulate the key types of fiction in English during the period up to (and including) Austen, theories about the novel’s emergence as a literary form, and the engagement of these works with a range of contemporary issues.

  Skills

  Having completed this module students will be able to:
  
  • Analyse works of prose fiction published during the ‘long’ eighteenth century, in terms of genre, technique, and social and cultural contexts
  • Demonstrate understanding of the variety of forms, modes and styles within fiction during this period, and the pre-history of some of these ways of writing
  • Adjudicate critical and theoretical ideas regarding the ‘rise’ or emergence of the novel genre during the period up to Austen
  • Demonstrate understanding of the particular issues explored within this body of fiction - from issues such as marriage and travel to concerns about crime, morality and empire
  • Demonstrate transferable skills in the forms of group discussion, written communication, and individual research

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG2061

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  International Relations (20 credits)

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  International Relations

  Overview

  This module sets out to help students understand and analyse the development of International Relations as a discipline through its theories and major issues. The key theories of international relations are examined, from Realism, through Marxism to contemporary approaches such as Poststructuralism, with a focus upon how each one criticises and responds to the others revealing its strengths and weaknesses. Within this, major issues of international relations will be explored from a theoretical and conceptual perspective, such as the balance of power, peace, international society, norms and gender. Finally, the course turns to modern challenges to the discipline of International Relations, such as International Political Economy, the spread of Globalization, and contemporary concerns with security and the War on Terror. The module therefore considers how well International Relations is responding to these challenges.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon completion of this module, students should be able to: Understand the main approaches to the study of IR, including current theoretical developments in the discipline. Understand the relationship between the academic analysis of international relations and the actual behaviour (e.g. foreign policy) of states. Communicate ideas to others in a clear and concise manner, both orally and in written form. Pursue intellectual questions in a rigorous and academic manner, employing analytical skills and critical thinking.

  Skills

  The module aims to equip students with basic intellectual skills (e.g. critical thinking, analysis, problem solving), as well as communication skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2017

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  World Cinema (20 credits)

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  World Cinema

  Overview

  This module will introduce and explore a number of films drawn from a range of global production contexts, in particular those outside of Europe and North America. Students will consider films in relation to theoretical issues of national identity, ethnicity, globalisation and hybridity, alongside more pragmatic issues of production, distribution and exhibition. Films studied may include examples from Brazil, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Senegal, Algeria, and Israel/Palestine.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate:
  
  1) a broad knowledge of a range of film production contexts outside of Europe and North America
  
  2) an understanding of the various critical and theoretical approaches to world cinema/s
  
  3) an understanding of the relationships between cinema, identity, and globalisation
  
  4) the ability to analyse and evaluate films produced outside of Europe and North America

  Skills

  1) Critical thinking skills
  
  2) Analytical skills
  
  3) Skills of rhetoric and argumentation
  
  4) Presentation skills
  
  5) Written, verbal, and visual communication skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM2013

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  French Noir (20 credits)

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  French Noir

  Overview

  This Level 2 module introduces French postwar Film Noir and Crime Fiction. It will contextualize this cultural production within historical circumstances and trends of the period, such as American influences on French Culture, Existentialism, 'Leftism' and 'Néo-Noir'. Aesthestics of the 'Noir' genre will be studied through a variety of Media, including Film, Novel, Comics and Posters. Among the themes discussed will feature Depiction of the City, Slang ('argot') and Modern Morals.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should, after completion of this module: have acquired an awareness of the relation between commercial culture and artistic culture; have gained an understanding of the process of reception and assimilation of foreign cultural products; be able to analyse how art forms converge in a cultural phenomenon such as the 'Noir'; be able to analyse different kinds of documents and draw upon relevant primary and secondary sources in order to present structured, cohesive arguments in oral and written form; have developed transferable skills in group work, time-management and in the use of Powerpoint.

  Skills

  Textual analysis skills; written and oral expression skills; critical analysis.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FRH2030

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Data Analysis and Optimisation (20 credits)

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  Data Analysis and Optimisation

  Overview

  This level-2 module introduces a selection of introductory methods used to analyse data used in business and economics, such as regression analysis, optimization and project management. Statistical software (Stata and Excel) will be used in tutorials to illustrate concepts presented in lectures. Students are expected to use the knowledge gained in lectures and tutorials to perform their own data analysis project as part of a team. This module remains accessible to students without a strong statistical background, as long as they are open to learning how to read and interpret basic statistics. Tutorials, group presentations and group projects in addition to traditional lectures are essential parts of this module as it focuses on practice and applications of quantitative methods used in business. Upon completion, successful students are expected to understand and use these methods and to improve their skills concerning problem solving, verbal and written presentation, computer utilization, and working as a group.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. The student will gain the necessary skills to use business data to make forecasts.
  2. The student will gain knowledge and understanding of several optimisation techniques used in business and elsewhere for decision and policy making.
  3. The student will be able to formulate several classes of business problems analytically and to solve them, with a good grasp of the various stages involved and the implications of underlying assumptions in a practical context.
  4. The student will supplement his or her computing skills by using Excel.

  Skills

  Exercise solving, computing skills, the adoption of a quantitative approach to practical problems encountered in business.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  50%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO2023

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Policing and Society (20 credits)

  ×

  Policing and Society

  Overview

  The module introduces students to the area of policing and explores the main theories, concepts and debates in this field. The first half of the course begins by exploring the origins of policing, the relationship between policing and broader social factors, police work, police culture and concerns about police accountability and legitimacy. The second half of the course will examine the cost of policing, the use of performance indicators, policing controversies, the globalisation of policing methods and the increasing privatisation of policing. In particular, the experiences of Northern Ireland, Britain and Ireland will be used to highlight the importance of these topics.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate a knowledge of relevant theories, concepts and debates within policing.
  2. Critically analyse policing practices.

  Skills

  1. To develop analytical and oral skills through participation in lectures and tutorials.
  2. To develop an ability to write in a clear, structured and critical manner utilising a wide range of source material.
  3. To develop the ability to find and evaluate academic materials in the area of policing.
  4. To be able to use information technology to gather, organise and evaluate information.
  5. To develop the ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  50%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CRM2008

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Principles of Business in Arts, Cultural and Creative Industries (20 credits)

  ×

  Principles of Business in Arts, Cultural and Creative Industries

  Overview

  This course is designed for Stage 2 students in all Creative Arts disciplines (Drama, Film & Broadcast, Music & Sonic Arts) to introduce and explore key elements in the ‘business’ of creative work: the planning, management and delivery of cultural and creative projects, events and/or activities. As part of an interdisciplinary class and with elements of independent group work throughout, students will share their knowledge from their own programmes and gain new insights to the crossover of skills and opportunities and the benefits of multidisciplinary teams.
  
  The course runs in two parts. The first half of the course will introduce students to the unique planning and delivery challenges of cultural and creative work with students’ active engagement in observing or putting the theory into real-life practice. In the second half, students will work through one of two options (subject to availability): to work in teams to enhance, deliver and evaluate a programmed event or activity with a cultural business; or to undertake independent field research in the development of an event or activity proposal for a cultural business.
  
  Assessment will be principally based on reflexive journaling and some practical assessment of their participation (the production of a short-form report or plan).
  
  Part 1 will be delivered mainly through classroom lectures, seminars and discussions on the different functions of management and planning in the arts, cultural and creative industries.
  
  Part 2
  Subject to availability in any given year, students will choose one of two strands for Part 2 of the programme. Activities offered in these strands each year will be selected in discussion between Subject Leads of Creative Arts and relevant staff in creative centres on campus, enabling students to access contemporary events and knowledge relevant to their studies.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this course, students are expected to be able to:
  1. Recognise common features and approaches to planning and delivery of arts, cultural and creative activities, events or projects
  2. Express improved understanding of the industry context of their chosen discipline, recognising influences, norms and constraints on creative and cultural business
  3. Articulate how increased understanding of creative business might influence their own creative or industry practice, their future study and professional development.
  4. Understand the collaborative and team-based nature of arts, cultural and creative industries planning and delivery.

  Skills

  The completion of this course will support the following skills:
  • Reflective & reflexive thinking
  • Evaluation and observation
  • Report and/or proposal writing
  • Practical skills in event/project management/planning
  • Teamwork and collaborative working

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SCA2002

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Europe between the Wars, 1919-1939 (20 credits)

  ×

  Europe between the Wars, 1919-1939

  Overview

  The history of the interwar period in Europe is a familiar story to many, with the rise of Stalin and Hitler forming the central pillars of the narrative. This module offers a new perspective on this period, exploring issues that enable comparisons, as well as highlight contrasts, between the histories of various European states and peoples. It is:
  
  - thematic, not chronological, in structure, though it clearly has a first part focused on the 1920s, and a second on the 1930s
  - geographically de-centred – we are as likely to discuss Italy and Spain, as Germany and Russia
  - organised in a way that suggests the Spanish Civil War was both the central epic of our period but also the culmination of interwar social, political and cultural struggles
  - focused on social and cultural aspects of the period, as much as political and economic – we are as likely to discuss gender and art, as fascism and communism
  - based on wide-ranging and in-depth reading, including fictional works and films read as texts
  - aimed at those who want to go beyond men with moustaches, who enjoy the unusual and the quirky and like to go off the beaten track in their history studies

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this course, you should be able to demonstrate:
  - a good knowledge of the political regimes and their ideologies which were established in Europe during this period
  - an understanding of the economic forces at work between 1919 and 1939 and their implications for various European societies
  - an understanding of the outlook and experiences of various sectors of European society, including ethnic minorities and women
  - familiarity with primary sources from this period and with relevant secondary materials and historiographical debates
  - the ability to identify and select information relevant to the topic area from a variety of sources
  - the ability to analyse and evaluate evidence and argument
  - the ability to present your own arguments in essays, using appropriate evidence to support your views
  - the ability to work effectively within a group, making appropriate contributions to discussions, debates and tasks, as well as contributing and presenting a group presentation

  Skills

  - to provide students with an understanding of European history between 1918 and 1939, in the context of previous and later historical developments
  - to acquaint students with a variety of historical sources from this period including official documents and the press, films and images, as well as with secondary materials and historiographical debates
  - to promote the development of key skills required to study history effectively

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2050

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Spanish 2 (40 credits)

  ×

  Spanish 2

  Overview

  Building on skills acquired at Level 1, this module aims to develop more advanced language skills in spoken and written language. Students will be required to take on increasingly complex tasks which require them to be aware of and use different written and spoken styles and registers. Task will promote linguistic, sociolinguistic and cultural awareness at a more advanced level. The module will contain the following elements:
  1. Text-based class – (1 hour a week).
  This class will focus on developing skills in reading, writing, literary and non literary translation. Students will be required to read and respond to texts which deal with current issues in Spanish speaking countries in Europe and Latin America.
  2. Translation into English Workshop ( 1 hr per week)
  Students will develop their ability to respond to a range of source text types of an appropriate level of difficulty, grouped according to the course themes. They will also develop editing skills and improve their expression in English. Study of Spanish grammar in context will be embedded into the class.
  3. Oral class ( 1 hr per week)
  This class will encourage students to develop their skills in spoken language with an emphasis on being able to communicate information and a point of view and on eliminating basic errors from spoken language as well as developing fluency in spoken Spanish
  4. Cursillo ( 1 hr per week)
  This class will focus on preparing students for the year abroad and on highlighting and developing the professional skills which students develop as a result of studying Spanish at degree level
  
  There will be an extra hour of language tuition for ex-beginners

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of the modules students should:
  1. be able to demonstrate a level of fluency, accuracy and spontaneity in speech and writing, and a wide range of vocabulary and expression, so as to be able to discuss a range of complex issues.
  2. be able to read a wide variety of Spanish texts (fiction and non fiction) and identify important information and ideas within them.
  3. be able to demonstrate a good grasp of structures of the language covered in the module and identify and use appropriate reference works including dictionaries and grammars.
  4. be able to organise and present a coherent argument in Spanish relating to topics covered in the course, and present their knowledge and ideas in a range of formats and registers

  Skills

  On successful completion of the modules students should have developed the following range of skills: Translation skills; text analysis; essay writing; lexicographical skills; report writing skills; IT skills; presentation skills; spoken language skills - including practical language knowledge for living and working abroad

  Coursework

  35%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  SPA2101

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  Yes

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  History of English: Studying Language Change (20 credits)

  ×

  History of English: Studying Language Change

  Overview

  This module explores the linguistic history of English from prehistoric times to the present day. Adopting a chronological approach and working always with reference to texts, it traces the development and use of the language through varieties of Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and Present Day English. The key topics of the course, applied to each of the periods studied, are (i)internal features, examining underlying grammatical characteristics; (ii)external features, with particular reference to vocabulary; and (iii)transitional and sociolinguistic features, considering the social context of language change, paying attention to changing practices in language writing.

  Learning Outcomes

  This module should provide an informed understanding of the history of the English language and of language change, with reference to social and cultural factors; to increase students' analytical and descriptive abilities, enabling them to engage in linguistic analysis of texts from different periods and with different writing conventions.

  Skills

  Students who complete this module should be able to deomonstrate knowledge and understanding of the historical development of English, relating language to its socio-cultural context, and they should be able to apply that knowledge and understanding to particular texts, using analytical and descriptive skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENL2004

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Geographies of Economic Restructuring and Social Change (20 credits)

  ×

  Geographies of Economic Restructuring and Social Change

  Overview

  This module is concerned with the analysis of contemporary social and economic change in advanced societies such as Britain and Northern Ireland. It introduces general concepts used to understand social and economic change, introducing topics such as social polarisation and Fordism/Post Fordism. It explores themes like geographies of labour market change, employment equality, and population change and uses examples from Northern Ireland and Belfast to show how these wider changes have played out more locally.

  Learning Outcomes

  By attending lectures students will gain an overview of some of the ways in social and economic restructuring has influenced advanced societies - and Northern Ireland and Belfast in particular - over the past three decades; they will also learn the basics of research social methods and secondary data in Northern Ireland; and also research proposal writing

  Skills

  Intellectual: understand and use appropriate geographical concepts and theories; discuss and evaluate the main dimensions of the social and economic restructuring of advanced societies; devise a research topic independently: Key: developing reasoned arguments; evaluating different perspectives; supporting viewpoints with appropriate evidence: employability: bibliographic research; experience of government secondary data sources; research proposal writing

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY2044

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge (20 credits)

  ×

  Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge

  Overview

  This module examines the relationship between filmmaking and literary narrative in Irish, focusing in particular on the period from the 1920s to the present. Representations of literary narratives will be examined in a variety of genres, with particular emphasis on the short film and the film documentary. The cultural and socio-political ideologies that inform narratives, in both literature and Irish-language visual media, will also be discussed. Films examined may include: Oidhche Sheanchais, Mise Éire, Saoirse, Cré na Cille, Rotha Mór an tSaoil¬–The Hard Road to Klondike, Poitín, Draíocht, Kings, Cosa Nite, and short films from the Oscailt and Lasair series (An Leabhar, Aqua, Cáca Milis, Clare sa Spéir, Filleann an Feall, Lipservice, Tubberware, Yu Ming is Ainm dom).

  Learning Outcomes

  Students who successfully complete this module should be able to:
  • Appreciate the context in which Irish-language film has emerged, and the challenges and opportunities which accompany the production of film in a minoritised language
  • Demonstrate a general knowledge of the variety of Irish-language film, and an appreciation of short films and documentaries in particular
  • Prepare a critical review of a film (or film documentary) focusing on key issues such as genre, narrative, thematic development and cinematic technique, and drawing on relevant scholarship as appropriate
  • Analyse and evaluate the role of historical context, and cultural and socio-political ideologies, in the interpretation of Irish films and film documentaries.

  Skills

  This module will equip students with the capacity to
  • appreciate the differences between film and written media
  • analyse and critique forms of narrative and cultural expression conveyed in film
  • understand the employment and function of archival material in documentary production
  • employ cinematic skills in the interpretation of film
  • articulate points of view through informal discussion
  • plan their own study and learn independently
  • manage their time effectively.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Issues and Culture of the US-Mexico Borderlands (20 credits)

  ×

  Issues and Culture of the US-Mexico Borderlands

  Overview

  This module will explore, and place in their historical context, some of the key issues and debates surrounding the Mexico-US border. Topics to be covered may include: migration, drug trafficking and policy, NAFTA, and femicide. Issues will be explored through the lens of cultural production made on or about the border. Alongside the lectures and seminars students will spend one hour a week studying and planning the performance of a short play about which they will be required to write a commentary. Students are expected to keep up to date with current affairs on the border through their reading of Spanish language news.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module students should be able to
  -read and evaluate sources taken from Spanish language newspapers, magazines and broadcasters commenting on them using information from other sources
  -demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of some of the key issues and debates surrounding the Mexico-US border
  - be able to relate contemporary events to the history of the border region and Mexico-US relations
  -demonstrate a good knowledge of the set texts
  -apply their contextual knowledge to a play and describe how these issues could be brought to the fore in the performance of a play
  - understand and use key terms and vocabulary associated with the study of the Mexico US borderlands

  Skills

  On successful completion of this module students should have demonstrated:
  -an ability to read and understand texts in Spanish
  -intercultural awareness
  - analytical skills through the study of set texts
  - organizational skills through their use of non-contact time to effectively prepare for classes and assessment
  - the ability to work effectively as part of a team
  - oral and written communication skills
  - independent study skills through identifying and using relevant secondary reading materials
  -an ability to critically reflect on their research process as demonstrated by the research journal
  - IT skills and netiquette through their use of online journals and other relevant resources to support their learning and through their participation in an online forum

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Exploring Dynamic Environments (20 credits)

  ×

  Exploring Dynamic Environments

  Overview

  In this field course you will explore a variety of contrasting landscapes within the Mediterranean, with particular reference to Mallorca, researching the human and physical dynamics that have shaped them. Module topics will include: evidence for past environmental change, its impact and contemporary challenges; physical processes of landscape evolution, including weathering, erosion, coastal processes, and the impacts of climate change; understanding the nature of urbanisation and impact of tourism; critiquing cultural politics of environmental change, heritage and social identity; reflecting on sustainable alternatives. Project work will provide you with an opportunity to gain valuable experience collecting data, the use of ArcGIS StoryMaps, as well as data analysis and interpretation in relation to significant scientific debates and policy issues.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students enrolled in this module are supported in attaining the following learning outcomes:
  
  - Gain experience and skill in the principles and practices of desk-based and field-based investigation, including methods of data collection, techniques in data analysis, the interpretation of field data in the context of wider academic scholarship and the presentation of findings;
  - Gain experience in working as part of a project team, managing a project, collaborating and supporting one another on online platforms (Miro, Teams, ArcGIS) and working to an agreed timeline;
  - Demonstrate an organised approach to the design, execution and writing up of field research projects;
  - Gain experience in writing up research findings and presenting them in a variety of formats, including presentations, reports and StoryMaps;
  - Gain an understanding of the dynamics that account for change in the physical and human environments of the field study locations.
  - Gain experience in assessing the evidence for long and short term environmental change.
  - Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the nature of the relationships and processes that shape the physical and human geography of the field study locations

  Skills

  Key skills
  
  • The ability to think and argue critically and undertake problem solving
  • The ability to undertake self-directed learning
  • The ability to work collaboratively on a project within a group, taking part in managing the project, supporting one another and working towards an agreed timeline.
  • Development of reflective skills with regard to module-related tasks and personal fieldwork experience.
  
  Subject related skills
  
  • The ability to communicate geographical ideas by evidenced written, oral and visual means
  • The ability to apply specialised techniques or approaches to the collection and analysis of geographical information
  • Landscape (human & physical) interpretation
  
  Employability skills
  
  • Groupwork, leadership and time-management skills
  • Project planning and oral skills
  • Report writing, data synthesis and presentation skills

  Coursework

  85%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  15%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  British Cinema: Nation, Identity and Industry (20 credits)

  ×

  British Cinema: Nation, Identity and Industry

  Overview

  This module will introduce a number of British films from a range of different historical periods. Students will consider films in relation to theoretical issues of national identity, representation, class and gender and will also explore British film culture to examine issues of production, film funding, censorship and reception.
  
  Films studied may include well-known examples from British cinema such as Passport to Pimlico (Cornelius, 1949), Room with a View (Ivory, 1985), or Elizabeth (Kapur, 1998) but will also consider a range of less well-studied texts to explore the breadth and range of ‘national cinema.’ One of the key objectives of the module will be to use film examples to address complex issues relating to national identity, shared history and popular taste. It will also consider how film can be a useful vehicle for understanding and addressing such issues.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate:
  
  1) an understanding of the film culture of Britain and a knowledge of British film production and reception
  
  2) an understanding of the various critical and theoretical approaches to British cinema
  
  3) an understanding of the relationships between cinema, history and national identity
  
  4) the ability to analyse and evaluate films produced within Britain

  Skills

  1) Critical thinking skills
  
  2) Analytical skills
  
  3) Skills of rhetoric and argument
  
  4) Presentation skills
  
  5) Written, verbal, and visual communication skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Fantastic in Latin America (20 credits)

  ×

  The Fantastic in Latin America

  Overview

  Harry Belevan has written that the Fantastic mode of literature is revolutionary because it created a new type of reader, one attuned to the limits between reality and unreality in a text. With this in mind, this course begins with a reflection on the practice of close analysis in order to develop the tools of active reading that will allow a proper engagement with the rich tradition of lo fantástico in Latin America. Students will then learn how the Fantastic has been theorised by critics, before using this knowledge as a lens through which to explore a range of texts by some of Latin America’s most important cultural icons (e.g. Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar) and exciting new authors (e.g. Samanta Schweblin, Mariana Enriquez).

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
  • Provide a close reading of both image and text using a range of critical terminology
  • Discuss and identify the most common characteristics of the Fantastic mode in literature and film
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the work of important, 20th century Latin American artists
  • Argue at length and in detail about an aspect of the topic, supporting the argument with evidence from the text and with opinions from secondary literature

  Skills

  On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
  • Identify own areas of strength and interest
  • Closely analyse the subtleties of a written text
  • Undertake independent research
  • Time management and working to deadlines
  • Adopt a critical approach to the selection and organisation of a large body of material in order to produce a written argument of some complexity
  • Extract relevant information for presentation and discussion based activities.
  • Demonstrate ability to combine a variety of IT skills in researching and reporting on a topic (Word, PowerPoint, Internet)

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Environmental Crimes and Justice (20 credits)

  ×

  Environmental Crimes and Justice

  Overview

  This course will encourage students to critically reflect on the interplay between existing structures and agency on processes with a harmful impact on the physical environment and nonhuman animals. Specifically students will examine the existing diversity in conceptualising and defining environmental harm; the role of mass media, protest and campaign groups; and national and international governmental bodies. Special reference will be made to the Irish and UK experience. A range of guest speakers (academics, environmental activists and campaigners; and policy makers) would contribute.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of the module students should be able to demonstrate an awareness of the range of issues treated by green criminology, and an appreciation of the staggering multiplicity of ‘green harms’ and the state, government and individual complicity in their perpetration.

  Skills

  At the end of the module students should be equipped with the following skills:
  
  PRACTICAL/STUDY SKILLS
  
  • Analyse, evaluate and interpret information provided by policy documents, media sources and interest groups
  • Develop and defend reasoned opinions and argument through essay writing.
  • Capacity to use insights from different philosophical positions and schools of social analysis
  • Develop and demonstrate independent thinking through the critical evaluation of information and claims put forward by different stakeholders in the formulation of sustainable development legislative and policy provisions (government, business, environmental groups)
  • Retrieve and select relevant information from print and electronic sources
  • Interpret and utilise material to address a particular issue or problem
  • Present information and communicate ideas in a coherent and appropriate manner and format through tutorial presentations on selected text material
  • Work as part of a team through participation in tutorial discussions
  
  EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
  
  • This module will provide experience in:
  • Communication
  • Using the spoken word - participating in discussions
  • Using the written word
  • Information and communication technology

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  50%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Crime and Society (20 credits)

  ×

  Crime and Society

  Overview

  This course is about crime, the social and political circumstances in which crime definitions are created, the types of crimes that people commit, the social settings in which crime occurs and the alternative explanations for criminal behaviour.

  Learning Outcomes

  To introduce students to key sociological concepts and to illuminate controversies in the sociological analysis of deviance and control.

  Skills

  Demonstrate competence in critically engaging with key concepts in relation to crime and criminal behaviour. Display an ability to write informed and literate essays.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Acting Shakespeare (20 credits)

  ×

  Acting Shakespeare

  Overview

  This module focuses on Shakespearean drama as a theatrical script: that is, words intended to be spoken in performance before an audience and not as dramatic poetry to be read or studied as such. In both its workshop format and its critical writing assignment, this module is centred on Shakespeare in performance.

  Learning Outcomes

  Learning outcomes for this module include: knowledge of the key components of Shakespearean performance and the processes by which it is created and realised; an understanding of how to read Shakespearean texts and how transitions from page to stage may be effected; the ability to contribute to the creation of Shakespearean performance through an understanding of appropriate performance vocabularies, techniques, crafts, structures and working methods; the ability to engage in appropriate independent research, whether investigating past or present Shakespearean performances or as part of the process of creating new performance.

  Skills

  To aid closer reading of both text and performance; to aid interpretive abilities; to encourage creative interpretations in the student; to aid directorial and performance abilities.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA2022

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Kings and Warriors (20 credits)

  ×

  Kings and Warriors

  Overview

  In this module, you will read and analyse a selection of key, early medieval Irish myths and sagas including The Cattle-Raid of Cooley and the Tale of Mac Dathó’s Pig. You will be taught how to properly contextualise and critically analyse selected tales and explore recurrent themes such as love, gender, kingship, greed and war. We will see how medieval authors projected their own lives and beliefs back onto the ancient past, created their own history and sought to influence society around them.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of the module, the students should possess knowledge and understanding of:
  • a selection of tales from early Ireland
  • the early Irish ideology of kingship and its reflection in the literature,
  • issues of masculinity and femininity in saga literature

  Skills

  This module will develop students’ capacity to
  • analyse historical literary texts and situate those texts within their historical and cultural context
  • identify contemporary concerns within medieval texts
  • identify suitable resources from a reading list
  • plan their own study and learn independently
  • communicate ideas fluently in an appropriate register

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CEL2009

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Politics and Society in 20th Century Ireland (20 credits)

  ×

  Politics and Society in 20th Century Ireland

  Overview

  Home Rule or Union?; Social and economic change; Gaelic revival and parliamentary politics; separatism; the Home Rule/Ulster crisis, 1912-14; war, rebellion and revolution; partition, independence and devolution.

  Learning Outcomes

  To understand the course of Irish development during the remaining years of the Union; partition, independence and devolution in Northern Ireland.

  Skills

  The acquisition and analysis of information; prioritisation and interpretation; effective presentation of written and oral reports.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2012

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Managerial Economics (20 credits)

  ×

  Managerial Economics

  Overview

  Managerial Economics is concerned with the application of economic principles and methodologies to the decision-making process inside corporations and other organisations operating under conditions of risk and uncertainty. Students acquire a solid foundation in key analytical tools: game theory, transaction costs, information asymmetries and the principal-agent problem. These tools are used to understand organisational architecture: the assignment of decision rights within organisations, the methods of incentivising individuals, and the structures and systems used to evaluate the performance of individuals and business units. This module draws on material from allied academic fields, including personnel economics, behavioural economics, financial economics and business history.

  Learning Outcomes

  • Students will gain a better understanding of the functioning of economic agents under conditions of risk and uncertainty.
  • Students will acquire detailed knowledge about the economics of the firm, including the specific role of information, property rights and transaction costs.
  • Students will become familiar with key issues facing the owners, managers and employees of business organisations, including how these issues change with the external economic environment.
  • Students will learn how to identify, describe, analyse and solve a selection of real-world problems in managerial economics.

  Skills

  Skills gained include: logical reasoning and problem solving, working effectively in groups, and written and verbal communication skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO2009

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Understanding 20th Century Mexico through Art, Film and Literature (20 credits)

  ×

  Understanding 20th Century Mexico through Art, Film and Literature

  Overview

  This module introduces students to key moments in Mexican history and cultural production through the study of art, film and literature.
  
  The module will introduce students to a selection (typically three or four) of the following topics:
  The Mexican Revolution
  The Rights and Experiences of Indigenous Populations
  1968, the Mexico Olympics, Student Movements and Tlatelolco
  Migration, Border Crossing and Border Culture
  The Zapatista Uprising
  Mexico’s Dirty War
  Mexico City becomes a mega city
  Inserting women into Mexican history
  NAFTA, maquiladoras and femicide
  Communism, Fascism, and the Spanish Civil War exiles in Mexico
  Workers’ Movements and Workers’ Rights

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of the course, student should:
  
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of a selection of key moments in 20th century Mexican history
  • Understand how cultural production (art, film and literature) has responded to a selection of key moments in 20th century Mexican history.
  • Be able to use their knowledge of the set texts to construct an argument on a given topic.
  • Understand individual texts and the contexts and critical debates surrounding them.
  • Have demonstrated the ability to read and understand works of fiction and academic criticism in Spanish.
  • At an advanced level students should have acquired an appreciation of the complex relationships and dialogues between texts and reality.

  Skills

  On successful completion of the course, student should be able to:
  • Articulate ideas and arguments in written form using evidence from primary and secondary literature as appropriate
  • Prepare presentations and handouts suitable for a specified purpose or audience
  • Interpret texts in different media using appropriate critical vocabulary and terminology
  • Be able to recognise and explain nuance and ambiguity in texts
  • Adjust their writing style for different purposes
  • At an advanced level students should be able to point out shortcomings in scholarly literature and analysis
  • Read complex texts in Spanish

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPA2005

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Dramaturgy (20 credits)

  ×

  Dramaturgy

  Overview

  This module – delivered in conjunction with the Lyric Theatre’s new writing programme - introduces students to the concept of dramaturgy as a critical tool in interrogating the connection between the playtext and performance. With the input and insight of professional dramaturgs, this module will explore the historical development of dramaturgy alongside the critical role of the dramaturg in the contemporary theatre. This module will involve play/performance analysis of a diverse range of theatre forms, genres, and practices and will explore both canonical and contemporary artists, including the work produced under the Lyric Theatre’s new writing programme. Students will consider the dramaturgical process of selection, construction and framing in relation to the work produced by the Lyric’s annual showcase of new work, as well as a dramaturgical analysis of select live performances. Students will also create a range of short projects using writing, research, art, with the option of devising a live short performance as part of a diverse portfolio of assessment. Completion of this module will be required for all students who wish to submit a creative writing dissertation for DRA3025 Dissertation in the form of a playscript.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module students will be able to:
  
  - Engage with the contested and problematic term ‘dramaturgy’ and understand the role of the dramaturg in the devising/new writing process;
  
  - Demonstrate a critical and creative understanding of dramatic structure and style, including non-realistic performance (post-dramatic theatre, puppetry, dance etc.)
  
  - Use dramaturgical tools of play analysis and creative research to interrogate playtexts as well as the process and performance of live theatre;
  
  - Conduct background research (written/visual) on the world of the play or performance text;
  
  - Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of dramaturgy as they relate to plays from other cultures.
  
  - Think differently about theatre – how it is made and its relationship to wider culture and society.

  Skills

  By the end of this module students will have:
  
  - Enhanced their ability to work independently and interpersonally by creatively researching and critically reflecting on the process of developing work from page to stage;
  
  - Developed their analytical, research, and practical skills;
  
  - Developed their collective, individual, and interdisciplinary modes of working;
  
  - Enhanced their potential to make theatre and to become reflective theatre practitioners.

  Coursework

  10%

  Examination

  90%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA2068

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Uniting Kingdoms (20 credits)

  ×

  Uniting Kingdoms

  Overview

  The aim of this module is to examine the interrelationships between the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1603 to 1815 and the factors contributing to the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. It will provide an overview of the principal events and developments following the union of the Crowns in 1603, including the attempts by the Stuart monarchy to promote uniformity, the wars of religion of the mid seventeenth century, Cromwellian rule, the Williamite revolutions in each of the three kingdoms, the Anglo-Scottish Union, church-state relations, Jacobite rebellions, the age of revolutions, and the British-Irish Union.

  Learning Outcomes

  An understanding of the various relationships between England, Ireland, and Scotland and the forces that encouraged the creation of the United Kingdom
  An ability to engage with the most important historiographical debates relating to the subject-matter of the module

  Skills

  Enhanced ability to think critically, reason logically, and evaluate evidence
  Further develop communication skills, both written and oral
  Critical appraisal of, engagement with, and effective use of a variety of sources.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2064

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Documentary Film Studies (20 credits)

  ×

  Documentary Film Studies

  Overview

  The module examines key critical issues in so-called “non-fiction” filmmaking. Many major filmmakers, periods and movements which have come to constitute the documentary tradition as we know it today will be identified, and discussed, examining how the formation of the various modes of documentary filmmaking are partly historical but more importantly, conceptual. In particular, the module will interrogate the commonplace notion of documentary as a specific kind of film preoccupied with truth and social reality. And yet, every representation has within it elements of the subjective, the fantastic, the unconscious and the imaginary just as every fiction has elements of the document within it. The module will study films that play at the border of fiction and non-fiction rather than assume a distinct category like ‘documentary’ to be elaborated.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Advanced skills in the critical analysis of documentary forms, genres and contexts
  2. An understanding of critical approaches to the study of documentary film, particularly in relation to the role of documentary in other artistic practices;
  3. An understanding of the interplay between notions of fiction and documentary;
  4. An understanding of the visual, audio and verbal conventions through which images, sounds and words make meaning;
  5. Advanced skills in written, oral and visual communication.

  Skills

  Organising and synthesising of a range of formal and historical materials

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM2012

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Gaeilge 2 (40 credits)

  ×

  Gaeilge 2

  Overview

  Building on skills acquired at Level 1, this module aims to develop further competence in spoken and written language using a broad range of tasks and assessment methods in keeping with the National Syllabus for Irish Language Teaching at 3rd Level. In addition, students will engage with contextual study to develop cultural and linguistic awareness. The module will contain the following elements:
  1. Language Enrichment (2hrs per week)
  This component will focus on enhancing oral and written ability through engagement with a range of multimedia texts (at appropriate level) based on a variety of topics introduced and discussed on a weekly basis. Topics will deal with current themes in society and the student experience, and will be chosen to facilitate a range of teaching methods to include group discussion, individual/group oral presentations, reviews, reports and synopsis writing.
  2. Language Accuracy (1hr per week)
  This component will reinforce and develop to a more advanced level the written competence and grammatical accuracy gained by students at level 1. Topics covered will include verbal nouns and infinitive structures, syntax of the copula and the genitive case.
  3. Contextual Study (1hr per week)
  This component will raise awareness of cultural and linguistic issues in Irish and allow students to deepen their perspective of the field. Issues introduced and discussed will be earlier forms of the Irish language, and Irish phonetics.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of the modules students should:
  1) be able to demonstrate a level of fluency, accuracy and spontaneity in speech and writing, and a broad range of vocabulary and expression, so as to be able to discuss a range of complex issues.
  2) be able to read a wide variety of Irish texts and identify important information and ideas within them.
  3) be able to demonstrate a good grasp of structures of the language covered in the module and their broader linguistic context and identify and use appropriate reference works including dictionaries and grammars.
  4) be able to organise and present a coherent argument in Irish relating to topics covered in the course, and present their knowledge and ideas in a range of formats and registers such as reports, presentations, synopses and blogs.
  5) be able to display knowledge of earlier periods of the language and the phonology of Irish.

  Skills

  On successful completion of the modules students should have developed the following range of skills: Oral and written communication; IT and multimedia use; time-management; independent learning and critical reflection.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  35%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  CEL2101

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  Yes

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Broadcast Journalism (20 credits)

  ×

  Broadcast Journalism

  Overview

  This course aims to introduce students to the theories around producing broadcast factual and documentary stories, both for television and radio. It will build on the practical skills students have already acquired and will allow those interested in specialising in factual, documentary and journalism to incorporate factual and documentary values, approaches, story and editorial decision-making into their work at every level. It will examine the differences between styles and genres and commercial and public service broadcasters. It will introduce students to the law and broadcasting codes as they apply to factual and documentary programme making. The practical skills will give students a deeper ability to research, develop, write and create structured and creative factual and documentary stories for TV and radio.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of this module students will be able to identify what makes successful factual or documentary content for broadcast and identify a target audience for their piece. They will demonstrate how to write for broadcast, and how to combine a script, sound clips, effects, and/or moving images into their story effectively. They will show a competence in audio and video recording, story for broadcast and project management from concept to final delivery.

  Skills

  Devise, research, write and produce a factual or documentary story for TV or radio.
  
  Includes: Carrying out a broadcast interview; recording with audio or video recording equipment; writing for broadcast; structuring a factual or documentary story for broadcast; audio and or video editing; reflecting on your own work.

  Coursework

  20%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  80%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP2001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Solo Performance 2 (20 credits)

  ×

  Solo Performance 2

  Overview

  Instruction in 1st study solo performance (instrument or voice). Attendance at and participation in the weekly performance platform. Attendance at weekly concerts, and at masterclasses and workshops throughout the year. Attendance at tutorials as timetabled.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will develop advanced technical and interpretative skills in performance at a level equivalent to externally awarded teaching diplomas (such as the LRSM)

  Skills

  SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS
  
  Students will learn:
  (i) The ability to perform as a soloist.
  (ii) To develop technical and interpretative proficiency through private practice.
  (iii) To evaluate and learn from the performance of others.
  
  KEY SKILLS
  
  Students will:
  (i) Possess high level transferable key skills such as the ability to work with others in a team, to communicate (both orally and in writing), influence, negotiate and resolve conflict.
  (ii) Display interpersonal sensitivity, global and cultural awareness, moral and ethical awareness and being able to adjust behaviour accordingly.
  (iii) Have the ability and desire to learn for oneself and improve one's self-awareness and performance, to uphold the values of lifelong learning and demonstrate emotional intelligence.
  (iv) Demonstrate confidence and motivation to start and to finish the job, adaptability / flexibility, creativity, initiative, leadership, decision-making, negotiating and the ability to cope with stress.
  (v) Demonstrate critical evaluation of the outcomes of professional practice.
  (vi) Reflect on and evaluate their own practice.

  Coursework

  30%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  70%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS2017

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Educational Drama (20 credits)

  ×

  Educational Drama

  Overview

  This is a skills based course, which looks at how theatre and drama techniques may be used in an educational setting as both an aesthetic encounter and a learning tool. In experiencing the key techniques of the practice, students will also examine its history as a form and the theoretical principles on which it is based. Students will work in groups to devise and deliver a drama workshop in a real school setting targeted at Primary, Key Stage 3 or GCSE Levels.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire an understanding of the practice of theatre-in-education in a national and international context
  Students will acquire a basic competency in the practices and techniques of theatre-in-education
  Students will acquire an understanding of the history and techniques of process drama.
  Students will acquire a basic competency in some of the techniques used in process drama

  Skills

  Drama Workshop Skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA2007

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Drama and Mental Health (20 credits)

  ×

  Drama and Mental Health

  Overview

  This module will explore the relationship between Drama and mental health regarding the historical development of both subjects and their interrelationship in contemporary healthcare practice. Students will analyse key theories and practices in Drama by variously engaging with both canonical and contemporary plays that engage with mental health and its vicissitudes. Students will be trained in key aspects of acting that pertain to the on-stage performance of the interior life of characters constructed for performance. Students will have the opportunity to work with staff who engage with mental health in various subject areas across QUB and local health and social care trusts. Students will engage with the intersection between aesthetic performance and professional training in health and social care to gain a unique insight into how dramatic art can impact positively on mental health.

  Learning Outcomes

  In completing this module, students should be able to demonstrate, where appropriate, knowledge and understanding in a range of the following areas:
  
  • critical awareness of research methodologies and methods used to investigate Drama and mental health;
  • a range of key components of performance within Drama to include: ideational sources, body, space, image, sound, text, movement, environment;
  • applications of performance in educational, community and social contexts and pedagogical perspectives as appropriate to Drama education;
  • the use of group processes in the creation of work including working collectively, co-creation and hierarchical and non-hierarchical structures;
  • the interdisciplinary elements of drama and how to apply appropriate knowledge, concepts and skills from other disciplines.

  Skills

  Students will be able to demonstrate the following:
  
  • engaging in performance and production, based on acquisition and understanding of appropriate performance and production vocabularies, skills, structures, working methods and research paradigms;
  • describing, theorising, interpreting and evaluating performance texts and events from a range of critical and technical perspectives and using appropriate subject-specific vocabularies;
  • analysing the role which drama may play in contributing to debates on mental health;
  • questioning the ethical implications and appropriateness of performance work to ensure activities are undertaken in safe and supported environments for specific audiences and participants.
  
  Students will have the ability to:
  
  • work in planned and improvisatory ways, to anticipate and accommodate change, ambiguity, creative risk-taking, uncertainty and unfamiliarity;
  • operate and think reflexively, creatively, critically and technically to develop ideas and construct arguments;
  • effectively lead, facilitate, participate, and problem solve within team working contexts;
  • recognise situational and interpersonal factors and how these can be effectively accommodated to facilitate productive working relationships;
  • articulate ideas and communicate information comprehensibly in visual, physical, oral and textual forms;
  • critically use information retrieval skills, involving the ability to gather, sift, manipulate, synthesise, evaluate and organise material.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA2064

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Protecting Paradise (20 credits)

  ×

  Protecting Paradise

  Overview

  This module examines a range of materials that includes: literature, textiles, and films/documentaries that explore the impact of social change, technology, and industry on the natural world in Latin America. Using the framework of environmental justice ecocriticism and moving from paradisiacal descriptions of Spanish America in the early colonial period to the protest movements of the 21st century, we will discuss how these genres may highlight the plight of local communities by using the arts (in their broadest sense) as a form of protest. The course will follow a theme of the four elements as part of the reflection on the interaction with the natural world: fire, air, earth, water.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module students will:
  
  • Demonstrate understanding of the general concepts of environmental justice ecocriticism and the application of this theory to text and image/film.
  • Demonstrate understanding of a range of major environmental issues facing Latin America in a global context and based on a particular historical trajectory.
  • Demonstrate understanding of and ability to work with the different approaches in text, textile, and film that seek to challenge and inform the reader/viewer of the social impact of environmental changes.

  Skills

  On successful completion of this module students should have developed a range of transferable and subject-specific skills:
  • Research skills (locating relevant materials, organising material, use of databases and reference techniques)
  • Independent thinking: analysing a variety of ideas and ability to address these ideas within the framework of an independently-constructed argument; implementation of research skills.
  • Critical analysis: active reading, argument building.
  • Written expression: analytical dexterity, fluency and coherence.
  • Oral expression: presentation skills, clarity, succinctness, communication of argument.
  • Creative expression through textile management.

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPA2042

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Scottish Gaelic Language 1 (20 credits)

  ×

  Scottish Gaelic Language 1

  Overview

  The module is designed for beginners and aims to teach all four key language skills, namely listening, speaking, reading and writing. The text book is supplemented by aural and oral exercises accessible on all the student workstations in the Language Centre. Regular written assignments are required to reinforce the grammar taught in class, particularly language drills which are marked and returned with feedback.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of the module, the student should be able to demonstrate an ability to translate simple passages from English into Scottish Gaelic and from Scottish Gaelic into English, using basic sentence structures and a limited vocabulary.

  Skills

  Linguistic analysis and comparison; translation; communication; IT; independent learning; time management.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  50%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CEL2017

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Notation and Transcription (20 credits)

  ×

  Notation and Transcription

  Overview

  The course teaches the wide range of skills needed to make editions of music from original manuscripts and printed sources of the 15th and 16th centuries. The module also includes a lecture on 14th/15th/early 16th century music for context. Students are taught to read early handwriting, to transcribe mensural notation and instrumental tablatures and to acquire facility in the techniques of editing.

  Learning Outcomes

  To achieve a good functional standard in the main technical aspects of editing. To deepen awareness of musical styles and genres of the period through close contact with the music.

  Skills

  SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS
  
  Students will develop:
  (i) The ability to read and interpret original scores
  (ii) Clarity and accuracy in the presentation of editions
  
  KEY SKILLS
  
  Students will:
  (i) Identify, analyse and solve problems by prioritising tasks, coping with complexity, setting achievable goals and taking action.
  (ii) Work with information and handle a mass of diverse data, assess risk and draw conclusions (analysis, attention to detail, judgement).
  (iii) Apply subject knowledge and understanding from the degree pathway
  (iv) Possess high level transferable key skills such as the ability to work with others in a team, to communicate (both orally and in writing), influence, negotiate and resolve conflict
  (v) Display interpersonal sensitivity, global and cultural awareness, moral and ethical awareness and being able to adjust behaviour accordingly
  (vi) Demonstrate confidence and motivation to start and to finish the job, adaptability/flexibility, creativity, initiative, leadership, decision-making, negotiating and the ability to cope with stress.
  (vii) Demonstrate the knowledge and experience of working with relevant modern technology
  (viii) Apply and exploit information technology

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS2066

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Classical Analysis (20 credits)

  ×

  Classical Analysis

  Overview

  The study of the Classical idiom through analysis of selected chamber and piano music by Haydn, Mozart and Schubert. The course will define the basic elements of Classical harmonic language and deal also with longer-range formal thinking.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should acquire a working knowledge of the harmonic idiom, textures and structural thought of the music of the Classical era.

  Skills

  SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS
  
  Students will develop the skills of:
  (i) Precise observation.
  (ii) Discrimination between surface detail and more fundamental procedures.
  (iii) Identification of Classical harmonies.
  
  KEY SKILLS
  
  Students will:
  (i) Identify, analyse and solve problems by prioritising tasks, coping with complexity, setting achievable goals and taking action.
  (ii) Work with information and handle a mass of diverse data and draw conclusions (analysis, attention to detail, judgement).
  (iii) Apply subject knowledge and understanding from the degree pathway.
  (iv) Possess high level transferable key skills such as the ability to work with others in a team, to communicate (both orally and in writing), influence, negotiate and resolve conflict.
  (v) Demonstrate confidence and motivation to start and to finish the job, adaptability / flexibility, creativity, initiative, leadership, decision-making, negotiating and the ability to cope with stress.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS2015

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Key Debates in Anthropology (20 credits)

  ×

  Key Debates in Anthropology

  Overview

  This module will examine the theme of culture from an anthropological perspective. Focusing on an assortment of critical thinkers and formative texts, it addresses the relation of culture to race, society, history, practice, embodiment, emotions, power, the politics of identity, the state, and globalization. The course examines some of the foremost anthropologists who have contributed to these topics, drawing on functionalist, structuralist, Marxist, reflexive and other traditions of thought.

  Learning Outcomes

  One objective of the module is that the students acquire a firm grasp of the key principles and theoretical perspectives of social and cultural anthropology. A second objective is that the students develop an ability to apply these principles and perspectives to a broad range of ethnographic and other materials. In its emphasis on the development of critical thinking, the module will therefore make a larger contribution by equipping students in relation to other anthropology - and non-anthropology - modules to take.

  Skills

  To develop critical reading skills with respect to anthropological texts, and to develop debating skills in class. To develop the critical faculties of the students with respect to cultural discourses.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT2022

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Democracy, Ethics & Economics (20 credits)

  ×

  Democracy, Ethics & Economics

  Overview

  This module examines the interface and inter-relationships between politics, philosophy and economics and draws on the disciplines of political economy, political theory and moral philosophy, and political science to provide a comprehensive account of these relations. Particular topics covered will vary from year but may include, for example:
  
  issues in classical political economy
  the relationship between political ideology and economics,
  the history of economic thought,
  how democratic institutions interact with the economy and the notion of public goods.
  Post-war economic development project,
  Modernity and conceptions of development
  Debates about the concept of the rational actor
  Freedom and economic life
  Distributive justice
  Libertarian ideas about the relations between the market and politics
  The idea of ‘market society’
  Workplace democracy

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of the module students will:
  • Have a familiarity with some of the key debates in classic political economy and moral and political philosophy concerning economic power, the economy as a political creation and the relationship between the state and the economy; freedom and economic relations
  • Be able to apply these concepts and debates to questions of economic development, the ethical implications of contemporary development trajectories and to current policy issues;

  Skills

  Students will develop the ability to think critically and philosophically about economics and the economy, while placing it in its appropriate political context.
  Students will be able to communicate ideas to others in coherent and concise, written and oral form;
  Students will be able to think analytically, critically and logically about a range of important contemporary social issues.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2044

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Game Theory (20 credits)

  ×

  Game Theory

  Overview

  This module aims to give students a working knowledge of terminology, methodology and applications of basic contemporary game theory. Students should leave the course with a clear understanding of the game theoretical concepts and their application to the study of a variety of economic problems in finance, economics and business.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students should be able to formulate a multi-agent interaction problem as a game and solve this game using various solution concepts. They should be also familiar with the strengths and limitations of the basic equilibrium concepts

  Skills

  Intellectual Skills:
  Enable students to apply game theory and strategic reasoning to practical problems in economics.
  Other Skills:
  Enhance communication skills through tutorial discussions and presentations.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  60%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO2011

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  Yes

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Music Psychology (20 credits)

  ×

  Music Psychology

  Overview

  This module introduces key themes in music psychology. These include models and experimental data relating to music cognition and perceptual processing; auditory neuroscience and the neuropsychology of music; developmental music psychology; empirical and experimental studies regarding the function and role of emotion in music; and applications of music in therapeutic, medical and commercial contexts. Additionally the module provides an introduction to psychological research methodology and the critical-analytical thinking employed in the behavioural sciences.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will be able to demonstrate a critical appreciation of the existing theoretical accounts of musical perception, processing and action. Students will be able to apply psychological methods to novel music-related questions. Students will understand the relationship between published science and how it is presented in the media. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of psychological concepts applied to music and bring psychological, critical thinking to bear on issues relevant to music production and creative technologies.

  Skills

  (i) Develop facility to review, critically evaluate and synthesise a body of psychological knowledge related to music and sonic arts.
  (ii) Engage in processes of reflective scientific, psychological thinking.
  (iii) Writing and communication skills related to production of an assignment which evidences ability to engage in critical analysis of relevant literature.
  (iv) Identify, analyse and solve problems by prioritising tasks, coping with complexity, setting achievable goals and taking action.
  (v) Work with information and handle a mass of diverse data, assess risk and draw conclusions (analysis, attention to detail, judgement).
  (vi) Possess high level transferable key skills such as the ability to work with others in a team, to communicate (both orally and in writing), influence, negotiate and resolve conflict.
  (vii) Have the ability and desire to learn for oneself and improve one's self-awareness and performance, to uphold the values of lifelong learning and demonstrate emotional intelligence.
  (viii) Demonstrate confidence and motivation to start and to finish the job, adaptability / flexibility, creativity, initiative, leadership, decision-making, negotiating and the ability to cope with stress.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS2052

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Experimental Popular Musics (20 credits)

  ×

  Experimental Popular Musics

  Overview

  Experimental Popular Musics will discuss varied topics including experimental pop music cultures, disco culture, as well as techno and electronic dance music cultures.

  Learning Outcomes

  The course aims to (1) revisit the social reciprocity between music and everyday life, (2) examine the role of social discourses and practices in constituting a musical experience, and vice versa, (3) reflect on the social nexus, economy and technology of music production and consumption, and (4) develop an understanding of music as culture and as a social force of producing, representing and shifting both individual and collective identities.

  Skills

  (1) Critical listening, (2) Critical reading and writing, (3) Intellectual and cultural awareness, (4) Finding and communicating creative solutions, (5) Team work, (6) Organisation and collaboration, (7) Leadership and initiative.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS2033

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Film and Sound: History and Theory (20 credits)

  ×

  Film and Sound: History and Theory

  Overview

  This module will explore the relationships between film and sound, examining how the aesthetic, historical and cultural significance of film sound practices have been understood in the context of evolving technologies.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of the of module, students should be able to demonstrate:
  1) The ability to undertake the close critical analysis of sound in film.
  2) The ability to link sound practice to sound theory.
  3) An understanding of the ways in which sound technology affects film aesthetics.
  4) An awareness of the social and cultural significance of sound in film.

  Skills

  1) Critical thinking skills
  2) Analytical skills
  3) Skills of rhetoric and argumentation
  4) Presentation skills
  5) Written, verbal, and visual communication skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM2014

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Moral Theories (20 credits)

  ×

  Moral Theories

  Overview

  This module explores both the status and content of morality. Drawing on historical and contemporary sources, it addresses a broad range of metaethical and normative questions, including: can morality be objective? Are moral judgments based on feeling? Are there any reasons to be moral? Is moral truth relative to particular cultures or societies? What makes right acts right? Does the end justify the means? Are there any absolute restrictions on human conduct? Is happiness all that matters? Do animals have rights?

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should be able to give a brief history of ethical theory from ancient times together with a more detailed discussion of some twentieth century moral philosophers who have been most influential in modern thought about ethics.

  Skills

  An understanding of the nature of practical reasoning. Learning to discuss rationally and dispassionately moral views which one may find personally abhorrent.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL2000

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Knowledge and Reality (20 credits)

  ×

  Knowledge and Reality

  Overview

  Problems in contemporary analytical epistemology and metaphysics. Epistemology topics covered will include scepticism, analysis of knowledge, internalism/externalism, and sources of justification; metaphysics topics will include identity, necessity, universals, and particulars.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of current theories of knowledge.

  Skills

  Students should be able to identify, formulate and appreciate the key points in an argument as presented in lecture or reading; and to develop cogency in written expression.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL2001

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Politics and Society in 19th Century Ireland (20 credits)

  ×

  Politics and Society in 19th Century Ireland

  Overview

  The union and post-union government of Ireland; the development of nationalism and unionism in their different forms; the relationship between religion, politics and society; economic and social development, the famine and emigration; gender relations and the family; the land question and attempts to resolve it; Home Rule and resistance to it; Ireland’s relations with the British empire.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should understand the key developments in Ireland’s political and social history over the course of the nineteenth century, in terms of continuities and changes.

  Skills

  The acquisition, weighing and assessment of historical information and interpretation. Analytical skills in interpreting and critiquing primary sources. Development of presentation skills involving the analysis and interpretation of material and articulation of evidence-based argument.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2011

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Expansion of Medieval Europe, 1000-1300 (20 credits)

  ×

  The Expansion of Medieval Europe, 1000-1300

  Overview

  A dramatic expansion of medieval Europe occurred between about 1000-1300. This module will explore the growth of kingship and state formation, but will cover not only political history, but also economic and social, religious and cultural change. The main historical themes that dominated and shaped the history of Europe in the central Middle Ages will be explored with a focus on those institutions that laid the foundations for the formation of modern Europe.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should acquire knowledge of the history of medieval Europe and be able to recognize and evaluate historical debates relating to the content of the module; be able to engage with historical interpretations and to judge between them; be able to evaluate the strengths and limitations of the principal primary sources relating to the module; be able to write informed and critical analysis of the historical issues and problems explored in the module.

  Skills

  Development of skills in critically analysing, contextualising and evaluating different types of written evidence; development of a critical understanding and appraisal of different types of historical writing and of approaches and concepts used by historians;; development of writing skills through formative and assessed coursework and a timed examination; development of oral communicative skills through tutorial presentation.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2047

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Hanging out on Street Corners: Public and applied Anthropology (20 credits)

  ×

  Hanging out on Street Corners: Public and applied Anthropology

  Overview

  The module is designed to introduce students to qualitative, ethnographic, methodologies, explore creative methods, and examine the applied use of ethnographic methods in the social sciences and policy analysis. It will discuss the differences between qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and the strengths and weaknesses of each. This will enable students to argue for the utility of ethnographic methodologies in further modules (dissertation).
  
  Introducing the students to a range of ways of engaging with and understanding the social world, the module will look at the utility of ethnography and anthropology in applied situations. In doing so it will present an understanding of environments in which ethnography can be used in ‘problem solving’ and as a critical tool for ‘policy’ understanding.
  
  Students will be exposed to specific case studies and examples and asked to develop their own skills through presentations, analysis of case studies, and workshops. The course will encourage internships and act as a preparation for dissertation modules in semester 2 (year 2) and semester 1 (year 3).
  
  Students should develop an awareness of how qualitative/anthropological methods – ethnography and participant observation - might provide skills that have practical applications away from the academy.

  Learning Outcomes

  • To develop and understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
  • To engage with creative methods
  • To develop skills necessary in the utilisation of anthropology such as report & proposal writing, team work, presentation and communication skills.
  • To develop confidence and ability to work within a team and under pressure of time.
  • To develop a critical understanding of ethnographic research when applied to areas of policy.
  • To critically analyse ethical issues related to ethnographic fieldwork.
  • To analyse the relationship between anthropology and other disciplines and professional areas.
  • To develop early engagement with dissertation topics, possibly through internships.

  Skills

  • Ability to consider the findings of multiple disciplines in addressing questions of human society.
  • Ability to utilise interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work in teams
  • Ability to present ideas clearly in both oral and written formats
  • Ability to research and analyse material from multiple disciplines
  • Ability to debate and defend arguments
  • Ability to engage in civil discourse about strongly held convictions
  • Ability to prepare concise and focused presentations

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT2038

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (20 credits)

  ×

  Introduction to the Philosophy of Science

  Overview

  This will be an exploration of fundamental philosophical issues raised by the practice of science. It will cover issues in scientific methodology, scientific knowledge, the language of science, the relation between scientific theories and reality, the rationality of science and progress and the relation between science and society.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will at least be able to
  • demonstrate an understanding of the ‘demarcation’ problem between science and non-science
  • articulate various versions of the problem of induction, as well its consequences for the justification of scientific claims
  • demonstrate familiarity with differing accounts of scientific methodology, including inductivism and falsificationism
  • confidently discuss and evaluate issues to do with observation, observables, and the theory-ladenness of observation
  • demonstrate familiarity with the realism/antirealism debates in the philosophy of science

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritising Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL2027

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Northern Ireland Conflict and paths to peace (20 credits)

  ×

  The Northern Ireland Conflict and paths to peace

  Overview

  Northern Ireland’s peace process, the legacy of conflict and enduring divisions present a range of ongoing challenges for politics and society. Drawing on expertise from across the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics – combined with that of relevant practitioners, where possible – this interdisciplinary, team-taught module will examine a range of thematic challenges with respect to conflict, conflict transformation, peacebuilding, community relations, public representations of the past, and democratic governance. Rooted in the case of Northern Ireland, the module will also routinely consider broader comparisons with other cases and possible generalisation to other cases. It will be structured into three main parts. First, it will critically engage with Northern Ireland’s past. What were the underlying sources of division, and what can we learn about the complexities and nuances of identity over time? Second, it will explore how the past continues to interact with contemporary Northern Ireland. How is this past represented and understood in today’s public history landscape? Is it possible for Northern Ireland’s contested past to be publicly represented in ways that promote mutual understanding? Can Northern Ireland now be characterised as a ‘post-conflict’ region? Finally, the module will look ahead. Does the current political settlement represent a sustainable form of governance for the region? What do internal developments, such as demographic change, and external challenges, such as climate change, mean for Northern Ireland’s future? By critically engaging with these interrelated themes through relevant disciplinary perspectives, this module ultimately seeks to better understand contemporary Northern Ireland, the history that has shaped it, and the future directions that are possible.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module the successful student should be able to demonstrate in assessed essays, coursework and tutorial contributions:
  - A familiarity with a range of topical issues and debates in Northern Ireland, including their historical roots, their contemporary political significance, and their relevance for the region’s future;
  - An understanding of the Northern Ireland conflict and the peace process, including the factors that contributed to both;
  - A critical appreciation of the challenges associated with conflict transformation, peacebuilding, community relations, public representations of the past, and democratic governance in a divided society from a variety of disciplinary perspectives in the humanities and social sciences;
  - Awareness of the role that arts, culture, heritage and public engagement with the past can play in reducing political and social divisions;
  - A heightened sense of the complexity of identity, politics and place in Northern Ireland.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge; manage such information in an independent manner;
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments;
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field.
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing;
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning;
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment;
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development;
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance .
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT.
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines;
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information;
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear argument; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way;
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HAP2001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Studying Politics (20 credits)

  ×

  Studying Politics

  Overview

  Without understanding the methodology of research practice it is not possible to undertake political research effectively or to critically assess the work of others. Equally, without research skills it is not possible to test our assertions, assumptions, knowledge and preconceptions about the political world. Research methods are therefore crucial if we are to be able to address the important questions of ‘how do we know’ and ‘what is there to know’, which are critical in all fields of political studies. Consequently, this module has four aims. Firstly, to introduce students to the political research environment, incorporating both the elements and processes that underpin inquiry. Secondly, the module seeks to examine different methodologies and techniques to enable the undertaking of both original and critical research. Thirdly, to encourage candidates to develop a critical appreciation of data including both content and use. Fourthly, to promote a general awareness and working knowledge not only of the complexities of political research but also of the variety of environments in which research takes place.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
  
  • Describe the relationship between the researchers of, the actors in and the environment determining political and social processes.
  • Develop communication skills through computer lab participation and writing for coursework.
  • Identify both the strengths and weaknesses of different research techniques.
  • Pursue intellectual questions on the basis of interpretation and analysis of data in a rigorous and academic manner by employing analytical skills and critical thinking.
  • Critically assess the collection of data and understand its use as a tool for understanding political processes.
  • Evaluate and discriminate between qualitative and quantitative data analyses and, in doing so, demonstrate a willingness to implement good practice.
  • Interpret the research of others and appreciate the problems involved in both collection and interpretation of data.
  • Compare, contrast and choose between different quantitative research methods and justify the choice through an awareness and working knowledge of quantitative methodology.
  • Implement basic intellectual skills that include data understanding, analysis, numeracy, and problem solving.
  • Present research findings in an appropriate manner and communicate finding to others in a clear and concise manner in written form.

  Skills

  To think analytically and methodologically, to apply quantitative analysis techniques using specialised computer software, and to interpret and communicate results of statistical analyses.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2043

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Justice and Conflict (20 credits)

  ×

  Justice and Conflict

  Overview

  This module situates the concept of ‘justice’ in the context of violent conflict, exploring how justice has different meanings and is achieved through different mechanisms in societies affected by conflict around the world. Students examine themes including the troubled relationship between justice and peace, the complex roles actors such as victims and ex-combatants play in justice mechanisms, and a variety of justice mechanisms ranging from community-based grassroots processes, to more well-known transitional justice processes, to increasingly transformative justice processes. The module is global in focus, incorporating critiques of the imposition of Western notions of justice in the Global South, though gives specific attention to the case of Northern Ireland.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to:
  • Understand the social construction of ‘justice’ and its different meanings in settings of conflict around the globe
  • Discuss the limitations of traditional criminal justice processes in responding to conflict
  • Explain the complex roles of victims and survivors, ex-combatants and members of wider society in justice mechanisms
  • Critically analyse justice mechanisms in different settings of conflict
  • Develop and communicate academic arguments supported by appropriate academic references

  Skills

  This module aims to enable students to develop the following skills:
  • Identifying and retrieving relevant information from print and electronic sources in relation to a particular topic
  • Evaluating evidence and drawing appropriate conclusions
  • Summarising complex ideas and research evidence, conveying it in a clear, structured and critical manner (both orally and in writing)
  • A capacity for critical reflection and independent thinking, generating new insights and seeing sensitive problems and issues from different perspectives
  • Time planning and management

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CRM2009

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Improvisation (20 credits)

  ×

  Improvisation

  Overview

  The module explores, through practice, collaborative improvisation practice, with recourse, where appropriate, to exploration of more individual modes of improvised conduct which contribute to collaborative music making.
  Through weekly practical playing workshops, students will learn improvisation through refinement of aural skills, memory skills, musicianship, collaborative music making, extended vocal and instrumental techniques and interdisciplinary collaborations.
  This module will focus on improving self-confidence, creativity, cooperation skills, and transferable performance skills.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of the module students will have developed, through exploring in practice, an insight into a variety of improvisational practices. Students will have developed a closer connection to their instrument musically and technically. They will have learnt to be more confident and creative, reducing stage fright as well as improving listening, social and ensemble skills.
  They will have a better understanding of the connection between aspects of composition and performance.
  They will have developed an ability to improvise using improved aural skills.
  Students will have improved their playing style and instrumental/vocal technique and become more natural and spontaneous performers.

  Skills

  Listening, ensemble playing and thinking, collaborative music making, improvising, performance skills

  Coursework

  30%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  70%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS2050

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Welfare in Theory and Practice (20 credits)

  ×

  Welfare in Theory and Practice

  Overview

  This course reviews key concepts and traditions in political philosophy and social theory which have affected the development of a number of welfare regimes internationally and historically.

  Learning Outcomes

  To develop an understanding of concepts such as social and economic justice welfare regime and the main political philosophical traditions; fabianism, neo-conservatism, socialism and social democratic; to develop an appreciation of the relationships between politics and social policy and social change and social policy.

  Skills

  An appreciation of theoretical frameworks and concepts in social policy. Effective communication and presentation skills; the ability to marshall ideas behind an arguement.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPY2002

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Radio and Podcast Production (20 credits)

  ×

  Radio and Podcast Production

  Overview

  This module will develop technical and editorial skills in radio and podcast production. Students will explore the contexts of public service broadcasting formats (such as those offered by BBC) as well as the podcast landscape and commercial and community radio platforms.
  
  This module will introduce varying genres of radio broadcasting and podcasting - feature documentary genre, speech based discussion formats, radio drama and other non-fiction based programme making idioms.
  
  Through a series of practical activities, this module will explore a range of skills involved in radio and podcast production including writing, using the voice, show-producing and audio engineering.
  
  Opportunities to develop an original programme or podcast idea will culminate in a group radio project conducted in a live studio setting. Students will be encouraged to engage with local communities to generate ideas that connect with their audience and the wider world around them.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Prepare and present a pitch for a radio programme or a podcast.
  
  2. Conceive, develop and design a radio programme or podcast for delivery.
  
  3. Produce a live radio broadcast featuring in-studio discussion or an equivalent podcast.
  
  4. Effectively use the voice in a radio/podcast presentation context.
  
  5. Use audio equipment to effectively record content for radio/audio podcast and engineer audio for a live broadcast.
  
  6. Acquire advanced knowledge of radio and audio production techniques and the ability to create compelling radio and podcast segments.

  Skills

  1. Advancing audio production and post production skills
  
  2. Live radio studio and podcast engineering skills
  
  3. Enhanced writing skills for radio and podcast
  
  4. Live radio and podcast production experience
  
  5. A greater appreciate of the various roles of industry professionals
  
  6. An enhanced knowledge of radio and audio formats and their impact on society

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP2002

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Global Environmental Change (20 credits)

  ×

  Global Environmental Change

  Overview

  The module will focus on the nature, causes and consequences of environmental change. Changes in the various aspects of the Earth system including the Earth’s climate, hydrological systems and ecosystems will be investigated. A range of geographical methods will be employed to examine these changes, including palaeo-environmental records. The role of humans in changing the Earth’s environment will be investigated and will be placed in the context of past environmental change and natural variability.

  Learning Outcomes

  After completion of the module students will:
  • Have a knowledge and understanding of the causes and consequences of environmental change over different timescales
  • Develop skills in analysing and interpreting secondary environmental data
  • Be able to interpret and critically evaluate scientific literature
  • Enhance skills in scientific writing

  Skills

  Students are expected to allocate study time in proportion to the significance of issues covered within the lecture course. Successful completion of the module will result in acquisition and/or enhancement of the following skills. (P=Practised; T=Taught; A=Assessed)
  Subject-specific skills
  Key skills
  Employability skills (see ‘key skills’ above)
  Critical thinking, verbal and written communication, explanation of complex ideas and concepts, presentation, analysis and interpretation of numerical information, ability to synthesise and critique multiple sources of information.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY2058

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Archaeology in Practice (20 credits)

  ×

  Archaeology in Practice

  Overview

  This module focuses on the acquisition of fundamental skills needed in Archaeological Practice. Students will develop core practical, computing and digital data skills used in archaeological assessments, survey, excavation and reporting. While these are essential for those going on to practice as archaeologists, many of the skills acquired will be useful in careers outside the archaeological and heritage sectors and for dissertations. Learning will be through weekly lectures, practicals, directed and independent weekly reading and digital-portfolio tasks. Students will be introduced to the legislative framework for U.K. commercial archaeology, the basic principles of site and soil formation and sampling, landscape survey, artefact analysis and curation, illustration, photography and data management. They will undertake weekly practical sessions to develop skills in a wide array of techniques from flotation to the use of differential GPS equipment and fieldwalking. The overarching aim is for students to achieve a basic understanding and competence in core techniques which will provide them with a solid basis for professional accreditation with e.g. The Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI) or the Institute of Field or Archaeologists (IfA), and the ability to plan their continued professional development independently.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this unit the student is expected to have developed and demonstrated:
  • Familiarity with legal, policy, and ethical archaeological frameworks in the UK
  • Familiarity with the principles of the archaeological process in professional practice including: desk-based assessment, survey and excavation and the appropriate use of techniques.
  • The ability to find and interrogate relevant digital datasets
  • A basic appreciation of what causes variation in different evidence classes (e.g. taphonomy; recovery procedures) and the effect of these on interpretations.
  • An appreciation of the importance primary data recovery and new information through practical/field experience
  • An understanding of the fragile and non-renewable nature of the archaeological resource and the need for sustainable approaches to its use and conservation
  • Familiarity with the diverse sources of evidence used by archaeologists
  • An understanding of where to find jobs in the archaeology and heritage sectors and sound knowledge of the skills and experience required for professional accreditation.

  Skills

  On the completion of this module students should:
  • Understand the key components of a desk based assessment
  • Be able to practise, under supervision, core archaeological and landscape survey fieldwork techniques
  • Be able to practise, under supervision, core post-excavation/post-survey techniques including: basic stratigraphic interpretation, phasing, data archiving, processing and sorting of environmental samples.
  • Have developed basic skills graphics software, GIS and web-design
  • Have a basic understanding of landscape, stratigraphic and soil formation processes and sampling strategies.
  • Be able to discover and recognise the archaeological significance of material remains and landscapes.
  • Have developed basic skills in the analysis of spatial data to determine where archaeological traces survive in present day landscapes.
  • Be aware of the interactions of biological, environmental and socio-cultural
  influences in human ecology
  
  Transferable Skills
  Generic and employability skills include:
  • Effective time management
  • Collaborating effectively in a team via experience of working in a group, through fieldwork, laboratory and/or project work
  • Demonstrating a positive and “can do” approach to practical problems
  • Preparing effective written communications for different readerships
  • Making effective and appropriate graphic visual outputs
  • Making effective and appropriate use of information technology including web page design
  • Making critical and effective use of information retrieval skills using paper based and electronic resources
  • applying numeracy in practical contexts
  • Technical expertise and transfer of learning between performance situations
  • Analysis, critical thinking and interpretation skills - especially of spatial data

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP2057

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  History and Theory of Architecture 2 (20 credits)

  ×

  History and Theory of Architecture 2

  Overview

  Through lectures, assignments, reading discussions, essay writing, and examination, this module attempts to improve students' historical and theoretical comprehension of architectural discourse, mainly in the areas of architectural design, communication, art, and the city.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should be able to:
  
  Build coherent narratives of the architectural developments and their significance in certain periods/contexts.
  
  Understand the influences, which gave meaning and value to architectural design and in association with socio-cultural situations.
  
  Present in a well-structured way and analytically evaluate the characteristics of architecture that are sound and critically reflective.
  
  Have the knowledge of theories and practices of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design.
  
  Understand general principles of urban history and theory and the influence their complex economic, socio-cultural contexts have on architecture.
  
  Develop a critical approach to the role of theory in the design and communication of architecture, and to develop methods to transfer theory into practice.

  Skills

  Academic research, reading, writing and discussion, critical thinking, turning theory into practice, presentation, group work and (inter)active learning.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARC2024

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Sociology of Conflict and Peace Processes (20 credits)

  ×

  Sociology of Conflict and Peace Processes

  Overview

  This module introduces students to sociological approaches to conflict and peace processes. It presents theoretical approaches to conflict and peace, as well as comparative analyses of particular cases, such as Northern Ireland, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Topics include theoretical approaches to conflict management, resolution and transformation; the role of civil society in conflict/peace processes, militarism and military masculinities, the role of religion, the role of women, the role of ex-combatants, and victims/dealing with the past.

  Learning Outcomes

  Understand theoretical approaches to conflict management, resolution and transformation, including sociology’s distinctive contributions to these theoretical debates.
  
  Understand and critically evaluate the concepts of ‘civil society’ and ‘social peace processes’.
  
  Critically analyse and compare the sociology of conflict and peace processes in different contexts.
  
  Identify key actors within social peace processes and critically evaluate their role, including religious actors, women, ex-combatants and victims.

  Skills

  Intellectual Skills
  * An ability to critically read and evaluate sociological literature and non-academic/media material on conflict and peace processes.
  * An ability to collect and interpret evidence about conflict and peace processes.
  * An ability to demonstrate evidence of independent thinking and to compose reasoned opinions based on development of thought and knowledge
  
  Practical/study skills
  * An ability to write in a clear, structured and critical manner using a range of source material
  * An ability to present information in spoken form and to contribute to discussions
  * An ability to retrieve and synthesise primary and secondary, quantitative and qualitative, sources of (print and electronic) information
  * An ability to use information technology to gather, organise and evaluate material
  
  Employability skills
  * Organisation: planning and managing your learning, working on your own initiative
  * Communication skills: written and oral
  * Problem-solving: research, analysis, handling different types of data

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SOC2052

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Politics & Economics of the Devolved UK (20 credits)

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  The Politics & Economics of the Devolved UK

  Overview

  The first half of the module focuses on the politics of devolution in the UK and discusses the devolution of power to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in a multi-level perspective. It discusses the way power was devolved across the UK and how these settlements have changed over time, the policy impact of devolution, the politics of resources and identity that shape the party systems of the regions and nations of the UK, and the relations between the devolved ‘parts’ and the whole (Westminster and the UK government) and the challenges of intergovernmental relations in an asymmetrical union.
  
  The second half of the module is concerned with the economic experience of devolution/decentralization in the UK, as well as the theoretical models developed by economists to discuss devolved political structures. It will include a survey of economic performance under devolution and a discussion of the relationship between devolution and new institutional economics.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of the module, students will acquire knowledge and understanding of
  - the political and economic dynamics of devolution in the UK, including the existence of long-running economic unevenness within the UK;
  - the asymmetric nature of devolution;
  - the opportunities devolution provides for policy transfer and learning across the devolved territories;
  - its effects on the party systems of the devolved territories; an understanding of the UK as a union rather than a unitary state;
  - the continuing challenges devolution presents to the governance of the UK;
  - how the financing of devolution has operated in practice; and the extent to which devolution has affected economic performance in the ‘Celtic Fringe’.

  Skills

  Key intellectual skills relate to the managing and prioritization of knowledge; analytical and critical thinking and the ability to construct independent arguments. The professional and career development skills include: the ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing; to work with others in a team; to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences within the learning environment; the ability to identify and act upon ones own development needs; and to negotiate diverse and competing pressures in order to achieve an effective work-life balance. Technical and practical skills involve the ability to employ relevant ICT, while organizational skills involves working to deadlines; handling information efficiently; and employing evidence-based arguments.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2045

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Revolutionary Europe, 1500-1789 (20 credits)

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  Revolutionary Europe, 1500-1789

  Overview

  The module will examine the revolutionary developments in Europe from the age of the high Renaissance around 1500 to the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 and its aftermath. Although the course content will be structured and delivered chronologically, the main focus of the module will be on those specific events and developments that historians have labelled ‘revolutionary’. Included in the analysis will be the cultural innovations brought on by the Renaissance, the upheavals in the religious world effected by the Reformation, the social and political changes associated with the rise of the state, and the revolution in forms of thought (from the scientific to the political) that emerged during the Age of Enlightenment. The module will end with a close study of the French Revolution, which was in many ways the culmination of the events and developments that make up the content of the module.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should acquire knowledge of the main historical developments of early modern European history and the extent to which the various revolutionary aspects of the age (from the religious and the cultural to the social and political) led to a fundamental reshaping of society and provided the foundations for the making of the modern age. The student should acquire knowledge and understanding of these historical developments in historical context, by which is meant they should acquire an understanding of the cause, consequences, and basic histories of developments such as the Renaissance, Reformation, state formation, and the rise of political revolution. They should also be able to place the specific developments within the broader dynamic of early modern history, thus acquiring a knowledge of how the various revolutions during this period influenced each other.

  Skills

  The module should enable the student to develop the following skills:
  
  Analytical Thinking: the ability to identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; to construct independent arguments;
  Critical & Independent Thinking: the ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field;
  Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing;
  Efficient and Effective Work Practice: demonstrate the ability to work efficiently to deadlines for both written work and tutorial presentations;
  Clear Organisation of Information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2057

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Archaeology of Islands (Residential Fieldtrip Module) (20 credits)

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  The Archaeology of Islands (Residential Fieldtrip Module)

  Overview

  This module will introduce students to the archaeology of islands. Opening weeks will provide an overview of the conceptual issues surrounding the study of islands including the physical geography of islands, theories of island colonisation, concepts of insularity, material adaption and evolution in insular environments, and social resilience and decline on islands. This section of the course will be assessed through an essay. Following this, students will explore concepts through specific island case studies presented by staff and through directed leaning and seminars. This will be assessed via short projects/ posters. The module will have a substantial residential field work component; so the penultimate weeks will focus on preparation, exploring in depth issues specific to the fieldwork destination (currently Malta). Students will also receive training in basic recording methods prior to the fieldtrip and presentations to the class on sites (with an accompanying prepared fact sheet).

  Learning Outcomes

  - An understanding of themes central to island archaeology including colonisation, insularity, adaptation and material evolution, climate resilience and collapse of island cultures;
  
  - Critical interpretation of monuments, architecture, building materials and artefacts, within an island context;
  
  - An awareness of current debates in island archaeologies;
  
  - Critical understanding of how heritage Is presented as part of contemporary island identities;
  
  - An understanding of the relevance of studying islands to current society.

  Skills

  · Observation and interpretation of material culture in the field and landscape
  
  · Discussion skills
  
  · Research skills
  
  · Preparation of site reports and effective writing
  
  · Presentation skills
  
  · Critical understanding of popular archaeological media
  
  · Teamwork and organisation

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP2058

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Macroeconomic Policy and Performance (20 credits)

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  Macroeconomic Policy and Performance

  Overview

  The course opens with a brief tour of the global economy. This is followed by a discussion of the meaning and measurement of the main macroeconomic variables: output, unemployment, inflation and growth. The goods and financial markets and the concept of macroeconomic equilibrium are introduced. The IS/LM model is used to analyse the effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policy in the medium term. Aspects of the labour market are then considered followed by the introduction of the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model. The final third of the course is devoted to a discussion of factors contributing to the long run growth of the economy. The topics covered include: the Solow model of economic growth; growth accounting; factors contributing to total technological change and total factor productivity and the role and regulation of foreign direct investment.

  Learning Outcomes

  Knowledge and Understanding
  On completion of the course, students should have greater familiarity with salient features of the macroeconomic environment. They should understand the main determinants of aggregate output in a monetary economy in the short, medium and long-run. They should have an understanding of the factors contributing to growth and development as well as to fluctuations in macroeconomic performance. Students should understand government’s role in the economy and be able to analyze the effect of different policy interventions.

  Skills

  Intellectual Skills
  
  Students will gain knowledge and understanding of aspects of macroeconomic theory and development theory. They will become aware of competing views on the role of governments and markets. They will develop the ability to search for and interpret empirical evidence and bring it to bear on policy issues. They will gain experience in weighing evidence, developing policy options and outlining the pros and cons of these options.
  
  Practical Skills
  Students will develop their oral and written communication skills as well as their awareness of how economic policy can impact on business.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  60%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO2002

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Foundations for Speech Analysis: The Phonetics of English (20 credits)

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  Foundations for Speech Analysis: The Phonetics of English

  Overview

  This module offers you an introduction to the study of speech analysis. We begin by investigating the mechanisms which are used to produce speech and providing a framework for the convenient classification and description of pronunciation features. We then examine accent variation, in terms of aspects such as contextual effects, intonation and voice quality. Finally, the module gives you the chance to acquire an understanding of the acoustic characteristics of speech. Throughout the module, you will be required to develop your oral and aural skills in phonetics by means of various practical and online facilities. While the module concentrates on normal English speech, we may also have the opportunity to consider data from non-English speech and from non-normal speech.

  Learning Outcomes

  This module should give a practical grounding in phonetics. Knowledge of how speech works is needed for a variety of occupations. Students intending to teach English will find phonetic skills essential in implementing oracy and literacy requirements in the classroom. Drama students can benefit from phonetic knowledge in order to deal with voice production, projection and accent learning. For foreign language learners and teachers, phonetics is invaluable in achieving target pronunciations. Future students of linguistics and communication should find that phonetics complements their study of linguistic communications and, finally, those interested in communication disorders need a detailed knowledge of speech production and perception in order to understand specific impairments and their effects..

  Skills

  When you have completed this module, you should be able to apply your knowledge of speech production and variation to a variety of communicative and educational situations. By means of your aural and oral training, you should have developed skills in detailed, analytic listening and in accurate perception, production and transcription of various phonetic distinctions. The 50% essay should enable you to acquire and demonstrate ability in critical assessment of, for example, the role of a speaker's phonetic profile in achieving particular communicative ends.

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENL2001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Interactive Media and Future Broadcasting (20 credits)

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  Interactive Media and Future Broadcasting

  Overview

  The nature of broadcasting is changing. Online platforms, emerging modes of distribution and new digital technologies are re-wiring established media cultures, transforming traditional media production and distribution systems and introducing new media networks (internet, mobile devices). This module explores aspects of this techno-cultural transformation, through both a practical exploration of the form and by considering critical debates exploring the power, force, significance and form of a series of new media texts, artefacts and systems.
  
  The module situates practices in an environment that is ceaselessly evolving and explores new technologies such as virtual reality, immersive media and interactive documentary. This module offers a practical introduction to a range of software authoring tools widely used within the media and an exploration of disruptive new technologies as they emerge.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completing this module, students should have acquired and be able to demonstrate:
  
  1. Critical awareness of how broadcast is evolving and of digital media systems as innovative cultural forms;
  
  2. Systematic understanding of current debates in the field of new media around aesthetics, use, distribution, medium theory and form;
  
  3. Comprehensive understanding of debates around technology, culture and determinism;
  
  4. Critical evaluation of interactive media practice;
  
  5. Applied Experience and engagement through practice in the area.

  Skills

  The module will equip students with the necessary production skills and theoretical frameworks to explore and deliver projects that move away from linear production processes. This grounding will provide students with basic authoring skills, it will give them the capacity to develop their skills in line with emerging broadcasting and media production techniques and will equip them to think critically about the forms and contents of contemporary media systems and media systems that originate online and reside natively on the web.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP2005

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Landscapes and Geographical Information (GIS) (20 credits)

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  Landscapes and Geographical Information (GIS)

  Overview

  This module explores the multifaceted nature of landscape through the use and application of spatial technologies such as Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), including Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and remote sensing such as aerial and satellite imagery.

  Learning Outcomes

  The module introduces students to spatial technologies using a hands-on approach through practical exercises designed to help improve employability and subject skills as geographers and archaeologists, and also to equip students with technical skills applicable to independent research, for example in dissertations at Level 3. The module also raises conceptual questions about the nature of landscape, and how landscapes change over time, as well as opening up the advantages and also the limitations of using spatial technologies in landscape-based research. Students will analyse a range of spatial data, including digital mapping, and also collect field-survey data using GPS. The aim of the module then is to explore landscapes through a range of spatial and temporal scales, connecting past and present, using a combination of lecture, laboratory and field-teaching.

  Skills

  Written and oral skills; Information Computer Technology including Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and bibliographic databases; information sourcing and synthesis; critical evaluation and decision making; individual learning; group working and team skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY2002

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Politics and Policy of the European Union (20 credits)

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  Politics and Policy of the European Union

  Overview

  This module serves as in introduction to the European Union and demonstrates how this evolving and expanding tier of European governance impacts on national political systems . The module is divided into three parts. The first part sets the scene for the study of the EU and introduces students to the evolution of the EU, the treaty base and the theories of integration. The second part explores the composition and powers of the main EU institutions (such as the Commission, the European Parliament, the Council and the Courts). It also accounts for the decision making process and the role of NGOs in the EU system. The final part focuses on the EU policy base and seeks to explain where and why the EU is active in certain policy areas. It examines a series of salient policy areas including the common agricultural policy, environmental policy, foreign and defence policy, enlargement.

  Learning Outcomes

  To provide an understanding of the evolution of the European Union as the principal instrument of integration in Western Europe.

  Skills

  Development of critical and analytical skills. Emphasis on comparative methodology and the ability to synthesise knowledge in both written and oral form in a cross-national (European) context.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Geography and Employability (0 credits)

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  Geography and Employability

  Overview

  Employability skills are identified by QUB as important and essential components of the student learning experience at all undergraduate levels. Although there are elements of these in most of our modules the School has decided to introduce this in a formal framework through the GGY2059 module. The underlying ethos of this module is to get you to start planning for your future in the world of work and to make use of the assistance that the University provides through the Careers, Employability and Skills Directorate.

  Learning Outcomes

  After completing this module students should:
  
  • Appreciate the range of possible careers a Geography degree opens up
  • Gain experience in constructing a CV
  • Gain experience in making job applications
  • Be able to make productive use of online QUB Careers and Employability resources
  • Develop the ability to network in professional circles
  • Appreciate professionalism in the world of work

  Skills

  CV writing; job applications; networking; professionalism; time-management

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  0

  Module Code

  GGY2059

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Portuguese 2 (40 credits)

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  Portuguese 2

  Overview

  Building on skills acquired at Level 1, this module aims to make students more adept in their use of grammatical knowledge gained in Portuguese 1, whilst increasing it by introducing more complex and diverse linguistic structures and registers. In preparation for the Year Abroad, students will also be exposed to different learning scenarios designed to increase linguistic, practical and cultural awareness. This module will also allow students to engage with contextual study to develop cultural and linguistic awareness.
  It consists of five elements: a) a one hour language session that introduces more complex grammatical structures, and a greater knowledge of different linguistic register; b) a one hour tutorial that puts into practice the grammatical knowledge gained through written and oral exercises etc.; c) a third language tutorial which concentrates on developing students’ writing skills in Portuguese; d) a fourth language session that is designed to allow students to practice their oral skills in Portuguese, using the grammar and vocabulary acquired in the first two hours of language teaching; and e) a fifth session that will allow students to engage with contextual study to develop cultural and linguistic awareness.
  1. Grammar Class (1h per week)
  The weekly class will focus on more complex aspects of Portuguese grammar with the aim of reinforcing and developing to a more advanced level the linguistic competence and grammatical accuracy gained by students at level 1. Topics covered will include direct and indirect object pronouns, direct and indirect speech, passive voice, and simple and compound tenses.
  2. Grammar Workshop (1h per week)
  This weekly workshop will test students’ ability to put into practice the grammatical knowledge gained in the previous hour through written, aural and oral exercises. Topics include Lusophony, literature, film and documentary, tourism, cultural traditions, work and environment. The development of language skills will also focus on practical aspects of living and working in Portugal and Brazil, as preparation for the period of residence abroad, giving students an opportunity to gain a better understanding and knowledge of the culture and habits of the Portuguese and Brazilian people. Vocabulary and linguistic competence will be developed through a range of methods that may include: group discussion, oral presentation, and translation.
  3. Writing Practice Workshop (1h per week)
  This weekly workshop will link to the two previous sessions, focusing specifically on the development of core linguistic skills required for writing in Portuguese. Vocabulary and linguistic competence will be developed through a range of exercises that may include: reading/listening and comprehension, translation, interview, writing different types of text (formal and informal; objective and subjective registers), and asking for and giving directions.
  
  4. Oral Class (1h per week)
  This weekly session is designed to allow students to develop their oral skills and confidence in Portuguese, but will also offer further opportunities to explore relevant areas of grammar. This hour will also include some listening exercises.
  5. Contextual Study (1hr per week)
  This component will introduce students to socio-political and cultural aspects of contemporary Portuguese-speaking African countries (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé e Príncipe) and Brazil. Issues introduced and discussed will relate to the understanding of cultural production within its specific context. In addition, students will also develop analytical competences through the analysis and interpretation of literary texts, films and documentary.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students who successfully complete this module should:
  1) be able to demonstrate acquisition of more advanced knowledge about and understanding of Portuguese grammatical structures and vocabulary;
  2) be able to communicate at a more advanced level in the target language in written and oral form; have further enhanced their ability to understand different varieties of spoken Portuguese;
  3) understand and have the ability to analyse and evaluate a range of cultural material in the target language;
  4) have gained critical awareness of cultural and social issues in contemporary Portuguese-speaking African countries and Brazil;
  5) have acquired increased linguistic, practical and cultural awareness in preparation for the Year Abroad.

  Skills

  On successful completion of the modules students should have developed the following range of skills:
  enhanced linguistic skills, written, oral and listening skills,; ability to analyse learning resources in various formats; critical commentary-writing skills; reflective learning skills; ability to be critically aware of sociocultural and political aspects of contemporary Portuguese-speaking African and Brazilian societies; increased linguistic, practical and cultural awareness in preparation for the Year Abroad.

  Coursework

  35%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  SPA2131

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  Yes

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  From St Patrick to the Plantation: The Archaeology of Historic Ireland (20 credits)

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  From St Patrick to the Plantation: The Archaeology of Historic Ireland

  Overview

  The study of Ireland from the 5th to 17th centuries through the physical remains of the past rather than documentary history. Early Christian crafts and settlements; the impact of the Vikings; the lordships of the Anglo-Normans and the problems of the later Middle Ages.

  Learning Outcomes

  1)An understanding of the key areas of archaeological evidence of the period; 2)appreciation of the relationship between archaeological and documentary evidence; 3)appreciation of the role of excavation in the study of the period; 4)an understanding of Ireland's position in medieval Europe.

  Skills

  1)Identifying evidence cited by authors holding different views on issues within the period; 2)An introduction to assessing the results published in primary sources, especially excavation reports.

  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP2045

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Questions for an Ageing World (20 credits)

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  Questions for an Ageing World

  Overview

  This course provides a critical understanding of how social policy shapes a person’s life trajectory. The course takes a life course perspective, immersing students in a range of social science literature including social gerontology, social policy and life course sociology. Key issues and themes covered include human rights (including children’s rights), disability, old age, birth and death. The role of public information and education in developing human agency is explored through the examination of contentious issues in social policy such as birth practices and our experience of death and dying. In 2020/2021 There will be a fortnightly on-line quiz via Canvas and a virtual field-trip to The Victoria & Albert museum.

  Learning Outcomes

  • To introduce students to theories, concepts and policies relevant to ageing and the life course.
  • To provide an applied understanding of the implications of social policy for the lived experience of ageing, from birth to death.

  Skills

  Development of analytical and evaluative skills; independent learning skills; Oral and written communication and presentation skills; teamwork skills.

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPY2009

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Composition II (20 credits)

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  Composition II

  Overview

  The module focuses on the consolidation of technical skills in composition and on the development of an individual approach to composition. The module is aimed both at students who wish to progress to a Year 3 portfolio, and those who wish to gain further experience of composition-based skills that may be utilised elsewhere (teaching, arranging, media, etc)

  Learning Outcomes

  The module gives a deeper insight into compositional activity, both through study of existing work and in the application of technique learned. There is also some opportunity for practical experimentation through workshops.

  Skills

  The student acquires intellectual confidence through the decision-making involved in original composition, and applied skills through meeting the demanding standards of presentation required in practical contexts..

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS2011

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Criminological Theory (20 credits)

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  Criminological Theory

  Overview

  This course introduces students to the main theories of crime and deviance. It takes a historical approach to exploring the main developments in criminological theory.

  Learning Outcomes

  To introduce students to key criminological theories and sociological theories of deviance. To illustrate the historical development of criminological thought.

  Skills

  Demonstrate competence in critically evaluating criminological arguments. Display ability to write informed,literate essays.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  10%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CRM2001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Palaeoenvironmental Techniques (20 credits)

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  Palaeoenvironmental Techniques

  Overview

  Through a series of lectures and practicals, this module will provide students with a flavour of some of the leading techniques and proxies used to reconstruct past environments. Lectures will present an overview of the methodological principles and applications, showcasing relevant scientific studies to illustrate the potential of the techniques. A field trip and practicals will provide students with hands-on experience, including coring, stratigraphic recording, proxy identification and analysis, and sample preparation. Relevant statistical and graphical techniques to interpret fossil proxy time series and put them onto secure time-scales will also be introduced. The practicals are intended to give students a taster for a range of palaeoenvironmental techniques that could be employed for their Level 3 dissertations.

  Learning Outcomes

  By completing this module, students will:
  -obtain a greater understanding of past events of abrupt climate and environmental change, -obtain a greater understanding of how these events have been reconstructed from a range of fossil evidence, -be aware of the potential and limitations of fossil proxy evidence in informing us about environmental change, and -be able to put current climate change into a longer-term context.

  Skills

  Subject-specific skills
  Hands-on experience with the most important proxies, produce and interpret fossil proxy diagrams, work with relevant software Cognitive skills Students will be able to assess, interpret and evaluate evidence from fossil proxy deposits for past events of abrupt climate change.
  Transferable skills
  Students will be able to use different pieces of software, and write succinct summaries of research.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP2051

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Ireland in Prehistory (20 credits)

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  Ireland in Prehistory

  Overview

  This course surveys the archaeology of Ireland from c. 8000 BC to the coming of Christianity. The course begins with the background to human colonisation of this island. It traces the evidence for Ireland’s first colonists and their cultural development, seen in such sites as the hunting-fishing camp at Mount Sandel, up until the arrival of the earliest farming communities. The settlements, economies, megalithic tombs such as Newgrange and other ritual structures of Ireland’s first farmers are examined within the framework of both their environmental and social context. The course then takes up the earliest metal-using communities of the Bronze Age and follows the rise of bronze- and iron-using elites in Ireland. Special attention is given to sites such as Navan Fort, the problem of the origins of the Irish, to what extent earliest Irish traditional literature provides a ‘window on the Iron Age’, and consideration of the main debates in Irish prehistory.

  Learning Outcomes

  • An awareness of major issues in the study of prehistoric Ireland
  • Initiative in the acquisition and synthesis of evidence-based archaeological material, using a range of library and digital sources
  • Proficiency in oral and written communication skills, including academic referencing
  • A familiarity with the material cultural of prehistoric Ireland

  Skills

  Critical thinking; Oral and written communication skills; Digital presentation skills; Independent study; Group work; Use of library and digital resources

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  20%

  Practical

  40%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP2041

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Thinking through Things Theorizing Global Archaeology (20 credits)

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  Thinking through Things Theorizing Global Archaeology

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the range of archaeological thought. Many of the theoretical issues currently being debated have a long history, and their placement in a broader social and political context is a necessary adjunct to a fuller understanding of where the discipline is now. In addition, the module will focus in more detail on a selected number of key topics for further exploration, such as the nature of archaeological assemblages, the concept of culture, the processual-postprocessual debate, gender, and the so-called 'interpretative' approaches. The module will also introduce students to methodological concepts and the techniques of research design, in preparation for their thesis.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of the course, students will be expected to have acquired:
  - A broad knowledge and understanding of archaeological interpretation, and its social and political context
  - An appreciation of the relationship between archaeological theory and practice
  - An understanding of current issues and debates in archaeological theory, and of the major terms used in such debates
  - An understanding of how to appraise archaeological research;
  - An understanding of how to prepare a substantial research project or thesis

  Skills

  Ability to undertake guided library and web-based research
  - Ability to present a succinct summary of arguments in written format
  - Ability to critically assess complex and competing hypotheses
  - Ability to summarise and discuss key points from selected readings and to communicate these to a seminar group
  - Ability to assess and design a research project

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP2043

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Northern Ireland: Identities, Ideologies & Futures (20 credits)

  ×

  Northern Ireland: Identities, Ideologies & Futures

  Overview

  This module introduces students to sociological approaches to identity, peace and conflict in Northern Ireland. The nature of Northern Ireland’s peace process is analysed in relation to contemporary local evidence as well as to scholarly debates about conflict transformation.

  Learning Outcomes

  To promote a critical understanding of the nature of conflict and peace in Northern Ireland. To use sociological approaches to identity and conflict in Northern Ireland. To connect empirical observations of the society around us to scholarly analyses of the nature of conflict transformation in Northern Ireland.

  Skills

  Presentation and writing skills. Critical evaluation of evidence. Logical argument in written work and seminar presentation. Demonstration of competence in understanding sociological concepts. Literature review and searches.

  Coursework

  75%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SOC2032

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  History & Theory of Architecture 2(i) (10 credits)

  ×

  History & Theory of Architecture 2(i)

  Overview

  Through lectures, assignments, reading discussions, essay writing, and examination, this module attempts to improve students' historical and theoretical comprehension of architectural discourse.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should be able to:
  
  - have knowledge of theories and practices of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design,
  
  - understand general principles of urban history and theory and the influence their complex economic, socio-cultural contexts have on architecture, and
  
  - develop a critical approach to the role of theory in the design and communication of architecture, and to develop methods to transfer theory to practice.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  10

  Module Code

  ARC2004

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Industrial Organisation (20 credits)

  ×

  Industrial Organisation

  Overview

  This second-year undergraduate course has three parts, the first providing the theoretical grounding for the other two, which are more policy-orientated. The first half of the syllabus provides the basic theoretical underpinning of modern industrial organisation, and tries to answer the positive question: what is competition? It compares and contrasts different paradigms on the relationship between market structure and firm conduct, as well as different theories of the firm. It introduces classic models of imperfect competition, shows how they have been revised in light of new economic thinking, and demonstrates how welfare analysis can be used to understand their social implications. Special attention is given to models of product differentiation. The second part of the syllabus looks at why and how public policy influences industrial organisation, and tries to answer the normative question: how do we achieve competition? Starting with a look at the historical origins of antitrust law, the module sets out how competition policy is used today by looking at real competition cases. The last topic covers three controversial areas of public policy as it relates to firms and industries: priviatisation and natural monopoly, patents and innovation, and recent government bailouts of banks.

  Learning Outcomes

  Knowledge and understanding: On completion of the course, students should have greater familiarity with theoretical and applied topics in industrial organisation. They should have developed further ability to interpret sources of information on industrial issues. The module is intended to complement the other intermediate modules which place more emphasis on microeconomic model building; accordingly this module will place emphasis on the application of theories and on the economic policymaking process as it relates to firms and industries.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills: Students should understand the major theoretical aspects of the theory of the firm as well as more modern conceptual and empirical developments. Topics such as imperfect competition, product differentiation, barriers to entry, innovation and incentives, and mergers and acquisitions are covered. Case studies, both contemporary and historical, are used. Students should develop an advanced understanding of the aims and objectives of public policy and how it relates to firms and industry. They should be familiar with the pros and cons of different points of view on controversial current issues and the practical difficulties and trade-offs emerging from their implementation. They should be able to use positive and normative perspectives to weigh evidence and draw conclusions based on argument and empirical analysis.
  
  Practical skills: Students will develop their oral and written communication skills and will get an awareness of how economic analysis can be applied to firms and industries.

  Coursework

  30%

  Examination

  60%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO2012

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  Yes

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Recording History (20 credits)

  ×

  Recording History

  Overview

  Students should develop knowledge of twentieth-century social history through a case-study of Belfast. By conducting their own interview, and analysing those conducted by the other members of the group, students should develop a working knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of oral history as a research method and thus enhance their understanding of the broader methodological issues posed by research in modern social history. They should develop team-working skills (through collaborative research on their chosen topic), as well as their capacity for independent learning (through the conduct of one-to-one interviews and the transcription and analysis of those interviews). Oral presentational skills will be developed through reporting on work-in-progress in seminars. The module will, therefore, significantly enhance many of the skills related to the types of employment to which history graduates aspire, i.e. team-working, interpersonal skills, the ability to synthesize large bodies of information, and the compilation of written reports.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should have acquired the following skills:
  
  Team-working (through collaborative research on your chosen topic)
  A capacity for independent learning (through the conduct of one-to-one interviews and the transcription and analysis of those interviews).
  Oral presentational and interpersonal skills will be developed through reporting on work-in-progress in seminars and by carrying interviewing.
  The ability to synthesize large bodies of information
  The ability to compile professionally prepared written reports.

  Skills

  Taking Recording History should enable students to:
  
  develop skills in the collection and analysis of primary sources
  gain experience of project management
  develop research skills
  gain experience of pitching project ideas in a non-academic context
  develop experience of the professional compilation and presentation of research results, including footnoting, referencing

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2063

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  An Gearrscéal sa Ghaeilge (20 credits)

  ×

  An Gearrscéal sa Ghaeilge

  Overview

  This module will examine the short story as a distinct genre within the Irish-language literary canon. We will analyse the development of the short story from the early 20th Century to the present day using a selection of representative texts from authors such as Pádraig Mac Piarais, Pádraig Ó Conaire, Seosamh Mac Grianna, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Liam Ó Flaithearta, Máire Mhac an tSaoi, Síle Ní Chéileachair, Alan Titley, Angela Bourke, Biddy Jenkinson, and numerous others. Students will investigate the historical and cultural factors that effected the ‘introduction’ of the short story in Irish-language writing, and analyse how opposing theories dealt with the modernist question. The formal aspects of the short story will be examined in detail– including plot, narrative progression and characterisation– and this analysis brought to bear on the intricate relationship between structure, style and subject matter.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will be able to:
  
  • demonstrate a knowledge of the cultural and historical background of the short story
  • provide a critical overview of the main developments associated with the genre in the 20th century
  • show an in-depth understanding of the formal aspects of the short story
  • apply relevant literary and stylistic theories to short story texts

  Skills

  This module will equip students with the capacity to
  
  • analyse and reflect critically on literary texts
  • conduct directed research on a chosen subject
  • write a substantial essay piece
  • plan their own study and learn independently
  • manage their time effectively

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CEL2026

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Afterlives: Rogues and Mystics of the Spanish Golden Age (20 credits)

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  Afterlives: Rogues and Mystics of the Spanish Golden Age

  Overview

  Just as the 'Renaissance' sought to establish a dialogue with the classical past, artists and writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have looked to Spain's past to make sense of its present. In this Level 2 module students will explore the creative responses of new generations to the innovations of the Spanish Golden Age. Students are introduced to two key modes of expression associated with the Spanish Golden Age and go on to consider their appropriation and transformation in the modern and post-modern era. They will engage with the anonymous tale of the irresistible rogue, Lazarillo de Tormes, and explore select writings of the Spanish mystic, Santa Teresa de Ávila.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. To establish a familiarity with a representative selection of texts from the Spanish Golden Age to encourage sensitivity to the ways in which later writers and artists reproduce, rework, or contest these discourses and paradigms.
  
  2.To examine critically the rich flowering of literature in Spain during the twentieth century through the study of a representative selection of literary texts by major and minor writers.
  
  3. To consider the continued relevance of Early Modern literature and culture to later, and especially modern, cultural and intellectual concerns.
  
  4. To promote students’ acquisition of generic skills in textual analysis as a means to support progression to study of Hispanic Studies at level three and beyond.

  Skills

  By the end of this course students will be equipped to:
  -Demonstrate an understanding of the dialogue with earlier cultural epochs which has defined twentieth and twenty-first century cultural movements in Spain
  
  - Consider Spanish literature in this period against the backdrop of developments in European culture and history generally, and in relation to particular circumstances in Spain
  
  -Apply knowledge of general artistic and historical trends to individual texts
  
  -After initial input from the course tutor, apply and evaluate critical approaches to the material under analysis independently.
  
  -Argue at length and in detail about an aspect of the topic, supporting the argument with evidence from the text and with opinions from secondary literature.
  
  -Use a range of critical terminology, applying it to independently researched material as well as to material introduced by the course tutor
  
  -Analyse texts in the Target language in a variety of genres and styles, showing awareness of their relation to the social, historical and generic context in which they were written, and present the results orally / in writing

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPA2037

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Songwriting (20 credits)

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  Songwriting

  Overview

  • Songwriting nuts and bolts
  • Recording Techniques/ Using the studio for writing
  • Creativity with Sounds and Technology
  • Creative Writing
  • Crossing art forms
  • Visiting songwriters
  • Building portfolio
  • Fortnightly assessments

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will be able:
  (i) To apply a range of compositional and lyrical techniques to individual song-writing
  (ii) To critically evaluate existing repertoire and learn from the song-writing of others
  (iii) To demonstrate creativity in the use of technology and sounds in song-writing
  (iv) To use the studio as a tool in song-writing
  (v) To engage in crossing art forms in the song-writing process
  (vi) To engage in the process of registering, marketing and publishing original songs
  
  
  
  
  
  
  On completion of this module students will be able:
  (i) To apply a range of compositional and lyrical techniques to individual song-writing
  (ii) To critically evaluate existing repertoire and learn from the song-writing of others
  (iii) To demonstrate creativity in the use of technology and sounds in song-writing
  (iv) To use the studio as a tool in song-writing
  (v) To engage in crossing art forms in the song-writing process
  (vi) To engage in the process of registering, marketing and publishing original songs
  
  
  
  
  On completion of this module students will be able:
  (i) To apply a range of compositional and lyrical techniques to individual song-writing
  (ii) To critically evaluate existing repertoire and learn from the song-writing of others
  (iii) To demonstrate creativity in the use of technology and sounds in song-writing
  (iv) To use the studio as a tool in song-writing
  (v) To engage in crossing art forms in the song-writing process
  (vi) To engage in the process of registering, marketing and publishing original songs

  Skills

  Students will:
  (i) Possess high level transferable key skills such as the ability to work with others in a team, to communicate (both orally and in writing), influence, negotiate and resolve conflict.
  (ii) Display interpersonal sensitivity, global and cultural awareness, moral and ethical awareness and being able to adjust behaviour accordingly.
  (iii) Have the ability and desire to learn for oneself and improve one's self-awareness and performance, to uphold the values of lifelong learning and demonstrate emotional intelligence.
  (iv) Demonstrate confidence and motivation to start and to finish the job, adaptability / flexibility, creativity, initiative, leadership, decision-making, negotiating and the ability to cope with stress.
  (v) Demonstrate critical evaluation of the outcomes of professional practice.
  (vi) Reflect on and evaluate their own practice.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS2055

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Alexander The Great and the Creation of the Hellenistic World (20 credits)

  ×

  Alexander The Great and the Creation of the Hellenistic World

  Overview

  An analytical survey of ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern history from the conquest of the whole of Balkan Greece by Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, to the emergence of successor kingdoms within Alexander’s conquered territories after his death in 323 BC. After an introduction on sources and methodology, the course proceeds chronologically. Topics receiving special emphasis include: the rise, and the ultimate triumph, of Macedon over the Greek city-states; Alexander’s war against Persia and subsequent conquests; the fragmentation of Alexander’s empire after his death; and events in Sicily and the West (including the expansion of Rome in Italy).

  Learning Outcomes

  To apply objective historical methodology to a period of alleged decline in Greek history.

  Skills

  Skills of analysis and evaluation, in particular the organization and interpretation of widely scattered and fragmentary source material.

  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  40%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2020

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Geomorphology (20 credits)

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  Geomorphology

  Overview

  The interaction of geological drivers, surface processes, and climate dynamics are all crucial for explaining why the Earth’s surface looks and operates the way it does. This module will examine the different processes involved in the dynamic evolution of different landscapes across a range of spatial and temporal scales. Central to the module is understanding how environments changed through time and what the landscapes tell us about key characteristics of that journey. The module will also consider the social and economic impacts of this landscape evolution for people and the natural resources and geohazards these geomorphological processes can create. We also consider how these interactions may change in the future. The module will have a practical and applied focus, with emphasis on solving real-world problems.
  The module is split into several topics and will follow the journey of a droplet of water as it lands on the tallest mountains and works its way downstream to the lowest ocean basins, with some deviations along the way. None of the topics are discrete, and you will develop an understanding about how a geomorphologist must view the landscape holistically, whilst remembering that sometimes different processes have the same results and, sometimes, the same processes have different results. Through the course you will develop new knowledge on fluvial, tectonic, upland, hillslope, tropical, glacial, aeolian, volcanic, coastal, marine, and even planetary geomorphology. We will also investigate some of the methods employed by geomorphologists to understand the landscapes around us.

  Learning Outcomes

  After completing the module students should be able to:
  1) Develop new knowledge and understanding of a range of geomorphological processes
  2) Gain experience in how to disseminate scientific information to non-experts
  3) Develop the ability to interpret analysed outputs and apply these skills to solve real-world problems
  4) Apply I.T. mapping and numerical skills to collect, analyse and present secondary data
  5) Develop written communication skills in the form of a scientific report

  Skills

  - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of geomorphological landforms and processes in a range of environments.
  - Synthesize and summarize geomorphological information from a range of academic sources.
  - Apply field and GIS skills to the analysis of geomorphology for a glacial catchment.
  - Develop techniques on how to disseminate complex information.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY2052

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The making of contemporary Britain: 1914 to the present (20 credits)

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  The making of contemporary Britain: 1914 to the present

  Overview

  The course examines key debates in British history between 1914 and the present and complements "The making of modern Britain". It charts political, economic and social change in twentieth century Britain, including decolonisation and the loss of empire.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of the module, students should have developed an increased ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of contemporary British history as well as an enhanced ability to critically evaluate historical issues and problems in this field. Increased ability to discuss key historiographical debates relating to contemporary Britain. Students should also have enhanced ability to prepare written analyses of a primary source that draws upon key secondary literature. Increased ability to gather and synthesise material.

  Skills

  Students should develop an enhanced ability to think critically, reason logically and evaluate evidence, as well as to have further developed written and communication skills. They should also have an increased critical appraisal of and engagement with historical sources. Enhanced ability to make effective use of a range of sources.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2018

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Roman Origins of the East and West; From Augustus to Charlemagne (20 credits)

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  The Roman Origins of the East and West; From Augustus to Charlemagne

  Overview

  This course focuses on one of the most exciting periods in the formation of the East and West, namely, the transition between the ancient and medieval worlds. Invasions of ‘barbarian’ hordes across the Rhine and Danube frontiers in the fifth and sixth centuries ended a stable system; in the seventh and eighth centuries, the invasions came from the south, as the forces of Islam exploded from Arabia and changed the Mediterranean Sea from a Roman lake to a contested frontier. In response to these political changes, individuals such as Augustine, Jerome, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory Nazianzos, Basil of Nyssa and John Chrysostom sought to incorporate the Classical heritage into the Christian life. Beginning with the Emperor Augustus, this course charts the development of the Roman empire and surveys its major institutions and culture, from the mechanics of autocracy to the character of polytheism. The success of Christianity within this empire is examined, particularly in relation to persecution and the ways in which the triumphant Christian church shaped ‘late antiquity’ are explored. This world, however, became subject to forces of change that transformed it dramatically. The course proceeds to highlight the significance of Theoderic, King of the Ostrogoths, who strove to unify Roman and barbarian cultures. It also examines Justinian the Great, the Byzantine emperor, whose attempt to reunite the Roman world ultimately failed. This course looks at Rome’s successor states in the East and West, namely medieval Byzantium, Frankish Gaul, Ostrogothic Italy and Visigothic Spain. The emphasis is on the theme of continuity and change. We look at how the Franks, having conquered Gaul, drew on Roman imperial and Christian ideology to legitimise their authority; how the Visigoths, having established their authority in Spain, produced a remarkably rich Roman-based culture; how the Romans of Byzantium, under hammer blows of Gothic, Hunnic and Muslim invasions, forged an enduring Byzantine culture combining Roman polity, Greek civilisation and Christian religion.

  Learning Outcomes

  • Help students think critically, reason logically and evaluate evidence.
  • Develop students’ written and communication skills.
  • Encourage critical appraisal of historical sources.
  • Enable students make effective use of electronic sources

  Skills

  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Late Roman and early medieval history.
  • Make conceptual links between different historical periods and places.
  • Trace concepts and ideas over time.
  • Critically evaluate historical issues and problems in this field.
  • Write essays and develop arguments, making extensive use of both primary and secondary literature in the field

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2049

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Popular Genres (20 credits)

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  Popular Genres

  Overview

  This module presents key theories and concepts in the study and analysis of popular genres in the media. Students will examine a range of factual and fictional genres, interrogating the ways that they have been defined, interpreted and used by producers, broadcasters and distributors, audiences and academics.
  
  This will support students in developing their skills in analysing media productions, as well as when taking genre into consideration for their own practical work in other modules.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completing this module, students should be able to:
  • Identify popular genres
  • Understand and apply the basic concepts of genre analysis
  • Understand key interpretations of popular broadcast genres
  • Assess, interrogate and challenge such interpretations in relation to specific texts and / or groups of texts
  • Analyse broadcast texts through the lens of genre theory

  Skills

  • Textual analysis of audio-visual material.
  • Applying critical concepts to texts.
  • Critiquing critical concepts.
  • Oral communication and argumentation (seminars).
  • Written communication (assessed work).
  • Time management.
  • Independent research.
  • Group work (seminars).

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP2004

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Understanding Gender and Migration (20 credits)

  ×

  Understanding Gender and Migration

  Overview

  This module is an undergraduate elective module. It will address contemporary debates on migration and gender while contextualising migration as individual and collective cross-border movement, internationally. It focuses on the gendered dynamics of (im)migration while differentiating agency of men and women, problematising the notions of femininity and masculinity, speaking about LGTB people, and also looking at nation state power formations (e.g. pull/ push factors) that trigger and shape migration movements, historically. Students will be introduced to a range of relevant sociological and feminist theories advancing our understanding of gendered migration, and they will learn how state regulated (e.g. nation states as defining what is ‘legal’) migration changes across time. Topics include among others labour migration (e.g. immigration law; gendered citizenship and EU trans-border mobility), but also forced migration (e.g. gendered causes and experiences of asylum seekers/ and refugees).

  Learning Outcomes

  * To develop students’ understanding of the feminist critique of Migration Studies and the ways Gender (& Ethnic) Studies influence this field of academic study and practice, especially since the 1970s.
  * To understand the heterogeneity of gendered experiences of migration, including the contexts of individual, family-based and mass movements, and those in particular social spaces, for example, regional, rural and urban contexts.
  * To understand the gendered implications of different ways of representing and responding to immigration.
  * To engage critically with key debates regarding the gendered dimensions of concepts such as nation, agency, rights and belonging.

  Skills

  By the end of this course, students will have acquired the capacity to:
  Understand and evaluate different conceptual approaches to the phenomenon of migration;
  understand discourses on migration as historically situated and embedded in nation-state politics;
  reflect sociologically on legal, political and social structure framing migration discourses in and beyond Europe;
  understand the specific dynamics of gendered migration;
  develop oral and written communication skills in presenting arguments on migration policy and debates with respect to different countries;
  apply knowledge of gender and migration to various country case studies;
  apply communication skills in order to disseminate research results effectively;
  design and write up an essay on the topic of current gender & migration debates.

  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  40%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SOC2051

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Theory Counts (20 credits)

  ×

  Theory Counts

  Overview

  This module is designed to complement the core Sociology Development of Social Theory module, which introduces students to a range of sociological theories. The module will explore the relationship between theoretical development and empirical evidence. Theory Counts examines how different theories use, or ignore, quantitative data. It will also introduce students to approaches to testing theories using different types of quantitative data. Students will be exposed to research design issues as well as a range of analytical strategies involved in the testing of different theories.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion students will be able to:
  
  Critically appraise and evaluate a range of sociologically relevant theories from the perspective of quantitative research.
  Be familiar with the role of hypothesis testing in the social sciences.
  Appreciate the different types of research design involved in theory testing in the social sciences.
  Appreciate the different analytical strategies underpinning theory development.
  Appreciate problems and issues in establishing causal relationships.

  Skills

  On completion of this module students will be able to:
  
  Determine appropriate statistical analyses for testing theories and hypotheses.
  Carry out and interpret multivariate analysis using statistical software.
  Select appropriate research designs depending on the particular research question.
  Present and communicate quantitative analysis logically and coherently, including in visual forms.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SQM2001

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Security and Terrorism (20 credits)

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  Security and Terrorism

  Overview

  This module explores contemporary approaches to the study of security and terrorism. It will examine changes in definitions of security and terrorism, the evolution of approaches to the study of security and terrorism. Students will be familiarised with the main “threats” to state and human security; the changing nature of war and other organised violence; and areas of security policy and practice including arms control, alliance formation, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, among others. Students will also explore domestic and transnational non-state terrorism, state terrorism, and counter-terrorism policy and practice.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of the course students will:
  • Be familiar with the main theories and approaches to the study of security and terrorism; and the debates between them.
  • Understand and be able to discuss the relative merits of different theoretical approaches to security issues.
  • Be able to critically evaluate international policy and practice in key areas of security policy and counter-terrorism.
  • Be able to communicate ideas to others in a clear and concise manner, both orally and in written form;
  • Be able to pursue intellectual questions in a rigorous and academic manner, employing analytical skills and critical thinking.

  Skills

  Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner.
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments.
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field.
  
  Communication Skills, including oral and written communication.
  • Time-Management
  • Information Technology skills;
  • Organisation and communication skills;
  • Enterprise Thinking.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2055

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Human Morality (20 credits)

  ×

  Human Morality

  Overview

  Being the most complex social species, human beings possess many competencies to deal with social interaction, including the capacity to make moral judgments that evaluate and regulate human behaviour (i.e., judgments on whether an action is right or wrong, and on whether someone deserves reward or punishment). Drawing from the anthropological and psychological literature on the matter, the module introduces the student to the various aspects of human morality, discussing the following types of issues:
  
  - Are moral judgments totally relative to one’s culture or are there universal components of human morality?
  - Is human morality based solely on religion?
  - Are moral judgments framed by distinct concerns such as care/harm, justice/injustice, loyalty/betrayal, hierarchy/subversion, and purity/impurity or are they always related to a specific concern with basic human rights?
  - Can the configuration of different moral concerns shed light on different political attitudes and ideologies, such as conservatism and liberalism, and their disagreement on a variety of topics, such as abortion, homosexuality, and economic equality?
  - Although the intentional causation of harm is normally prohibited, why in many situations (e.g., in the punishment of heinous crimes, in the interrogation of suspected terrorists, or in the context of wars and revolutions) people have conflicting intuitions about the boundaries of such prohibition?

  Learning Outcomes

  Be able to describe and consider the implications of:
  
  - current anthropological and psychological approaches to the various aspects of human morality;
  - the interplay between cultural learning and basic psychological dispositions in the domain of morality
  - moral judgments to politics and the law.

  Skills

  The module will help foster students’:
  
  - Ability to consider the findings of multiple disciplines in addressing the topic of morality.
  - Ability to present ideas clearly in both oral and written formats.
  - Ability to research and critically analyse material from multiple disciplines.
  - Ability to debate and defend arguments.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT2039

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Cabinets of Curiosity: Museums Past and Present (20 credits)

  ×

  Cabinets of Curiosity: Museums Past and Present

  Overview

  This module will focus on museums from the Renaissance to the modern day, charting the transition from private collecting to public display. It will consider the shifting roles of museums across time and will provide students with an understanding of how and why museums’ aims, purposes and functions continue to change. Students will engage with debates about object collection, preservation, repatriation and display, and will explore some of the current issues facing museums. They will also consider diverse museum audiences, including the elite and wealthy audiences of the eighteenth century and international audiences served by twenty-first-century online museums. Through their reading, research and museum visits, students will also begin to appreciate the different roles of museum staff and through their object engagement project, will gain vital skills that could be useful for their own future employment.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, the successful student should be able to
  - Discuss the history of museums
  - Understand debates about the purpose, aims and roles of museums in society
  - Explain how and why the function of museums and their target audiences have changed over time
  - Identify current issues facing museums, particularly in Northern Ireland
  - produce object labels or object biographies for a wide audience

  Skills

  - Analytical skills
  - Research skills
  - Object appreciation skills
  - Written, oral and visual communication skills
  - Debating skills
  - Computer/multimedia skills
  - Group work skills

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS2067

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Mapping the Anglo-Saxon World (20 credits)

  ×

  Mapping the Anglo-Saxon World

  Overview

  This module aims to map the world of the Anglo-Saxons through their language, literature and material culture. Students will learn about the heroic past and values of the Anglo-Saxons, magical rituals and prognostications, and systems of faith and beliefs. A fascinating range of texts and genres from the period (c. 7th-11th centuries) will be studied in relation to their cultural context and audience. These include: heroic poetry; elegies; riddles, charms and prognostications; historiography; and biblical writings. Students will engage with selected texts in the original language and consider issues of literary interpretation and translation. They will also be introduced to concepts of authorship, gender, genre, time, health, self, otherness and religion. Students will become familiar with the basics of Old English literary and religious vocabulary and acquire a working knowledge of the Old English manuscript tradition.

  Learning Outcomes

  To introduce the study of Old English; to introduce the world of Anglo-Saxon literature and culture.

  Skills

  Having completed the module, students should have acquired the basics of Old English grammar and poetics, the ability to translate and discuss critically selected Old English texts and to relate texts to their cultural and historical contexts.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG2003

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies (20 credits)

  ×

  The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies

  Overview

  In this module we cover several perspectives pertaining to deeply divided societies and the unique challenges such conflicts face. We discuss, compare, and contrast cases such as Northern Ireland, South Africa, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Israel-Palestine while also discussing other cases from around the globe. Understanding deeply divided societies’ internal and external dynamics and effects is at the core of this module. It covers domestic causes and effects of identity-based conflicts, their regional embeddedness, and their effects on global politics.
  Throughout the semester, students will learn to appreciate a range of dimensions throughout the conflict cycle, from claim making (violence, political competition), through strategies for conflict mitigation (institutional reform, societal cohesion, international involvement) and opportunities for conflict management (power-sharing, secession).
  More specifically, we will investigate the challenges of reforming state institutions, their relationship with the governed, and international recognition of domestic claims to power and regime legitimacy.

  Learning Outcomes

  • Identify and explain the phenomenon and unique features of deeply divided societies
  • Applying theoretical arguments related to such key features and the different processes deeply divided societies go through to both historical and contemporary cases
  • Evaluate debates amongst scholars who represent different theoretical perspectives
  • Comparing and contrasting cases of deeply divided societies from other types of conflicted societies
  • Comparing and contrasting between cases of deeply divided societies

  Skills

  Taught, practiced, and assessed skills (Taught (T), Practiced (P), Assessed (A)):
  
  Subject specific:
  
  • Acquire a deeper and complex understanding of key topics in the study of deeply divided societies (T, P, A)
  • Attain a better understanding of several theoretical traditions in International relations and comparative politics and the way they help us identify, examine, and understand deeply divided societies (T, P, A)
  • Have the ability to critically analyse and formulate view on central debates and controversies in the study of deeply divided societies (T, P, A)
  • Have the ability to compare and contrast between historical and contemporary cases of deeply divided societies (T, P, A)
  
  Cognitive:
  
  • Develop analytical thinking (P, A)
  • Develop critical thinking (P, A)
  • Apply theoretical concepts to real-life events (P, A)
  • Synthesise information from various sources (P, A).
  • Collect, sort, criticise, and analyse data (T, P, A)
  
  Transferable:
  
  • Communicate clearly both orally and in writing (P, A)
  • Construct evidence-based arguments (P, A)
  • Display originality of thought and argument (P, A)

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2011

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Peace and Conflict Studies (20 credits)

  ×

  Peace and Conflict Studies

  Overview

  This module will introduce students to the analysis of civil wars and the fields of conflict analysis and peace studies. The aim of this module is to introduce students to theoretical and empirical problems in the study of the outbreak, development and resolution of armed civil conflicts. It explores the conflict cycle, the complexity of violent conflict, dynamics of political violence, the effects of certain situations on conflict dynamics, different types of actors in civil war, the outcomes of civil war, peace processes, and techniques such as mediation. It explores the main concepts (such as “conflict”, “civil war”, “peace”, etc.), some theories (such as the causes of civil war, the dynamics, and consequences), and some issues and debates (such as when and how to mediate conflicts) in peace and conflict studies. It also covers theoretical and methodological issues in peace and conflict studies, such as issues in classification and measurement.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will:
  -Understand basic approaches to the causes, development and resolution of conflicts
  - Be able to identify and critically evaluate central concepts, issues, debates, and obstacles in civil wars, conflict resolution and peace
  - Be able to explain, critically evaluate, and discuss central questions and theories on causes, development and resolution of conflicts
  - Conduct independent research by independently finding, gathering, and evaluating information and texts on armed conflicts and peace
  - Be able to recognise and differentiate between descriptive, explanative and normative studies
  - Be able to distinguish between and locate primary and secondary sources of information
  - Be able to identify different approaches to conceptualization and measurement of key variables as they relate to Peace and Conflict Studies
  - Communicate ideas to others in a clear and concise manner, both orally and in written form
  - Pursue intellectual questions in a rigorous and academic manner, employing analytical skills and critical thinking.

  Skills

  This module will assist in developing students’ skills in a number of important areas. These include:
  
  Intellectual skills
  - Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  - Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  - Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  - Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  - Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  - Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  - Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  - Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  - Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT
  
  Organizational skills
  - Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  - Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  - Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  - Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2065

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Irish Politics (20 credits)

  ×

  Irish Politics

  Overview

  An examination of the Politics of Ireland (North and South) since 1920.

  Learning Outcomes

  To provide an understanding of the political systems of both parts of Ireland and to understand Northern Ireland as an example of a deeply divided society.

  Skills

  The ability to think analytically, communicate ideas with peers, reproduce ideas in an exam setting, and construct cogent essays.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI2013

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

• Year 3

  Core Modules

  Arts and Humanities in the Contemporary World (20 credits)

  ×

  Arts and Humanities in the Contemporary World

  Overview

  The role of the arts and the humanities in the twenty-first century, and how they are intrinsic to the shaping of society, are the central concerns of this module. It examines the multiple historical, practical, and theoretical applications of the arts and humanities disciplines in a range of public fora. Practitioners from relevant arts sector institutions (e.g. the Ulster Museum, the Ulster Hall, the Arts Council) will share theory and praxis experience in their current roles while creative practitioners (e.g. artists, broadcasters, musicians, photographers, writers) will also contribute to the students’ developing conceptions of the public roles of their disciplines. Students will debate questions such as the value of the arts and of the humanities, social, economic and personal benefit, the importance of outreach activities, civic responsibility and citizenship, and the increasing role of impact in terms of a University’s research and education agendas.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will:
  (i) have a developed awareness of the multiple public roles of the arts and humanities;
  (ii) demonstrate critical understanding of how their discipline contributes to the contemporary world;
  (iii) be able to advocate for the arts and humanities as key components of any society;
  (iv) understand the challenges facing and opportunities for the arts and humanities in the twenty-first century;
  (v) gain practical as well as theoretical insight into the how arts and humanities disciplines engage with and facilitate the local arts sector and the wider knowledge economy.

  Skills

  (i) develop awareness of the roles that arts and humanities subjects play in the wider world;
  (ii) practical skills relevant to degree discipline and future career planning;
  (iii) effective communication and group work skills;
  (iv) examine the contribution of student’s degree pathway to wider society;
  (v) ability to apply theoretical concepts of study to workplace scenarios;
  (vi) articulation of the value of the arts and humanities in society.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  LIB3001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Core

  Study Abroad (60 credits)

  ×

  Study Abroad

  Overview

  Students undertake studies away from Queen’s for the second semester of Level 3; this module provides the opportunity to expand their degree experience at a partner University offering cognate Liberal Arts, interdisciplinary or pathway modules at the equivalent level of study.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will:
  (i) have a developed awareness of the multiple public roles of the arts and humanities in contexts external to Queen’s and Belfast;
  (ii) demonstrate critical understanding of how their discipline contributes to the wider contemporary world;
  (iii) be able to advocate for the arts and humanities as key components of any society;
  (iv) understand the particular challenges facing and opportunities for the arts and humanities in the twenty-first century in societies further afield;
  (v) gain practical as well as theoretical insight into the how arts and humanities disciplines in partner institutions correspond with as well as differ from their home institution;
  (vi) demonstrate improved critical engagement with the pathway and interdisciplinary subjects selected at the hosting institution.

  Skills

  (i) develop awareness of the roles that arts and humanities subjects play in the wider world;
  (ii) improved communication and language skills;
  (iii) global outlook on the issues raised by the degree programme;
  (iv) more firmly conceived sense of personal independence;
  (v) more diverse understanding of pathway and programme subjects through the study of cognate subjects in national and international contexts;
  (vi) experience of a different learning environment and ability to fuse their learning while away from Queen’s with their degree experiences in Belfast;
  (vii) articulation of the value of the arts and humanities in societies beyond Belfast and Northern Ireland.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  60

  Module Code

  LIB3002

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Core

  Optional Modules

  Contemporary Political Philosophy (20 credits)

  ×

  Contemporary Political Philosophy

  Overview

  This module examines problems in contemporary normative political philosophy. Topics may vary from year to year, but will typically include questions about the interpretation of values such as freedom, equality, and welfare, principles of distributive justice, equal respect and social recognition, pluralism, toleration, and democracy.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will:
  -be in a position to think critically about the normative aspects of social and political life,
  -understand and be able to construct normative arguments about moral and political problems

  Skills

  The aim of the module is to provide students with the necessary analytical and interpretive tools to understand complex arguments. It will provide students with an opportunity to develop communication skills (listening, oral and written), and equip students with basic intellectual skills (particularly critical thinking and analysis). Students will also learn to present their own thoughts and arguments in a logical and coherent manner and to make points in a clear and succinct manner. Students will learn to identify particular tasks and what is required to complete them.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3025

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Norms and Social Change (20 credits)

  ×

  Norms and Social Change

  Overview

  This module explores some of the central concerns of sociology, namely the interplay between social norms, institutionally anchored social roles, and complex and contested identities. The focus is on theoretical approaches and debates as they address a number of social phenomena, including the dynamics of social stigma, gender, family life, work, collective/cultural identities, honour codes and rationales for punishment (the precise range of topics may vary from year to year).

  Learning Outcomes

  Students taking this course will have the opportunity to:
  • gain an understanding of key sociological debates concerning the significance of norms in social life;
  • develop an understanding of debates on the consequences of modernity for identities and role inhabitance;
  • develop a capacity for critical reflection on taken-for-granted assumptions about the connections between social institutions and agency.

  Skills

  Students will have the opportunity to develop the following skills:\n1. Intellectual skills\n Analyse, evaluate and interpret information \n Develop and defend reasoned opinions\n Develop and demonstrate independent thinking \n\n2. Employability Skills (Practical skills transferable into employment):\na) Communication\nUsing the spoken word - participating in discussions\nUsing the written word\n \nb) Information and communication technology:\nSearching and obtaining information\nEntering and processing data\nPresenting information\n\nc) Improving own learning & performance\nDemonstrating a degree of independence while learning\nReviewing progress and achievements\n\nd) Problem solving\nIdentifying a problem\nExploring options\nSelecting an appropriate solution\nUse of appropriate resources\nSynthesis, critical analysis, and interpretation of information

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SOC3050

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Topics in Epistemology (20 credits)

  ×

  Topics in Epistemology

  Overview

  This module explores some of the major topics in contemporary epistemology, especially the epistemology of testimony, and contextualism and its rivals.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will: Acquire the ability to critically discuss some of the most central problems and arguments in contemporary epistemology.

  Skills

  Skills
  This module will assist in developing students’ skills in a number of important areas. These include:
  • Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Organizational skills
  •Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  •Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  •Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  •Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL3013

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Remembering the Future: Violent Pasts, Loss and the Politics of Hope (20 credits)

  ×

  Remembering the Future: Violent Pasts, Loss and the Politics of Hope

  Overview

  The module will draw on social theory and ethnographic case studies to examine the role of memory in conflict and post-conflict contexts. Most inter-group conflicts involve contestation over competing pasts and losses. Such contestation plays an important role in how and whether societies can move forward, recover from violence, and deal with reparations. Memory therefore is instrumental not only in how the past is mobilized but also how the future is imagined and constructed -as equal or unequal, shared or divided. By looking at relevant concepts such as loss, nostalgia, remembering, forgetting, expectation, and hope, the module will investigate on one hand how memory politics operate in our post-truth era and in phenomena of nationalism, populism, racism, and exclusion. On the other hand, we will look at how social movements, groups, and communities use memory across the world to build sustainable and inclusive futures.
  Topics covered in the module will include: The politics of memory and forgetting: ‘Official’ Histories and ‘Voices from the Edge’; Transnational Narratives of Violence and Justice; Nostalgia, Competing Losses, and the Rise of Populism on both sides of the Atlantic; Displacement as Space and Time; On ‘Speaking Out’: Truth Recovery, Transitional Justice and Human Rights; Social Movements, Alternative Futures, and the Politics of Hope.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students will:
  • be familiar with social theory on memory, violence, loss, and futuricity.
  • be able to describe and critically engage with ethnographic examples from across the world in relation to these themes.
  • understand the role of memory in the construction and mobilization of contested pasts and futures.
  • be able to explain some current debates on the role of nostalgia, longing, loss and hope in the construction of collective identities, contestation, and social justice agendas.

  Skills

  By the end of the module, students should have developed the following key skills:
  
  Generic
  • Effective presentation of written work at a level appropriate to the year of studies.
  • Competency in presenting orally findings from readings and primary research.
  • The ability to research both independently and as part of groups.
  
  Module-Specific
  • produce written work engaging critically with academic and popular debates on the issues of violence and memory.
  • have demonstrated presentational skills both in online and offline learning environments, and learnt how to address different audiences .
  • be able to employ fieldwork skills in working in memory sites locally
  • have written public engagement pieces for the module’s blog.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT3152

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  In Gods We Trust: The New Anthropology of Religion (20 credits)

  ×

  In Gods We Trust: The New Anthropology of Religion

  Overview

  Drawing on new scientific advances, this religion course examines foundational questions about the nature of religious belief and practice.
  
  The course is based on the idea that religion is a naturalistic phenomenon — meaning it can be studied and better understood using the tools of science. Religious belief and practice emerge naturally from the structure of human psychology, and have an important impact on the structure of societies, the way groups relate to each other, and the ability of human beings to cooperate effectively.
  
  Topics to be covered will include traditional and contemporary theories of religion, with a special emphasis on cultural evolutionary models, as well as how scientific and humanistic scholarship can benefit from mutual engagement.
  
  The module will have an emphasis on contemporary issues in the study and practice of religion (e.g. new scientific theories of religion, the current debates between atheists and theists, and the role of religion in violent conflicts).

  Learning Outcomes

  Be able to describe and consider the implications of:
  
  1) Evolutionary and cognitive scientific approaches to the study of religion
  2) The origins of religion, and its role in human life
  3) How religion relates to morality, spirituality and atheism
  4) The role of religion in current events and conflict hotspots around the world
  5) The role religion may have played in the origin of civilization

  Skills

  The module will help foster the students’:
  
  (1) Ability to consider the findings of multiple disciplines in addressing questions of human thought and behaviour.
  
  (2) Ability to present ideas clearly in both oral and written formats
  
  (3) Ability to research and critically analyse material from multiple disciplines
  
  (4) Ability to debate and defend arguments
  
  (5) Ability to engage in civil discourse about strongly held convictions
  
  (6) Ability to prepare concise and focused presentations

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT3150

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Politics of Performance: From Negotiation to Display (20 credits)

  ×

  The Politics of Performance: From Negotiation to Display

  Overview

  This module brings together the ecological, sensorial and political relations of performance in comparative analyses of intercultural practices from around the globe. We will explore how human and other-than-human aspects of sound, image and movement generate various modalities of ‘attunement’ between oneself and one’s environment to inform a politics of performance. By attending to the particularities of sound, voice, affect, reaction and resonance, we will analyse differentiated ‘atmospherics’ (Eisenlohr 2011) of negotiation, display and contestation. We will then examine how the politics of sound, image and movement give rise to expressions of resistance, resilience and reconciliation. Central to critically engaged performativity is a diversity of environments, environmental change and the ecological relations that they entail. Taking space, place and the effects of climate change seriously, we will further examine how the politics of being and belonging stem from different ways of knowing, sensing and performing self, other and the ‘other-than-human’ in these environments. Using a series of key settings, the module will reveal the political effects of sound, language, voice, positionality and performativity.
  
  Some case studies that will exemplify this environmental and performative politics include i). an analysis of indigenous protest and resistance in song, theatre and public display, focusing on processes of fragmentation, recombination and reclamation; ii). art as a process of reconciliation, negotiation and spectacle, foregrounding identities, rights and policy agendas; iii). political imagery e.g. street art and graffiti; and iv). improvisatory music-making in refugee camps and conflict zones, addressing tension, liminality and resilience. Finally, the module will take into account the ongoing effects of Covid19 as artists and performers reposition their voices in a digitally interconnected world. We will examine how expanding technologies are transforming the power of performance and reshaping how processes of creativity are politically motivated and communicated.

  Learning Outcomes

  We will be using informal self and group assessment methods during the module to monitor learning outcomes and to reflect on the development of conceptual skills of the following:
  
  • Knowledge of key approaches to the anthropology of the senses, the anthropology of music, arts and performance and music in peacebuilding.
  • Ability to discuss critically the importance of multi-sensoriality and performativity in case studies from different cultural contexts.
  • Knowledge of the role of performance, poetics in protest, politics, nationalism and expressions of Indigenous rights.
  • Ability to work critically with central concepts in the politics of performance.
  • Ability to analyse the relationship between different arts/performance genres across distinct performative arenas, e.g. parliamentary, theatrical, ritual and staged events.
  • Competence in dealing with issues of cultural diversity in academia.

  Skills

  • Ability to analyse performative issues and their political implications through relevant anthropological and ethnomusicological frameworks.
  • Ability to research and critically analyse a range of information sources effectively.
  • Demonstrate skills development in conducting music and arts research online.
  • Ability to express anthropological ideas clearly and logically.
  • Ability to debate and defend arguments.
  • Ability to work with other students in groups.
  • Experience in musical participation and reflection.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ESA3002

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Women's Writing 1680-1830 (20 credits)

  ×

  Women's Writing 1680-1830

  Overview

  This module considers how women writers have been constrained by but have also exploited literary traditions and traces the indexes of conformity and subversion in their writing by placing them in contexts of prevailing discourses on femininity. In order to situate women's writing of this period, we will also examine constructions of femininity in visual art and conduct writings. Key texts will include fiction by Eliza Haywood, Mary Wollstonecroft Jane Austen, poetry by Aphra Behn, Anne Finch, Anna Laetitia Barbauld and labouring women poets such as Mary Leapor and Ann Yearsley, the 'Turkish Embassy' letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and scandal memoirs by Margaret Leeson.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should be able to address the ways in which literary productions by women have been marginalised by traditional syllabi and to redress the balance, so that the importance of women's writing in literary history can be examined and understood; to examine both the ways in which women writers have adopted literary traditions and the cultural meanings of femininity in the eighteenth century; to situate women's writing in a range of contexts - the material contexts of patronage and publishing, political and discursive contexts concerning class, gender and nationality.

  Skills

  In taking this module, students should acquire a knowledge of major concerns in eighteenth-century women's writing and will be expected to communicate their understanding of the relationships between literary form and production and the social and political issues of proper femininity, class and nationality. Seminars and assessments should require students to address specific issues and to articulate conclusions from their reading clearly and confidently, demonstrating an awareness of the critical debates surrounding women's writing of this period and independent engagement with these debates.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3020

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Ancient City (20 credits)

  ×

  The Ancient City

  Overview

  This module considers the ancient Greco-Roman city as a dynamic form of settlement, from its origins in archaic Greece to its demise (or transformation) in the late antique West. Our readings will include ancient discussions of the political and economic roles of cities and of urban architecture and design, as well as depictions in prose and poetry of everyday life in imperial Rome and classical Athens. We will also examine the material remains of these two ancient “mega-cities” and of the smaller but well-preserved cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. We will attempt to formulate our own definition(s) of the ancient city, and we will trace changes in the organization and uses of urban space, and in ancient writers’ conceptions of the political, social, economic, and religious roles of cities, over the course of classical antiquity.

  Learning Outcomes

  - An understanding of the historical and geographical diversity of ancient Mediterranean urbanism.
  - An ability to recognize and evaluate historical debates (both ancient and modern) relating to the development of the Greco-Roman city.
  - An ability to evaluate the wide range of textual and material-cultural evidence pertaining to the Greco-Roman city.

  Skills

  - The ability to engage with historical interpretations and to judge between them, both orally and in written form.
  - The ability to evaluate the strengths and limitations of diverse primary and secondary sources.
  - The ability to locate relevant sources and to construct a consistent written argument from them.
  - The confidence to discuss, present and articulate arguments to peers.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3129

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Contemporary Literature: Poetry and Precariousness in the Twenty-First Century (20 credits)

  ×

  Contemporary Literature: Poetry and Precariousness in the Twenty-First Century

  Overview

  This module investigates the way in which the contemporary era is registered in a range of texts published in the twenty-first century. Precariousness is central to its reflection on the contemporary period and condition. It considers the precariousness of political economies, state security, ecology and social bonds, to ask if and how contemporary literary form registers precariousness, syntactically, structurally and in its modes of speech and address, and what alternatives it might offer to the precarious contemporary condition. Beginning with an introduction to neoliberalism, the module will consider the contemporary period by encompassing debt and accumulation, collective life, contemporary warfare and violence, non-human animals and environments, and networked, digital technologies. It includes satirical short stories, long poems addressing contemporary crises, lyric depictions of modern warfare and violence, individual volumes that examine non-human animals, plant and mineral life, traditional lyric forms and cut and paste poetics.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students should have a good understanding of the contemporary era and an increased understanding of how precariousness characterises contemporary experience. They should be able to identify prevailing concerns and anxieties in the contemporary period, and the variety of formal responses to such concerns in a range of twenty-first century texts. They will have developed the ability to evaluate the significance of political, social, and ideological contexts in the interpretation of contemporary literature. They will should have honed the ability to relate contemporary texts fruitfully to theoretical and secondary material. They will have developed the special ability to read and analyse individual volumes of poetry and thus read individual lyrics in the context and structure of a whole work.

  Skills

  Students will develop the ability to read and critically analyse of a number of forms of literary texts, including short stories, long poems, epistolary verse, short-line forms and collage poetry. They will enhance their skills in comparative analysis, and in relating set texts to a variety of approaches to and interpretations of the contemporary period. They will hone their ability to research historical and cultural material, and to bring relevant contextual information to bear on their critical writing. From their acquired knowledge of critical reflections on the contemporary period, they will develop a critical discernment in relation to competing arguments and interpretations of contemporary literature.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3184

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Popular Culture in England 1500-1700 (20 credits)

  ×

  Popular Culture in England 1500-1700

  Overview

  Exploration of the cultural world of ordinary people in early modern Europe; the forms of popular culture; the relationship between elite and popular culture; the methodology historians have developed in order to study popular culture.

  Learning Outcomes

  To generate interest in early modern popular culture in Europe; to encourage critical thought.

  Skills

  Absorbing and evaluating various forms of evidence; constructing arguments in written form.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3018

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Origins of Protestantism (20 credits)

  ×

  The Origins of Protestantism

  Overview

  The module will examine the rise of Protestantism in the early modern period (1517-1740), from the onset of the Reformation in Germany and Switzerland to the spread of the movement throughout Europe and America to the eve of the mainstream Enlightenment.

  Learning Outcomes

  To introduce students to history of confessional development in Europe; to encourage critical thought.

  Skills

  Analysis of textual evidence (primary and secondary) and the ability to formulate arguments in written and oral form.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3022

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Issues in Contemporary Irish Society (20 credits)

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  Issues in Contemporary Irish Society

  Overview

  The module aims to develop a sociological understanding of the dramatic social change which has occurred in recent times on the island of Ireland (particularly Northern Ireland). This will be accomplished by focusing on a series of key issues which help to illustrate both the scale and the nature of the transformations involved.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module, student will be:
  - Familiar with contemporary sociological debates within, and applied to, contemporary Irish Society
  - Able to analyse, evaluate and interpret information in relation to society and social life on the island of Ireland
  - Capable of developing and defending independent thinking, reasoned opinions and argument
  - Able to engage in systematic and critical reasoning about contemporary issues in Irish society
  - Confident in using and comparing different types of evidenceand experience from across Irish society, north and south, and from a variety of case studies

  Skills

  The course aims to enable students to develop the following skills:
  - Retrieve and select relevant information from print and electronic sources
  -Select, utilize and interpret material to address a particular issue or problem
  - Present information and communicate ideas in a coherent and appropriate manner and format.
  - Develop oral skills through participation in lectures and tutorials, presentations in class and group discussions
  - Develop an ability to write in a clear, structured and critical manner utilising a wide range of source material

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SOC3005

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Diaspora: Irish 19th-century migration (20 credits)

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  Diaspora: Irish 19th-century migration

  Overview

  This module investigates the making of the Irish diaspora; explores factors that led unprecedented numbers of Irish migrants to permanently leave the country of their birth in the course of the 19th century and comparatively assesses the often challenging experiences of Irish migrants in the leading host societies of Britain, the United States and Australia. It also assesses the Irish migrant outflow against the backdrop of European migration to ascertain the distinctive features of Irish 19th-century migration. Course contents: Week 1 Introduction to migration history Week 2 The Scattering: the Irish case study Week 3 The key features of a diaspora Week 4 Pre-famine migratory patterns Week 5 Famine migration Week 6 Post-famine migration Week 7 Women and Irish migration Week 8 Host society analysis I: Britain Week 9 Host society analysis II: The United States Week 10 Host society analysis III: Australia - convict migration Week 11 Host society analysis IV: Australia - free settler migration

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will:
  
  In Understand the social and economic conditions in Ireland, and in recipient countries over the course of a century; Comprehend why people leave their country of birth; the difficulties and prejudices they often face in their new homelands; and the impact of migration on the place of birth and to the place of destination; Develop a wider and deeper understanding of the experience of Irish migration and the historical debates that surround the Irish diaspora; Understand the occupational and residential distribution of Irish migrants, paying particular attention to regional diversity and gender difference; An Be aware of the comparative aspect of migration studies; AN Be able to investigate migration in a rigorous academic manner Co Communicate historical arguments effectively both orally and in writing Have knowledge of Irish immigrants’ political, cultural and religious affiliation and the complex and problematic questions of ethnic identity, ethnic fade and attitudes to migrant populations which are issues of considerable contemporary resonance.

  Skills

  Managing and Prioritising Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments Critical and Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field professional and career development skills Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance Practical and technical skills: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT/historical databases/online archival resources. Organisational skills: Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show ability for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments by the use of historical evidence

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3137

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Political Parties and Elections in Northern Ireland (20 credits)

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  Political Parties and Elections in Northern Ireland

  Overview

  This module analyses political parties and elections in Northern Ireland. The module is motivated by the following simple question: What drives citizens’ party choice in Northern Ireland elections. The module situates the Northern Ireland case in the context of the international literature on political and electoral institutions. Specifically, given the consociational institutional context of Northern Ireland, what expectations should we have of how citizens choose parties at election time? The module assesses the relative importance of ‘conflict’ and ‘non conflict issues’ in determining voting behaviour.
  The following is an indicative description of the seminars
  
  1. Introduction
  2. The Institutional Context: Consocationalism
  3. Social Bases of Voting: Religion versus other effects
  4. Ideological Bases of Voting: Ethno-national ideology versus other ideological effects (economic left-right, liberal-conservative, pro-EU anti EU)
  5. Psychological identification: Positive Affective attachment versus negative identification
  6. Group representation: Tribune versus Catch-All effects
  7. Holding parties responsible for governing performance
  8. Parties from the South and the East: What would happen if...?
  9. Implications for other deeply divided places and consociational contexts
  
  Note that there will be an element of quantitative statistical analysis in this module. Students should be prepared for this.

  Learning Outcomes

  Understanding of the nature of party competition and electoral choice in Northern Ireland

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  Understanding theoretical interpretations of political choice and understanding how theories are empiricallly tested
  
  
  Professional and career development skills
  
  Participation in seminars and knowledge of methodological matters
  
  Organizational skills
  
  Assignment completion

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3058

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Televising the Victorians (20 credits)

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  Televising the Victorians

  Overview

  This module aims to raise questions about the relation between works of fiction set in the Victorian period, and made-for-TV reappropriations of these texts. It considers the way that we ‘read’ the Victorian period through visual image, and the impact of technologies of the visual on the written word. It introduces different theoretical approaches to film, and explains, by means of example, the differences between cinema and television. It explores connection between cinematic practice (montage, the shot, editing, sound, space and mise-en-scène) and notions of writing. It will ask questions about the nature of genre, spectatorship, and issues of ideology and effect. The module will concentrate on identifying the range of different resources required to understand the flow of images on the TV screen, and will examine how ‘adaptation’ is conceptualised, particularly the ways in which the comparison of book and film is haunted by notions of faithfulness and the ‘original’ primacy of the literary work.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, you should have refined your ability to analyse literary texts sensitively in relation to films made for TV. You should have developed your skills in constructing written and spoken analyses and arguments, based on assembling appropriate primary and secondary evidence from textual and visual media. You should have developed an ability to conceptualise adaptations, to speak in a theoretically informed manner about reappropriations of works set in the Victorian period, to distinguish between film and television as visual media, and to read visual images in such a way as to appreciate how literature and film work together to produce cultural artefacts.

  Skills

  This module should enable you to build upon and substantially enhance the skills that you have already acquired during the course of your degree, and in particular should allow you to acquire and demonstrate the following: broad comprehension of modern scholarly debates concerning adaptations; understanding of how Victorian social and cultural contexts are translated or interpreted for the modern age; understanding of the fundamentals of film and television art; the ability to analyse critically the interrelation between works of fiction and their made for tv counterparts, in the process identifying their complexities and contradictions; effective oral and written communication skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3069

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Representing the Working Class (20 credits)

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  Representing the Working Class

  Overview

  This course aims to explore the writing and culture of the working class, to ask how socio-economic distinctions inflect judgements of ‘taste’, and to develop an understanding of the historical role of class in shaping identities across ethno-nationalist lines. A good deal of scholarship in recent decades has signalled a growing awareness of British working-class writing, though Irish Studies, by comparison, has tended to neglect issues of social class. We will therefore engage the more substantial body of scholarship on British working-class literature to inform our discussion of Irish working-class writers, signalling new and exciting possibilities for future scholarship.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this course, students will have refined their broad critical understanding of key thinkers in cultural materialist and left-wing literary theory. They will have applied this understanding to over a dozen key texts (including films), engaging a range of historical and social contexts across twentieth-century British and Irish writing, analysing the recurrence of key themes and ideas in working-class writing. Students will also have related these readings to developments in postcolonial, postmodern and feminist theories, where applicable, drawing on a broad range of cultural and intellectual perspectives.

  Skills

  During this module, students will have the opportunity to practise the following skills:
  - Critical analysis of key debates in literary and cultural theory;
  - Engagement with interdisciplinary debates regarding historiography and the sociology of culture;
  - Application of learning to key texts in working-class writing;
  - Comparative analysis of literary and filmic representations and conventions;
  - Writing critically and reflectively;
  - Presentation skills.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3064

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Hollywood Cinema 2 (20 credits)

  ×

  Hollywood Cinema 2

  Overview

  Hollywood Cinema has arguably become the dominant mode of film exhibition, functioning as the yardstick by which other forms of cinema are defined and measured. By overtly considering the spectacularism inherent to Hollywood Cinema in the wake of the Paramount decree of 1948, this module offers a critical overview of its history, production and exhibition processes, aesthetics and key theoretical approaches of contemporary Hollywood Cinema in order to elucidate its spectacular potential. In addition to delineating the notion of spectacle, it explores how cinema has used spectacle since the collapse of the studio system to seduce audiences with the promise of an experience unique to the film theatre.

  Learning Outcomes

  Ability to demonstrate in written and oral form an appropriate level of critical engagement with the institutional history and aesthetic tendencies of post-war American cinema;
  
  Ability to apply appropriate historical understanding and critical approaches in the analysis of specific films and their social and economic contexts
  
  Demonstrate an understanding of how contemporary Hollywood Cinema positions itself as a spectacular form of entertainment.

  Skills

  Skills in the written and oral presentation of analytical study of images, sounds and written word, working in a flexible, creative and independent way, showing self-discipline and organisational competence (time-management, etc.), relating general historical issues and theoretical debates to other related issues and debates.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM3019

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Shakespeare on Screen (20 credits)

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  Shakespeare on Screen

  Overview

  The late twentieth century has seen a proliferation of Shakespeare on screen. This module investigates the phenomenon through the cinematic history of four plays - Henry V, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Othello. It looks at the work of directors such as Laurence Olivier, Franco Zeffirelli, Orson Welles, Kenneth Branagh, Baz Luhrmann, Oliver Parker and Michael Almereyda. Debate will focus upon the following areas; the relationship between the playtext and the film; the malleability of Shakespeare as a cultural icon; the relevance of Shakespeare to a modern audience; the shifting status of Shakespeare as a signifier of gender, race, technology and politics.

  Learning Outcomes

  This module aims to inculcate an in-depth knowledge of the multifarious ways in which Shakespeare is appropriated in late twentieth-century cinema; to enable students to discriminate between various filmic versions of a play; to gain the confidence and capability to deploy critical and theoretical tools to talk about film constructively; and to reflect upon connections between Shakespearean production and the preoccupations of a particular historical moment.

  Skills

  Having successfully completed this module, you should have become familiar with a range of ways in which Shakespeare is appropriated in the cinema; you should have learned how to utilise a theoretical filmic vocabulary in the interests of larger analyses; you should be able to discriminate between various filmic versions of a play and to identify some of their cultural and intertextual influences; you should have further honed your presentational skills and, through regular teamwork, learned the value of collaborative practice.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3087

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Contemporary US Crime Fiction: the Police, the State, the Globe (20 credits)

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  Contemporary US Crime Fiction: the Police, the State, the Globe

  Overview

  This module examines some of the different manifestations of contemporary U.S. crime fiction since the late 1960s. Beginning with a section on ‘policing the city’ and the ways in which the genre negotiates the complex inter-relationship of race, class and capitalism, the module moves on to consider state violence and public corruption before concluding with an examination of the limitations of state power and the international reach of some crime fiction. Rather than arguing for the genre as a singular, static entity, the module examines its proliferation and diversity in the contemporary era (focusing on novels, TV series and films) and explores connections between crime fiction and other genres (e.g. urban realism and espionage fiction). In doing so, the module aims to situate different kinds of crime fiction as a series of complex negotiations with different forms of political authority (e.g. the police, the state, capitalism etc.).

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students will have acquired the ability to analyse a broad range of exemplary U.S. crime fiction (novels, films, TV programs) in light of their understanding of particular theoretical approaches and different theoretical approaches in the light of their understanding of particular set texts. They will have developed an ability to identify particular generic traits, speak about the genre’s development since the late 1960s in a theoretical informed way and situate this development in relation to particular social, cultural, political and economic circumstances in the U.S and the global realm. They will have developed their skills in constructing written and spoken arguments drawing on appropriate primary and secondary evidence.

  Skills

  This module will allow students to build upon the skills that they have acquired in first and second year and in particular will allow and permit the following:
  - broad understanding of the development and proliferation of U.S. crime fiction since the 1960s;
  - understanding of the relationship of crime fiction texts to different forms of political authority;
  - an ability to analyse a variety of set texts in the light of particular theoretical approaches and analyse a variety if theoretical approaches in the light of particular set texts;
  - an ability to analyse literary and filmic/televisual texts and articulate sophisticated ideas and arguments in a clear, accessible manner in written and spoken assignments;
  - an ability to work closely in collaboration with other students.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENH3008

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Soviet Union 1921-1991 (20 credits)

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  The Soviet Union 1921-1991

  Overview

  The political, social, economic and international conditions leading to Bolshevik success after 1917; the nature of the Soviet state as evolving under Lenin ; the evolution of Stalin's personal rule and the Stalinist system; the nature and limits of de-stalinization under Kruschchev.

  Learning Outcomes

  To understand the Bolshevik takeover of Russia, the adaption of Marxism to Russian conditions and the adjustment of the peoples of Russia to such circumstances.

  Skills

  To discover, assess and select evidence mainly from secondary sources, to interpret and evaluate this material, to envisage the ways of thinking in a very different environment.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3039

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The War of Ideas in Seventeenth-Century Ireland (20 credits)

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  The War of Ideas in Seventeenth-Century Ireland

  Overview

  Seventeenth-Century Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants employed political ideologies and philosophies to understand and shape the world in which they lived. Students will tackle a series of primary sources concerned with the nature of civility and barbarism, positive law and natural law, the divine right of kings, holy war, popular political action, the early science of statistics, and the early Enlightenment. These seventeenth-century people were trying to solve problems in society and government by employing tools which they had learned in grammar schools and universities, law courts and parliaments. By examining the ideas they employed we can better understand the revolutions through which they lived.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students should be able to understand; the basic political theories employed in seventeenth-century Ireland; how these formal theories were embedded in wider political culture; how these theories and that culture changed over the century; how all these Irish phenomena related to wider changes throughout Europe.

  Skills

  An ability to relate political theory and political practice by focusing on political discourse.
  An ability to analyse primary sources written in sixteenth and seventeenth-century English, including an ability to place these sources in context.
  An ability to evaluate secondary literature in light of what they have learned from primary sources.
  An ability to write an analysis of major historical problems informed by these primary and secondary source skills.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3121

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Solo Performance (20 credits)

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  Solo Performance

  Overview

  This module will explore the history, theory, and practice of the individual performer on stage, in manifestations including storytelling, stand-up comedy, performance art, the confessional (often queer) performances of the 1990s, and various types of fictional performances featuring a sole performer acting against absent interlocutors. Artists examined may include Anton Chekhov, Eugene O’Neill, Marina Abramovic, Holly Hughes, Karen Finley, John Leguizamo, Anna Deavere Smith, Neil Watkins, and many others.
  
  Concurrently, students will be asked to develop and perform their own work, either through the emulation of an historical style, or through the creation of a uniquely personal performance method.
  
  Key issues will include: Poor Theatre, engaging with audiences, creating characters/selves, performing autobiography, monologue theatre, and one-person theatre vs. performance art, among others.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, you should:
  
  Understand different forms of performance featuring a single performer throughout history.
  Be able to analyse solo performances of different styles and types.
  Be able to create and perform your own solo performance, either based upon previous styles or as a new invention.
  Be able to help colleagues and fellow students develop and improve their performances (as a director).

  Skills

  Research and analytical skills
  Performance skills
  Communication and speech
  Interacting with others (both in interactions between performer and director, as well as performer and audience)
  Creative writing

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA3063

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  US Foreign Policy (20 credits)

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  US Foreign Policy

  Overview

  Understanding the nature and sources of the world’s pre-eminent superpower is indispensable in analysing global security arrangements and the liberal international system. Using international relations theoretical perspectives and approaches in security studies, this module introduces students to a number of themes and debates concerning the central role of the United States in the international system and the contemporary global order. More specifically, it critically engages students with US foreign policy during the Cold War, US grand strategy, the purposes of US global military presence and its influence in the contemporary liberal global order, the “Pax Americana”, and other pertinent issues, placing these in historical context from the Cold War up until the current challenge of the rise of China. The course uses various historical cases to elucidate central dynamics in US foreign policy, from US involvement in Latin America during the Cold War to US counter-terrorism strategies in the War on Terror. In this sense, the course is designed to provide substantive content regarding US foreign policy and its dynamics as well as critically evaluate the role of US power in the international system.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3038

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Maps and Mappings (20 credits)

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  Maps and Mappings

  Overview

  Mapping is fundamental to how geographers, archaeologists, architects and planners construct and convey their ideas. More broadly, maps reflect the conditions and cultural contexts in which they are made and used, from the distant past through to the present-day. Addressing conceptual, empirical and technical approaches to cartography, this module explores in critical ways the complexity of maps and mapping through focusing on: 1. Histories of cartography; 2. Mapping and landscapes; and 3. Spatialities of mapping. The module consists of lectures on these three core topics, associated practical exercises and discussions undertaken as group-work activities, as well as field- and archival-study to explore the relationships between mapping and landscape. The module is designed to provide students with exposure to cartography as an interpretative tool for use in research, and to develop critical awareness of the power of maps and mapping.

  Learning Outcomes

  Through completing this module students will acquire a deeper understanding and appreciation of cartography, particularly in the subject areas of geography and archaeology, recognising that maps are culturally-embedded and socially-constructed; they will be able to evaluate the role and application of mapping for studying places and landscapes, with opportunities for field-study; they will be able to assess recent critical debates about cartographers and cartography; they will have an understanding of the potential cartography has as a research tool for use in independent study.

  Skills

  Subject-related: Include map interpretation and map drawing; relating cartographic content to landscapes and places; ability to make use of digital and analogue mapping to generate and evaluate cartographic/landscape histories.
  Cognitive skills: Students will be able to describe, assess and analyse key elements of the history of cartography, and critically evaluate academic debates on maps and mapping.
  Transferable skills: Students will be able to create structured topic-work through independent study, work in groups in preparation of and participation in class-practicals, and present and evaluate information using analogue and digital mapping.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY3090

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Irish Revolution, 1917-1921 (20 credits)

  ×

  The Irish Revolution, 1917-1921

  Overview

  The module will explore revolutionary politics in Ireland between 1916 and 1921. Key themes will include the rise of Sinn Fein following the Easter Rising, the establishment of Dail Eireann, the Irish Volunteers' military campaign and the British government's response to these political and military challenges. The course will make use of a wide range of local and thematic studies to investigate controversial questions relating to the Irish revolution: what factors motivated republicans, how important was sectarianism in revolutionary violence, why did some areas of the country see little fighting and how important a factor was the north?

  Learning Outcomes

  An ability to identify the key issues and themes of this period. An understanding of the importance of the economic, social and cultural forces which contributed to the political events of this period. An ability to assess and evaluate a range of approaches to the key controversies relating to the Irish revolution. An understanding of the historiography of the Irish Revolution.

  Skills

  The ability to demonstrate an argument based on study of documents and secondary readings in a written essay and examination paper. Oral participation in tutorials through debate and presentations. Assessing and evaluating conflicting arguments in the secondary literature.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3073

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Philosophical Theology (20 credits)

  ×

  Philosophical Theology

  Overview

  This module will provide a systematic, philosophical approach to understanding and engaging with a number of topics in Christian Theology. Topics to be discussed will include divine eternity and God’s relationship to time, divine foreknowledge and human freedom, theological anthropology, and Christology. In pursuing these topics we will engage both with historical and contemporary sources.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should become familiar with some basic issues in philosophical theology.

  Skills

  Skills in literacy and communication; the comprehension, formulation and evaluation of extended arguments, together with their written and oral presentation.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL3034

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Nuafhilíocht na Gaeilge (20 credits)

  ×

  Nuafhilíocht na Gaeilge

  Overview

  This module examines the evolution of modern Irish poetry from 1940 to the present day, including the major poets of the period such as Seán Ó Ríordáin, Máire Mhac an tSaoi, Máirtín Ó Direáin, Cathal Ó Searcaigh, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. It will explore themes such as language, displacement, nationhood, existence, sexuality and religion in their works and locate them within their contemporary social and political context.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
  • identify major developments in Irish-language poetry in the period 1940-present
  • analyse the thematic concerns of major poets of this period and relate them to each other and current social/political developments
  • show a detailed understanding of selected poems.

  Skills

  This module will develop students’ capacity to
  • analyse and reflect critically on literary texts
  • situate literary texts in their historical and cultural context
  • identify suitable resources from a reading list
  • plan their own study and learn independently
  • communicate ideas fluently in an appropriate register in Irish.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CEL3026

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Disability and Society (20 credits)

  ×

  Disability and Society

  Overview

  This module examines the different positions of disabled and non-disabled men and women in Britain and Ireland in relation to social rights and public services. Students will consider how social protection systems, (social security and labour market policies) and other social policies produce these different outcomes. Students will also examine institutional responses to existing forms of disability discrimination, disadvantage and inequality. Students will be introduced to the social model of disability and consider its implications for policy and practice.

  Skills

  To develop critical skills; to enhance written and verbal skills; to develop skills in using offical government statistics and policy documents.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPY3014

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  European Cultural Identities (20 credits)

  ×

  European Cultural Identities

  Overview

  An examination of the range of concepts related to the notion of identity in modern and contemporary Europe. The module offers an interdisciplinary survey of the construction of identity in localities, regions, and states of Western Europe, with a particular emphasis on the role of identity in cultural integration and diversity

  Learning Outcomes

  To introduce students to the notion of identity and the various factors (linguistic, ethnic, national, social, historical) which have contributed to the identity of western Europeans.

  Skills

  Development of critical and analytical skills. Emphasis on comparative methodology and the ability to synthesise knowledge in both written and oral form in a cross-national (European) context.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3027

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Human-Animal Relations: An Anthropological Perspective (20 credits)

  ×

  Human-Animal Relations: An Anthropological Perspective

  Overview

  Anthropology is 'the study of Man', but this module sets out to explore the boundaries of 'humanity'. The focus is on human relationships with animals in different societies and cultures around the world. We shall look at useful animals, at harmful animals, and at symbolic animals. We shall also look at animals as objects (which are exploited in myriad ways) and at animals as persons (with which humans enter into intimate relations). These themes will be examined by means of a number of detailed ethnographic case studies of human-animal relations in different societies.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students should have developed a critical understanding of the relationship between humans and animals across time and space a sound knowledge of the relevant ethnographic and comparative research in these areas. The module introduces students to theoretical approaches to understanding human-animal relations as a complement to their training in anthropological theory and methodology acquired in their other courses.

  Skills

  To develop critical analytical skills and presentational skills both oral and written. Bibliographic search skills and the ability to develop written argument.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT3027

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  International Economics (20 credits)

  ×

  International Economics

  Overview

  International economics is a challenging and exciting sub-discipline of economics, which investigates the drivers and consequences of: (i) the international movement of goods and services; (ii) the international movement of money and capital; and (iii) the distributional consequences of these international transactions. This module will cover topics such as:
  
  - Which are the most influential theories of international economics?
  - What are empirically the most important drivers of international transactions?
  - Who benefits from international trade and why?
  - How can trade-induced inequalities be mitigated?
  - What are nominal and real exchange rates? What are their determinants? How do they influence international transactions?
  - What are the costs and benefits of different monetary systems, such as currency unions or fixed exchange rate systems?

  Learning Outcomes

  A course in international economics should help students gain a better understanding of a range of issues concerning the international transaction of goods, services and money. Specific learning outcomes for students include:
  
  - to gain a deeper understanding of both theory and empirical analysis in international economics, including international macroeconomics and international trade
  - to develop analytic skills, and be introduced to the main empirical methodologies used in international economics
  - to broaden students’ perspectives of the wide scope of international economics
  - to critically assess the often ambiguous evidence and real-life trade policy choices
  - to understand that well-meaning policies can have perverse unintended outcomes and that one must carefully think through the economic consequences.

  Skills

  Knowledge and understanding:
  Through this course, students should acquire a knowledge and understanding of:
  - the main theories of classical and contemporary international economics
  - increased awareness of distributional issues created by international trade
  - how the application of theory can help us understand the functioning of the world economy, and therefore predict the impact of government policies while taking into account country-specific contexts
  
  Intellectual skills:
  Through this course, students should be able to:
  - critically evaluate the main theories and concepts discussed in the course material
  - apply economic theories to a range of “real world” problems with specific reference to international economics.
  
  Practical skills:
  Through this course, students should develop:
  - an ability to evaluate and present an economic argument through continuous assessment.
  - a foundation in international economics that will be desirable for future employers in international institutions and (non-)governmental organisations that are concerned with analysing causes and consequences of international economic interaction, as well as policy and research.
  
  Study skills:
  Through this course, students should demonstrate and further develop the following skills:
  - research a wide range of relevant information
  - give effective presentations making use of appropriate information technology
  - write analytical essays based on sophisticated arguments.
  
  Transferable skills:
  Through this course, students should demonstrate and further develop the following transferable skills:
  - library and research skills, including time management
  - oral and written communication
  - presentation skills, including the use of appropriate information technology
  - group participation.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  50%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO3036

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Modern Families: Intimate and Personal Relationships (20 credits)

  ×

  Modern Families: Intimate and Personal Relationships

  Overview

  This module will focus on the sociological theory and research on the family and it will do so by examining both the scholarship on the family and the place of the family in different European societies. The history and current state of the family in Northern Ireland will be examined in the immediate context of family studies in both the UK and Ireland and in the broader context of other European societies. Both theoretical and empirical work will be considered.

  Learning Outcomes

  (1) To make students familiar with the literature on the sociology of the family. (2) To give students a knowledge of the different approaches to understanding and studying the family. (3) To make links between this literature on the family and the main sociological theories more broadly. (4) To identify the significant feature of the family in Northern Irish society and how the family has functioned in this society as compared with others. (5) To give students an appreciation of comparative studies and the comparative method.

  Skills

  Acquisition of information, literature review, reproduction of information in essay and examination. Critical evaluation of evidence. Presentation skills.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  50%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SOC3028

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Beckett in Performance (20 credits)

  ×

  Beckett in Performance

  Overview

  As a director of his own work as well as one of the twentieth century's most innovative playwrights, Samuel Beckett has had a major impact on theatre and performance of the last fifty years. This module will explore Beckett's theatre for stage, radio and television, concentrating on his use of each medium, and in particular, the body in performance. In workshop and presentation sessions, students will explore practically Beckett's approach to performance, informed by a range of theoretical issues relating to gender, authority, technology and the body.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire a detailed, contextualised knowledge of the work of one of the most influential playwrights and theatre practioners of the twentieth century, and will develop both their theoretical and practical understanding of gender and the body in performance.

  Skills

  Research and analytic skills. Communication, team work and interpersonal skills.

  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  40%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA3050

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Earth, Energy, Ethics and Economy: The Politics of Unsustainability (20 credits)

  ×

  Earth, Energy, Ethics and Economy: The Politics of Unsustainability

  Overview

  The continuing problematic relationship between key dynamics of modern economic and social systems and the non-human world is one of the most pressing issues of the 21st century and will continue shape the political agenda both nationally and globally. This module will examine some of the key debates of the politics of sustainable development, including: green ethical and political theory; the role of the environment and nature in political theorising; the economic and policy alternatives to unsustainable development and the normative underpinnings of a sustainable society.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon completion of this module students will: Have a firm understanding of the key ethical, political and economic dimensions of green theory Be able to identify and understand the varieties of schools of thinking with green theory. Have a firm understanding of sustainable development; Be able to relate green theory to the politics of sustainable development; Be able to relate green political theory to other schools of thought within contemporary political theory; Be able to articulate and defend their own understandings of both green political theory and sustainable development; Be able to relate the empirical and scientific arguments and debates about sustainable development to normative theorising about sustainable development; Be able to defend and explain interdisciplinary methodological approaches to the study of sustainable development

  Skills

  Knowledge of the main issues, thinkers, schools of thought and debates within green political and ethical theory; knowledge of the political, economic and ethical dimensions of debates about sustainable development; ability for independent research and study; critical, analytical and independent thinking; presenting informed arguments in class; critical independent and reasoned judgement and assessment and appreciation of the arguments of others; awareness and appreciation of the complexities and nuances of different normative positions; relating the issues, thinkers and schools of thought covered in this module to other modules that students have done in Politics or other pathways.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3026

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Further Adventures in Shakespeare (20 credits)

  ×

  Further Adventures in Shakespeare

  Overview

  The module content is divided generically. Students will read across the whole range of Shakespeare’s works and sample comedy, history, tragedy, the Roman plays, and the romances. There are also sessions on what are termed ‘problem plays’ and ‘unfamiliar Shakespeare’ – texts not often staged or discussed. The rich sample investigated means that a corresponding range of themes and approaches will be identified and explored.
  There is no overlap between texts on this module and those taught elsewhere at Stages 2 or 3.
  Students will be asked to buy two set texts - The Norton Shakespeare, ed. Stephen Greenblatt (New York: Norton, 1997), which will have been purchased for Introduction to Renaissance Literature, and Stanley Wells and Lena Cowen Orlin, eds, An Oxford Guide to Shakespeare (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003).

  Learning Outcomes

  Having successfully completed this module, students should have become familiar with the main genres within which Shakespeare wrote. Students should be able to analyse the Shakespearean text in depth and relate it to its moment of production. Students should have honed their presentational skills and, through regular teamwork, learned the value of collaborative practice.

  Skills

  Subject specific knowledge (Shakespeare, genre, context)
  Close-reading
  Oral and written communication skills
  Teamwork
  Presentational skills

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3182

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Spaces of Urbanisation in Emerging Economies and Sustainable Development (20 credits)

  ×

  Spaces of Urbanisation in Emerging Economies and Sustainable Development

  Overview

  This module is designed to encourage you to expand your basic knowledge of the emerging process of regional urban transformation in the Emerging Economies. It explores key theoretical debates associated with urbanisation in the context of development. By exploring the interface between political economy of development and urbanisation, you will be introduced to the problematic of urban sustainable development and its implications for policy analysis in a comparative perspective. The module begins with an introduction to concepts and paradigm shifts, which informed the process of urban development in the developing world. It then broadens out the discussion to incorporate ideas of creative clusters of urban development, urban social policy and poverty questions, sustainable cities, and urban management and policy questions. This module will provide opportunities for you to develop your critical analytical skills in assessing concepts, data and policy issues associated with urbanisation and sustainable development in the Emerging Economies.

  Learning Outcomes

  The module provides an examination of the processes urbanisation and sustainable development in the Emerging Economies within a comparative perspective. It will help to develop an understanding of the key concepts, theoretical approaches, paradigms and policies across a wide spectrum of social sciences disciplines. On completion of this module, you will have attained:
  
  1) A working knowledge about the diverse theories of urbanisation to evaluate and analyse critically the issues pertaining to urbanisation in the Emerging Economies.
  2) Ability to read a wide range of materials on cities in the Emerging Economies from a critical multi-disciplinary perspective.
  3) Familiarisation with key concepts on urbanisation and sustainability
  4) An appreciation of the links between the spatial, social and cultural contexts, which effect urban development in the Emerging Economies.
  5) Ability to evaluate policy questions associated with urban management in the Emerging Economies
  6) Undertake bibliographic searches of a wide range of both academic and specialist materials.
  7) To engage in group-based workshops and to construct and deliver sustained reasoned arguments on urbanisation and sustainable development.

  Skills

  Taught Skills: An analytical and critical reasoning skills and to contextualise knowledge in varying geographical spaces, both within a local and global contexts. It also includes advanced word processing and technical application of bibliographic guidelines and graphic presentation of data and ideas.
  
  Practised Skills: Bibliographic searches, to assimilate and present a coherent appraisal of the various document relating to urban sustainability in a developmental context. Retrieval, interpretative skills, critical reasoning, essay writing based on a sustained level of argumentation and evaluation, oral presentation, time management, group work in workshops.
  
  Assessed Skills: Essay writing, analytical reasoning, group-based workshops, and oral presentations.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  60%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY3063

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Geoforensics (20 credits)

  ×

  Geoforensics

  Overview

  The module covers the application of geoscience to criminal investigations. The range of geoscience disciplines will range from the macro- to the micro and will all centre on physical geography.

  Learning Outcomes

  Application of new and routine geoscience techniques to aspects of geography that the students will not have encountered before. They will thus gain an understanding of the importance of precise field recording and multi-disciplinary approaches to problem-solving. Upon completion of the module, the successful student will be able to: Understand the range of geoscience techniques applied to criminal, humanitarian and environmental legal investigations. Argue for the appropriate use of techniques in different (macro to micro, environment-specific) investigations. Stand by their decisions and results in a legal framework: to have notes examined, their observations questioned and their arguments countered. Provide evidence of the historical and scientific background to their arguments. Present their Geoforensic skills in both a technical, detailed manner and transpose this to an easy to understand synopsis, such as presented to a jury.

  Skills

  Subject Specific Skills\T,P,A Landscape interpretation, T. remote sensing, T. geophysics, T, P, A best practice in note-taking and recording. Cognitive Skills\ P, A Generating arguments based on hard data, presented in support of succinct arguments. P, A. Questioning assumptions. Transferable Skills\ P. Debating (including legal issues), T, P, A. precise recording for auditing, assessing, stock-taking. T, P, A Landscape interpretation for planning.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY3049

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Geography, Science and Society (20 credits)

  ×

  Geography, Science and Society

  Overview

  This course explores the relations between geography, science and society in historical context. It provides an overview of the development of geographical knowledge in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and introduces ways of thinking geographically about the production and reception of scientific ideas. Among the episodes examined are: the discovery of the ice age; Darwin and evolution; the emergence of climate science; the Challenger expedition; the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India; and the birth of 'scientific geography'. As well as outlining key scientific developments, we will consider how each episode sparked social, cultural and political debates that continue into our own time.

  Learning Outcomes

  This module should enable students to: 1. think geographically and critically about the nature and practice of science; 2. assess the different ways in which the history of science and of geography can be approached; 3. appreciate the complicated and sometimes fraught relations between different forms of geographical and scientific knowing.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills: critical evaluation of the history of geographical inquiry; linking and assessing different forms of geographical knowledge and practice; awareness of reciprocal relations between science, society and space. Subject-specific skills: use of primary source material (written and non-written); application of geographical methods to historical problems. Generic skills: independent learning; analytical thinking; imaginative insight; identifying, retrieving, sorting and presenting material (in writing and orally); bibliographic skills.

  Coursework

  75%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY3066

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Economic History (20 credits)

  ×

  Economic History

  Overview

  This module covers various topics in the economic history of the world across the last 500 years. It is intended to complement other final year modules; accordingly it emphasises the application of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, and qualitative and quantitative methods, to solve historical puzzles. On completion, students should be able to consider how economic reasoning can be used to explain both major historical events and long-run historical processes. Applied economics which uses historical data is also considered in this module. Tutorials concentrate on the in-depth discussion of landmark papers, especially in the New Economic History tradition, and on country-specific material, especially on Britain and Ireland.
  
  Topics may include: population dynamics and the Demographic Transition; the Industrial Revolution and the Great Divergence; the origins of financial capitalism; famine and migration in Ireland; slavery, discrimination and American capitalism; command economies and the Soviet Union; macroeconomic policy and the Great Depression; European integration, British decline, and Irish divergence.

  Learning Outcomes

  Module Aims
  
  1. To acquaint students at an advanced undergraduate level with the fields of economic history and historical economics.
  2. To help students to appreciate the usefulness of historical enquiry within economics and the broader social sciences.
  3. To develop students' understanding of important themes within economics, such as demographic transition, industrialisation, competing economic systems, and economic crises.
  4. To provide students with an awareness of current academic debates in the field of economic history, including its major sub-fields business history and financial history.
  5. To develop students' ability to critically read academic articles, interpret data, weigh evidence and draw conclusions from a range of sources, both quantitative and qualitative.
  6. To provide students with the requisite skills to identify and frame independent research.

  Skills

  Intellectual Skills:
  Students should understand the relationship between historical evidence and economic/quantitative reasoning. They should be able to use objective arguments, to weigh evidence and draw up conclusions based on narrative and empirical analyses.
  
  Practical Skills:
  Besides gaining an awareness of how economics can be used practically to better understand of the wealth and poverty of nations, students will also develop their oral and written communication skills. The skillset acquired by students in this module is particularly useful for those intending to pursue undergraduate research (e.g. a dissertation) or postgraduate study in economics or related disciplines, for those wishing to work as a consultant or civil servant, or more widely for those intending to pursue careers that require problem-solving and independent research skills.

  Coursework

  75%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO3020

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Art of Interaction (20 credits)

  ×

  The Art of Interaction

  Overview

  This module aims to provide an understanding of the complexities involved when people interact in challenging situations involving life-changing decisions. The module is delivered in collaboration with healthcare and social care staff and students in QUB and local NHS services. Students will engage with various models of interaction including acting for the stage, the sociology of symbolic interaction, simulation-based education in healthcare and social care, and applied behaviour analysis. Students will learn how to draw upon these different models as they analyse their own performance and that of their peers in Drama and other subject areas as they perform in complex and challenging interactive scenarios. Students will be able to demonstrate leadership as part of their continuous assessment by analysing and providing feedback on the interactive skills of other students. By completing the learning outcomes students will gain a more nuanced understanding of human interaction as it is manifest on stage in theatrical performance and in other professional contexts.
  
  (Convenor: Dr Paul Murphy, p.murphy@qub.ac.uk)

  Learning Outcomes

  Creative and imaginative skills as shown through the realisation of research projects on theatre and social justice.
  Communication in a variety of oral, written, visual and performance media.
  Developing ideas and constructing arguments and the capacity to present them in appropriate ways.
  Understanding of group dynamics and an ability to implement them in research projects.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA3057

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Security and Technology (20 credits)

  ×

  Security and Technology

  Overview

  Security politics has long been associated with the development, use and regulation of new technologies, from the ‘nuclear revolution’ to contemporary practices of cyber-security and surveillance. This module focusses on the inter-relationships of technology and security, and seeks to develop advanced understanding of the complexities of the “technopolitics” of security. This includes both novel technologies and the mundane materialities of security (fences, walls, guns). It introduces students to the role and political significance of science and technology from different theoretical perspectives, from political realism to the contemporary ‘material turn’ in critical security studies. It seeks to engage students in contemporary political debates and practices that entangle science and technology and security politics which may include issues such as cyber-security, UAVs/Drones, disarmament, nuclear terrorism, critical infrastructure protection, technologies of killing, biotechnology, biometrics, surveillance, border control, food security, health and medical technologies, and technologies of (military) bodies, among others. The module incorporates both theoretical perspectives (including IR/Security theory, and wider philosophy of technology and Science, Technology and Society approaches) and in depth empirical material.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the module students will:
  
  - Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of different theoretical understandings of science and technology in security politics and practice.
  - Be able to discuss in depth the politics of several key security technologies.
  - Critically engage in debates on key developments in the politics of security that relate to emerging technologies and technologically mediated forms of security practice.
  - Be able to reflect upon the ethical and political implications of technological developments and practices in relation to security.
  - Pursue independent, creative and critical thinking through both written work and group discussions.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3073

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Film Authorship (20 credits)

  ×

  Film Authorship

  Overview

  This module will examine key debates surrounding ideas of authorship in relation to the detailed analysis of the works of individual filmmakers. It will explore how notions of ‘the author’ have been articulated and developed in film scholarship, and consider how these ideas inform our understanding of the particular film(s) under consideration.

  Learning Outcomes

  To pursue in depth the general notion of film authorship and specific examples of it by a review of the literature and the films relevant to it.

  Skills

  Reading, writing, visual analysis.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Interpreting the Irish Country (20 credits)

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  Interpreting the Irish Country

  Overview

  This module explores public history and its audiences through a focus on the Irish country house and estate. It will begin by providing a broad survey of the social, economic and political history of the landed estate and country house in Ireland from 1800 to the present day. It will then go on to explore different ways in which the ‘big house’ has been represented and understood through a range of media and by various groups in society in different political contexts. Finally, using guest lecturers, visits and practical research and curating activities, it will introduce students to the challenges and opportunities of maintaining these historic spaces in the twenty-first century and of representing them in innovative ways to a range of contemporary audiences.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of the module the students should be able to:
  
  Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the history of the ‘Big House in Ireland’ from 1800; of the key historiographical debates surrounding the Irish ‘Big House’; of the ways in which the Big House has been represented and understood and how this has developed over time.
  
  Demonstrate an ability to use effectively relevant archives, finding aids and online resources in completing a personal research project.
  
  Demonstrate an awareness of audience and of the issues surrounding the representation of history to a range of different public audiences.

  Skills

  On completion of this module the student should be able to:
  
  Understand and process complex information
  Engage in independent research
  Communicate complex information effectively and with precision in oral presentation and in writing to an academic audience
  Communicate findings of research to general public audiences in an informative and accessible manner
  Demonstrate an awareness of audience in their presentation of information

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Music and Identity in the Med (20 credits)

  ×

  Music and Identity in the Med

  Overview

  In this module, we will examine a range of musics in Ireland from historical and ethnographic perspectives. We will consider the ways that musicking – the process of engaging in music as performer, composer, facilitator or audience – not only expresses, but enacts and produces identities through practice within particular social environments. In so doing, we will explore a broad range of musical genres, from the Harp to the Lambeg Drum; from “Irish Traditional Music” to “Celtic Soul” and from the Flute Band to Electronic Dance Music. We will consider the kinds of identities that these musics both represent and produce in relation to dimensions of power and inequality including gender, social class, race, ethnicity and nationality. In exploring the social conditioning of taste and the different material and emotional rewards produced by different forms of musicking, we will find opportunities to both critically explore our own tastes, and develop deepened understandings of the tastes of others.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students should:
  
  be familiar with general theories associated with the anthropology of music and be able to apply them to the Mediterranean region
  
  be able to recognise and critically assess a variety of music cultures
  
  understand how performance impacts the construction of sociocultural identities and political circumstances
  
  be able to critically discuss the role of intercultural exchange and ‘hybridity’ in current music-making
  
  have written critical texts engaging with central debates in current musical anthropology
  
  have created audio/visual media intended for the general public

  Skills

  - Academic reading and writing
  - Oral communication of theoretical and ethnographic data
  - Media literacy and criticism
  - Effective presentation of written work
  - Critical reflection on their own cultural assumptions and biases
  - Practical understanding of fieldwork methods including interviewing and participant observation
  - Creative work with electronic audio/visual media.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Party Politics in the 21st Cen (20 credits)

  ×

  Party Politics in the 21st Cen

  Overview

  Political parties define how we see and understand politics. Schattschneider (1942) wrote that ‘democracy is unthinkable save in terms of parties’. But does this remain the case? Political parties are central actors, mediating voter’s preferences and policy outcomes. At the same time, many parties in Western democracies have experienced partisan dealignment, declining membership, and increased competition from protest and populist actors. This module aims to explore the challenges facing political parties in the twenty-first century. How has the political party evolved? Has the role of political parties been diminished and if so, what might fill this gap? Have parties been supplanted by personalities? How do parties respond to the media/the social media aga? Topics may vary from year to year, allowing flexibility to capture key events and elections, but may include: the personalisation of party politics; parties in the age of climate emergency; populism and nationalism; social media and the party. The course emphasises both theory and practice, with a weekly qualitative analysis exercise relevant to the week’s topic.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will;
  
  Have a critical understanding of party politics and the role parties play in contemporary political life.
  Be able to identify and critically assess the key theories of party politics.
  Have demonstrated their understanding of one or more political parties through oral and written contributions.
  Have strengthened their first-hand experience in carrying out qualitative research through seminar exercises and assessments.

  Skills

  On completion of this module students will;
  
  Have a critical understanding of party politics and the role parties play in contemporary political life.
  Be able to identify and critically assess the key theories of party politics.
  Have demonstrated their understanding of one or more political parties through oral and written contributions.
  Have strengthened their first-hand experience in carrying out qualitative research through seminar exercises and assessments.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Writing New York (20 credits)

  ×

  Writing New York

  Overview

  This course explores the development of New York literature, from the social milieu of Washington Square in the 1880s, through to the experimentations of Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance, and finally to the demise of the Urban ideal after the Second World War. Topics covered here include: socio-economic tensions in the Gilded Age; the development of a specifically American Naturalism; the different ways in which those who were marginalised from the city represented their experience; the unique nature of New York impressionist writing; Jazz-Age New York; the emergence of ‘noir’ New York; the ‘death’ of American cities and the nostalgia for the New York of the early twentieth century in the years of the city’s Nadir.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students completing this module should be able to:
  • demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the politics and practice of writing about New York in the period 1880-1940.
  • show knowledge of the development of New York literature, as well as the way that literature incorporated and revised European models of writing .
  • understand the ways in which different areas of the city have very different literary and cultural practices.
  • explore the ways in which marginalized groups (African Americans, European Migrants), negotiated the city and found new ways of representing it.
  • undertake research using historical material (literary, social, political, cultural.

  Skills

  • understanding and incorporating critical thinking, including specific terminology, into discussions of texts.
  • comparing and contrasting texts within the same socio-historical constraints
  • analyzing texts closely and locating them firmly within their socio-historical context.
  • presenting within given formats and to a required standard, coherent and well-substantiated analyses and arguments, both orally and in writing.
  • studying independently; demonstrating an ability to incorporate tutor feedback into written work.
  • engaging in classroom debate and foster a vibrant intellectual environment.
  • reflecting on these learning processes.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Working Class Communities (20 credits)

  ×

  Working Class Communities

  Overview

  The course examines the nature and history of urban working class community in Britain and Northern Ireland from 1900 to 1970. It takes a history from below approach to the study of these communities. The focus of the course will be on everyday life and, as such, students will encounter a range of primary sources that can best be studied using an interdisciplinary approach. These sources will include film, novels, autobiographies, oral history and more traditional historical materials. Themes to be addressed will include poverty and affluence, family relations, leisure and work, housing and the changing nature of working class community, gender, and youth.

  Learning Outcomes

  Increased ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nature of working class communities. Enhanced ability to critically evaluate historical issues and problems in this field. Increased ability to discuss key historiographical debates relating to this module. Enhanced ability to prepare written analyses of a primary source that draws upon key secondary literature. Increased ability to gather and synthesise material.

  Skills

  Enhanced ability to think critically, reason logically and evaluate evidence. Further developed written and communication skills. Increased critical appraisal of and engagement with historical sources.Enhanced ability to make effective use of a range of sources, including oral history interviews.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Second World War in Europe (20 credits)

  ×

  The Second World War in Europe

  Overview

  This course explores the Second World War in Europe between 1939 and 1945. It focuses on the prelude, trajectory and consequences of the conflict, paying due attention to the rise of the authoritarian regimes, the response of the Western democracies, the military campaigns in the European theatre, the social and cultural dimensions of the war, the reorganisation of Europe from the spring of 1945, and the war's legacy down to the present day. The reigning controversies in the historiography of the war will be illuminated through a rigorous study of relevant scholarly literature as well as frequent references to the experiences of ordinary individuals from both sides of the struggle.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should acquire: (a) an understanding of the main political developments that led to the outbreak of the Second World War (b) an understanding of the principal phases of the war throughout the European theatre (c) an understanding of the reasons for the outcome of the war and its short- and long-term consequences (d) an understanding of the impact of the war on European Jewry, as well as the consequences for other ethnic minorities, women and children (e) an awareness of the historiography of the Second World War and an ability to engage in key debates on the subject.

  Skills

  Students should develop the following skills: (a) an ability to engage critically with various kinds of historical evidence including primary and secondary literature, documentary and fiction film, photography and press(b) an ability to make use of on-line resources in historical research and writing (c) an ability to distil historical research into a well-written and well-argued essay (d) an ability to engage with confidence and authority in critical discussions with classmates and the tutor on a wide variety of themes related to the Second World War in Europe.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Global Risk Society (20 credits)

  ×

  Global Risk Society

  Overview

  The purpose of this module is to examine from a sociological perspective some of the major trends that are transforming social relations on a global scale. As world leaders become increasingly comfortable in referring to a ‘global society’, we question the nature of what is being created and how this is being achieved. By applying concepts from political sociology in particular, this course will provide insights into the relations of power behind these trends and the new forms of social participation that they have provoked.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module, students will be:
  • Familiar with contemporary debates within sociology about globalization
  • Able to demonstrate an understanding of the impact of globalization on social relations
  • Capable of critiquing the concept and evidence of a ‘global society’
  • Able to engage in systematic and critical reasoning about contemporary global trends
  • Confident in using and comparing evidence from a variety of case studies and countries in examining these trends

  Skills

  • An ability to critically read and evaluate sociological literature and non-academic/media material on globalization and related trends
  • An ability to identify and apply sociological concepts relevant to the study of real-world issues
  • Enhanced communication skills through participation in seminars, group discussions and online discussion forums
  • An ability to retrieve and synthesise primary and secondary, quantitative and qualitative, sources of information
  • An ability to write in a clear, structured and critical manner using a range of source material

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Advanced Musical Theatre (20 credits)

  ×

  Advanced Musical Theatre

  Overview

  Building on the foundational knowledge and core skills gained in DRA2060 (Acting for Musical Theatre), this advanced Level 3 module provides intensive practical and dramaturgical study of a significant musical theatre composer and/or lyricist. Through a combination of studio-based practice, rehearsal, performance and critique, students will gain (i) higher-level skills in acting and staging musical theatre and (ii) proficiency in dramaturgical analysis of musical theatre. Logistics permitting, the module will culminate in a public performance in the Brian Friel Theatre, thereby enabling students to present critically informed practical work outside of a classroom setting. Key works of musical theatre to be studied will likely include those of Stephen Sondheim (e.g., Company, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, and Passion).

  Learning Outcomes

  . to acquire deeper dramaturgical knowledge of musical theatre by focusing on the work of a major composer and/or lyricist (e.g., Stephen Sondheim, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein).
  . to perform scenes and songs from works by a major composer and/or lyricist (see above)
  . to enhance skills in performance analysis, peer-to-peer discussion, and self-reflection
  . to enhance skills in research-informed theatrical performance

  Skills

  Collaborative and practical work, leadership, team building, giving formative feedback to peers, responding appropriately and creatively to formative feedback from peers and module convenor, research and analysis, written communication, oral presentation.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA3065

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Language and Literature in the Gaelic World (20 credits)

  ×

  Language and Literature in the Gaelic World

  Overview

  An introduction to the classical literary language and culture of Gaelic Ireland and Scotland in the early modern period, c. 1200-1650, involving close reading of a selection of texts.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire knowledge and understanding of the common literary language employed in Ireland and Scotland in the period c. 1200-1650, of its associated literature and of its cultural background.

  Skills

  Linguistic analysis; translation; critical and analytical thinking; independent learning; time management

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CEL3023

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Philosophy of Technology and Environment (20 credits)

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  Philosophy of Technology and Environment

  Overview

  This module engages critically with major issues in the philosophy of technology and environmental philosophy through analysis of historical and contemporary texts and arguments. The module may include discussion of the following questions: Ought we to enhance ourselves and future generations? What is artificial intelligence, and how does it affect knowledge? How should we be responding to the climate crisis? How should humans understand their relationship with nature? In what ways does climate justice intersect with refugee justice? How can we best address epistemic issues involved in understanding climate change? The module incorporates attention to epistemological and metaphysical issues as well as to ethical and political issues, and will encourage students to appreciate the interconnections between these. The precise issues covered in the module may vary from year to year, but are likely to include philosophy of enhancement, artificial intelligence, algorithm bias, digital privacy and surveillance, land and urban philosophy, animal philosophy, the global climate crisis, climate justice and refugee justice.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of the module, students will be able to: * Demonstrate critical analysis of key debates in the philosophy of technology and in environmental philosophy; * Apply relevant philosophical theories and case information in discussing and responding to contemporary practical technological and environmental issues; * Demonstrate critical understanding of diverse accounts of technology and environment within philosophy and society.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner. • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments. • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field. Professional and career development skills • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing. • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning. • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment. • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development. • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance. Organizational skills • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines. • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information. • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way. • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL3070

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Environmental Economics (20 credits)

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  Environmental Economics

  Overview

  The field of environmental economics informs policymakers of the policy levers required to efficiently guide society towards sustainable patterns of consumption. This module will provide students with a solid grounding on the theory and practice of environmental economics, focussing on climate change and the sustainable transformation of the energy system. Students will understand the economic rationale for a variety of alternative environmental policies, such as Pigouvian taxes. This module will cover the difference between theory and practice, outlining the policy experience in the UK, Ireland and Europe, and the role political and social constraints have in enacting effective environmental policy. Decarbonisation of electricity forms a central element of tackling climate change. Students will gain an understanding of how the single electricity market on the island of Ireland operates and will critically evaluate various decarbonisation policies. This module will also touch on issues such as behavioural economics when dealing with energy efficiency and consumer behaviour. As many well-meaning environmental policies have had counter-intuitive negative consequences, this module will empower students to fully engage with the costs and benefits of climate change interventions.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. To provide an understanding of the theory of Pigouvian taxation and to critically assess the means of implementing these policies.
  2. To critically evaluate environmental policy as enacted in the UK, Ireland and Europe.
  3. To understand the efficiency, equity and political economy trade-offs in environmental policy design
  4. To understand the economics of electricity markets and the efficiency and equity
  implications of various decarbonisation policies.
  5. To understand that well-meaning policies can have perverse unintended outcomes and that one must carefully think through the economic consequences.

  Skills

  Knowledge and understanding:
  Students should develop the economic rationale behind carbon taxation and the context for implementing different environmental policies. Students should understand how current environmental policies came to be and their economic and environmental impact. Students should understand how electricity markets operate. Energy and environmental economics touches on fields of game theory, behavioural economics and industrial organisation so students should develop an understanding of these fields also.
  
  Intellectual skills:
  Students should develop the ability to interrogate policies and to think through the economic consequences of a given measure. The ability to construct arguments on a solid economic foundations should be introduced to students.
  
  Practical skills:
  Students should develop an ability to evaluate and present an economic argument through continuous assessment assignments. Students should have a foundation in energy economics that will be desirable for future employers in industry, policy and research.
  
  Study skills:
  Students should develop the ability to critique an economic policy or argument. Students will work in groups when presenting their tutorial seminar, which should develop collaboration skills.

  Coursework

  25%

  Examination

  50%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO3037

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Emotion, Power, and Politics: The Political Sociology of Emotions, Trump, Brexit, and Populism (20 credits)

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  Emotion, Power, and Politics: The Political Sociology of Emotions, Trump, Brexit, and Populism

  Overview

  The module will introduce and give students a firm understanding of a new, and increasingly important, sub-field that operates at the intersection of political sociology, and the sociology of emotion: the political sociology of emotion. The approach is interdisciplinary, deploying concepts and literature from various areas across the social sciences, including social and political theory, sociology and the sociology of emotion, political psychology, and political science. The module examines the ‘politics-emotion nexus’ in various ways, and shows how an understanding of emotion has become increasingly salient in and vital for the explanation of the contemporary world. There will be seminars addressing the relationships between emotions and: social movements; nationalism; affective and/or emotional citizenship; war and conflict; the emotional state; the increasing importance of emotions in and for party politics; the rise of populism, Trump, and Brexit; and emotions in post-conflict and divided societies. This is a research-led module, arguing for the importance and distinctiveness of the sociological approach to understanding and explaining these issues, and introducing work and case studies at the very cutting edge of the discipline. Teaching will combine a lecture and seminar/discussion format.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module students will:
  
  • Gain an understanding of key theoretical concepts debates about emotions and power in social and political life from sociology and other social science disciplines;
  • Evaluate a range of perspectives on the relationship(s) between emotions, power, and politics;
  • Develop a capacity for critical analysis of emotions and power in the field of politics, using case studies and examples.

  Skills

  This module will provide practice in:
  • Analyzing, evaluating and interpreting information
  • Developing and defending reasoned opinions
  • Developing and demonstrating independent thinking
  • Employability Skills
  This module will provide experience in:
  • Communication
  • Using the spoken word - participating in discussions
  • Using the written word
  Information and communication technology:
  • Searching and obtaining information Entering and processing data
  • Presenting information
  • Improving own learning and performance
  • Demonstrating a degree of independence while learning
  • Reviewing progress and achievements
  • Problem solving Identifying a problem Exploring options
  • Selecting an appropriate solution
  • Use of appropriate resources
  • Synthesis, critical analysis, and interpretation of information

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SOC3053

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Language in the Media (20 credits)

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  Language in the Media

  Overview

  This module aims to provide a strong background in English language by focusing on the print and broadcast media in Britain. It will also introduce students to some of the theoretical concepts and critical issues associated with Media studies. For students, one of the most effective ways to begin understanding the media is to analyse media texts such as newspaper articles, magazine advertisements, political speeches, television and radio interviews, talk shows in detail. Students will also look at non-verbal communication, layouts, and images to see how language interacts with other modes of communication. The course examines important media issues, such as the myth of a free press, racism, violence and commercialization and also provides important information on areas of media studies essential for analysing media discourse, i.e. media practices (the way reporters and editors work and how audiences shape and are shaped by the media).

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module, you should have developed skills in a critical linguistic analysis of spoken and written media texts/textual and visual media. You should also have gained an awareness of the place of the media in their broader political, economic, social and cultural contexts.

  Skills

  This module should enable students to build upon and enhance the linguistic skills that they have already acquired during the course of their degree and in particular should allow them to acquire and demonstrate: an ability to critically analyse and interpret written and spoken media texts; a broad understanding of media practices and media audiences; knowledge of a range of theoretical and methodological approaches within the field of media and language; critical thinking about how print and broadcast media are produced and distributed; proficiency in oral and written communication skills.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENL3004

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Writing Africa: The Colonial Past to Colonial Present (20 credits)

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  Writing Africa: The Colonial Past to Colonial Present

  Overview

  This module provides an overview of Anglophone prose fiction from and about the African continent, from the late 19th century to the present. Beginning with texts written at the height of British imperial power, the course charts imperial decline and decolonisation through literary eyes. Coming to focus on the African novel in English, students will study major concepts and debates in colonial and postcolonial studies and, by interrogating globalisation and the ‘colonial present’, will reflect critically on postcolonial theory itself. This course is structured around five themes: 1) Adventure, Exploration, Empire 2) Imperial Decline 3) Decolonisation: The Rise of the African Novel 4) Gender, Trauma, Conflict 5) Postcolonialism or Neo-imperialism

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module, students will have analysed a range of colonial and postcolonial fiction set in sub-Saharan Africa, from the Victorian period to the present. They will have engaged critically with key debates in colonial and postcolonial studies concerning language, identity and representation, and applied these to course texts. Students will have extended their knowledge and understanding of module themes (including colonialism, decolonisation, postcolonialism, globalisation and neo-imperialism), and developed an informed critical vocabulary for the examination of colonial and postcolonial literatures.

  Skills

  On completing this module students will be able to:
  • articulate their knowledge and understanding of colonialism, decolonisation, postcolonialism, globalisation and neo-imperialism
  • analyse and evaluate key critical terms, and deploy an informed vocabulary for the examination of colonial and postcolonial literature
  • demonstrate an ability to work with secondary materials
  • identify independent research questions (having selected their own essay and presentation topics)
  • display transferable skills in group discussion, written communication and oral presentation
  • demonstrate skills in using online research and learning resources effectively (having participated in a digital resources workshop)

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3185

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Far Right in Western Europe and North America (20 credits)

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  The Far Right in Western Europe and North America

  Overview

  Introduce you to the growing field of research into the politics of the far right and radical right populist politics in modern Europe and the Americas: It will;
  • offer you the opportunity to obtain an in-depth understanding of the leading far right/radical right/populist parties in Argentina, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden and the United States – the exact countries will depend on political developments;
  • assist you in defining the ingredients of the far right, populism, fascism in what is a very crowded field
  • enable you to acquire an in depth appreciation of far right ‘ideology’ and which votes are attracted to such parties;
  • analyse and debate the ingredients of populism
  • provide an understanding of why some parties are electorally more successful than other far right parties;
  • discuss the issue of right-wing motivated violence and right-wing terrorism;
  • encourage you to engage in open and free discussion and pursue further investigation into this area of politics;
  • allow you to improve their research, teamwork, time management, oral and written communication skills.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students you will have acquired:
  1. A familiarity with the evolution of the far right/populist right in Europe and the Americas.
  2. A full awareness of competing and complementary definitions of the 'far right'
  3. An understanding of the leading forces of the far right in countries that vary from year to year but can included, Argentina, Brazil, Austria, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United States.
  4. An in depth knowledge of who votes for far right and populist parties and also, who joins such parties.
  5. A thorough understanding of far right ideology.
  6. An appreciation of how how such parties emerge and develop and how they sustain themselves
  7. An ability to apply conceptual knowledge of the operation of far right politics not just to these eight cases under investigation in this module, but also to other far right parties across the globe.
  8. An awareness of the theme of right-wing violence and terrorism and the debates surrounding them.

  Skills

  1: Intellectual skills
  Students will be encouraged to improve their ability to assess and extract relevant information from lectures and secondary material, engage in discussions with the seminar leader and fellow students, and develop arguments and critical positions while dealing with this fascinating area of research. Students should be able of:
  Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  2. Professional and career development skills
  Students should develop their oral communications skills and ability to contribute to discussions and debates, hold informed conversations about the issues discussed, and improve their presentation skills. They should also enhance the following skills:
  Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  3. Transferable & Key skills
  Students will be encouraged to improve their ability to set objectives, develop their time management skills, and develop independence, self-confidence, and self-reliance in their academic and professional work.
  4. IT skills
  Students will thus be challenged to improve their e-learning skills, and get acquainted with the use of e-learning tools and to use electronic sources for study and research purposes. Students are also expected to produce a professional, word-processed document with accompanying bibliography and footnotes.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  60%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3056

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Challenges to contemporary party politics (20 credits)

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  Challenges to contemporary party politics

  Overview

  This module focuses on two themes: party system change and the contemporary challenges that affect political parties. Why and how do new parties emerge? Why do old parties survive crises and new party challenges? Who joins political parties and how can we explain the decline in party membership? How can parties and their representatives be more representative of society at large? Should parties be funded through our taxes or private money These are some of the questions that will be addressed in this module.
  The module is comparative in nature, with a focus on European and North American countries, but discussions of other cases are welcome.
  Assessment is designed to hone the students’ presentation, writing, critical and knowledge-transfer skills: students make a presentation that is partly assessed through student peer evaluation, write a country report, and write a policy paper in which they advise a political party on addressing a contemporary challenge (representation of women and minorities, party finance, or membership).
  Past students on this module have enjoyed the presentations and the advantages of peer assessment (making the presentation to the whole class, more focus on content and making a good presentation, and getting to exercise their critical skills through marking), as well as the relaxed style of the seminars and the ability to write a policy paper instead of an academic essay.

  Learning Outcomes

  - ability to critically discuss the functions and roles played by political parties in modern representative democracies
  - ability to identify the challenges political parties currently face
  - increased ability to use comparative qualitative and quantitative data to support arguments

  Skills

  I- oral presentation skills through a presentation and seminar activities
  - written communication skills and knowledge-transfer skills through writing a case-study report and a policy paper, including ability to write for a non-academic audience
  - critical skills through seminar discussions, writing a book review and a policy paper, and assessing their peers’ presentations.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3067

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Broadcast Media Project: Production (40 credits)

  ×

  Broadcast Media Project: Production

  Overview

  This module follows on from the project development module in semester 1. Students taking this module will produce a number of pre-selected student projects from semester 1. These projects can be radio, television or online/interactive in design exclusively, though interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. Students are offered the opportunity to develop specialist craft skills, in a range of disciplines and work in a structured way with industry professionals to enhance their own skillset and experience. The work will be completed to broadcast ready standard and will be exhibited publicly. Through the study of cognate work and production theory, students will also learn to reflect on their own creative practice and articulate their work in the context of contemporary broadcasting practices.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Develop and complete a full production cycle for their selected medium
  
  2. Create and exhibit creative media projects to a high technical standard
  
  3. Demonstrate newly acquired creative and technical skills to an advanced level appropriate to stage.
  
  4. Demonstrate and understanding of critical approaches to the study the broadcast media sector.
  
  5. Have the ability to write reflectively on their own creative practice with reference to cognate work and production theory.

  Skills

  1. Advanced craft production skills
  
  2. Enhanced communication skills
  
  3. Work as an integral part of the team.
  
  4. Demonstrate strong written skills
  
  5. Reflective practice skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  BCP3005

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Digital Audio Effects (20 credits)

  ×

  Digital Audio Effects

  Overview

  This module will introduce the basics of digital audio processing and how to achieve practical sound effect implementations. In the first half of the module, students learn how standard processing units such as filters, delays, modulators, compressors, and limiters can be employed to generate a range of classical effects. This involves two individual assignment: the first one is focused on the understanding of theory, concepts, and methods and in the second one the students design, implement, and demonstrate an effect chain.
  
  In the second part, students undertake an individual project in which they individually study a more advanced method of approach within one of the following more areas; analogue effects emulation, physical modelling, spatial audio, and spectral processing.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, a student will have achieved the following learning outcomes:
  
  * Comprehensive understanding of a wide range signal processing elements used in digital audio effects, including knowledge and appreciation of different approaches and paradigms
  * Understanding of the way audio effects are applied, including typical source signals and parameter control
  * Critically evaluate audio processing algorithms in terms of effectiveness and computational demand.

  Skills

  Successful participation in this module will enable students to develop skills in the following areas:
  * Study digital audio effects independently, from a variety of sources and by a variety of techniques.
  * Design and Matlab implementation of audio effect algorithms
  * Manage one's own learning and development including time management and organisational skills.
  * Articulate and effectively communicate the design and technological rationale for a given audio effect model through appropriate technical reports and presentations.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS3006

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Rise of Christianity 2: The Conversion of the Roman Empire (20 credits)

  ×

  The Rise of Christianity 2: The Conversion of the Roman Empire

  Overview

  A study of the growth of the Christian community within the Roman world from the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem (AD 70) to the death of Constantine the Great (AD 337). Students will assess the variety and character of early Christian teaching; the appearance and definition of heresies; the literary interaction between the upholders of Roman religio and Christians; the nature and extent of persecution within the Roman empire; the conversion of Constantine the Great (c. AD 312) and its significance for the Roman empire.

  Learning Outcomes

  To understand the methods used for the resconstruction of an historical topic and acquire advanced perspectives of early Christianity in its Roman context.

  Skills

  Advanced development of skills of analysis and evaluation, in particular the organization and interpretation of widely scattered and frequently fragmentary source material.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3071

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Placement (20 credits)

  ×

  Placement

  Overview

  The placement module is compulsory for those on a non-language Liberal Arts degree in the first semester of third year. The 100-hour placement normally lasts for a duration of 3 months and students work closely with School and Faculty Placement Officers to obtain approved professional experience with an employer relevant to their programme studies. LIB2002 will provide opportunities to make contact with employers providing career routes for arts and humanities graduates. It is expected that students will also expand their networks during LIB3001 where they will meet representatives from arts and cultural organisations with a view to future employment opportunities. During the placement, the student is a full employee and subject to all the requirements of the employer.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will:
  (i) have a developed awareness of the multiple public roles of the arts and humanities, with a specific focus on their employer’s contribution to the sector;
  (ii) complement the critical understanding of how their discipline contributes to the contemporary world with practical experience in the workplace;
  (iii) understand the operation of a relevant employer in the sector and how their work agenda correlates with the student’s learning to date on the programme;
  (iv) understand the challenges facing and opportunities for the arts and humanities in the twenty-first century workplace;
  (v) gain practical as well as theoretical insight into the how arts and humanities disciplines engage with and facilitate the local arts sector and the wider knowledge economy;
  (vi) acquire experience of working with people at all levels of a relevant sector employer.

  Skills

  (i) develop awareness of the roles that arts and humanities subjects play in the wider world;
  (ii) practical skills relevant to employment and future career planning;
  (iii) effective communication and group work skills;
  (iv) examine the contribution of student’s degree major to wider society;
  (v) ability to apply theoretical concepts of study to workplace scenarios;
  (vi) articulation of the value of the arts and humanities in society;
  (vii) improved understanding of the organisational and administrative principles involved in running an arts/humanities sector organisation;
  (viii) invaluable experience of the practical challenges facing arts/humanities sector organisations.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  LIB3003

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century: Evolution, Degeneration, and the Mind (20 credits)

  ×

  Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century: Evolution, Degeneration, and the Mind

  Overview

  This course will explore the diverse ways that writers responded to the dramatic developments in science in the nineteenth century, from Darwinian evolution and degeneration theory to the fascination with psychology, mesmerism and the mind. These emergent bodies of knowledge transformed conceptions of the self and society, and we will examine the strategies used by writers to engage with new conceptions of time, fears about progress, and the challenge to religious beliefs presented by the prospect of a directionless universe. Considering the emergence of social science and anthropology, as well as developments in evolutionary biology, psychology and the occult sciences, we will explore the ways science helped to shape nineteenth-century ideologies of race, class, and gender, and led to experiments with new and popular subgenres (including science fiction, imperial adventure, detective fiction and the utopian/dystopian novel).

  Learning Outcomes

  You will gain an understanding of the ways science participated in nineteenth-century constructions of race and empire, class and gender, and informed debates over subjectivity and social relations. You should be able to relate developments in biology, psychology and social science to fictional modes of representation, including developments in realist fiction, fantasy, and subgenre fiction. You will gain a more nuanced grasp of relationships between science, literature and culture in the nineteenth century.

  Skills

  You should build on skills developed on ENG2070, including the ability to relate texts to their historical contexts, the ability to engage with texts in both thematic and formal terms, the ability to relate scientific developments to literary developments (including the rise of science fiction, imperial adventure, detective fiction and the utopian novel), the ability to contextualise and question relationships between literature and science in the nineteenth-century, and to explore the dynamic relationships between fictional and non-fictional writings, the development of a critical awareness of the way science shaped (and was shaped by) nineteenth-century politics and culture. You will also acquire enhanced skills of independent thought and research, group-work skills and oral presentation skills.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3097

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Paths to Independence and Decolonisation in India and East Africa (20 credits)

  ×

  Paths to Independence and Decolonisation in India and East Africa

  Overview

  This module explores different, yet interconnected, paths towards independence in India and East Africa. On the surface the Independence movements in India, Kenya and Tanzania have little in common. India became independent in 1947, Tanzania in 1961 and Kenya in 1963. Leaving aside the partition of British India into what is today India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, independence for the subcontinent was already being discussed since about the First World War, whereas Kenya saw the emergence of a strong majority national movement only after the Second World War. However, there existed cultural and political connections between the Indian Subcontinent and East Africa which played a significant role in the struggle for independence in these regions. This course aims at illuminating the circulation of political ideas and the way in which they acquired specific meaning in local contexts. Moreover, the course highlights the importance of South-South connections in the making of the modern nation-state in Asia and Africa. Students will be expected to engage with a range of interdisciplinary sources such as governmental reports, political tracts, film documentaries, oral testimony and fiction.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
  Acquired knowledge and informed understanding of nationalist movements in Asia and Africa, their specific characteristics, and the connections and links between the countries studied.
  Analyzed and discussed a wide range of source materials.
  Confidently evaluate a range of relevant historiographical debates and approaches.
  Analyse a multiplicity of primary sources.
  Evaluate evidence for continuity and change across the period, and compare regional variations.

  Skills

  Students will improve their ability to engage with and critique a variety of historical interpretations.
  Students will develop their ability to identify and locate primary and secondary sources and to exploit them in constructing sustained and coherent arguments.
  Students will enhance their self-confidence, team-working and oral and written communication skills by engaging in group discussions, making presentations, and submitting written work.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3133

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Politics in Popular Song from the French Revolution to Punk (20 credits)

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  Politics in Popular Song from the French Revolution to Punk

  Overview

  This module will look at how music and song have functioned as vehicles for promoting political ideas or as reflectors of cultural philosophies or developments. Themes include: The expression of democracy in the Enlightenment; “Utility songs” in 19th-century revolutionary movements; Berlin Cabaret communication techniques; Eisler’s political song theory; song in Opera of our Time and Epic Theatre; American Civil Rights protest song; politics of folk; the 1960s, youth and counter culture; postmodernism, gender-crossing and pop as artifice; late-1970s punk rock; protest pop in the Thatcher years; techno from Kraftwerk to the Love Parade; 1990s hedonism and rejection of ideology.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module students will acquire:
  • knowledge and understanding of musical and performance techniques used by popular song in the communication of ideas to an audience;
  • knowledge and understanding of theories regarding the relationship between politics and music
  • knowledge and understanding of the political and historical background to trends and developments in popular music.

  Skills

  On successful completion of this module, students
  will have acquired the skills to investigate and understand issues to do with the relationship between politics and popular music;
  will have increased their skills in reading secondary literature and applying knowledge of it in their research for the assigned work;
  will have acquired skills in developing ideas, applying theoretical concepts, constructing arguments and showing the capacity to present them in appropriate ways.
  Will have developed communication skills in a variety of oral, written and visual media.

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS3055

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Restoration to Regency in Contemporary Fiction (20 credits)

  ×

  Restoration to Regency in Contemporary Fiction

  Overview

  This module examines contemporary (twenty-first century) novels set during the period 1660-1820: from the Restoration of Charles II to the Regency era popularly associated with Jane Austen. These works form part of the boom in ‘historical fiction’, a branch of the novel genre that dates at least as far back as Walter Scott’s Waverley (1814) but which has gained renewed popularity and prestige in recent years. By examining narratives set during a specific time-period, the module assesses the strengths and limitations of historical fiction, the reasons for its cultural and commercial purchase, its relationship to the past and to our contemporary moment, and the usefulness of the term ‘historical fiction’ itself. ‘Historical fiction’ encompasses a variety of modes, sub-genres and aesthetic categories, and the module addresses examples of ‘popular’, mass-market fiction and ‘literary’ (highbrow) fiction; intersections with other novelistic forms (such as crime, mystery and fantasy fiction); and the place within historical fiction of literary adaptations (of Austen’s novels especially). Historical fiction often returns to familiar motifs and historical events – such as the Napoleonic Wars or the decade of the 1660s, which saw the return of the monarchy, the spread of plague and the Great Fire of London. At the same time, contemporary writers have also revisited this period in order to recover marginalised voices: to reclaim, and re-imagine, historical identities in relation to gender, sexuality, race and class. Among other elements, we will consider narratives that focus on servants and slaves, and that explore such topics as crime and the city; social hierarchy and the status of women; empire and national identity; fact, fiction and historical ‘truth’. Via a dual focus on history and the present, the module will thus ask what contemporary fiction tells us about our understanding of the past, and about our own contemporary concerns, anxieties, and obsessions.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students will have developed higher-level knowledge and understanding of contemporary ‘historical fiction’, in relation to the specific time-period 1660-1820. They will be able to identify and articulate the key critical and theoretical issues surrounding this body of fiction, such as the relationships between narrative, history and ‘the past’; fact, fiction, and historical ‘truth’. They will be equipped to distinguish different kinds of historical fiction and the various genres and modes in operation within these novels: popular vs ‘literary’ fiction; crime, mystery and fantasy; the role of literary adaptation. They will be able to situate recent historical fiction in relation to earlier novels and the history of the (sub-)genre. On completion of the module, they will be more fully attuned to the limitations and risks, popular appeal and value of contemporary historical novels, with particular regard to the period from the Restoration of 1660 to the end of the Regency era.

  Skills

  Having completed this module students will be able to:
  
  • Analyse contemporary works of historical fiction in terms of genre, technique, readerships, and constructions of the past
  • Demonstrate understanding of the various ways in which contemporary novelists have conceived and depicted the period 1660-1820
  • Adjudicate critical and theoretical ideas regarding the relationships between fact and fiction, narrative and history within this literature
  • Demonstrate understanding of the ‘politics’ of historical fiction, with regard to the voicing of the historically marginalised and the investigation of personal and group identities in terms of gender, sexuality, race and class
  • Demonstrate transferrable skills in the forms of group discussion, written communication, and individual research

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3090

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Twentieth-Century China (20 credits)

  ×

  Twentieth-Century China

  Overview

  This module examines the last century for the most populous country in the world. During that period China experienced far-reaching changes and after a long submission period to the Western powers reaffirmed its central role on the global stage. In terms of political structures, there was a move from empire to republic, and then from a right wing to a left wing mono party rule. In that regard, the century can be split into before and after World War Two, when the leadership of the country was first in the hands of the Chinese Nationalist Party led by Sun Yatsen and then Chiang Kaishek, and since 1949 by the Chinese Communist Party led by Mao Zedong, then Deng Xiaoping and his successors. The twentieth century for China also witnessed epochal changes regarding society and culture, including the New Cultural Movement, the May Four Movement, the emancipation of women, and opposition to Confucian values. The course also presents the intricate foreign policy, which passed from a tributary system, to Japanese occupation, to a central player of the Cold War in Asia, and to a central player in the globalized world of today.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
  • Demonstrate detailed knowledge and understanding of the political and social changes of twentieth-century Chinese history.
  • Confidently evaluate a range of relevant historiographical debates and approaches.
  • Analyse and evaluate in translation a variety of primary sources drawn from across the period.
  • Evaluate evidence for continuity and change across the period, and compare regional variations.

  Skills

  • Students will improve their ability to engage with and critique a variety of historical interpretations.
  • Students will develop their ability to identify and locate primary and secondary sources and to exploit them in constructing sustained and coherent arguments.
  • Students will enhance their self-confidence, team-working and oral and written communication skills by engaging in group discussions, making presentations, and submitting written work.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3132

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Applied Ethics (20 credits)

  ×

  Applied Ethics

  Overview

  This module explores some of the major issues in contemporary applied ethics. The precise themes discussed may vary from year to year, but examples of topics which may be discussed include: the badness of death, the wrongness of killing, abortion, euthanasia, population ethics, genetic engineering, climate ethics, and intergenerational justice.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should have an understanding of some of the main arguments in contemporary applied ethics and their relation to normative theories, such as consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. They should also an appreciation of the bearing of such issues on current legal and social practice.

  Skills

  This module nurtures skills such as the careful reading of texts, the ability to explain and summarize the views of others, the ability to think dispassionately about issues on which one may already have preconceptions, the ability to develop (both orally and on paper) arguments of one's own, the willingness to engage in discussion with others in a tolerant and constructive manner.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL3064

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Environmental Catastrophes (20 credits)

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  Environmental Catastrophes

  Overview

  Environmental catastrophes occur when there is a rapid departure from normality and humans and/or ecosystems are unable to adapt. This module aims to give students a deep understanding of environmental catastrophes in terms of causes, mechanisms, and consequences. We will investigate natural and human-caused catastrophes over a variety of temporal and spatial scales (past-present-future).
  
  This module will cover important geographical topics including geohazards (e.g., volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and storm surges), and human-induced catastrophes (e.g., pollution, radiation disasters, loss of biodiversity and habitat destruction). In addition, we will investigate catastrophes that have been driven by natural factors in the Earth’s past, but are now being driven by anthropogenic activity (e.g. mass extinctions, rapid climate change). We will also consider theoretical constructs such as the Anthropocene, ecosystem resilience, and tipping points in the Earth System. The field trips will apply theoretical knowledge learned during the lectures into practice. Specific lecture content is subject to change.

  Learning Outcomes

  After completing the module students will:
  1. Understand the causes and consequences of past, present, and future environmental catastrophes;
  2. Understand and critically evaluate scientific evidence;
  3. Develop enhanced skills in scientific writing;
  4. Develop enhanced skills in writing detailed essay-based exam answers.

  Skills

  • time management;
  • referencing of published literature;
  • data collection, synthesis and evaluation;
  • presentation and communication skills;
  • ability to communicate complex information to a range of audiences;
  • ability to undertake independent learning;
  • understanding of how knowledge gained fits into an employable role;
  • critical understanding of scientific evidence;
  • scientific writing.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY3095

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Policy Briefing Paper (20 credits)

  ×

  Policy Briefing Paper

  Overview

  Students prepare a policy briefing paper, on an issue of contemporary importance, based on a request from a voluntary/community sector body in liaison with the Northern Ireland Science Shop. If a suitable request is unavailable, the briefing will be on a topic agreed with the module convenor. The briefing paper is developed using government publications and parliamentary records as primary sources. These are supplemented by academic and other publications from within the policy-making community. Students meet with the requesting body on several occasions in order to clarify the request and to deliver the final draft of the briefing.

  Learning Outcomes

  To research and analyse comtemporary policy issues of interest to the community and voluntary sectors.

  Skills

  Development of group work skills; expertise in interrogating a wide variety of data sources for relevant information; the application of theory to an empirical issue; communication skills including the use of visual/graphic material.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPY3002

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Irish Gothic (20 credits)

  ×

  Irish Gothic

  Overview

  This module explores Ireland’s unique contribution to the Gothic through an extraordinary range of texts that encompasses classics of the genre (such as Bram Stoker’s Dracula) alongside lesser-known writers such as Gerald Griffin and James Clarence Mangan. Whilst the reading for the module exemplifies the formal diversity of the genre, particular emphasis is placed on the accelerating use of the short story as a literary vehicle for terror (notably in the work of Sheridan Le Fanu and Elizabeth Bowen). The module pursues several interrelated lines of intellectual inquiry: the longstanding perception of Ireland as a site of Gothic horror; the role of Gaelic folklore and myth in creating supernatural terror; the reception and development of Gothic themes in Irish writing; and current critical debates in the field. In tracing the widespread prevalence of Gothic motifs and themes, the module seeks to delineate the contours of a distinctive aesthetic, and reflects on questions of colonial and gender politics, as well as dilemmas of national and sexual identities as they appear in the dark glass of Irish Gothic writing.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completing this module, students should have a thorough knowledge of the Gothic genre as it developed in Irish writing, and be able to identify and expand upon the distinctive formal and thematic features of this literary tradition. Students should also be able to situate texts in a range of relevant contexts, relating Gothic motifs and themes to the historical and cultural particularities of their production. Students should also gain good understanding of the current critical debates surrounding Irish Gothic writing.

  Skills

  Over the course of the module, students should develop/acquire the following skills:
  • to analyse primary and secondary material in a scholarly manner;
  • to research appropriate critical and historical material on any given literary topic;
  • to edit and present scholarly arguments and literary analyses to peers;
  • to negotiate a ranging critical field, and situate in relation to it their own analytical perspective.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3330

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Current Issues in the Philosophy of Religion (20 credits)

  ×

  Current Issues in the Philosophy of Religion

  Overview

  'Opentheism' and the contemporary reappraisal of the attributes of God; the development of reformed epistemology; a post-holocaust consideration of the problem of evil; the relationship between science and religion; the rationality of religious belief; and reflection on the being of God in contemporary philosophical theology.

  Learning Outcomes

  Knowledge and understanding of the context of the module: 1) should be introduced to the analytical and critical skills required for the study of philosophy; 2) should learn to assimilate and make use of key philosphical concepts; 3) should become familiar with the resources and current research on the subject; 4) should receive a basic foundation for further study in philosophy.

  Skills

  Transferable skills: 1) should learn to produce and present a well argued assignment of 3000 words; 2) should be able to present an article using full written communication skills; 3) should learn to assimilate and recall information; 4) should learn to assess the value of group discussion. Cognitive skills: 1) should develop independent thought and appropriate learning skills; 2) should learn to produce relevant arguments with supporting evidence; 3) should know how to evaluate and apply critical judgement in other disciplines.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  THE3054

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Marvels, Monsters and Miracles in Anglo-Saxon England (20 credits)

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  Marvels, Monsters and Miracles in Anglo-Saxon England

  Overview

  The very nature of marvels insists on their subjectivity: they are defined by the experience of their viewer. To marvel from the Latin mirari or to wonder from the Germanic wundar is to be filled with awe, surprise, admiration or astonishment. When we try to generalise about the meaning of marvels and the use of wonder in the Middle Ages, we are confronted with multiplicity. How do we read marvels? What’s their role in medieval texts? Are monsters and miracles to be read as marvels? One of the most critical tools for discussing the nature of difference that is central to the marvellous is the idea of the ‘Other’ which offers both psychological and political means of analysing the experience of wonder. The Anglo-Saxons were fascinated by the idea of encounters with strangeness and difference – a fascination that expressed itself in a rich and diverse rang of textual, artistic and geographical representations of such imaginings. Difference was considered both marvellous and monstrous; terrifying and fascinating; disgusting and desirable.
  This module examines the perceptions of the marvellous and monstrous in the literature of the Anglo-Saxons. It investigates the nature of those phenomena which the Anglo-Saxons experienced as marvels, how they interpreted their experiences of astonishment and how they recreated them for others. It analyses the importance of ‘marvellous difference’ in defining ethnic, racial, religious, class and gender identities, as represented in different genres including historiography (i.e. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle), travel narratives (Wonders of the East, Alexander’s Letter to Aristotle etc), hagiography (i.e. The Life of St Christopher) and other literary texts including Beowulf, Judith, Genesis B.
  Texts in Latin, Old Norse and Middle English may be used for comparative purposes. Modern English translations will be provided for all the texts. Students are also expected to be able to engage with texts in Old English.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of the module students should be able to:
  -Demonstrate a critical awareness of a variety of early medieval concepts and constructions of otherness and difference;
  -Show a familiarity with a range of medieval texts, genres and cultural concepts;
  -Demonstrate the ability to engage with both contemporary critical concepts and their applicability to pre-modern texts;
  -Show evidence of independent research and study skills;
  -Use relevant electronic databases to further their written work;
  -Demonstrate a consistent level of contribution to seminar discussions.

  Skills

  This module will enable students to:
  -Develop an informed sense of the complexity of concepts such as monstrosity, marvellous, superstition, miracle, religion, otherness;
  -Consider and evaluate how difference (racial, religious, gender, national) was conceptualised in early medieval English culture;
  -Acquire an understanding of various literary texts in relation to their cultural context and audience;
  -Develop an ability to engage critically with the primary material as well as familiarity with modern scholarly and critical approaches;
  Apply independent thought and academic research skills.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3011

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Trends in Modern Theology (20 credits)

  ×

  Trends in Modern Theology

  Overview

  A study of theological trends in the modern era with special reference to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

  Learning Outcomes

  To survey the main writings and controversies which figure in modern theology.

  Skills

  An ability to distinguish between different schools of thought and to appreciate the complex processes of development in the history of doctrine.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  THE3043

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Advanced Geographical Information Systems (20 credits)

  ×

  Advanced Geographical Information Systems

  Overview

  This module introduces the principles of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Science. Theoretical knowledge will be developed through lectures and reading while understanding of these concepts will be enhanced through the practical exercises. The practical sessions will be conducted using the ArcGIS software.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students who complete the module should: gain a sound understanding of the principles of GIS; gain the capability to apply a GIS package and apply knowledge to use other packages; develop the ability to understand and critically assess applications of GIS.

  Skills

  (T: taught; P: practiced; A: assessed)
  Enhanced ability to use computers effectively in spatial data input, analysis and presentation (T,P,A).

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY3060

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Traditional Irish Music: Form, Style and Development (20 credits)

  ×

  Traditional Irish Music: Form, Style and Development

  Overview

  This course is about the formal and stylistic characteristics of Irish traditional music and song. It explores the styles which have evolved on various instruments, the regional variations in styles, and some of the main aesthetic developments within the tradition since the early twentieth century. The styles of pipes, fiddle players, and singers are examined in detail in successive lectures. The course then examines the major aesthetic changes that have taken place over that last century: the introduction of new instruments, the increasing sophistication of ensemble performance and harmonic texture, and the resurgence in composition in the second half of the twentieth century.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this course you should understand the formal and stylistic limitations that characterize traditional Irish music and the variety of approaches that have been successfully incorporated into the tradition. You will have a detailed understanding of the stylistic techniques developed in particular regions of Ireland and on specific instruments, especially the pipes, fiddle, and voice. You will also have developed an understanding of the compositional process in Irish traditional music, and the characteristic styles of arrangement that have developed in the twentieth century.

  Skills

  SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS
  
  Students will develop:
  (i) Critical tools for structural listening.
  (ii) Stylistic appreciation of a particular genre of music.
  
  KEY SKILLS
  
  Students will:
  (i) Identify, analyse and solve problems by prioritising tasks, coping with complexity, setting achievable goals and taking action.
  (ii) Work with information and handle a mass of diverse data, assess risk and draw conclusions (analysis, attention to detail, judgement).
  (iii) Apply subject knowledge and understanding from the degree pathway.
  (iv) Possess high level transferable key skills such as the ability to work with others in a team, to communicate (both orally and in writing), influence, negotiate and resolve conflict.
  (v) Display interpersonal sensitivity, global and cultural awareness, and being able to adjust behaviour accordingly.
  (vi) Have the ability and desire to learn for oneself and improve one's self-awareness and performance, to demonstrate emotional intelligence.
  (vii) Demonstrate confidence and motivation, creativity, initiative, and the ability to cope with stress.
  (viii) Apply and exploit information technology.
  (ix) Be aware of organisational culture, policies and processes.
  (x) Understand basic financial and commercial principles.
  (xi) Demonstrate critical evaluation of the outcomes of professional practice.
  (xii) Reflect on and evaluate their own practice.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  50%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS3069

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Theatre of Brian Friel (20 credits)

  ×

  The Theatre of Brian Friel

  Overview

  Brian Friel was the most acclaimed playwright from Northern Ireland and one of the most internationally acclaimed playwrights of his generation. Students taking this module will learn how Friel wrote plays that proved to be popular with audiences around the world and gained such approval from leading critics and scholars. In addition, students will gain an understanding of the applications of performance in educational, community and social contexts. Students may also have the opportunity to engage with local hard-to-reach communities with Friel’s work to help them develop personal, social and interactive skills.

  Learning Outcomes

  • Understanding historical, contemporary and international contexts of production, circulation and reception of Friel's plays.
  • Developing ideas and constructing arguments on Friel's plays and the capacity to present them in appropriate ways.
  • Understanding the public and community nature of performance practice, with particular emphasis on collaborative learning and heuristic principles, on 'learning through doing' in group contexts in relation to Friel’s plays and related paratheatrical material
  • Understanding of the applications of performance in educational, community and social contexts and pedagogical perspectives as appropriate to drama
  • Understanding of the use of group processes in the creation of work including, for example, working collectively, ensemble, co-creation and hierarchical and non-hierarchical structures
  • Questioning the ethical implications and appropriateness of performance work to ensure activities are undertaken in safe and supported environments for specific audiences/participants.

  Skills

  • Describing, theorising, interpreting and evaluating performance texts and performance events from a range of critical perspectives;
  • Reading the performance possibilities implied by a script, score and other textual or documentary sources;
  • Realising a script, score and other textual or documentary sources in the engagement with hard-to-reach communities;
  • Planning, facilitating, delivering and evaluating projects that apply drama, participatory and performance subject expertise in social, educational, community and other socially engaged settings
  • Development of creative and imaginative skills as shown through the realisation of practical research projects on Friel's plays.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA3010

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Gender, Family and Social Policy: Comparative Perspective (20 credits)

  ×

  Gender, Family and Social Policy: Comparative Perspective

  Overview

  The module aims to explore the critical study of the gendered distribution of welfare. It reviews the welfare systems and institutions in the UK and elsewhere, and assesses their capacity to meet the welfare needs of women in diverse circumstances. The module also considers the position of women in relation to welfare states, as citizens, workers, carers and clients from international and comparative perspective.

  Learning Outcomes

  - To develop an understanding of key concepts and theories of welfare relating to the gendering of social needs and welfare systems from comparative and international perspective.
  - To improve an ability to identify appropriate evidence and analyse its relevance to policy-related issues, gender and policy issues in particular.
  - To understand the main sources of statistical data on gender (e.g. gender and poverty, inequality, and employment).

  Skills

  Development of analytical and evaluative skills; Oral and written communication and presentation skills; teamwork skills.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPY3019

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Working and Studying Abroad (20 credits)

  ×

  Working and Studying Abroad

  Overview

  The project will require the student to reflect on their extended period of residence abroad and the skills acquired as a result. It will include a 2000-word essay in the target language or languages. There will also be an oral examination in the target language or languages to be completed in the first half of the first semester following re-enrolment into Level 3.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of this module it is intended that you will:\n\nLinguistic Skills:\ndemonstrate advanced competence in the target language in both oral and written contexts\nbe able to understand the spoken language at near-native level\nhave developed enhanced strategies for independent language acquisition\nbe able to prepare and deliver an analytical report and oral presentation in the target language\n\nAcademic/Professional Skills\nhave demonstrated an ability to adapt to a new educational/professional context\nbe able to analyse and reflect critically on these experiences, and to communicate your conclusions orally and in writing\nhave developed an awareness and understanding of the structures and ethos of an educational institution (school/university) or workplace in a foreign country, and draw comparisons with the UK/Ireland\nhave enhanced your employability profile\n\nCultural Awareness\nhave gained an enhanced understanding of the culture and society of the foreign country through the experience of living and working/studying there\nbe able to draw comparisons with those of the UK/Ireland, and reflect critically on your own culture and society

  Skills

  have enhanced personal skills in six key areas (self-management & development, managing tasks, communication, working with others, applying knowledge, problem solving)\nbe able to articulate these skills in such a way that you are able to maximise personal development during residence abroad for your future career

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  50%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SPA3050

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  30 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  Yes

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Crime & Punishment 19th Century Ireland (20 credits)

  ×

  Crime & Punishment 19th Century Ireland

  Overview

  This module will focus on various crimes and different forms of punishment in nineteenth-century Ireland. It will consider offences against property and the person, including political offences, arson, murder, infanticide, domestic and child abuse, prostitution and sex offences. The punishment of criminals changed significantly during the nineteenth century and included execution, transportation, and imprisonment. Other suspects were deemed to be insane and were transferred to the so-called lunatic asylum. Much attention was devoted to the ways in which criminals could be punished and reformed before being safely released back into society. In this module, students will explore how female and male suspects, criminals and convicts were treated during this period. Emphasis will also be placed on the interpretation of primary source material relating to crime and punishment in nineteenth-century Ireland.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, the successful student should be able to: Outline motives for and consequences of various criminal offences; Identify, describe and assess ways that criminals and convicts were punished in nineteenth-century Ireland; Locate, question and interpret nineteenth-century sources relating to crime and punishment; Identify how the Irish experience of crime and punishment compared to other countries; Present work in written form for different audiences and develop additional transferable skills such as team-working and quantitative research skills.

  Skills

  Analytical skills; Research skills; Written and oral communication skills; Debating skills; Quantitative methods skills; Computer skills; Group work skills; Peer assessment skills.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3118

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Working and Studying Abroad (20 credits)

  ×

  Working and Studying Abroad

  Overview

  The project will require the student to reflect on their extended period of residence abroad and the skills acquired as a result. It will include a 2000-word essay in the target language or languages. There will also be an oral examination in the target language or languages to be completed in the first half of the first semester following re-enrolment into Level 3.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of this module it is intended that you will have developed skills in the following areas: (i) Linguistic Skills: demonstrate advanced competence in the target language in both oral and written contexts; be able to understand the spoken language at near-native level; have developed enhanced strategies for independent language acquisition; be able to prepare and deliver an analytical report and oral presentation in the target language (ii) Academic/Professional Skills: have demonstrated an ability to adapt to a new educational/professional context; be able to analyse and reflect critically on these experiences, and to communicate your conclusions orally and in writing; have developed an awareness and understanding of the structures and ethos of an educational institution (school/university) or workplace in a foreign country, and draw comparisons with the UK/Ireland; have enhanced your employability profile (iii) Cultural Awareness: have gained an enhanced understanding of the culture and society of the foreign country through the experience of living and working/studying there; be able to draw comparisons with those of the UK/Ireland, and reflect critically on your own culture and society.

  Skills

  At the end of the module, it is intended that you will: have enhanced personal skills in six key areas (self-management & development, managing tasks, communication, working with others, applying knowledge, problem solving); be able to articulate these skills in such a way that you are able to maximise personal development during residence abroad for your future career.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  50%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FRH3050

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  30 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  Yes

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Geographies of Outer Space (20 credits)

  ×

  Geographies of Outer Space

  Overview

  This module will explore the ways in which outer space has been imagined and explored in the modern age. The module will draw on level 1 and level 2 engagements with cultural, historical and political geography in presenting outer space as a cultural landscape. Topics covered will include the NASA Apollo missions, the Cold War ‘space race’, as well as British and European imaginations of outer space in fiction, art and science. Key conceptual considerations will include the extent to which scientific and artistic cultures have overlapped in imaginations of outer space, and the connections between (inter)nationalism and space exploration.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will have attained:
  - A detailed knowledge of the ways in which outer space has been conceptualised in the modern age;
  - An understanding of the historical context of space exploration
  - An appreciation of how the geographies of outer space connect to broader national and international scientific cultures

  Skills

  On successful completion, students will have acquired skills including (T taught, P practiced, A assessed):
  
  Subject specific:
  1) To identify and appreciate the key conceptual approaches used in the geographies of outer space (T; P; A);
  2) To identify, understand and interpret relevant subject- specific arguments made by others; (T; P; A);
  3) An ability to critically assess a wide range of cultural texts including visual imagery, cinematic film and popular literature (T, P, A)
  4) To think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field (P; A)
  
  Cognitive skills:
  1) Managing & prioritising knowledge: to identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge (T; P; A);
  2) Analytical thinking: to identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject- specific arguments made by others (P; A);
  3) Abstract and synthesise information from a range of different geographical sources (T; P; A)
  
  Transferable skills:
  1) Written and oral communication (P, A);
  2) To reflect on one’s own progress (P);
  3) To negotiate diverse and competing pressures (P);
  4) To use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments (P; A)

  Coursework

  75%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY3075

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Geographies of contested territories (20 credits)

  ×

  Geographies of contested territories

  Overview

  Drawing from literature inside and outside the discipline, this module will identify and critically reflect on some of the key themes and theoretical frameworks that have informed our understanding of the various spatial manifestations of conflict. This module will provide students with an in-depth understanding of the contestation of space in conflict and post-conflict contexts. Northern Ireland will be focused on as a key case study, as a context where the conflict continues to manifest itself residential segregation, the demarcation of territory and struggles over the changing governance of borders. International examples, including of Israel/Palestine will also be drawn on throughout this module in order to more fully explore the interaction between contested spaces and topics such as borders, (urban) governance and regeneration, commemoration and memorialisation, violence and struggles over resources.

  Learning Outcomes

  This module will enable students to:
  
  1) Write and talk fluently about different geographic perspectives of the Northern Ireland conflict/Troubles and the legacy of past violence;
  2) Think geographically about the manifestation of conflict;
  3) Assess theoretical approaches for analysing conflict;
  4) Appreciate the complexity of the relationship between space, politics, everyday life and conflict.

  Skills

  Subject-specific:
  1) Appreciate the spatial dimensions of the Northern Ireland conflict (T taught; P practiced; A assessed);
  2) Apply geographical thinking to understanding conflict and post-conflict contexts (T; P; A);
  3) Gain acquaintance with key theories and themes relating to the spatial manifestations of conflict in Northern Ireland and elsewhere (T; P; A);
  4) Understand key moments and places in the history and contemporary dimensions of the Northern Ireland conflict and peace process (T; P; A);
  
  Cognitive:
  1) Carry out independent research (P; A);
  2) Think analytically and synoptically (P; A);
  3) Appraise and imaginatively reconstruct a range of arguments (P; A);
  4) Offer and receive academic criticism in a constructive way (P; A)
  
  Transferable:
  1) Construct a logical and effective written argument (P; A);
  2) Discuss clearly and persuasively in class (P);
  3) Read attentively and critically (P; A);
  4) Work independently and to deadlines (P; A);
  5) Retrieve and sift relevant information from books, archives and electronic sources (T; P; A)

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY3074

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Renaissance Performance, Gender, Space (20 credits)

  ×

  Renaissance Performance, Gender, Space

  Overview

  This module will examine gendered dimensions of performance from the late sixteenth century to the Restoration. It will introduce students to ways of reading performance via a range of playwrights, genres and theatrical contexts. Topics will include Shakespeare’s boy actors, the children’s playing companies, female performance, shifting dramatic practices and theatrical innovation. It will raise questions about performance spaces and traditions and the representation of gender, location, status, cross-dressing, the body and the actor on this stage.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will gain knowledge of modes of representation on the Renaissance stage. They will become familiar with important developments in theatrical practices in this period. They will be able to critically reflect on the ways in which dramatic texts refract contemporary issues of gender, sexuality, status and location and to evaluate these themes across dramatic genres and performance spaces.

  Skills

  Students will develop skills of close analysis of texts in relation to Renaissance performance and cultural contexts. They will develop the ability to explore questions of gender, genre, space and performance. The module will improve students’ written and oral communication skills and enhance their abilities to develop an argument independently and through group work.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3181

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Old Testament Prophetic Texts (20 credits)

  ×

  Old Testament Prophetic Texts

  Overview

  This module will look at a selection of Old Testament prophetic texts from a historical, literary, and theological perspective. With the help of set texts from one or several prophetic books it will explore the interpretative issues arising from them. It will attempt to situate the prophetic oracles in their presumed original historical context, as well as in their current literary and canonical contexts and trace the impact of these on the meaning of the prophetic word.

  Learning Outcomes

  Knowledge and understanding of the set texts; familiarity with recent scholarship and ability to engage critically with it; ability to exegete prophetic texts; ability to evaluate critically different approaches to the text; ability to communicate effectively the results of exegetical research.

  Skills

  Transferable skills: Written and oral communication skills. Ability to work as part of a team. Ability to work efficiently to deadlines. Ability to manage time effectively. Cognitive skills: Ability to analyse arguments and to challenge the views of others in a relevant and courteous manner. Ability to construct logical arguments and make independent and reasoned judgments on the basis of available data. Ability to organize and use effectively large amounts of complex information. Subject specific skills: Ability to evaluate contemporary scholarship on the prophetic literature. Ability to engage in literary, historical and theological analysis of prophetic texts. Ability to discuss controversial issues in the interpretation of texts in an appropriate manner.

  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  THE3009

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Society, Death and Disease (20 credits)

  ×

  Society, Death and Disease

  Overview

  The module will have three main themes - human osteoarchaeology and its contribution to our understanding of life in the past, the study of funerary monuments and disease and its impact on past societies. In the first theme, students will be introduced to the study of archaeological human remains and what the osteological and palaeopathological analysis of past people can contribute to the studies of societies. Four practical sessions will provide an opportunity to identify human bones
  and to determine the age, sex and stature of a human skeleton. Theme 2 will focus on the information that can be gained from the study of funerary monuments and, in particular, Post-Medieval grave memorials. Fieldtrips will be made to Friar's Bush and Balmoral cemetries and students will be required to undertake a project on an aspect of grave memorials. The final theme will investigate a number of diseases of considerable antiquity, including leprosy and tuberculosis, which have had a strong impact on past human societies.

  Learning Outcomes

  An appreciation of human osteoarchaeology and palaeopathology
  An understanding of some of the contentious themes in osteoarchaeology
  An appreciation of multidiscplinary research
  An ability to critically evaluate scientific reports/papers
  An understanding of Post-Medieval grave memorials
  Competence in communicating ideas and arguments clearly to others

  Skills

  Undertanding of the basic techniques of human osteoarchaeology
  Practical analysis of Post-Medieval grave memorials
  Written self-expression
  Critical analysis of reports/papers

  Coursework

  0%

  Examination

  30%

  Practical

  70%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP3053

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Audio Engineering Project (40 credits)

  ×

  Audio Engineering Project

  Overview

  The project is an investigation on a topic in audio engineering. The project originators typically endeavour to ensure elements of design and interdisciplinarity in the project specification. There are, of necessity, many variations on this theme.

  Learning Outcomes

  To develop ability to conduct a substantial project over an extended period, perceive the nature of the problem or product specification to acquire and develop necessary skills and to plan and execute a suitable programme of work, including a final report.

  Skills

  Ability to apply general principles and design or analytical techniques to the solution of audio engineering problems. Such solutions may require investigative, practical or design skills or a combination of these. Originality and interdisciplinarity are encouraged.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  MUS3005

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  History and Theory of Architecture 3 (20 credits)

  ×

  History and Theory of Architecture 3

  Overview

  This module will provide an introduction to urban history and theory. It will present key ideas about the cultural, social, economic and political factors that shape the spatial and built structure of cities. It will highlight the significance of historic urban landscapes while interpreting the practice of urban design aesthetics and technologies. The focus will be on the relationship between architecture and the city, the role of buildings in the urban fabric and the complexity of context.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should be able to:
  
  Have an understanding of the complexity of contemporary urban landscapes and their historical and theoretical encounters.
  
  Have a knowledge and understanding of how cultural, social and intellectual histories as well as urban history and theory can impact on practice and design.
  
  Demonstrate an understanding of architectural and urban developments with special reference to specific themes and movements.
  
  Demonstrate an understanding of the contribution of the architect and co-professionals to the formation of briefs in diverse scales including building and urban scale.
  
  Have an ability to describe, analyse and synthesise structured arguments and present them in written, graphic and oral form using scholarly research methods (including essay writing, bibliography and referencing).

  Skills

  Ability to describe, analyse and synthesise concepts and ideas and communicate them in written form;
  Ability to carry out basic research methods;
  Ability to correctly reference and compose a bibliography;
  Ability to present a conceptual development to an audience;

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARC3024

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Contemporary Issues in British and Irish Human Rights (20 credits)

  ×

  Contemporary Issues in British and Irish Human Rights

  Overview

  This module will allow students to explore in some depth a variety of issues that raise important and difficult questions in the UK and/or Ireland concerning the extent to which certain claims should be legally protected as human rights claims. It will build on knowledge and skills already transferred to students through their Constitutional Law in Context and Rights and Accountability modules. The content of the module will vary from year to year depending on the issues that are most topical at the time and the staff available to teach on the module, but it is likely that in most years at least two or three weeks of teaching will be devoted to each of the following: (a) the prevention of terrorism, (b) the right to freedom from Torture, (c) the right to education, (d) the right to freedom of expression, and (e) the right to fair trial. The focus will be on how legislative and judicial institutions the UK and Ireland and the European jurisprudence have addressed these matters, with particular emphasis on case law.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire knowledge and understanding of the framework of laws and institutions within which human rights are protected throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. They will also develop an awareness of the variety of views that can be held on how best to protect the rights in question and of the interests that need to be taken into account when legislators and judges are deciding whether certain claims deserve to be protected under human rights law.

  Skills

  Students will deepen their ability to analyse legislation, to interpret judicial pronouncements, and to develop legal arguments orally and in writing that might persuade policy- and law makers to adopt a different position. Students will acquire a greater ability to present their views persuasively orally and in writing and to undertake research into the legal position in different jurisdictions.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  LAW3056

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  History & Theory of Architecture 2(ii) (10 credits)

  ×

  History & Theory of Architecture 2(ii)

  Overview

  This course covers selected themes and movements in architecture internationally from earliest times to the present day. These include detailed aspects of the Modern Movement, Architecture and Design c1900, and the Renaissance in Italy.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students will be able to:
  
  - Demonstrate an ability to build coherent narratives of the architectural developments and their significance in certain periods/contexts,
  
  - Understand the influences which gave meaning and value to architectural design and its associated with socio-cultural situations,
  
  - Present well‐structured and analytical evaluation of the characteristics of architecture that is sound and critically reflective.

  Skills

  Understanding of the influences which gave meaning and value to architectural design; evaluation of the architecture of the periods covered.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  10

  Module Code

  ARC3022

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Sentencing (20 credits)

  ×

  Sentencing

  Overview

  • Theories of Punishment
  • Sentencing and Human Rights
  • Pre-Sentence Decisions
  • The Sentencing Process
  • Custodial Sentences
  • Non-Custodial Sentences
  • Sentencing the Young Offender

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of the module the students should have acquired the following:
  • Understanding of the philosophical rationales for the imposition of punishment and of the ways in which they are reflected in the Northern Ireland Sentencing system;
  • Understanding of the relevant provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and the way in which it impacts on sentencing decisions;
  • Understanding of the ways in which the sentencing process can be affected by decisions made at an earlier stage of the proceedings;
  • Understanding of the law relating to the sentencing process (including the collection of relevant information, the legal constraints on sentencing, and the manner in which the sentence is chosen) and the ability to apply that law in context;
  • Understanding of the social and political factors relating to sentencing, and the way in which they are reflected in the current sentencing system;
  • Understanding of the relevant statutory provisions relating to custodial and non-custodial sentences, and the ability to apply those provisions in context;
  • Understanding of the law relating to the sentencing of the young offender, and the ability to apply it in context.

  Skills

  • Identify accurately issues that require researching
  • Identify and retrieve legal information
  • Use of primary and secondary sources
  • Recognise and rank items and issues in terms of relevance and importance
  • Bring together information and materials from a variety of different sources
  • Act independently in planning and undertaking tasks
  • Synthesise doctrinal and policy issues in relation to a topic
  • Judge critically the merits of particular arguments
  • Present and make a reasoned choice between alternative solutions
  • Reflect on own learning and proactively seek and make use of feedback
  • Use of English
  • Time management
  • Present knowledge or an argument in a way that is comprehensible to others and is directed at their concerns
  • Read and discuss legal materials which are written in technical and complex language
  • Produce word processed essays and text and present such work in an appropriate form
  • Use of the World Wide Web and of e-mail
  • Work in groups as a participant who contributes effectively to the group’s task

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  LAW3073

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  History & Theory of Architecture 3(ii) (10 credits)

  ×

  History & Theory of Architecture 3(ii)

  Overview

  This module will provide an introduction to urban history and theory. It will present key ideas about the cultural, social, economic and political factors that shape the spatial and built structure of cities. It will highlight the significance of historic urban landscapes while interpreting the practice of urban design aesthetics and technologies. The focus will be on the relationship between architecture and the city, the role of buildings in the urban fabric and the relevance of context.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students will be able to:
  
  Have an understanding of the complexity of contemporary urban landscapes and their historical and theoretical encounters.
  
  Have a knowledge and understanding of how cultural, social and intellectual histories as well as urban history and theory can impact on practice and design.
  
  Have the ability to describe, analyse and synthesize structured arguments and present them in written, graphic and oral form.
  
  Have the ability to undertake basic research methods including essay writing, composition of bibliography and referencing and self-management.
  
  Demonstrate an understanding of the contribution of the architect and co-professionals to the formation of briefs in diverse scales including building and urban scale.

  Skills

  Ability to describe, analyse and synthesise concepts and ideas and communicate them in written form;
  Ability to carry out basic research methods;
  Ability to correctly reference and compose a bibliography;
  Ability to present a conceptual development to an audience;

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  10

  Module Code

  ARC3003

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Postconflict Drama: Performing the NI Peace Process (20 credits)

  ×

  Postconflict Drama: Performing the NI Peace Process

  Overview

  This module will investigate the role of the arts, and specifically theatre and performance, in contributing to processes of conflict transformation, the politics of reconciliation, and the modes through which a post-conflict society deals with the past. It will examine different approaches various practitioners and performances have adopted in dealing with the legacies of political violence and it considers how theatre/performance is being used to assimilate traumatic history into public memory.

  Learning Outcomes

  On the completion of this module, students will:
  • have a critical understanding of how theatre/performance engages with questions of memory, history, testimony, witnessing, conflict transformation, commemoration and politics of reconciliation.
  • be able to evaluate how contemporary theatre/performance is responding to – and influencing – the post-conflict experiences of Belfast and beyond.
  • Be able to identify and evaluate different dramaturgical strategies employed by playwrights to deal with the past and the violent legacies of the Troubles.
  • Have improved their critical and intellectual understanding of the relationships between theatre, politics and performance;
  • Have improved their oral communication, time-management and essay writing skills through the submission of an essay abstract and the provision of formative feedback by peers & tutor.

  Skills

  Reflexive and independent thinking; awareness of interdisciplinary approaches to study. Writing of essays, seminar papers, presentations, use of library bibliographies and databases.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA3042

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Modelling the Social World (20 credits)

  ×

  Modelling the Social World

  Overview

  The module will enable students wishing to acquire advanced multivariate quantitative methods to be trained in such methods. This may include methods such as event history, multilevel modelling, or structural equation modelling.

  Learning Outcomes

  - Design strategies for collecting and modelling large complex quantitative data
  - Identify techniques for analysing quantitative data
  - Evaluate strengths and weaknesses for advanced quantitative methodologies
  - Determine appropriate usage of advanced quantitative methodologies for varying contexts
  - Recognise the principles needed to develop more specialist skills
  - Describe and evaluate empirical data and sources using advanced quantitative methodology
  - Interpret and convey quantitative output in both technical and practical terms

  Skills

  - Handling, managing and manipulating large and complex quantitative datasets
  - Employ statistical software package to analysis data
  - Design, execute, and interpret multivariate statistical analysis
  - Present and communicate quantitative material in a coherent manner and format

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SQM3004

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Special Topic in Creative Writing (20 credits)

  ×

  Special Topic in Creative Writing

  Overview

  This is a Special Topic module offered by a visiting Fulbright Distinguished Scholar in Creative Writing. The contents of the module, which will change on an annual basis, depending on the area of creative writing expertise of the Visiting Scholar, will provide an opportunity for students to work on a specific aspect of creative writing. The specific module content will be announced as early as possible each academic year. Students who sign up for this module will, as normal, have the right to switch to another module if the content does not suit their academic plans.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module students will have examined an aspect of creative writing and will have written extensively in the appropriate form or genre. Objectivity about their own creative practice will have been further fostered by the writing of a self-reflexive commentary to accompany their final submission. Students should have come some way towards developing their own creative voice.

  Skills

  To be decided.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENH3019

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Rehabilitating Reality: studies and strategies of the use of fiction to strengthen fact (20 credits)

  ×

  Rehabilitating Reality: studies and strategies of the use of fiction to strengthen fact

  Overview

  The phenomenon of “post-truth” has infiltrated and destabilised conventional factual broadcast practice. Among other problems, it has bred a deep suspicion and a burgeoning rejection of the observational mode of storytelling, a staple of conventional audio and audio-visual documentary and news gathering.
  
  In the face of this paradigmatic shift and the existential threat to the power and integrity of the media it represents, this module will look at various techniques in which fiction/fictive strategies can be used not to weaken or compromise representations of fact but rather to strengthen and deepen them.
  
  Focusing on both seminal and emergent audio and audio-visual work, this module will explore narrative strategies in broadcast media that channel fiction/fictional strategies in a bid to deepen the audience’s experience/understanding and feeling about factual situations. This will include strategies of re-enactment, ‘essayism,’ heightened subjectivism, docu-fiction, experimental documentary, creative memoire and socially-engaged drama.
  
  The optional module is intended as an equally-balanced theory and practice hybrid, which enables students to build on and interrogate broadcast skills they know well either through media practice or media consumption. It will also be a sound primer on the dilemmas and possible solutions/strategies facing media practice in the “post-truth” era.
  
  Students will engage with theory in the following area: documentary studies, epistemology, semiotics, post-structuralism, post-truth discourse, narratology and genre experimentation, among others. They will be exposed to examples of audio and audio-visual work which exemplify the constructive commandeering of fiction (or fictive strategies) in the service of strengthening of the veracity of factual information for audiences living in the “post-truth” era. Students also have the opportunity to develop and apply some of these strategies in their own factual broadcast practical work on the module.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module, students should be able to:
  
  - Understand analyse and critique “post-truth” discourse; its effect on factual media and society; and the larger societal stakes that surround its emergence.
  
  - Analyse media texts in relation to their attributes that are clearly fact-based and those which are fiction-based.
  
  - Analyse fiction-based attributes of factual output and discern if specific fiction-based attributes are beneficial or detrimental to the veracity of the output and, by extension, in the public interest.
  
  - Produce a media output that puts “fictional attribute(s)” or “fictive strategy/ies” at the service of a larger factual thrust.

  Skills

  By the end of this module, students should be able to:
  
  - Academic analysis and communication
  
  - Devising of fictive strategies for the purpose of bolstering the factual intention/character of a given broadcast output
  
  - Independent research
  
  - Advanced research skills.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  50%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP3006

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Kingship and Religion in the First Millennium AD (20 credits)

  ×

  Kingship and Religion in the First Millennium AD

  Overview

  The early medieval period represents a key period of transformation in European society, one in which new belief systems, strategies of rulership, social and economic structures laid the foundations for emerging national identities, state-level polities and the commercialisation that characterised late and post medieval society. This module examines key and emerging themes in the archaeology of early medieval Europe. Focusing on Ireland, Britain and Scandinavia in particular, it examines how societies both within and beyond the late Roman Empire transformed in the 4th to 11th centuries. The module debates aspects of migration and ethnicity, cosmology, the rise of new belief systems, the development of kingship, emergence of kingdoms, warfare and violence, economic and governmental structures, the Viking Age, emergence of aristocracy and urbanism, all of which cover key debates and trends in current research. Specific topics examined will include:
  
  The North European ‘Iron Age’
  Regionality and the Fall of Rome
  Migration and Ethnicity
  Art and Material Culture
  Archaeologies of Belief
  Cult and Kingship
  Death, Belief and Commemoration
  Conversion and Christianisation
  Christian Spaces and Royal Places
  Settlement and Landscape
  Trade and Exchange
  Kingdoms and Governance
  The Origins of the Viking Age
  Urbanism and Trade Systems
  Ethnicity and Rural Landscapes
  Religion and Society

  Learning Outcomes

  1. an knowledge of the sources used by early medieval archaeologists in Europe
  2. an understanding of the methods used by early medievalists for analysing data from a range of sources.
  3. an understanding of key themes relating to early medieval Europe

  Skills

  1. the ability to identify and use effectively specialist publications including fieldwork reports, surveys, and excavation reports.
  2. the ability to collect, collate and analyse data from a range of different sources relating to themes in the early medieval archaeology of Europe using relevant techniques.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP3085

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Romans (20 credits)

  ×

  Romans

  Overview

  A detailed study of the setting of Romans and its major theological themes; exegesis of selected portions of the book.

  Learning Outcomes

  To allow the student to become acquainted with the distinctive contribution made by Paul in Romans to the development of the New Testament Church and its theology.

  Skills

  Exegetical skills; historical analysis; ability to present a short research paper to a seminar; ability to present well argued written work including footnotes and bibliography (3000 words); knowledge of bibliographical and IT tools to do NT research.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  60%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  THE3085

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  British Film: Mainstream and Fringe (20 credits)

  ×

  British Film: Mainstream and Fringe

  Overview

  This course will explore British film and cinema by focusing on regional, marginal and minority cinemas of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. As well as examining the visual culture of British and Northern Irish cinema, this module will also examine the industrial contexts and aesthetic strategies of the UK’s regional cinemas. It will engage with such issues as the relationship between national, transnational and regional cultural identities; the representation of and engagement with ethnic minorities and immigrants; and the emergence of alternative ‘regional’ identities among disenfranchised populations.
  
  The module will also explore audience reception, looking at how the national and regional contexts influence popular and critical judgments, as well as at the formal and thematic elements of the films which guide viewer response.
  
  Films studied may include I Know Where I’m Going (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1945), Blue Scar (Jill Craigie, 1949), A Taste of Honey (Tony Richardson, 1961), Above Us the Earth (Karl Francis, 1977), Local Hero (Bill Forsyth, 1983), The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (Peter Greenaway, 1989), Orlando (Sally Potter, 1992), Brassed Off (Mark Herman, 1996), Divorcing Jack (David Caffrey, 1997), Orphans (Peter Mullan, 1998), Dirty Pretty Things (Stephen Frears, 2002), In This World (Michael Winterbottom, 2002), Hunger (Steve McQueen, 2008).

  Learning Outcomes

  • To demonstrate advanced skills in the critical analysis of various aspects of film culture
  • To explore notions of film and cinema and how these link to cultural and social change
  • To plan and conduct an original research project which engages with the topics covered on this module and to present written work of a high quality
  • To demonstrate enhanced generic skills in written and oral communication, the process of research, the organisation of material, and the presentation of informed critical arguments that relate to relevant issues and debates.

  Skills

  - skills of analysis and critical engagement
  - advanced level research skills
  - ability to explore conceptual debates
  - specific knowledge of the processes of censorship and regulation

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM3032

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Advanced Theatre Practice (20 credits)

  ×

  Advanced Theatre Practice

  Overview

  To hone student skillsets in one of three distinct strands: Acting, Directing and Production Skills.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module you should have:
  1. Significant command of fundamental skills in and approaches to acting, directing or production.
  2. An understanding of the rigours and commitment required in mounting a full production.

  Skills

  1. Have a developed command of at least one key production or performance skillset and an understanding of related skillsets.
  2. Have developed your team-working and problem solving skills.
  3. Have developed your capacity for reflective review.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  DRA3005

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Gender and Media (20 credits)

  ×

  Gender and Media

  Overview

  The module aims to introduce students to exploring broadcasting through the lens of gender. Students will analyse the representation of women and women’s lives in fiction, and the extent to which women are represented in factual programming; they will examine the roles women play in the media industries and to what extent women are involved in producing television; and they will analyse how broadcasting serves women. The practical element of the assignment, and practical presentation exercises throughout the module will also allow participants to develop presentation and debating skills.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of this module students will be familiar with the issues around the roles women play in the broadcasting industries, the research on inequalities and the campaigns to address those inequalities; they will be able to recognise and analyse gendered programming; they will be able to apply theories around broadcasting and gender to programming examples and deconstruct them; in addition, they will be able to evaluate their own work, and how it can challenge the broadcasting landscape.

  Skills

  Analysis and critical thinking; analysing broadcasting; understanding theories around gender; broadcasting presentation skills; structuring an argument for presentation.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP3004

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction Devolutionary Identities (20 credits)

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  Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction Devolutionary Identities

  Overview

  The past decades have not only seen an increasing interest in the historical, political and economic crosscurrents between Scotland and Ireland, but they have also witnessed a remarkable literary renaissance on both sides of the Irish Sea. This course explores the transformed literary landscape of Irish and Scottish fiction since the 1980s in relation to the (d)evolutionary processes of cultural and social change in today’s Atlantic archipelago, concerning in particular the Irish Republic’s economic boom in the 1990s (commonly referred to as the ‘Celtic Tiger’), the Peace Process in Northern Ireland, and the movement towards the reconstitution of the Scottish Parliament. We will examine how these changes and the issues that they raise are reflected in an indicative selection of Irish, Northern Irish, and Scottish novels, focusing on the relationship between the formal and stylistic experiments often found in these writings and the concepts of identity, society, the nation, history, and gender that they draw on, resist, and/or give rise to. In this respect, we will pay due attention to ideas about the role of literature, gender, sexuality, class, race, and religion in the (re)construction of national identity; questions of power, authority and authenticity, and the impact of globalization on cultural production; the politics of place and the rural/urban divide; revisions and representations of history, and issues of trauma and memory; the literary use of non-standard English; narrative tropes, techniques, and typographic experiments.
  
  This course aims to establish a comparative framework in order to trace the shared concerns and noteworthy differences that characterise and constitute a significant part of the contemporary Irish and Scottish literary scene. It is designed to introduce students to dominant critical and literary paradigms as well as key debates in Irish and Scottish Studies raised by postcolonialism, postmodernism, (post-) nationalism, gender studies, and feminism. To that end, literary texts will be read alongside theoretical and cultural perspectives in both fields, copies of which will be provided in a course reader.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of the module, students will have gained a in-depth knowledge of 11 Irish and Scottish novels and developed an understanding of the corpus of, and crosscurrents between, contemporary Scottish and Irish fiction. The module will introduce students to dominant critical and literary paradigms as well as key debates in Irish and Scottish Studies raised by postcolonialism, postmodernism, (post-) nationalism, gender studies, and feminism. They will be able to apply the knowledge they have gained in textual analysis of contemporary Irish and Scottish fiction, expanding their sense of new developments in subject matter, literary technique, and language use.

  Skills

  Students will gain a range of subject-specific, intellectual, practical and transferable skills: they will develop their critical assessment of texts and gain deeper analytic and textual competence. They will also hone their presentation and writing skills and learn to present and discuss complex issues with clarity and cogency, both orally and in writing, write clearly and succinctly, and organise study time effectively.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG3060

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  That Vast Catastrophe: The Great Irish Famine (20 credits)

  ×

  That Vast Catastrophe: The Great Irish Famine

  Overview

  To understand the most terrible historical moment in modern Irish history. This single-semester module is concerned with one of the great climacteric episodes in Irish history. The demographic, economic, social and political events of the period 1845-49 will be studied in detail. Considerable attention will also be paid to the decades preceding the Great Famine, in an attempt to answer the question: "was the Great Famine inevitable?" Similarly, consideration will be given to the longer-term economic, social and political consequences of the Great Famine. This is a tutorial-led module and will employ a purpose-designed tutorial handbook.

  Learning Outcomes

  To understand the most terrible historical moment in modern Irish history.

  Skills

  The analysis of historical problems; critical evaluation of facts and arguments; the interpretation of primary historical evidence; practice in constructing and writing informed and literate essays; verbal presentation and group work.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3033

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Gender and Politics (20 credits)

  ×

  Gender and Politics

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the centrality of gender and sexuality in shaping political dynamics at the local, national and global level. It approaches the topic from three perspectives - feminist political thought; strategies for political mobilization and change; and the relevance of gender in international affairs. The module aims to offer an introduction to the contribution of feminist intersectional scholarship in challenging understandings of politics and international relations as gender-neutral and draws attention to the, often neglected, experiences, agency and political claims of gender minorities. It considers key contemporary issues such as intersectionality and feminist politics, sexuality and reproductive justice; social movements and anti-gender politics; war, peace and security; climate change and the politics of global crises.
  Lectures will chart the development of feminism in its diverse ideological strands and ‘waves’.
  Students will have the opportunity to discuss theoretical perspectives and empirical examples as entry points to the gendered complexities of global politics.

  Learning Outcomes

  To provide a political perspective on gender; to clarify the diversity of feminist thought; to analyse and explain the causes of women's inequality in the public and private realms; and to provide an understanding of the inequalities confronting women.

  Skills

  The ability to comprehend the politics of sex and gender in an historical and theoretical framework; to develop a political perspective on gender; to debate positions; to engage in small group activity; to improve oral presentation and essay-writing skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3008

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Domestic, Symbolic and Funerary Monuments in Prehistoric Europe (20 credits)

  ×

  Domestic, Symbolic and Funerary Monuments in Prehistoric Europe

  Overview

  This module explores prehistoric monuments belonging to the world of the living, of the dead, and of their symbolic aspects. The lectures will focus on the architecture of these monuments on their roles the changing ritual and belief systems of past societies and on their relation to the environment. The geographical scope of the module ranges from Ireland to the Mediterranean and encompasses all of prehistory, based on specific case studies.

  Learning Outcomes

  A sound knowledge of aspects of European Prehistory
  - An understanding of the role of megalithic monuments in the organisation of past societies
  - A critical understanding of theory and methods relating to the study of monuments, landscapes and rituals
  - An understanding of approaches to the systematic study and interpretation of prehistoric art and material culture
  - An understanding of anthropological and social theory relating to ritual, religion and art
  - An appreciation of changing methods, approaches and interpretations of archaeological sites

  Skills

  Identifying, recording and interpreting monuments and ritual landscapes
  - Recognising different classes of prehistoric art and architecture
  - Critically analysing primary and secondary archaeological data, site plans and landscapes
  - Research skills
  - Report and essay writing

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  25%

  Practical

  35%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP3088

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Wolf Children and Baby Boomers: The Family in European History 1945-1970s (20 credits)

  ×

  Wolf Children and Baby Boomers: The Family in European History 1945-1970s

  Overview

  The Second World War caused enormous upheaval to families across Europe, separating parents and children as well as couples and resulting in an estimated 11 million children having lost one or more parents by 1945. The project of the reconstruction of post-war Western European society placed a huge emphasis on reuniting families, where possible, and reconstructing the so-called traditional family. As the Cold War took hold, the idea of the ‘traditional’ – nuclear, Christian – family also came to be seen as a bulwark against the threat of Communism. However the return to traditional family life after 1945 was in large part an illusion, since the impact of war was so deep that there could be no return to normal. The long separation of war put enormous strain on the couples and families who were reunited, while aerial bombardment meant that millions had lost their homes: separation, divorce and single mothers were common features of the late 1940s. The war also changed how psychologists thought about parents and children: witnessing the trauma of children in war sparked a new focus on children and childhood in psychoanalysis.
  
  By the 1950s, Western European society was also being transformed in new ways: migration was transforming European cities into modern, multicultural spaces, while villages and farmlands across Europe were being emptied of people. The scale of social change meant that political and religious authorities also felt the so-called traditional family to be under threat, prompting moral panics about women and youth. By the late 1960s, it was clear that the ‘traditional family’ of conservative, Christian rhetoric was deeply out of touch with reality. The ‘sexual revolution’ of the 1960s gave way to wide-scale youth revolt by the end of the decade. The 1968 protests which erupted across schools and universities in France, Italy, West Germany and beyond, were above all a generational rebellion. The second-wave feminist and gay liberation movements of the 1970s continued their radical critique of the family, suggesting new communal forms of living were the answer.
  
  This module will examine the political importance of the family in the post-war reconstruction and the Cold War, setting the rhetoric of political and religious leaders against the reality of changing family life, while exploring how new ideas of family life emerged in the 1960s and 1970s. We will draw on the history of the emotions to discuss changing family relationships. We will also examine how ideas about children, childhood and adolescence changed over the late twentieth century from the fears about feral ‘wolf children’ playing in the rubble of bombed cities to the emergence of the teenager in the 1960s. While the focus will be on Western Europe, with case studies drawn from France, Britain, Italy and West Germany, we will also examine the alternative ways of thinking about the family that emerged from communism. Tutorials will focus on source analysis and discussion: primary sources will be drawn from newspapers, political posters, novels, memoirs and films as well as manifestos and oral history interviews.
  
  Weekly topics may include:
  
  Displaced children after 1945
  Returning veterans and post-war families
  The family as Cold War propaganda
  Moral panics about 1950s youth
  Race, migration and multiculturalism in Britain and France
  Migration and the family in southern Europe
  Radical ideas about family in 1960s Italy and West Germany

  Learning Outcomes

  Aims
  
  • Explore a variety of approaches to the history of the family, as they apply to late twentieth-century Europe.
  • Examine the history of family life in late twentieth-century Europe as it intersects with cultural, social and political developments in history from the impact of World War II, the rise of consumer society, developments in medicine and technology to the rise of youth cultures, counter cultures and protest movements.
  • Prompt reflection and debate about how and why the private, intimate sphere of family life can become the subject of political and religious concern.
  
  Objectives
  
  Having successfully completed the module, you should be able to:
  
  • Understand the different methodological approaches to the modern history of the family.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of different types of primary sources including personal testimonies, manifestos, fiction and mass media sources such as film, magazines and documentaries.
  • Discuss how commercial, religious and political forces have shaped people’s attitudes to family life, emotions and relationships over the course of the late twentieth century.
  • Be able to draw connections and comparisons across time and space, using the case studies covered in the module.

  Skills

  In completing this module you will develop the following skills:
  
  • Analysing and discussing a range of primary sources in textual, visual and audio-visual forms
  • Working individually and as part of a group to analyse sources and readings, and to present historical arguments
  • Examining and evaluating the arguments of other historians
  • Presenting your arguments and analyses in written form

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3023

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Contemporary Critical Theory (20 credits)

  ×

  Contemporary Critical Theory

  Overview

  This module provides a framework for understanding contemporary critical theory by exploring some key thinkers in the minor canon (e.g. Spinoza, Hume, and Nietzsche) before turning to exploration of contemporary debates and positions such as the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, poststructuralism, and radical liberalism.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successfully completing this module, students should have an appreciation of the central role that theoretical concepts play in understanding and critiquing social and political life. In particular, students will appreciate the contested nature of concepts such as reason, autonomy, progress, power, the body, the Other, and modernity, and be able to use these concepts in a critical and interrogatory way in political analysis. Students will also appreciate the contested and ambivalent nature of the Enlightenment legacy to contemporary social and political theory. Seminar discussions will develop oral presentation skills, and sharpen students' ability to debate succinctly some theoretically informed critical perspectives. On completion of the module, students should understand the critical potential of social and political theory in offering both critiques of and alternatives to the political legacy of the Enlightenment.

  Skills

  The ability to think conceptually and to construct cogent essays. Communication of complex ideas in a clear and concise form, both orally and in writing. Pursue intellectual and political questions in a rigorous manner, employing analytical skills and critical thinking.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3004

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Religion: Death or Revival? (20 credits)

  ×

  Religion: Death or Revival?

  Overview

  This module presents theoretical approaches to and empirical studies of religion, concentrating on religion and modernity. Specific topics iclude sociological definitions of and approaches towards religion, debates on secularisation theories, modern religious expressions (new religious movements, spirituality, fundamentalism), rational choice approaches to the study of religion, the globalisation of religion and political responses to religious diversity.

  Learning Outcomes

  - To understand the non-normative character of the sociological study of religion.
  - To acquire a knowledge of some key contributions, both classic and recent, in the sociological analysis of religion.
  - To become aware of the existence of debates within the subject and to learn to use evidence to critically evaluate competing claims.
  - To become more aware of the interplay of religion with other social processes (eg modernity, globalisation).
  - To address, through the consideration of evidence and through discussion, our preconceptions about some contentious issues pertaining to religion.

  Skills

  - Using the written word - essay writing.
  - Using the spoken word - Participating in group discussions.
  - Developing reading skills.
  - Searching for and obtaining information.
  - Evaluating , synthesizing and interpreting information.
  - Increasing your awareness of religious diversity in contemporary societies.
  - Using evidence to critically evaluate competing claims
  - Developing and defending reasoned opinions
  - Developing and demonstrating independent thinking

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SOC3052

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice (20 credits)

  ×

  Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice

  Overview

  This module explores young people’s engagement in offending and responses to it. It considers the extent and nature of youth offending, how it changes with age and its association with other social contexts. Analysis of official statistics and self-report survey data will be placed within a broader understanding of the social construction of youth, drawing on political, media and other sources. The module will critically assess explanations of youth crime and desistance, including major theoretical explanations and developmental/life course perspectives. The second half of the module considers social responses to youth crime and the role of the youth justice system in particular. The various discourses which inform youth justice will be compared and the ways in which they have been applied will be critically analysed. Finally, the module will consider more recent shifts in thinking on youth justice, examining arguments related to minimum intervention, the minimum age of criminal responsibility and ‘positive youth justice’.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will:
  • Critically assess the extent and nature of young people’s antisocial and offending behaviour and experiences of victimisation.
  • Critically evaluate key concepts and theoretical approaches that have developed to explain youth crime and desistance.
  • Compare and analyse various models of youth justice and assess the ways in which they have been applied.
  • Critically evaluate current youth justice policy and consider the potential for youth justice reform.

  Skills

  On completion of this module students will be able to:
  • Develop research skills by identifying and retrieving appropriate sources of information in print and electronic format.
  • Develop an ability to apply relevant theories to policy development.
  • Communicate coherent arguments through the analysis of relevant literature, critical thinking and enhanced writing skills.
  • Develop an ability to write in a clear, structured and critical manner for a variety of audiences and purposes.
  • Development of oral presentation skills through contributions in lecture and tutorial debates.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CRM3003

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Sin Cities? Everyday Life in the Modern Metropolis (20 credits)

  ×

  Sin Cities? Everyday Life in the Modern Metropolis

  Overview

  What, when and - perhaps most importantly - where was modernity? Were cities merely the inactive sites or containers of emerging economic, social and cultural processes, or was urbanity a fundamental part of what it meant to be living in a ‘modern age’? ‘Sin Cities’ explores these questions through the study of metropolitan centres in the Western world between c.1880-1939. You will be taken through urban life in places such as London, New York, Paris and Berlin – and the pleasures, anxieties and identities that they came to represent.
  
  The course begins with the late-nineteenth century growth of both academic and popular belief in the idea that cities were now somehow different to what had come before – new, shocking, and possibly the end (or maybe the beginning?) of Western society. Following lectures and tutorials range widely across a diverse field of analytical approaches and topics, including: sexuality sub-cultures; shopping and entertainment; miscegenation and ‘slumming’; prostitution and ‘sexual danger’; and the rise of urban sociology. We will end the module by debating the importance of the ‘urban variable’, and its value as a distinct category of historical analysis.

  Learning Outcomes

  i) Students will acquire knowledge and understanding of urban history as a specific discipline.
  ii) Students will be able to critique the concept of ‘modernity’ in a Western framework.
  ii) Students will hone their capability to understand different theoretical approaches (gender, class, sexuality) relevant to social history more broadly.
  iv) Students will be able to understand the history of different countries in a comparative framework.

  Skills

  i) Students will enhance their ability to critically analyse different primary sources in connection with secondary literature.
  ii) Students will increase their confidence and ability to orally present analysis and argument, working in groups.
  iii) Students will increase their ability to organise and synthesise secondary literature in a coherent argument.

  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  40%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3128

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Philosophy for Children (20 credits)

  ×

  Philosophy for Children

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the principles and practice of philosophy for children. At the beginning of the module, students undertake an intensive two-day training course where they consider what makes a good philosophical stimulus, how to structure a philosophy for children enquiry, and how to use their philosophical expertise to develop suitable learning resources for children. On successful completion of this training course, they will be assigned a placement in a local primary school where they will be expected to facilitate 8x1hour philosophical enquiries. As part of the module, they will also be expected to attend a number of seminars where they will consider the philosophical underpinnings of the Socratic method of enquiry that is at the heart of philosophy for children and compare it with other styles of doing philosophy.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of the course, students,
  
  --should have an understanding of the principles and practice of philosophy for children;
  
  --should have a critical awareness of different conceptions of philosophical enquiry;
  
  --should be able to facilitate an effective one-hour philosophy for children enquiry with primary-age children.

  Skills

  This module will develop intellectual skills, including analytical thinking, managing and developing subject-specific knowledge, and critical and independent thinking.
  
  It will also promote professional and career development skills, notably communication skills, teamwork, sensitivity to diversity issues, and time management.
  
  In addition, it will develop organizational skills, such as the ability to meet deadlines, the ability to facilitate discussion amongst a group of people, the ability to lead discussion, the ability to innovate and think creatively within a workplace setting.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL3068

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Environmental Geopolitics (20 credits)

  ×

  Environmental Geopolitics

  Overview

  Since the end of the Cold War, environmental issues have become one of the most important considerations in global politics. While geopolitics has been largely defined by territorial matters, geopolitics is increasingly concerned with humanity’s geological changes, what has been termed the Anthropocene. We are now determining our own geological futures, inextricably embedded with nature which requires new spatial categories and political thinking. The student will be introduced to the debates around global environmental change in geography and cognate disciplines of International Relations and environmental politics with a keen interest in the spatial dynamics at play. This course will review the conceptual and contemporary theoretically driven case studies related to environmental politics at the local, national, regional, and international scales of geopolitics. In this module, we will explore the relationship between environmental changes and conflict; global governance and international environmental agreements; capitalism and climate change; industrial development and indigenous populations; resource scarcity; relevance of environmental security to national security; and environmental catastrophe related matters such as migration.

  Learning Outcomes

  This module will enable students to:
  
  1) Write and talk fluently about debates in environmental politics;
  2) Think geographically about environmental politics;
  3) Assess theoretical approaches for analyzing environmental security and geopolitics;
  4) Appreciate the complexity of the relations between space, politics, and environment.

  Skills

  Description
  
  
  
  Pre-Requisites
  
  None
  
  Co-Requisites
  
  None
  
  Compulsory Element
  
  None
  
  Course Contents
  
  Since the end of the Cold War, environmental issues have become one of the most important considerations in global politics. While geopolitics has been largely defined by territorial matters, geopolitics is increasingly concerned with humanity’s geological changes, what has been termed the Anthropocene. We are now determining our own geological futures, inextricably embedded with nature which requires new spatial categories and political thinking. The student will be introduced to the debates around global environmental change in geography and cognate disciplines of International Relations and environmental politics with a keen interest in the spatial dynamics at play. This course will review the conceptual and contemporary theoretically driven case studies related to environmental politics at the local, national, regional, and international scales of geopolitics. In this module, we will explore the relationship between environmental changes and conflict; global governance and international environmental agreements; capitalism and climate change; industrial development and indigenous populations; resource scarcity; relevance of environmental security to national security; and environmental catastrophe related matters such as migration.
  
  Supplementary Notes
  
  None
  
  Learning Outcomes
  
  This module will enable students to:
  
  1) Write and talk fluently about debates in environmental politics;
  2) Think geographically about environmental politics;
  3) Assess theoretical approaches for analyzing environmental security and geopolitics;
  4) Appreciate the complexity of the relations between space, politics, and environment.
  
  Skills
  
  On successful completion, students will have acquired the ability to:
  
  Subject-specific:
  1) Appreciate the spatial dimensions of environmental security/politics (T taught; P practiced; A assessed);
  2) Apply geographical thinking to understanding and potentially resolving environmental conflicts, practices, and perceptions (T; P; A);
  3) Gain acquaintance with key thinkers and major concepts that relate to environmental geopolitics (T; P; A);
  4) Understand key moments and places in the history of global environmental change (T; P; A);
  
  Cognitive:
  1) Carry out independent research (P; A);
  2) Think analytically and synoptically (P; A);
  3) Appraise and imaginatively reconstruct a range of arguments (P; A);
  4) Offer and receive academic criticism in a constructive way (P; A)
  
  Transferable:
  1) Construct a logical and effective written argument (P; A);
  2) Speak clearly and persuasively to a group (P);
  3) Read attentively and critically (P; A);
  4) Work independently and to deadlines (P; A);
  5) Retrieve and sift relevant information from books, archives and electronic sources (T; P; A)
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  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  40%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY3084

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Radical Hope:Inspiring Present-day Sustainability Transformations through an Examination of Our Past (20 credits)

  ×

  Radical Hope:Inspiring Present-day Sustainability Transformations through an Examination of Our Past

  Overview

  • Indicative module content
  • Listening Carefully (Carsten Wergin)↓
  • Looking at the ordinary – a tender practice of forging relationships (Tania Katzschner) ↓
  • Radical Hope in Turbulent Times: sources of inspiration from politics to poetry (John Barry)
  • The Rise of Optimism in the Conservation Movement (Elin Kelsey) ↓
  • Expecting the Unexpected—The Role of Art in the Dissemination of Radical Hope (Patrick J. Reed) ↓
  • The Art of Protest: Radical Hope Envisioned and Embodied (Amy Hay) ↓
  • Recurring Earthquakes and the Rebirth of Hope (Sophia Kalantzakos) ↓
  • Infrastructures of Hope (Erika Bsumek) ↓
  • Air Pollution: Issues and Solutions (Hal Crimmel) ↓
  • Thrifty Science (Simon Werrett) ↓
  • Planting seeds of hope: Environmental Education for the Present & future (Kieko Matteson) ↓
  • Environmental Security: The Courage to Fear and the Courage to Hope ( Allan W. Shearer) ↓
  • Look Down for Hope – Phytoremediation in an Italian Steel Town (Monica Seger) ↓
  • Living In Good Relation with the Environment: A Syllabus of Radical Hope (Alina Scott) ↓
  • On Love and Property (Kara Thompson) ↓
  • Design, Hybridity and Just Transitions (Damian White) ↓
  • The Answer is Blowing in the Wind: Grassroots Technological Networks of Wind Energy (Kostas Latoufis; Aristotle Tympas ) ↓

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this course, you should be able to demonstrate:
  
  • An understanding of the different dimensions of hope and its variants and opposites in the context of climate breakdown, environmental crisis
  An ability to integrate different disciplinary perspectives on hopeful responses to the global ecological crisis;
  • Understanding of the uses and resources from history and other countries;
  • The ability to analyse and evaluate different disciplinary, historical and geographical examples and debates around radial hope and the Anthropocene;
  • Develop ability to think critically, reason logically, and evaluate evidence in multidisciplinary context
  • Understand main differences and similarities between political, ethical, economic, creative and historical methods of studying the Anthropocene

  Skills

  Ability to work with other people;
  
  Ability to work across and integrate different disciplinary perspectives on the same issue;
  Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments *
  Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and in creative and innovative ways and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the fields of study
  Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance Technical and practical skills
  Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT Organizational skills
  Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3100

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Climate Change (20 credits)

  ×

  Climate Change

  Overview

  Climate change is one of the most pressing and challenging issues facing humanity. Global temperatures are rising; heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense; wildfires are burning through vast swathes of forest; ice sheets and glaciers are melting; permafrost is thawing; sea levels are rising; rainfall is becoming more intense and causing increased flooding in some places, yet also becoming more seasonally sporadic and causing increased drought in other places. All the while, the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases have withdrawn from international pledges to curb emissions (USA) and grown their economies through the rapid expansion of fossil fuels (China). This module explores this complex myriad of issues, ranging from the physical scientific basis of climate change to the human response in adapting to and mitigating climate change at the international and individual level. Among the range of hard and soft skills acquired, students will have the opportunity to apply technical climate modelling skills in the production of a report and will also gain experience in communicating complex scientific ideas to a general audience in the production of a portfolio.

  Learning Outcomes

  After completing the module students should be able to:
  1. Develop a knowledge and understanding of how the Earth’s climate has changed since the onset of
  the Industrial Revolution, set within a long-term palaeoclimate context
  2. Explain the factors responsible for contemporary climate change and disentangle these from natural factors responsible for climate change throughout geological time
  3. Develop a knowledge and understanding of climate modelling and critique the reliability of models in
  producing future climate scenarios
  4. Develop a knowledge and understanding of climate adaptation and mitigation, and explore the barriers to their successful implementation
  5. Apply practical skills to acquire future climate scenarios and statistically analyse and interpret their
  impacts
  6. Communicate complex scientific ideas to a range of audiences

  Skills

  General & Employability Skills: Bibliographic searching; referencing of published literature; Critical evaluation of published literature; Abstraction and synthesis of information into coherent written arguments; Ability to communicate complex scientific ideas to a range of audiences; Quantitative data and statistical analysis; Data presentation; Ability to undertake independent learning; Time management
  Subject-specific Skills: Climate Modelling

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  GGY3073

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Thatcher's Britain (20 credits)

  ×

  Thatcher's Britain

  Overview

  An examination of the Thatcher era (1979-1990) from political, cultural, social, intellectual and international perspectives. The module will also consider the longer-term, post-1945, development of Thatcherism and its legacy in the 1990s. Topics to be considered include: race and national identity; Britain and the wider world; devolution and local government; economics; party and identity politics; urban unrest; and debates over the nuclear deterrent.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should be able to demonstrate: 1) knowledge of the main developments of the Thatcher era, both in outline and fine detail; 2) an understanding of the deeper, and longer-term, changes occurring in British politics, society and culture after 1945; 3) an ability to engage with the relevant historiographical debates; 4) an ability to analyse a range of relevant primary sources; 5) an appreciation of the distinctive challenges of contemporary history.

  Skills

  On completion of this module, students should have acquired the following skills: 1) an increased ability critically to engage with historiography; 2) an increased ability to analyse primary sources; 3) an increased ability to develop an argument in written and oral forms.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3127

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Special Topic in Irish Writing (20 credits)

  ×

  Special Topic in Irish Writing

  Overview

  This is a Special Topic module offered by a visiting Fulbright Scholar. This course focuses on contemporary Irish women writers and their depiction of home in light of the poetic duality of scáth, an Irish word that may be translated as either shadow or shelter. This duality of scáth helps capture the complicated nature of home, especially for Irish women, who have historically been caught somewhere between viewing “home” as a sheltered respite or as an imprisoning shadow. After rooting the Irish female literary tradition in Irish myths, we will study both how today’s authors not only describe this paradoxical relationship but also offer models of women who simultaneously resist the shadows and create their own shelters of beauty and hope without denying or ignoring ugly realities. Sample texts include Emma Donaghue’s Room, Anna Burns’s Milkman, and Maggie O’Farrell’s This Must Be the Place.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will develop their skills in: close reading of literary texts; analysis of literary texts within cultural, historical, and biographical contexts; oral communication; formulation of critical arguments; research methods; scholarly writing, including the integration of primary and secondary sources and adherence to academic conventions

  Skills

  To be decided.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENH3020

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Politics, Public Administration and Policy-Making (20 credits)

  ×

  Politics, Public Administration and Policy-Making

  Overview

  The study of public administration and policy has witnessed resurgence in political and other social sciences in recent years, as scientists in these fields seek to better understand a) how political preferences are translated into action, or otherwise, and b) the role played by contemporary bureaucratic systems and international organisations in shaping public policy. The recent financial, economic and political crises across the OECD have also renewed popular interest in key aspects of governing, including the regulation of markets, the organisation and role of the public service, the interplay between institutions and policy choices, and the politics of reform – all of which require analysis that moves beyond the political sphere. This Module, addresses these and other questions by drawing on a new generation of scholarship with which the Convenor is closely involved. In combining theoretical learning with real-world practice, it will provide students with high-quality competence in respect of the dominant theories and schools of thought concerning the organisation and management of contemporary government.
  
  The Module provides students with the opportunity to develop a more detailed understanding of modern governing by exploring the interplay between politics and public administration in the process of policy making. For the last three decades, the disciplines of public administration and policy-making have been predominantly taught in business schools (under such titles as public sector management) but without recourse to concepts or theories which political science usefully offers and which are now in much demand. This Module thus presents an excellent opportunity for graduate students to gain proficiency in public administration and policy, and to develop detailed knowledge of modern governing in and beyond the political arena.
  
  Topics to be covered could include:
  
  • Understanding politico-administrative relationships
  
  • The role of public administration in public policy
  
  • Comparing systems of policy making and administration
  
  • Autonomy and control in public administration and policy
  
  • The policy process in theory and practice
  
  • Regulatory governance
  
  • The role of politico-administrative culture
  
  • Public policy development and network forms of governing
  
  • Public policy and administration at the sub-national level
  
  • The role of international organisations in national public policy and pdministration
  
  • The politics of administrative reform
  
  
  In all cases, students will be exposed to theoretical approaches to these issues with a view to mastering them, and also expected to apply their learning to real-world practice of policy-making in a political environment. The Module will also involve engagement with statistical datasets and publications produced by international organisations such as the OECD, IMF and EU which have become of increasing importance in understand the motivations of national governments. The Module will be presented by means of 11 seminars, including some with invited practitioners, and assessed by means of written assignments and reflective learning logs.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module students will have acquired:
  
  1. Critical knowledge and awareness of contemporary theories in public administration and policy making and their relevance to current problems faced by Western governments
  2. Enhanced understanding of political-administrative relationships and their role in shaping contemporary policy making
  3. In-depth knowledge of a number of key processes in contemporary government, including policy implementation, regulation, reform and evaluation
  4. Competence in some of the key international and national debates concerning the future role, organisation and cost of public administration systems
  5. Excellent knowledge of varieties in public administration systems and cultures, at national and local levels
  6. The ability to sustain critical assessment of policy proposals and administrative organisation
  7. Communicate ideas about the work and reform of systems of political governance

  Skills

  As per the University’s requirements, this module will assist in developing students’ skills in a wide variety of areas. These include:
  
  Intellectual skills
  • Managing, Understanding & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage and use such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments in the context of theoretically informed knowledge
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT to source data and produce coherent information
  • Data management: ability to source timely and relevant information from international organisations and databases
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear argument; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3068

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Punishment, Penal Policy and Prison (20 credits)

  ×

  Punishment, Penal Policy and Prison

  Overview

  The aim of this module is to provide students with a critical understanding of the nature and issues surrounding punishment, penal policy and imprisonment. There is a concentration on the use of imprisonment, and the problems associated therewith, but other forms of punishment (or ‘treatment’ of offenders) are also considered.
  
  The module will explore the theories behind punishment – the justification for applying penal sanctions to transgressors of the criminal law –before focussing on how the use of prison has come to dominate the penal landscape in many modern societies. Some of the specific issues associated with the modern use of prison will as be explored. For example, issues such as prison violence, order and control, accountability, equality and diversity and the effects of imprisonment. Alternatives to imprisonment will also be considered in light of more general issues in the sociology of punishment and control. Throughout the course issues will be considered in terms of international (and historic) comparisons and contexts with, where applicable, specific reference to Northern Ireland will be made.

  Learning Outcomes

  • An understanding of fundamental concepts underpinning the major sociological approaches to punishment and the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches as they are applied to sanctions in particular societies.
  • A knowledge of relevant theories, concepts and debates within the area of punishment and imprisonment.
  • Familiarity with current research into the effects of sanctions predominately used in Western society.
  • The ability to critically analyse the strengths, weaknesses and effectiveness of the different sanctions used in Western society.

  Skills

  • Be able to demonstrate an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of the major explanations of the historical evolution and role of punishment in society
  • To know the key issues and challenges relating to current penal systems.
  • Be able to identify, retrieve and interpret information on patterns on crime and punishment and to relate these to specific debates and issues.
  • Be able to follow and critically assess debates and controversies surrounding the CJS and how these relate to broader social policy strategies in promoting social exclusion or inclusion.
  • Be able to assess CJS policies in terms of their impact upon issues concerning ethnicity, gender and class.
  • Be able to develop a critical understanding of a range of contemporary debates concerning the relationship between the philosophy and practice of punishment.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CRM3001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Psychological Perspectives on Crime (20 credits)

  ×

  Psychological Perspectives on Crime

  Overview

  This module examines the contribution of psychology to our understanding of crime, criminals and the operation of the Criminal Justice System. The course is organised around three basic themes. The first theme considers psychological theories of crime and offending behaviour. It will examine how neuropsychology, psychological characteristics and psychological disorders help explain patterns of offending behaviour. It will also consider the social psychology of group offending. The second theme considers the psychological dimensions of more serious and violent crime, including murder, sexual violence and terrorism. The final theme considers the intersection of psychology and the criminal justice system, from the initial investigation of crimes through to the sentencing and rehabilitation of offenders.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students will be able to:
  • Understand key psychological concepts and processes that have developed and are developing in relation to study of criminal behaviour
  • Demonstrate knowledge of how common psychological theories are applied to the study of crime, offenders and the operation of the Criminal Justice System
  • Critically discuss the usefulness of psychological approaches to the study of crime, offenders and the operation of the Criminal Justice System
  • Appreciate the interdependency of psychological and sociological perspectives of crime, criminals, victims and justice.

  Skills

  On completion of this module students will be able to:
  • Critically apply psychological theory and concepts to understand the development of crime, its representation, and social policy responses to crime and deviance;
  • Explain and evaluate the application of psychological procedures within the investigation and detection of offenders.
  • Critically evaluate current psychological practices and processes in the administration of the Criminal Justice System;
  • Display ability to construct an argument for presentation in both oral and written media
  • Conduct reasonably detailed library based research.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CRM3005

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Film and Music: Theory and Criticism (20 credits)

  ×

  Film and Music: Theory and Criticism

  Overview

  This module considers how music and image interact in film, and the social and cultural aspects of these associations. Students will be introduced to a range of key theories, in particular those surrounding music in classical cinema, and will obtain a precise understanding of the ways in which music ‘works’ in film, achieved via the close analysis of a range of filmic texts.
  
  The module also considers ways of discussing film music in non-specialist terms, and as such no formal training in music is required to enrol on this module.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate:
  
  1) the ability to analyse the associations between music and film in a sophisticated manner
  
  2) a broad understanding of the various critical and theoretical approaches to film music
  
  3) an understanding of scoring practices in film, including how they have developed over time
  
  4) an understanding of the sociological and cultural aspects of film music

  Skills

  1) Critical thinking skills
  
  2) Analytical skills
  
  3) Skills of rhetoric and argumentation
  
  4) Presentation skills
  
  5) Written, verbal, and visual communication skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM3024

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Criminology Across Borders (20 credits)

  ×

  Criminology Across Borders

  Overview

  This module will touch upon some supranational criminological issues in contemporary societies. It aims to consider how crime and justice unfolds outside the remit of the sovereign state. In particular, it will cover the following topics:
  
  -Crime and Justice Beyond the state: Globalization, and state sovereignty, challenges for crime and justice.
  -Transnational threats: from the emergence of international crime, to contemporary issues such as terrorism, migration and organised transnational crime as current international threats.
  -War and its framing: crime, justice or new forms of war; and responses to conflicts.
  --International Policing: the raise of Interpol, Europol and Frontex; their role and functions; data mining and technology; drones as policing tools; the continuum between war and the re-structuring of the security sector.
  -International Criminal Courts and the crimes of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity; War Crimes; Rape as a Weapon of War.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module, students will be able to:
  
  Demonstrate knowledge of relevant theories, concepts and debates on globalization and supranational criminology.
  Critically engage with the idea of international threats and their implications, broadly conceived, for our societies and institutions; the emergence of policing and sentencing bodies to regulate behaviour in the global arena.
  Analyse, evaluate and engage in systematic and critical argument concerning contemporary global criminal justice issues.
  Show development in their capacity for independent critical thinking, research and oral and written skills.

  Skills

  Practical/Study Skills and Employability Skills:
  
  - Present information and communicate ideas in a coherent manner and academic format
  - Oral skills through participation in lectures and tutorials, class presentations and group
  discussions, ability to argue personal viewpoint and discuss with others
  - An ability to write in a clear, structured and critical manner incorporating information from academic texts and international organization reports
  -Retrieve, select and read critically relevant information from international governmental and non governmental organizations
  - A capacity for critical reflection and independent thinking, generating new insights and seeing topical problems and issues from different perspectives.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  10%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CRM3007

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Religion and Empire: Christian Missions ro Africa, Asia and Middle East (20 credits)

  ×

  Religion and Empire: Christian Missions ro Africa, Asia and Middle East

  Overview

  Christian missions are often seen as old fashioned, but for long they were at the forefront of modernity. They carried modernity overseas and brought back fresh ideas which helped shape new societies. This course investigates when and how Christian overseas expansion happened; how missionaries related to empire and indigenous peoples; why and how Africans or Asians chose to convert; what they did with the Christianitywith which they were confronted; and how missionary activities contributed to the elaboration of new ideas of race, class and scientific knowledge at home.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students who successfully complete the module should
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the history of Christian expansion in the 19th and 20th centuries;
  • Be able to develop critical arguments about religion and modernity in the West and in the rest of the world;
  • Be able to engage successfully with archival material;
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of essay writing, bibliographic work, and oral presentation.

  Skills

  Critical writing; archival research; oral presentation.
  Archival research will be kept to a minimum, in an archive in Belfast or online. The oral presentation will be a presentation of archival material to be used for the second (major) essay.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3099

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Critical Thinking and the Past (20 credits)

  ×

  Critical Thinking and the Past

  Overview

  In this module, we will look at a range of often controversial arguments within and outside Archaeology and Palaeoecology, and focus on ways of reasoning and logical fallacies within those arguments. Topics discussed include ‘fringe’ science where a degree of archaeology is involved, such as the so-called ‘crystal skulls’ or the existence of giants or extremely long-lived humans as supposedly documented within religious texts, but also wider debates using Earth-(pseudo)science such as the age of the Earth, supposed evidence for a global flood, flat Earth, chemtrails and global warming denial.
  While discussing these topics, we will look at the nature of arguments made, and identify logical fallacies. We will also look at hypothesis testing. It is hoped that this module will equip the students with enhanced capabilities to apply critical thinking during and after their studies.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, the student will:
  - have acquired knowledge on lines of reasoning
  - have applied critical thinking to a range of topics inside and outside archaeology
  - be able to identify logical fallacies in arguments

  Skills

  • Written and oral self-expression
  • Group work
  • Website investigation
  • Time management
  • Critical thinking

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  50%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP3089

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Reintegration After Prison (20 credits)

  ×

  Reintegration After Prison

  Overview

  The course content begins with the process of prisoner release with coverage of risk assessment, parole decision making, and types of post-prison supervisory arrangements. Next, it will review rehabilitation strategies, including research around “what works” and “what matters” in reintegration, the impact of public opinion and community resources, and debates around models and measures of reintegration success. Finally, the course will explore what is known about the process of desistance from crime, how individuals are successfully able to move away from criminal behaviour and integrate into communities.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the conclusion of this module students should be able to:
  • Understand the core theories and arguments around offender rehabilitation and desistance from crime
  • Communicate, explain and debate these criminological theories.
  • Critically examine and question common sense knowledge on rehabilitation and the criminal justice system.
  • Assess an empirical study of rehabilitation/desistance.
  Appreciate the role of theory in general and the impact of the historical context to the development of different theoretical perspectives.
  
  • Identify the basic features of the main theoretical perspectives.
  
  • Communicate, explain and debate criminological theories.
  
  • Identify theoretical approaches that can contribute to explain specific crimes and/or reactions to crimes.
  • Critically examine and question common sense knowledge on crime and the criminal justice system.
  
  • Write and articulate an evaluation of different theoretical approaches to crime.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills:
  
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, interpret, explain and evaluate research and theory around rehabilitation and desistance
  • Critical and independent thinking: construct ideas by questioning assumptions, commonplace statements, and institutional arrangements in relation to these issues.
  
  • Social thinking: Reach beyond personal experience towards a broader social perspective.
  
  Professional and Career development skills:
  
  • Writing skills: ability to articulate informed personal views.
  
  • Communicating effectively: ability to argue persuasively in theoretical terms.
  
  • Self Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a study/ life balance

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CRM3008

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Gaeilge 3 (40 credits)

  ×

  Gaeilge 3

  Overview

  Building on skills acquired at level 2, this module aims to develop the skills and understanding that will be required to deal with a broader variety of language tasks. Linguistic, sociolinguistic and cultural awareness will be consolidated and deepened.
  The module will contain the following elements:
  1. Language Enrichment (2 hours per week)
  This session will form the core of the module and will revolve around a set topic (at an appropriate level) each week. A variety of language acquisition and development methods will be employed: group discussion, oral presentation, reading and critical analysis, synopsis and independent writing.
  2. Language Accuracy (1 hour per week)
  This class will focus on particular aspects of the target language appropriate to this level (e.g. deeper structures involving copular and relative clause constructions, some of which will be further complicated by elements of regional variation).
  3.Contextual Study (1hr per week).
  This component, which will vary across the two semesters, will deepen and contextualise the other elements of the module by placing them in a broader sociolinguistic and/or historical linguistic context, for example, Dialectology (Sem. 1); The Irish Novel (Sem. 2).

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of the modules students should:
  1) be able to demonstrate a high level of fluency, accuracy and spontaneity in oral and written communication, including the use of a broad variety of linguistic structures and vocabulary, congruent with carrying out activities in Irish in a professional environment;
  2) be able to deal with a broad variety of material in the target language, including material which is complex and abstract, and which involves a variety of genres, dialects and registers;
  3) be able to demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the structures of the language and their broader linguistic context and the ability to use appropriate reference works effectively;
  4) be able to synthesise knowledge, identify key points, and structure and present arguments at a high level in a range of formats and registers;
  5) be able to demonstrate understanding of core dialectal differences in Irish.

  Skills

  On successful completion of the modules students should have developed the following range of skills: The module will advance the skills acquired in Levels 1 and 2. Key skills which will be developed to a high level will be independent thinking and learning, self-reflection, and self-management.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  35%

  Practical

  25%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  CEL3101

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Gairmeacha le Gaeilge (20 credits)

  ×

  Gairmeacha le Gaeilge

  Overview

  The work internship module will provide students with a practical exposure to working in an Irish-language setting. Students will undertake an internship (minumum of 50 hours across one semester) in an Irish-language organisation, public body, company, or educational service, where work is conducted through Irish. Students will be required to arrange this internship in consulation and in agreement with the module coordinator, and to complete relevant paperwork in advance of placemment.
  
  The module will provide students with a breadth of practical experience in a professional Irish-language environment and the opportunity to apply and build on the skills attained from modules taken at level 1 and 2 (particularly professional oral and written language skills).
  
  Students will be required to (i) maintain a weekly log book or diary which will describe their activities and what they have learned from these, (ii) complete a minimum of 50 hours work across one semester, (iii) prepare and present an oral presentation on their activities (20%), and (iv) complete a final essay piece (80%).

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
  
  • apply their academic experience and knowledge of Irish language in a professional setting
  
  • appreciate and understand how Irish language businesses/organisations operate
  
  • reflect on, evaluate, and report their own practice
  
  • identify existing and new work-related skills
  
  • report on enhanced knowledge of career pathways in the Irish language sector
  
  • communicate professionally through the medium of Irish in a variety of modes (digitally,
  verbally: written and oral)
  
  • produce a professional report describing the details and experiences of their work placement and the details of the particular project on which they worked.

  Skills

  This module will enable students to:
  
  • demonstrate a capacity for independent work in a professional setting
  
  • demonstrate an understanding of what the placement organisation does, how it is managed, and the culture within the organisation
  
  • identify the skills needed in relation to particular job/career opportunities
  
  • analyse their own personal skills, identifying ways to improve through personal development planning
  
  • demonstrate high-level presentation, reading and writing skills (in Irish)

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CEL3010

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Economics of Corporate Strategy (20 credits)

  ×

  Economics of Corporate Strategy

  Overview

  A brief overview of theories of industrial and economic organization, contemporary theories of the firm, agency costs, evolutionary economics, transaction cost economics, incentives, entrepreneurship, mergers, hybrids, corporate governance, strategic management, competitive advantage.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of the module, students will have
  (1) developed an understanding of the key theoretical, empirical and case study methods in business economics as a way of understanding firms and industries;
  (2) developed an awareness of accepted theories which underpin how businesses are organized;
  (3) enhanced their capacity to structure an argument, to make points accurately and consistently;
  (4) become familiar with the relevant aspects of the business economics literature
  (5) developed an ability to interpret data, weigh evidence and draw policy conclusions from a range of sources.

  Skills

  Familiarity with theoretical and applied topics in modern business economics, oral and written communication skills, interpreting data, weighing evidence and drawing policy conclusions

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO3013

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Labour Economics (20 credits)

  ×

  Labour Economics

  Overview

  For most of us the labour market is arguably the most important market that we ever participate in: it’s where we spend a lot of our lifetime and is where most of the income that we spend on goods and services comes from. Labour economics helps us to understand this key market and our own place within it. Many social policy issues – poverty and inequality, unemployment, welfare benefits, education, migration – are also inextricably linked with the labour market. Labour economics helps us to gain a better understanding of these issues and the trade-offs faced by policy makers in trying to address them. The course is divided into 11 substantive topics as follows: an introduction to the labour market; labour supply; labour demand; compensating wage differentials; human capital; wage inequality; labour mobility; labour market discrimination; incentive pay; unions; unemployment.

  Learning Outcomes

  Knowledge and Understanding
  
  On successful completion of this module, students will have acquired an understanding of:
  
  • The theory and reach of labour economics;
  • How to apply relevant theory to a variety of labour market and social policy issues and contexts;
  • How quantitative methods can be used to analyse labour market and social policy issues;
  • How to critically evaluate the application of models and methods in labour economics to labour market and social policy issues.
  
  This module also provides opportunities for the student to acquire or enhance the following subject-specific skills:
  
  • The ability to construct arguments and exercise problem solving skills in the context of labour economics theory and its application;
  • The ability to comprehend and evaluate academic and policy literature related to labour economics and social policy;
  • The ability to construct, interpret and critically evaluate models of behaviour in labour economics;
  • The ability to apply economic models and concepts to real world questions;
  • The ability to understand, evaluate and commentate on economic and social policy;
  
  In addition, this module provides opportunities for the student to acquire or enhance the following cognitive and transferable skills:
  
  • Problem solving
  • Logical reasoning
  • Independent enquiry
  • Critical evaluation and interpretation
  • Self-assessment and reflection
  • Synthesising information from a variety of sources
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Organisation and time management

  Skills

  An understanding of the employment relationship and labour market economics.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO3019

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Politics of Irish Literature (20 credits)

  ×

  The Politics of Irish Literature

  Overview

  This module examines Irish political and cultural debates and battles about identity, society, the past and the future, as revealed through written sources (novels, plays, polemical literature, history-writing, journalism) from the eighteenth century to the present day. Literature has had, and continues to have, an important role in manifesting and influencing political consciousness in Ireland. This module considers the production of a range of Irish writing, and the importance that texts had in both reflecting and shaping historical awareness, political thought, and identity.

  Learning Outcomes

  To provide an understanding of the function of key texts, debates and controversies in shaping the politics of modern Ireland. To understand how political positions are encoded in literary form.

  Skills

  The ability to think conceptually, to critically read texts, to apply theory, to argue and analyse and understand conflicting deeply held political positions. To write lucid essays and give coherent class presentations.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI3005

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Media and Time (20 credits)

  ×

  Media and Time

  Overview

  The media are time-based; they have a narrative flow from line to line and scene to scene and episode to episode, with each programme fitting into the wider flow of its schedule or platform, and into the wider schedule of the audience’s day and life. The media are also key mechanisms for communicating ideas and information about history and about potential futures, through fact and fiction. This module explores the ways that the media engage with time, drawing mainly on television. This will include the presentation of history and possible futures through both fact and fiction, including consideration of the political and cultural role of history and historical drama. It will include engagement with key concepts such as heritage drama, nostalgia and authenticity. It will also include consideration of the temporal nature of the media themselves, such as in their narrative construction and scheduling, and how that plays into the lives of the audience.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module, students should be able to:
  
  Analyse media texts in relation to key ideas relating to time, history, memory and nostalgia;
  
  Analyse the social and cultural role of history as related through the media;
  
  Analyse media narratives in relation to their temporal construction.

  Skills

  Students will practice and develop core academic skills of research, analysis and communication through class work, independent research and assessed work.
  
  Analysis and interpretation of media texts in relation to specific theoretical concepts.
  
  Understanding of the social and cultural significance of the representation of history and potential futures in the media.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP3003

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  United Irishmen and Unionists: the religion and politics of Ulster protestants (20 credits)

  ×

  United Irishmen and Unionists: the religion and politics of Ulster protestants

  Overview

  This course considers the religion and politics of protestants in Ulster from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It examines the interplay of religious, social, and political developments by considering a number of themes. These include, the formation of the United Irishmen and the 1798 rebellion, the rise and significance of evangelicalism, the response of churches to urban growth and industrialisation, religious revivalism and missionary activity, the development of unionist politics, and church-state relations in Northern Ireland. Students will be encouraged to place Irish developments in a broader context. They will encounter a range of primary source material including pamphlets, newspapers, sermons, and official reports.

  Learning Outcomes

  An understanding of the relationships between the religion and politics of protestants in the north of Ireland.
  
  An ability to engage with the most important historiographical debates relating to the subject-matter of the module.
  
  An ability to evaluate critically, and place in their particular historical context, primary documentary sources relating to the subject-matter of the module.
  
  An ability to write an informed analysis of the historical problems discussed in the module.

  Skills

  Enhanced ability to think critically, reason logically, and work independently.
  
  Further develop communication skills, both written and oral.
  
  Critical appraisal of, engagement with, and effective use of a variety of historical sources.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  HIS3046

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Social Identity: Differences and Inequalities (20 credits)

  ×

  Social Identity: Differences and Inequalities

  Overview

  In this module we will explore various aspects of identity, difference and social inequalities across a range of contexts. We will focus on the nature and extent of major social and cultural inequalities within society, in areas such as education, health, class, ethnicity, gender, age and social capital. The module examines how inequality not only shapes societies, but also affects our everyday lives. By considering various theoretical models of how inequality is maintained and reproduced, this module encourages students to challenge both classical theories (for example, those which see inequality as the result of class conflict) and more current arguments (for example, those which see class is of declining significance in the light of other social divisions such as gender or age), by engaging with empirical evidence.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
  Identify and compare different theoretical models of how inequality is maintained and reproduced. Critically discuss and evaluate the evidence for these theories, in terms of both the causes and consequences of social inequality.
  Critically assess theoretical models of inequality using appropriate empirical evidence.
  Understand the importance of using empirical evidence within sociological research, specifically relating to social identities, difference and social inequalities.

  Skills

  On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
  Explore and assess empirical data, making links with sociological theories.
  Compare and critically discuss different theoretical approaches relating to social identities, difference and social inequalities.
  Demonstrate the ability to interpret quantitative data representing patterns of social inequalities.
  Use quantitative research methods to develop an understanding of the contribution of different methodological approaches to sociological research.
  Use an analytical approach when investigating social inequalities.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SQM3003

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  An Béal Beo (20 credits)

  ×

  An Béal Beo

  Overview

  This course will explore the phraseology of Irish. We will examine what phraseology is–the study of the structure, meaning and use of word combinations–and analyse types of multi-word expressions (MWEs) in the language. These phraseological units include proverbs and proverbial expressions, idioms, phrasal verbs, complex nominals, irreversible binomials, catch phrases, and memes. We will consider the difficulties associated with defining multi-word prefabricated expressions, examine the various criteria by which they may be identified, explore usage across a range of media, and find out why they are so important to linguistic knowledge. We will also learn how phraseological units can be studied in real texts.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
  
  • demonstrate understanding of the concept of phraseology and its significance
  • illustrate different types of phraseological units
  • discuss issues related to the definition and identification of phraseological units
  • identify phraseological units in texts and explain usage
  • explain how phraseology is important in a range of applied areas of everyday life
  • research, plan and complete a textual analysis and linguistic commentary using appropriate
  referencing conventions

  Skills

  This module will enable students to:
  
  • critically evaluate ideas and arguments
  
  • present information and ideas clearly and coherently in Irish, including in discussion for a
  
  • articulate points of view through informal discussion and class presentations
  
  • analyse language samples qualitatively and quantitatively using a range of methods.
  
  • plan study time and learn independently


  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CEL3011

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Public Economics (20 credits)

  ×

  Public Economics

  Overview

  The module concentrates on public expenditure and taxation issues. Following a review of the welfare basis for government intervention, the expenditure section focuses on public goods, externalities, public choice, equity and efficiency aspects of health care and education provision, and fiscal federalism. The taxation section considers issues of tax incidence and the effects of taxation on savings and labour supply. The optimal (direct and indirect) tax literature is reviewed.

  Learning Outcomes

  To develop the skills appropriate to an economic analysis of the role, and the effects of the government in market economies such as the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Students will be introduced to the concepts of economic efficiency and social justice and to the development of a framework which attempts to explain why the state produces and/or allocates some goods but leaves others to the private market. Furthermore students will be introduced to the theoretical and empirical issues of positive and optimal taxation.

  Skills

  The module will build on and reinforce the analytical skills of students and encourage them to think critically about the role of government in the economy.

  Coursework

  30%

  Examination

  70%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ECO3012

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  International Placement: Languages Year Abroad (100 credits)

  ×

  International Placement: Languages Year Abroad

  Overview

  Students complete a work, volunteer or study placement in fulfilment of the residence abroad requirements of their Modern Languages degree.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module students should be able to demonstrate:
  - Advanced linguistic skills
  - Enhanced cultural and intercultural awareness
  - An understanding of the work environment and professional skills OR an understanding of a different university system and enhanced academic skills
  - Personal development
  
  These skills will be assessed as part of the co-requisite module, either FRH3050 or SPA3050

  Skills

  Students undertaking the placement will develop their skills in the following areas: linguistic skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking); professional or academic skills; cultural and intercultural awareness; personal development.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  100

  Module Code

  MML3040

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  30 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

• Year 4

  Core Modules

  Liberal Arts Dissertation (40 credits)

  ×

  Liberal Arts Dissertation

  Overview

  The dissertation is an extended piece of interdisciplinary research study that spans both semesters. Students will work independently on an area chosen by them with guidance from a named tutor in a relevant discipline. Students will be expected to exercise skills acquired in previous assessments, to exhibit an appropriate theoretical understanding and to engage in detailed analysis as relevant to each subject. The range of subject matter dealt with will usually fall within the normal range of subjects covered by the Liberal Arts programme and be related to one or more of the issues raised on the co-requisite module LIB7001 Incorrigibly Plural and/or other Liberal Arts modules. The dissertation must be interdisciplinary in its genesis and execution.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire a greater understanding of their chosen topic. They will also be able to devise and carry through to fruition an appropriate and practicable project. In doing so they will develop their ability to work independently, to plan a suitable work schedule, to respond positively to constructive criticism and advice. By the end of the module a student will:
  (i) have a developed critical understanding of an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary area of study arising out of their work on the programme up to this point;
  (ii) have developed the skills needed to conduct an independent line of research;
  (iii) be able to write a cogent, well-illustrated dissertation, which displays originality of consistent thinking and application of ideas, concepts and theories;
  (iv) demonstrate advanced engagement with a chosen subject;
  (v) advanced skills of setting and solving research questions.

  Skills

  (i) skills in devising and researching an area of study appropriate to Stage 4 Liberal Arts subjects;
  (ii) enhanced writing skills;
  (iii) enhanced skills relevant to the area of study, e.g. increased ability to understand, analyse and contextualise texts from particular periods or places;
  (iv) increased ability to deploy theoretical concepts and frameworks relevant to the area of study;
  (v) increased ability to make links between subjects of study and develop interdisciplinarity more critically.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  LIB7002

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Core

  Incorrigibly Plural (20 credits)

  ×

  Incorrigibly Plural

  Overview

  “World is crazier and more of it than we think,
  Incorrigibly plural” (Louis MacNeice, from ‘Snow’).
  
  With a nod to local contexts (Louis MacNeice in particular) and building on the diverse range of experiences of the student cohort, especially after their study abroad or placement, this module emphasises pluralism as a guiding principle of academic debate and social engagement. Co-requisite with the Liberal Arts dissertation module (LIB7002) this module concludes with a mini-conference or showcase event at which the students each present an aspect of their Liberal Arts experience or their dissertation topic.
  Among the issues the students will examine will include the importance of diversity, disciplinary flexibility, vocational training; the interplay of research and teaching at the tertiary level, the role of the University, and the necessity of arts and humanities subjects in forming, knowing and reforming our world.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module student will:
  (i) have an in-depth awareness of issues of plurality and diversity within the arts and humanities;
  (ii) be able to contextualise their studies to date within a pedagogical framework defined by and dedicated to plurality;
  (iii) understand how their learning to date, and their semester/year abroad, combine in diverse and multiple ways;
  (iv) provide peer support and constructive feedback through group work and the concluding mini-conference;
  (v) recognise and demonstrate the relations between cognate disciplines in the arts and humanities and their contribution to diversity in society.

  Skills

  (i) enhanced group and teamwork skills based on open and supportive communication and the ability to provide constructive peer feedback;
  (ii) oral and presentational skills;
  (iii) flexibility of thinking across disciplines and the ability to move between theoretical and practical applications of the module content;
  (iv) ability to self-reflect on the learning process;
  (v) demonstrable understanding of the relation between a student’s degree pathway and the concerns of the module and the Liberal Arts programme more broadly;
  (vi) advanced ability to construct and present an appropriate and relevant case study.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  50%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  LIB7001

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Core

  Optional Modules

  Consecutive Interpreting (20 credits)

  ×

  Consecutive Interpreting

  Overview

  This module will deal with the techniques of the specialised skill of consecutive interpreting. It will also include a component devoted to public speaking and performance proficiency.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will identify and hone the skills required of them in consecutive interpreting, including note-taking, performance and communication abilities.

  Skills

  Consecutive interpreting, public speaking, performance skills, professionally-oriented skills, listening skills, close-reading skills.

  Coursework

  52%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  48%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MML7056

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Literary Research Methods (20 credits)

  ×

  Literary Research Methods

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the advanced methods and skills required in postgraduate studies of literature. It is taught through a course of lectures and/or workshops which will address key research questions and paradigms in literary studies, including manuscript and print traditions, textual criticism, methodologies and evidence in literary scholarship. Students will apply these methods and debates to particular case studies within literature.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completing the module, students will be able to demonstrate a clear grasp of key issues in literary studies including the theory and practical implications of literary editing, literary terminology and the history of the book. They will be able to retrieve information about resources, methods and skills necessary to their chosen specialised field of postgraduate studies in English and identify their own needs in terms of the pursuit of advance literary research.

  Skills

  This module will develop skills in:
  
  Written and oral communication and presentation
  Advanced application of theories and methodologies
  
  Students will also develop skills which will be important for further research, including tracing source material through internet retrieval.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7163

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Essential Skills in Arts and Cultural Industries Management (20 credits)

  ×

  Essential Skills in Arts and Cultural Industries Management

  Overview

  This course is delivered using case studies. Working in groups, students will develop core business and management skills and apply them to real arts and cultural organisations.
  
  1. Planning as Decision Making & Evaluation
  2. Budgeting, cashflow and financial management
  3. Essential planning, practice and techniques of fundraising and income generation
  4. Risk and variables in the planning process
  5. Time and Resource Management
  6. Business essentials: Legal Issues
  7. End of Year Accounts and the differing requirements within the private and public sector

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this course, students are expected to be able to:
  
  1. Learn to identify problems, solutions and opportunities in contemporary arts and cultural industries management in a creative and analytical way.
  2. Be equipped with the tools of management - budgeting, fundraising and other means of income generation, planning and evaluation.
  3. Recognise and discuss decision-making processes and their influences in programming, product development, budgets, income generation and planning processes
  4. Recognise and critique how different models and approaches to arts and cultural businesses respond to the context and market.
  5. Develop critical and reflective thinking skills and apply them to management decisions.

  Skills

  This course will support essential skills for strategic planning, leadership and entrepreneurship for application in the arts and cultural industries.
  Although principally focused on nonprofit management, it will have application to profit-making enterprises.
  
  Key skills:
  • Personal effectiveness
  • Analysis and research skills
  • Critical and reflective thinking
  • Business planning skills
  • Finance, budget and fundraising skills
  • Group planning and collaboration
  • Communication and presentation skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SCA7004

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Advanced Anthropological Methods (20 credits)

  ×

  Advanced Anthropological Methods

  Overview

  This module focuses on the key qualitative and quantitative techniques used by anthropologists in their field research, including participant observation, interviewing, the use of archives and written information, the production of genealogies, the collection and analysis of numerical data, etc. Students will learn about the place of these methods in the history of the discipline, and about the key debates surrounding the relationship between the anthropologist and his or her informants in the field; through a series of practicals, the students will learn how to use these qualitative and quantitative methods themselves. Two of these exercises will be formally assessed.

  Learning Outcomes

  The module has two objectives: to teach students how to use the main methods of anthropological field research and to make them aware of the place such methods occupy in the discipline and its history.

  Skills

  Skills in literacy, the organisation of arguments, effective presentation of written work.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT7007

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Simultaneous Interpreting (20 credits)

  ×

  Simultaneous Interpreting

  Overview

  This module will deal with the techniques of task- and scenario-based research. It will also introduce students to glossary work through a range of electronic and software-based resources. This latter aspect will be co-taught with the electronic resources and translation technologies of the MA in Translation.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire the ability to identify research tasks and resources that are appropriate to context, and to undertake the independent research that will enable them to work as high-quality interpreters in a full range of situations.

  Skills

  Research skills, IT skills, analytical skills, presentation skills

  Coursework

  52%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  48%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MML7051

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Institutions and Politics of the European Union (20 credits)

  ×

  Institutions and Politics of the European Union

  Overview

  The module explores the structure and institutions of the European Union (EU) as well as selected theoretical approaches to the study of European integration. It examines in detail the nature and roles of the EU’s main institutions (i.e. Commission, European Parliament, Council, European Council, European Central Bank, and Court of Justice), and provides a critical assessment of selected EU policies and political challenges facing the EU. In doing so the module explores the decision- and policy-making dynamics within the EU as well as some of the most pressing themes in European governance.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will:
  
  • have a detailed knowledge of the institutional structure of the European Union
  • have an appreciation of the explanatory value of selected theoretical approaches to the study of European integration and EU decision- and policy-making
  • be able to critically assess the essential characteristics of the EU’s institutional framework
  • have a familiarity with the EU policy base and policy priorities
  • be able to identify specific, timely and pressing contemporary issues of relevance to the politics of the European Union
  • have detailed knowledge of a selection of salient policy areas
  • be able to pursue intellectual questions in a rigorous and academic manner, employing analytical skills and critical/independent thinking

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  
  • Managing and Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical and Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  Professional and career development skills
  
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  Organizational skills
  
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7052

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Politics and Institutions of Northern Ireland (20 credits)

  ×

  The Politics and Institutions of Northern Ireland

  Overview

  The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement put an end to armed conflict in Northern Ireland and set up institutions designed to govern a society and polity divided along unionist and nationalist lines. As the experience of Northern Ireland shows, governing in such a context is not easy. Stability and cross-community agreement can be hard to reach, which has occasionally led to the suspension of Northern Ireland’s institutions. Yet these institutions have endured despite repeated crises and are heralded by some as examples of post-conflict governance.
  
  The module explores contemporary developments in Northern Irish politics and discusses institutional design and politics in a changing Northern Ireland. It addresses topics such as the development of Northern Ireland’s consociational model of government, how institutions like the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive perform their functions, how parties and identity shape politics and voting behaviour, North-South relations after Brexit, and Northern Ireland’s place in Europe.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon completion of this module, students
  - Should be able to understand how Northern Ireland institutions work and how they compare to other devolved institutions
  - Should demonstrate a critical understanding of the debates about consociationalism and the role it plays in the stability of Northern Ireland’s institutions and of its community divisions
  - Should understand party competition and voting in Northern Ireland
  - Should demonstrate an ability to write well, concisely

  Skills

  This module will assist in developing students’ skills in a number of important areas. These include:
  
  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7021

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Social Injustice (20 credits)

  ×

  Social Injustice

  Overview

  This module examines the problem of social injustice in contemporary, plural societies. The first half of the module explores some of the main philosophical assessments of social injustice. Students will first be introduced to key critiques of liberal theory as a response to the structural disadvantages associated with difference (including race, gender, sexual-orientation, religion, and class, among others). Here, liberal policy approaches to difference (including toleration, uniform treatment, and non-discrimination), will be critiqued alongside liberal modes of justification for their failure to deal appropriately with the disadvantages suffered by affected groups.
  
  The second half of the module discusses the practical implications of both social injustice and its potential solutions. Precise topics vary year-on-year, but may include discussion of some of the following questions: Is unfettered freedom of speech a necessary feature of or a hindrance in the fight for social equality? What role does historical injustice play in the ongoing oppression of marginalised groups? Is the recognition of difference the appropriate response to cultural domination? How has social media changed the shape of social justice movements? Is civil disobedience a legitimate response to injustice, and must it always be ‘civil’ in nature?

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students:
  • Should demonstrate a critical understanding of key debates about social injustice.
  • Should be able to explain some of the central critiques of liberal theory as a way of dealing with structural oppression.
  • Should be familiar with debates surrounding the role of historical injustice as it pertains to ongoing marginalisation.
  • Should have a critical understanding of the changing nature of social justice movements.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner.
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments.
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field.
  
  
  Professional and career development skills
  
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing.
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning.
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment.
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development.
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance.
  
  
  Organizational skills
  
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines.
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information.
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way.
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PHL7057

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Conflict Mediation and Transformation (20 credits)

  ×

  Conflict Mediation and Transformation

  Overview

  This module introduces students to key theoretical debates, issues, and practices in the field of conflict mediation and transformation. It charts these themes through an interdisciplinary perspective, with particular emphasis on critical peace and conflict studies, feminist and decolonial perspectives. We will consider a variety of contemporary issues in the changing landscape of mediation and examine transformative approaches that support inclusive dialogue and peacebuilding. Students will be encouraged to reflect critically on the hierarchies, challenges, and possibilities inherent to conflict mediation and transformation, exploring the contribution of actors, knowledges and perspectives that have traditionally been marginalised in the field. Students will also have the opportunity to engage with experienced mediators and peacebuilders, developing a deeper understanding of the skills and strategies at the core of mediative practice.
  
  Aims:
  
  This module is designed to provide you with the conceptual tools and study skills for developing your own critical appraisal of conflict mediation and transformation in a variety of contexts. You will have the opportunity to discuss theoretical perspectives and empirical examples as entry points to the complexities of addressing the legacies of violence in contexts of armed conflict, in community and inter-personal relations, and in social justice movements. At the end of this module, you will have enhanced your ability to critically interrogate different perspectives and practices in the field through interdisciplinary lenses. Furthermore, through engagement with practitioners and experiential learning, you will have the opportunity to practice some skills and strategies at the core of mediation. Crucially, I hope that you will feel empowered to apply these skills in academic and professional contexts, as well as everyday life.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
  • Understand key debates and issues in the field of conflict mediation and transformation through an inter-disciplinary perspective.
  • Discuss and assess different theoretical perspectives.
  • Think critically about narratives, policies and practices of conflict mediation and transformation.
  • Understand the specific ethical, practical and political challenges inherent to conflict mediation & transformation.
  • Identify and assess transformative approaches to mediation and conflict transformation.
  • Keep abreast of relevant literature in the field.
  • Conduct independent research by identifying, gathering, and evaluating information and sources.
  • Pursue intellectual questions in a rigorous and academic manner, employing analytical skills and critical thinking.
  • Understand and reflect on how mediative practice can be applied to a variety of contexts.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways
  
  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CSJ7008

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Ethnic conflict and consensus (20 credits)

  ×

  Ethnic conflict and consensus

  Overview

  This module examines concepts of ethnicity, national identity, multiculturalism as they relate to contemporary conflict. Students will be provided with a detailed and critical analysis of the political and constitutional options in societies beset by ethnic conflict, with particular emphasis being given to mechanisms directed at and institutions involved in management of and accommodation after the conflict. By examining theories of ethnic conflict the module introduces students to issues underlying conflicts across the globe including nation building and rights of minorities, territorialisation of ethnicity, partition and secession management, and kin-state involvement as well as socio-political integration as mechanisms to avert and/or resolve ethnic conflicts. The module introduces students to debates about the construction and salience of ethnicity as a source of conflict. We conclude by critically examining how these debates inform approaches to ethnic conflict management and which implications they have for practical solutions of ethnic conflicts.

  Learning Outcomes

  • explore different and contrasting meanings of ethnicity, ethnic conflict and nationalism and their connotations;
  • examine the roots of ethno - nationalism and its impact on society, as well as the relationship between ethnic and other divisions in society;
  • analyse the role of ethnicity as a source of internal and international conflict in the post - Cold War world;
  • furnish students with basic intellectual skills (e.g. critical thinking, analysis, problem solving) in relation to nationalism and ethnicity;
  • understanding the key concepts in the field of the study of nationalism and ethnic politics and appreciation of the relationship between ethnicity and sources of conflict in societies;
  • develop a sufficient understanding of different methods of conflict regulation in ethnically diverse societies, paying particular attention to the role of political institutions in conflict management,
  • be aware of the context and practicalities of management, territorial management of divisions, whether by means of federalism, ‘re-scaling’, or partition or consociationalism as a means of conflict-management;
  
  Furthermore students will acquire a set of civic skills, including:
  • Sensitivity and appreciation of cultural diversity and how to handle diversity and conflict based on group identities;
  • Learning how to live with and tolerate other cultures in multicultural environments;
  • Developing an understanding of different forms and consequences ethnic conflict can take;
  • Relating to diversity in interpretations of the meaning of ethnicity and assess the role of diversity management and multiculturalism in this respect;
  • Understanding ideas and impact of institutionalised power relations on perceptions of good citizenship and democracy in multi-ethnic societies

  Skills

  This module will assist in developing students’ skills in a number of important areas. These include:
  
  • Understanding of dynamic and changing nature of conflict resolution and management;
  • Understanding a range of conceptual components associated with conflict management, including intervention, peace-building and reconstruction;
  • Processing, summarising and presenting facts/information including critical reflection, in oral and written format;
  • Pursuing intellectual questions in a rigorous and academic manner, employing analytical skills and critical thinking.
  
  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field of conflict management
  
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing through related assignments. Resolve or manage communication conflicts.
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning through class simulation on conflict management
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress during class simulations; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways. Conflict management skills are particularly effective in managing life and work related challenges

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7050

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Public Service Interpreting (20 credits)

  ×

  Public Service Interpreting

  Overview

  This module prepares students for practice in the voluntary sector, and judicial and health environments. These are the principal areas of employment for the professional interpreter, and as a Masters degree is established as the gold standard qualification for practitioners, it is important that students develop particular expertise in these areas. The module will discuss the role of the interpreter in such environments and how the interpreter can access the diverse bodies of knowledge that he or she requires in order to function appropriately.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire the professional skills that will enable them to work at the highest professional level in these particular contexts. They will understand the ethical complexities of their engagement, the procedures to which they need to adhere, and the preparatory work they need to undertake for individual assignments.

  Skills

  Research skills, analytical and self-reflective skills, presentation skills, specialist communication skills.

  Coursework

  30%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  70%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MML7052

  Teaching Period

  Both

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Democratic Innovations (20 credits)

  ×

  Democratic Innovations

  Overview

  This module explores the relationship between citizens and political decision-making in contemporary democracies. Around the world, conventional democratic processes and institutions have come under strain. Decreasing levels of voter turnout, low levels of trust in politicians and political institutions, and declining membership of traditional organisations such as political parties are just some expressions of a growing gap between citizens and decision-makers. This module will critically examine the changing nature of citizen engagement with democratic decision-making before considering ways of supplementing conventional processes and institutions with greater opportunities for citizen participation. We will consider two broad approaches. First, the module will consider contemporary challenges facing democratic political systems through the lens of different models of democracy. Second, using examples from around the world, it will then introduce students to a range of democratic innovations designed to supplement representative forms of decision-making, such as participatory budgeting and deliberative mini-publics. Students will engage in debates about different practical forms of participatory and deliberative processes as well as learn about how these processes are designed and implemented. The objectives are to enable students to engage critically in discussions about citizen participation in modern democracies and to develop their communication skills. Throughout the module there will be an emphasis on connecting academic research with democratic practice: where possible students will hear directly from practitioners and will have the opportunity to attend and observe real-world cases of democratic innovation.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students:
  - Will be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of contemporary challenges facing democratic political systems, particularly regarding the role and attitudes of citizens;
  - Will understand theoretical and empirical debates surrounding both established forms of citizen participation and democratic innovations;
  - Will be able to draw on relevant criteria and evidence to critically evaluate democratic innovations and their design features;
  - Will be able to communicate key findings from academic research in this field for the benefit of a non-academic audience.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge; manage such information in an independent manner;
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments;
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field.
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing;
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning;
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment;
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development;
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance .
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT.
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines;
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information;
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear argument; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way;
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways.

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7100

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Adaptation: texts, screens, cultures (20 credits)

  ×

  Adaptation: texts, screens, cultures

  Overview

  The majority of films have a literary source. They are not ‘original’ texts, but ‘adaptations’ – rewritings and re-imaginings of another kind of literary source. This module takes the literary text in all of its generic forms – the novel, drama, short story, genre fiction, YA fiction, biography, memoir and autobiography – and theorises the ways in which it has been adapted for cinema and television. The module begins by examining three ‘shared texts’ – Shakespeare’s Hamlet (1599-1601), variously adapted on film by Laurence Olivier, Franco Zeffirelli, Kenneth Branagh and Michael Almereyda, Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave (1853), made into the 2013 film (dir. Steve McQueen), and Sally Rooney’s Normal People (2018), adapted into a ten-part BBC series (2020). We will discuss the politics and aesthetics of adaptation and the multiplicity of ways in which works of art interact and find a new cultural relevance. Beyond our three ‘shared texts’, this module is shaped by PGT interests. Students choose what we discuss in class according to the kinds of adaptations that most appeal to their interests. For example, students might choose to examine other canonical texts (such as Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice [1813] or Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women [1868]), other historical/autobiographical texts (such as Lynn Barber’s An Education [2009] or Thomas Keneally’s Schindler’s Ark [1983]) or other contemporary novels (such as Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale [1985] or Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting [1996]) which have been adapted in film or television. Alternatively, students might choose to focus on the ways in which a particular period, genre or author is adapted, how issues of nation and nationality feed into the transition from text to screen, or the place of race, class, age or sexuality in the adaptive encounter. The possibilities are endless – this is a module designed to follow student interests, not the other way around. As such, this module allows PGTs to utilise their own examples in order to think about intertextuality and the relationship between the page and the screen. Adapting the Literary Text provides opportunities for original research and supports the experience of sharing of knowledge and resources between MLS colleagues.

  Learning Outcomes

  A detailed knowledge of the processes of adaptation and its central place in film and television today.
  
  A greater knowledge of the afterlives of texts and the ways in which they are made relevant to new audiences across time and cultures.
  
  A detailed understanding of particular adaptive texts and the ways in which particular examples transfer to the screen.
  
  A detailed understanding of adaptation theory and methodological approaches to the adapted text.

  Skills

  Enhanced skills in reading adaptation and in close reading of literary texts, film and television.
  
  Enhanced skills in understanding the adaptive process and the ways in which literary texts are imagined for new audiences.
  
  Enhanced presentation and writing skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7372

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Business of Translation (20 credits)

  ×

  The Business of Translation

  Overview

  An introduction to the environment in which the professional translator operates, the nature of the translation process, and the evaluation of the appropriateness of the various products of translation.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire the knowledge of professional translation activity that will allow them to work as professional translators; they will learn how to interrogate their own practice through think-aloud protocols, and they will develop key skills in judging the fitness for purpose of translated texts.

  Skills

  Entrepreneurial and business-related skills; reflective learning skills; skills of critical analysis; skills in assessing fitness for purpose of a variety of text types.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MML7016

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Meaning, Sense, Translation (10 credits)

  ×

  Meaning, Sense, Translation

  Overview

  This optional half-module offers students practical training in text analysis and translation by applying insights from the broad area of linguistics (particularly semantics, syntax, pragmatics, and discourse analysis). It is aimed at raising the students’ awareness of linguistic aspects of translation and improving their lexical, grammatical and stylistic skills.

  Learning Outcomes

  The students will have greater awareness of linguistic aspects of translation which will enable them to systematically improve the coherence, structure, and style of their translational output.

  Skills

  The students will have refined both their verbal and analytical skills by careful reading and comparison of parallel/alternative translations.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  10

  Module Code

  MML7033

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Audiovisual Translation (10 credits)

  ×

  Audiovisual Translation

  Overview

  The module is assessed by means of one essay-style assignment of 2500 words. The students can choose between an essay or a practice-based assignment (eg: translation commentary which may involve submission of AV material).

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire an in-depth knowledge and develop a critical understanding of both the theoretical and practical issues involved in translating for various audiovisual media and relating to accessibility.

  Skills

  Research skills; presentation skills; analytical skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  10

  Module Code

  MML7035

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Research Methods in Modern Languages (20 credits)

  ×

  Research Methods in Modern Languages

  Overview

  This module is designed as an introduction to research methods in the Arts and Humanities. It will cover a range of practical, methodological and theoretical issues which are the basis for any research project that students might undertake at postgraduate level in Modern Languages. It will advance their knowledge of a wide range of literary and/or linguistic methodologies and theories, as appropriate to their chosen field.

  Learning Outcomes

  After completing the module, a student should have acquired:
  - Knowledge and understanding of the principles of scholarship and research methods.
  - Capacity for critical reflection and judgement in the light of evidence and argument
  - Ability to engage with and interpret, at a sophisticated level, layers of meaning within texts and/or linguistic data
  - Ability to undertake and conduct sustained enquiry.
  - Ability to contextualise within a variety of perspectives.
  - Ability to synthesise and present complex ideas within the framework of a structured and reasoned argument in a well-articulated and stylistically mature fashion.

  Skills

  Practical Skills
  - Planning and undertaking independent research
  - Library and bibliographic research skills
  - Retrieval, sifting, and selecting current and relevant primary and secondary information from standard and electronic sources
  
  Transferable Skills
  - Advanced written communication and presentational skills
  - Appropriate IT skills for professional use
  - Ability to engage in independent learning and research

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MML7000

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Broadcast Journalism (20 credits)

  ×

  Broadcast Journalism

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the skills required to produce broadcast material. Using practical sessions, it teaches industry standard broadcast gathering skills. Students will learn the technological skills needed to operate digital recorders and edit sound, as well as the practical skills required to carry out effective interviews and perform pieces to camera. The module also covers the ethical frameworks around producing and broadcasting broadcast material and relates that to the UK regulatory framework. Throughout the module the students will gain an understanding of how the process of newsgathering impacts on broadcast outputs. The module also utilises BBC staff and facilities, giving students a valuable insight into the industry.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completing this module, students should have acquired and be able to demonstrate:
  
  • A solid understanding of the production process of making a piece of broadcast
  
  • A solid understanding of the skills required to carry out an effective digital recording.
  
  • Strong story ideation and pitching skills
  Development of specific writing skills for broadcast.
  
  • Development of editing conventions and aesthetics for broadcast
  
  • Development of interview skills

  Skills

  This module will develop the specific skill in written and oral communication and presentation needed for broadcast. Students will develop skills in identifying story ideas for possible production and in planning and completing reporting project(s).

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP7005

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Public History Internship(MA Public History pathway) (40 credits)

  ×

  Public History Internship(MA Public History pathway)

  Overview

  Students will hold an internship in an institution such a museum, heritage site, library or archive. They will organise the placement themselves and establish a programme of work to be carried out, in consultation with and subject to the approval of the School’s internship co-ordinator. The assessment will reflect on the practical aspects of the internship and the theoretical debates around Public History.

  Learning Outcomes

  - Learning more about the discipline of public history
  - Learning about the operation and management of cultural institutions
  - Gaining a more in-depth knowledge of a specific aspect of history
  - Gaining experience in disseminating academic history to a popular public audience.

  Skills

  Students should be able to develop the following:
  
  Subject specific skills
  • the ability to identify and locate primary and secondary source material relevant to a particular field of study
  
  •the ability to present the results of historical research in an appropriate format
  
  •the ability to work with and learn from experienced public history professionals
  
  Cognitive skills
  •the ability to plan, undertake, evaluate and report on a project
  
  •the ability to Understand, evaluate and present different interpretations of historical events
  
  •the ability to identify and assimilate evidence relevant to a particular enquiry from a variety of sources
  
  Transferable skills
  •an elaborated awareness of how to relate academic study to a work environment
  
  •an enhanced ability to organise and manage work tasks
  
  •an enhanced knowledge of potential careers for history graduates
  
  •an enhanced set of effective written and oral communication skills

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  MHY7091

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Global Development (20 credits)

  ×

  Global Development

  Overview

  This module provides a critical examination of the policies, theories, politics, and practices that comprise the field of international or ‘Global’ Development. This module is not only concerned with mainstream policies and practices, but also with the processes of resistance that result from the pursuit of ‘Development’ projects across diverse polities and geographical contexts. Interdisciplinary in nature, this module provides a comprehensive overview of the field. It engages with literatures and debates across International Political Economy, Human Geography, Business Management, International Relations, and Development Studies.
  
  Students will examine the colonial origins of the development regime, the pursuit of "development" alongside US power and hegemony in the mid-20th century, the role of "modernisation" discourses and "state-led" forms of development, development as a vehicle towards neoliberal capital accumulation, radical and post-modernist understandings on the means and ends of development, the rise of "new" actors and discourses such as Chinese and Indian "South-South Cooperation", the growing privatization of global development, and the ecological limits to the pursuit of development alongside "post-growth" alternatives.
  
  This module will be particularly of interest for those seeking work in international development, international organisations, or non-governmental sectors.

  Learning Outcomes

  * Students will possess an advanced understanding of the current state of international development both as a field of practice and area of academic debate and inquiry. * Students will be able to apply and interrogate a range of concepts from across International Political Economy, International Relations and Human Geography.
  
  * Students will understand not only heterodox critiques of mainstream international development practices and discourses, but they will also receive balanced insights into the practical challenges and bottlenecks faced by practitioners in the field.

  Skills

  This module will assist in developing students’ skills in a number of important areas. These include: Intellectual skills * Managing & Prioritising Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner * Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments * Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field Professional and career development skills * Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing * Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance Technical and practical skills * Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT Organisational skills * Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines * Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information * Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear argument; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way * Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7103

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Special Topic Irish Writing (20 credits)

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  Special Topic Irish Writing

  Overview

  This is a Special Topic module offered by a visiting Fulbright Distinguished Scholar. The contents of the module, which will change on an annual basis, depending on the academic area of expertise of the Visiting Scholar, will examine an aspect of modern Irish literature. The specific module content will be announced as early as possible each academic year. Students who sign up for this module will, as normal, have the right to switch to another module if the content does not suit their academic plans.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module students will achieve a detailed and complex understanding of an aspect of modern Irish Literature in English. Students will also acquire the ability to analyse a range of Irish literary texts, and further their understanding of appropriate historical and cultural contexts and particular critical approaches. Students will also be able to identify and analyse significant aspects of Irish literary texts and will have developed their skills in written and spoken argument with ability to draw on appropriate primary and secondary evidence.

  Skills

  Students will acquire and / or develop the skills of:
  • close critical reading of primary material;
  • the synthesis and weighing of different, sometimes competing, interpretations of literary texts;
  • contextualisation of primary texts in relation to a range of historical and cultural narratives.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7119

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Magic and Science in Medieval Writings (20 credits)

  ×

  Magic and Science in Medieval Writings

  Overview

  ‘There are no peoples however primitive without religion and magic. Nor are there, it must be added at once, any savage races lacking either in the scientific attitude or in science’ (B. Malinowski, 1926, 79). The difference between what is deemed magic and what is deemed religious or scientific must be related to the culture within which each were produced, and to the social and historical contexts within which each developed. Many of the distinctions modern scholars make in defining magic and religion or magic and science did not appear as distinctions in the early medieval worldview, such as supernatural versus natural, faith versus reason and magic versus scientia. This course will consider how these systems of thought interacted with each other in the Anglo-Saxon period under the influence of Christianity, by focusing on a range of magical, philosophical, theological and scientific texts. Did Christianity, with its other-worldliness and its emphasis on Biblical authority, stifle interest in the natural world, as the old stereotype maintains? The module will begin with an introduction to Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse manuscripts (palaeography and codicology) and their material context. It will then explore the Anglo-Saxons’ concerns with time, healing, miracles, prophecy, geography, natural philosophy, celestial portents and magical rituals, as exemplified in different texts and genres including hagiography, exegesis, homilies, law-codes, scientific manuals, charms, medical remedies, prognostications, poetry and riddles. This course will allow students to study a fascinatingly rich and often overlooked body of texts.
  Modern English translations will be provided for all the texts.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of the course students should be able to:
  • Demonstrate a critical awareness of the interplay between magic, science and religion in the early medieval period;
  • Show a familiarity with the Anglo-Saxons attitude towards medicine, astronomy, prognostication, miracles and the natural world;
  • Be familiar with a range of early medieval texts, genres and cultural concepts;
  • Demonstrate the ability to engage with both contemporary critical concepts and their applicability to Anglo-Saxon texts;
  • Show evidence of independent research and study skills;

  Skills

  This module will enable students to:
  
  • Rethink and challenge the modern distinctions of magic, science and religion;
  • Develop an informed sense of the complexity of the intellectual and historical concepts of religion, magic and science in the early medieval period;
  • Acquire an understanding of various Anglo-Saxon literary texts and genres in relation to their cultural context and audience;
  • Apply independent thought and academic research skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7371

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Popular Fiction at the Fin de Siècle (20 credits)

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  Popular Fiction at the Fin de Siècle

  Overview

  This course opens up a number of key questions. How do popular literary genres open up debates about censorship, politics and literary value? How did writers at the end of the nineteenth engage with dramatic social change, from ‘The New Woman’ and new masculinities, to science (evolutionary and ‘psychic’) and the rise of the New Imperialism? This module considers the ways writers forged new genres and adapted older forms to capture a period in political flux. It explores a wide range of literature (detective fiction, science fiction, ghost stories, fairy tales, imperial adventure and journalism, as well as realist novels). Mapping changing urban and rural realities and engaging with class as well as gender, the module considers the ways popular genres found ways of re-imagining the world, the nation and the self.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed the module, students will have an appreciation of the ways in which the literature of the fin-de-siècle was embedded in wider cultural movements and debates about progress, as well as an understanding of the ways in which fiction is shaped by its commercial contexts. They will be able question period and literary definitions, and engage with relationships between late nineteenth-century critical writings and more recent theoretical approaches.

  Skills

  Students will have developed their skills of independent research, their ability to work as part of a group, and their oral presentation skills. They will have learnt how apply theoretical approaches (including the sociology of texts and the history of reading) to the study of popular literature.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7368

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Commercial Interpreting (20 credits)

  ×

  Commercial Interpreting

  Overview

  This module prepares students to work at a high professional level in a number of different commercial settings – business meeting, conference, trade fair, media – and across a number of media (telephone., video-conference, whispering, liaison, document-based) etc. The module will have an inbuilt assessed work-placement element.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire the professional skills that will enable them to work at the highest level in a variety of contexts commonly encountered in commercial and business-related interpreting. They will become familiar with the diverse modes of interpreting, including document scanning that characterise these contexts.

  Skills

  Research skills, note-taking skills, analytical skills, presentation skills, specialist communication skills.

  Coursework

  52%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  48%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MML7053

  Teaching Period

  Both

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Decadence and the Birth of Modernism (20 credits)

  ×

  Decadence and the Birth of Modernism

  Overview

  This module will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to Decadence, a literary movement that flourished in the late nineteenth century in France and Britain, and was a vital influence on the development of twentieth century literature. Decadent literature emerged as a challenge to conventional morality and literary value; conservative commentators bemoaned what they perceived to be the decadence of their contemporary culture. Decadent writers embraced this pejorative label, developing art that revelled in decay, the grotesque, the morbid, the erotic, the artificial, the excessive. Beginning with the French Decadence of the Second Empire and moving through into British aestheticism, classic writers of the fin de siècle like Wilde, the adoption of decadent tropes in popular fiction, the emergence of modernism, and the development of American Decadence in the Jazz-Age this module will introduce students to a range of both canonical and forgotten texts. Students will cover Decadence in its myriad forms, from essays to short stories, novels, plays, short poems, and periodicals. Student should expect to explore such issues as: the linguistic idea of decadence; Hellenism; impressionist and symbolist poetry; Decadent Gothic; Decadence and Philosophy; Decadent periodicals; Decadence in America; Decadence and Science; Decadent temporality; The New Woman; Camp Decadence; deviant sexualities; Decadence and Modernism.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the completion of this module students should be able to:
  
  *understand the concept of ‘decadence’ in broad historical and philosophical terms
  *identify the components of literary Decadence as they pertain to British, American, and French literature from 1860-1940
  *analyse stylistic feature of Decadent literature
  *apply a range of methodological frameworks to Decadent literature
  *develop sophisticated, independent research practices.

  Skills

  • Analyse Decadent literature in both a historical and critical context.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the complex relationship between formal literary innovation and social transformations.
  • Examine the relationship between elite cultural forms and popular genre fiction (Gothic, Science Fiction).
  • Explore how literary texts challenged, and conformed to, dominant understandings of race, gender, and class.
  • Demonstrate transferrable skills in the forms of critical thinking, group discussion, written communication, and individual academic research.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7362

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Technical Translation (10 credits)

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  Technical Translation

  Overview

  Advanced translation work in the student's principal foreign language, concentrating on technical texts and their contextual explanatory backgrounds.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will identify and hone the skills required of them in technical translation, such as commercial, medical and legal texts. The student will develop an ability to interpret text in terms of its cultural embedding. He or she will become familiar with the tools of pragmatic and hermeneutic analysis. The focus is on technical text-types.

  Skills

  Close-reading skills; analytical skills, writing skills; pragmatics; hermeneutics; reflective learning; professionally-oriented skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  10

  Module Code

  MML7018

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Film Soundtrack (20 credits)

  ×

  The Film Soundtrack

  Overview

  This module serves as a guide to the film soundtrack offering a critical overview of its history, technical processes, aesthetics and key theoretical approaches in order to elucidate its expressive and narrative potential. In addition to delineating the processes of production and post-production, it explores the nuances of the film soundtrack, examining how its various elements such as dialogue, sound effects, foley sound, environmental recordings, soundscapes and music coalesce to form a complex audiovisual relationship with the image. Further to this, it will also explore key scholarly approaches to film sound in order to enhance critical understanding of film.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module students should be able to:
  1. Demonstrate advanced skills in the critical analysis of the film soundtrack
  2. Display a critical understanding of the ways in which sound technology and practice affects film aesthetics
  3. Demonstrate an enhanced critical awareness of the social and cultural significance of sound in film.
  4. Display an enhanced awareness of contemporary and advanced scholarship in the field of film sound studies
  5. Demonstrate enhanced skills in self-direction, written and oral communication, the process of research, the organisation of material, and the presentation of informed critical arguments.

  Skills

  1. Advanced level research, analytic and critical thinking skills
  2. Ability to explore conceptual debates
  3. Listening, written, verbal, and visual communication
  4. Specific knowledge of the history, technical processes, aesthetics and key theoretical approaches to film sound

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Religion and Peacebuilding (20 credits)

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  Religion and Peacebuilding

  Overview

  The module familiarises students with the field of religious peacebuilding, which is one of the growth areas within conflict transformation studies in the social sciences. The module establishes the nature of religious peacebuilding as it currently conceived and which has moved it intellectually significantly beyond inter-faith dialogue between the world religions. Religious peacebuilding is now integrally tied to the idea of reconciliation, conflict transformation and social justice and is thus a meeting ground for theology, ethics and social science. The course places particular emphasis on three dimensions within religious peacebuilding, the role of religion in truth recovery, transitional justice, and inter-faith dialogue. These processes are subject to critical review and the module assesses the boundaries of unforgivingness after conflict, the burden of memory and the boundaries of forgetting, the problems with ‘truth’ and truth recovery, the limits of shame apologies and reparations, the constraints on inter-faith dialogue and the engagement of religious practitioners in social transformation and social justice after conflict. The module will focus on religious peacebuilding internationally, covering such cases as Northern Ireland, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Israel-Palestine and the Middle East, and South Africa. The module will provide opportunities to engage with practitioners in faith-based NGOs in Northern Ireland about their personal engagement in religious peacebuilding. The module will lay the necessary conceptual, methodological and substantive foundations for students, if they wish, to carry out their own independent researches in religious peacebuilding within the dissertation associated with the MA in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice, and in other contexts, including possible future PhD research. The module is seminar based and will use a variety of different pedagogic strategies, ranging from lectures, student seminar presentations, student-led discussions, videos, and discussions with faith-based practitioners from Northern Ireland.

  Learning Outcomes

  Learning Outcomes
  
  The learning outcomes of this module are:
  
  •To give attention to the growth in religious peacebuilding as a means for achieving reconciliation, conflict transformation and social justice after conflict
  
  •To understand the meaning of reconciliation, conflict transformation and social justice after conflict, both in the sense of reconciliation between former enemies and with the past more generally
  
  •To address the range of processes in religious peacebuilding and its expansion beyond questions of inter-faith dialogue
  
  •To critically assess the potential for reconciliation, conflict transformation and social justice by addressing religious peacebuilding in critical perspective by:
  
  Exploring the boundaries of unforgivingness after conflict
  Exploring the burden of memory and the boundaries of forgetting
  Exploring the problem with ‘truth’ and truth recovery
  Exploring the limits of shame apologies and reparations
  Exploring the limits of inter-faith dialogue

  Skills

  Skills are focused on knowledge and understanding, intellectual skills, and study skills, as follows
  
  Knowledge and understanding
  
  At the end of the course students should be aware of the issues involved in successful religious peacebuilding. In particular:
  • the sociological features of religious peacebuilding
  • the limits of religious peacebuilding
  • the role of religion in managing legacy issues arising from conflict
  • the role of religion in assisting reconciliation
  
  Intellectual skills
  
  The course aims to extend and develop the students’ sociological perspective and its application to understanding key public issues in the contemporary world. It will demonstrate how a rigorous social scientific approach can illuminate a fascinating and timely topic; raise very general issues about the nature of social scientific explanation and the status of evidence in the social sciences; and show the value of comparative analysis.
  
  Study skills
  
  Improvement in students’ ability to:
  • obtain and evaluate relevant information
  • to write concise and clear analytical essays
  • communicate orally via the presentation of structured and reasoned arguments in small group settings
  • to work under the constraint of time pressures
  • to reflect critically on the quality of your own work
  • to direct their own learning

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CSJ7005

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Advanced Language Skills (French, Irish, Spanish or Portuguese) (40 credits)

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  Advanced Language Skills (French, Irish, Spanish or Portuguese)

  Overview

  The module will contain the following elements:
  1. Advanced written Language Skills (2 hours per week) which will offer students an opportunity to develop their linguistic skills to high levels, demonstrate proficiency in handling complex grammatical structures and develop facility in handling intricate structures of standard, modern French, Irish Spanish or Portuguese, across a variety of genres, by means of sustained engagement (to include translation, editing, and/or essay-writing) with a range of texts carefully selected for both their linguistic interest (varying in style and register) and the thorough insights they offer into aspects of contemporary life in Francophone, Irish-speaking, Hispanic or Lusophone cultures and communities. Emphasis is placed on high levels of accuracy, fluent and idiomatic expression, and linguistic flair.
  
  2. Spoken Language (1 hour per week), which will focus on aspects of life in contemporary French, Irish, Spanish or Portuguese-speaking countries/cultures, with the aim of training students to speak with high degrees of accuracy and fluency, to express a wide range of complex ideas and opinions, to organise material systematically, logically and coherently when presenting, and to demonstrate independent thought and judgement. This component of the module includes a presentation and extended discussion.
  
  3. Contextual Study (1hr per week). This component, which will vary across the two semesters, will deepen and contextualise the other elements of the module by placing them in a broader cultural context and will include, for example, literary texts, films, art and linguistics. It aims to train students in methodological rigour, originality and critical judgement. This element includes an essay.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
  • demonstrate high levels of fluency, accuracy and spontaneity in written and oral language, including the use of a broad variety of sophisticated linguistic structures and vocabulary;
  • deal confidently with a broad variety of material in the target language, including material which is complex and abstract, and which involves a variety of genres and registers;
  • demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the structures of the language and their broader linguistic context and the ability to use appropriate reference works to high standards;
  • structure and present original and methodologically rigorous arguments at a sophisticated level in high-level register.

  Skills

  On successful completion of the module, students will have developed:
  •the capacity for high-level critical reflection and judgment
  •the ability to analyse, at a sophisticated level, complex texts and/or linguistic data
  •the ability to undertake and conduct sustained critical analyses
  •the ability to present and analyse complex issues within the framework of an original and methodologically rigorous argument in both English and the target language
  •High level written communication skills

  Coursework

  35%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  65%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  LAN7006

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Comparative Territorial Politics (20 credits)

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  Comparative Territorial Politics

  Overview

  This module offers students the opportunity to address core issues in Politics via the comparative study of federations and regionalised and devolved states. Across Europe and beyond, territorial reforms have transformed the shape, governance, and politics of the traditional nation-states that dominated the post-war era. These changes have often, though not always, been the result of increasing demands for territorial autonomy and increases in regional identity among voters.
  
  Comparative Territorial Politics explores this territorial challenge across a range of topics, including multi-level governance, nationalism and constitutional politics, political parties and elections across levels, territorial finance, and multi-level policy challenges.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand the meaning of different forms of territorial governance, especially devolution, federalism, multi-level governance, as well as of concepts such as regionalism and nationalism.
  2. Critically assess theoretical perspectives and empirical analyses on the development of regionalism and multi-level government in a comparative perspective.
  3. Place Northern Ireland devolution in a comparative perspective by drawing comparisons with devolution across the UK and with other forms of territorial government in other multi-level and multi-national states.
  4. Understand the multi-level dynamics that shape politics and policy in at the sub-state level
  5. Effectively apply the comparative method
  6. Develop research and analytical skills that facilitate independent learning

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7101

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Anthropology of Business (20 credits)

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  Anthropology of Business

  Overview

  This course will familiarise students with a range of theoretical debates that have shaped business anthropology with a particular emphasis on new innovations in design and tech industries. In the undergraduate business anthropology course, there is a strong foregrounding on consumer behaviour, advertising and marketing, as well as entrepreneurship and new labour forms. This course, building on these thematics, will develop a strong focus on how anthropologists of business are playing significant roles in design and technology spaces. The course will present itself as both a scholarly interpretation of what is happening in these spaces and also an applied learning of how to work in these spaces, providing students with a strong skill set for work in business, design and tech sectors.

  Learning Outcomes

  This module will introduce students to the history and the key theoretical debates within the field of business anthropology. On completion of this module students will have:
  
  An understanding of the history of business anthropology;
  An overview of new innovations in business, design and tech and the role of anthropologists in them
  An awareness of the distinctions between an anthropology of business and an anthropology for business
  An advanced understanding of research methodologies necessary for work as an applied business anthropologist
  An awareness of how differently research and writing takes place in applied and scholarly settings with respect to an anthropology of/for business

  Skills

  The course is designed to develop both subject-specific and transferable skills. These include:
  
  Advanced skills in understanding, evaluating and expressing anthropological arguments, especially concerning the relationship between theory and ethnography;
  Enhanced skills in group work (through seminars), in note taking, in presentation and in written argument;
  Library research skills;
  Critical reading;
  Advanced writing and oral presentation skills.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  America’s Aftermaths (20 credits)

  ×

  America’s Aftermaths

  Overview

  In Life magazine in February 1941, publisher Henry Luce declared the twentieth century to be the American Century: “[i]t is [ours] not only in the sense that we happen to live in it but ours because it is America’s first century as a dominant power in the world.” For Luce, the failure of the American project at that point, reflected in the Depression, could be redeemed by a successful campaign to defeat fascism in Europe. Since the US’s entry into WW2, America has continuously had troops posted overseas and, in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 and the 6 January 2021 attack on the Capitol, on American streets as well.
  
  This module examines the aftermaths of the American twentieth century as demonstrated in specific cultural, literary, and political events of the first decades of the twenty-first century. It will examine a number of interconnected ‘aftermaths’: war; 9/11; racism and Black Lives Matter; the return of authoritarianism; #MeToo; conspiracies and the disinformation wars; the Big Lie and the 6 January insurrection; the aftermaths of trauma; terrorism, foreign and domestic.
  
  Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the contemporary American moment, this module offers an insistently twenty-first-century American Studies approach to the questions and issues that it discusses and is committed to decolonising academic and pedagogic practice.
  
  Texts/sources: Judith Butler, Precarious Lives: The Powers of Mourning and Violence (2004) Don DeLillo, Falling Man (2007) Danielle Dutton, SPRAWL (2010) Judith Butler, Frames of War (2010) Lauren Berlant, Cruel Optimism (2011) Rachel Cusk, Aftermath (2012) Sarah Churchwell, Behold, America (2018) Terrance Hayes, Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin (2018) Claudia Rankine, Just Us (2020) www.blacklivesmatter.com http://www.blacklivesmattersyllabus.com/

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will:
  
  (i) have a detailed critical insight on a range of contemporary American cultural, literary and political movements
  
  (ii) demonstrate critical awareness of how multi-disciplinarity enables a fuller understanding of the contemporary United States;
  
  (iii) apply advanced critical and theoretical models to texts, contexts and contemporary issues;
  
  (iv) demonstrate an ability to engage with, and contribute to, contemporary American studies discussions and scholarship in the twenty-first century;
  
  (v) develop advanced theoretical insight into how the contemporary US is represented in a range of disciplines, texts and critical contexts.

  Skills

  (i) develop close critical reading skills of a range of literary, cultural and visual texts;
  
  (ii) articulate complex theoretical arguments and concepts;
  
  (iii) effective communication and group work skills;
  
  (iv) basic Wordpress/blogging/vlogging and digital skills;
  
  (v) ability to apply theoretical concepts of study to literary and cultural texts;
  
  (vi) independent thought and the ability to conduct higher level academic research.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Theory and Practice of Transla (40 credits)

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  Theory and Practice of Transla

  Overview

  An introduction to the tools and techniques of research, both for the academic and professional translator. An introduction to current issues in translation theory: history and principles of translation, theoretical positions, new directions. Research seminars delivered by both leading theorists and practitioners in translation and interpreting.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire the research skills that will enable them to produce consistent and high-quality work, both academically and professionally. They will also acquire an in-depth knowledge of the history and development of Translation Studies, enabling them both to engage with the discipline and to mark their own positions within it.

  Skills

  Research skills; presentation skills; analytical skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  From Cold War to Cold Peace (20 credits)

  ×

  From Cold War to Cold Peace

  Overview

  - The Cold War: Historical and Political Science Explanations (The origins of the Cold War – traditional and revisionists schools of thought)
  - The Bloc Formation & Structural Stability (Pacts – LTBT –NPT – SALT East-West Regime Formation)
  - From Détente to the Second Cold War: The Empire of Evil ( CSCE – Re-armament – Euromissile Crisis - SDI – Periphery)
  - Gorbachev’s ideology – The New Thinking (Change in Soviet ideology under Gorbachev)
  - Soviet-US relations (Reagan, Bush and Gorbachev – from Reykjavik to Malta, INF, START, CFE )
  - The Velvet revolutions in the Soviet bloc (From Brezhnev doctrine to Sinatra doctrine - collapse of Communism)
  - Gorbachev and the German Questions, 1989-1991 (2+4, OSCE, troops status – Common House of Europe)
  - The Dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and of the Soviet Union, 1990-1991 (The causes of the Soviet collapse & CIS formation)
  - The Cold Peace 1991-1999 (NATO Enlargement – Russia-NATO Council, Yugoslavia)
  - From Cold Peace to Frozen Conflicts, 1999-2015 (Responses to Western meddling in Post Soviet space under Putin. Coloured revolutions, August War with Georgia, the Ukraine crisis)

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this course, you should be able to demonstrate:
  
  - An understanding of international relations in the second half of the twentieth century, and specifically the key explanations for the emergence and demise of the Cold War
  - Understanding of the evolution of the post-Cold War security order in Europe and of the main challenges it faces
  - The ability to analyse and evaluate international relations from historical and political studies perspectives
  - Develop ability to think critically, reason logically, and evaluate evidence in multidisciplinary context
  - Understand main differences and similarities between political and historical methods of studying international affairs

  Skills

  Rational modelling

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Reading Historically (20 credits)

  ×

  Reading Historically

  Overview

  This course offers students instruction in reading literary texts in historical contexts. Students can choose from a range of strands and historical periods to suit their individual interests. Within these periods they will be taught how to read literary texts in close relation to the cultures in which they are produced. Issues covered will include the complexity of context; the changing nature of historicist paradigms; the ethics of historical reading; the various documentary sources that can be read alongside literary works; the relationship between context and literary form.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students will have developed an appropriate knowledge and understanding of historicist literary practice. They will be able to read a variety of texts from a particular historical period in relation to their context. Students will be able to understand the ethical and political pitfalls and practices of historical reading, and will be introduced to secondary criticism that examines these issues. They will also develop the skills to read these texts with an eye to their formal complexity, and to think about how that complexity might work with, and against, historicist reading, Students will be introduced to a number of digital resources that will encourage their independent research in the historical period they choose to study.

  Skills

  Having completed this module students will be able to:
  
  • Analyse literature in both a historical and critical context.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the complex relationship between formal development and social transformations.
  • Understand the ethical and political challenges facing historicist criticism
  • Develop independent research topics with assistance from module staff
  • Demonstrate transferrable skills in the forms of critical thinking, group discussion, written communication, and individual academic research.
  • Demonstrate advanced research skills, in particular the use of digital platforms to explore the past.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Translation and Media (10 credits)

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  Translation and Media

  Overview

  Advanced translation work in the student's principal foreign language, concentrating on journalistic texts and their contextual explanatory backgrounds

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will identify and hone the skills required of them in the translation process.
  
  The student will develop an ability to interpret text in terms of its cultural embedding. He or she will become familiar with the tools of pragmatic and hermeneutic analysis. The focus is on journalistic and persuasive texts.

  Skills

  Close-reading skills; writing skills; cultural analysis; pragmatics; hermeneutics; reflective learning; professionally-oriented skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  10

  Module Code

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Censorship, Regulation and Audiences (20 credits)

  ×

  Censorship, Regulation and Audiences

  Overview

  This course will explore censorship, film regulation and audiences within British Cinema. It will use a variety of historical and contemporary case studies to explore the legislative and industrial frameworks, which shape practices of film censorship and the critical and cultural debates which surround discussions of the regulation of cinema.
  
  It will look at local example of film censorship to examine the hierarchies of power at work in exhibition and regulation of film and cinema. It will also examine the role played by audiences in determining what will and what will not be shown. Case studies may include Last Tango in Paris, The Exorcist. The Devils, The Life of Brian, The Hunger Games, Casino Royale.

  Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate advanced skills in the critical analysis of various aspects of several national film industries and their classification systems.
  • Explore notions of censorship and regulation at national and local level
  • To consider the broader debates which take place within the national and global press about censorship of cinema
  • plan and conduct an original research project which engages with the topics covered on this unit, and present written work of a high quality
  • demonstrate enhanced generic skills in written and oral communication, the process of research, the organisation of material, and the presentation of informed critical arguments that relate to relevant issues and debates.

  Skills

  - skills of analysis and critical engagement
  - advanced level research skills
  - ability to explore conceptual debates
  - specific knowledge of the processes of censorship and regulation

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM7017

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Irish Women's Writing (20 credits)

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  Irish Women's Writing

  Overview

  This module explores Irish women’s writing in two forms: the novel and the short story. Focusing on the period 1880-1945, we will chart the varying ways in which women writers registered and responded to the seismic changes of this time. Over the course of the first six weeks we will read the ‘Big House’ novels of Somerville and Ross, Elizabeth Bowen, and Kate O’Brien, following the development of the genre from an archetype of Anglo-Irish insularity and decline to its reimagining in the hands of O’Brien as a means of female agency and emancipation in the cities of Europe. These key themes of subalternity, agency, and desire, develop throughout the second part of the module, when we explore the short story by a variety of writers across a range of genres: the supernatural, the comic, modernist, and realist. Over the course of the module we will seek to understand those processes of exclusion by which women’s writing has long been marginalized and obscured in Irish literary tradition.
  
  *Set texts may change from year to year; please check the list of set texts with the convenor.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, you will possess a sound understanding of the literary tradition of Irish women’s fiction as it developed from 1880-1945 and be able to identify and expand upon its distinctive features and concerns. You will demonstrate detailed knowledge and understanding of the key critical debates and theories pertaining to this tradition. You will also be able to situate the key texts of the period in their historical, social, political and national critical contexts.

  Skills

  Through engaging with this module you will develop the following skills:
  • ability to analyse primary and secondary material in a scholarly manner
  • ability to develop an original and structured argument well supported by textual analysis and critical reading
  • robust engagement with critical theories and debates
  • to present individual literary analyses and critical perspective to peers, and respond constructively to material offered by peers
  • ability to conduct research effectively across a range of media.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7373

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  African Fiction: Race, Rites and Religion (20 credits)

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  African Fiction: Race, Rites and Religion

  Overview

  This module covers an array of fiction that engages with African and European religious traditions and the complex historical and contemporary encounters between them. The module is oriented to the postcolonial period, beginning with literature published in and around decolonisation and continuing to the present. Ranging widely in geography, it addresses writers from across sub-Saharan Africa, such as Nigeria, Cameroon, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya and Tanzania. Areas for discussion include representations of traditional cultures and religious practice; reassessments of the European missionary enterprise; appropriations and rewritings of biblical narratives; engagements with African initiated churches and African Islam; and explorations of African religious modernities. In addition to its specialist focus, the module will also develop students’ understanding of postcolonial theory and major debates in African literary studies.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module, students will have analysed a range of postcolonial African fiction that engage with religious practices and interreligious encounter. They will have gained an understanding of the complexity of the concept “religion” and developed a critical vocabulary for its study. Students will have developed a familiarity with postcolonial theory and an ability to engage in theoretically informed close readings of sub-Saharan African Anglophone texts. They will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of key debates in African literary studies and an awareness of the literary, cultural and wider historical contexts relevant to the field.

  Skills

  In this module, students will gain a range of subject specific and transferrable skills. Students will:
  - develop their understanding of African and postcolonial literary studies
  - refine their skills in textual analysis
  - enhance their skills in assessing secondary scholarship and popular sources
  - develop their ability to engage in independent research projects
  - improve their skills in academic writing and argumentation
  - hone their skills in group discussion and oral presentation

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7366

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Literary Translation (10 credits)

  ×

  Literary Translation

  Overview

  Advanced translation work in the student's principal foreign language, concentrating on texts and their contextual explanatory backgrounds

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will identify and hone the skills required in translation of literary texts.
  
  The student will develop an ability to interpret text in terms of its cultural embedding. He or she will become familiar with the tools of pragmatic and hermeneutic analysis.

  Skills

  Close-reading skills; writing skills; cultural analysis; pragmatics; hermeneutics; reflective learning; professionally-oriented skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  10

  Module Code

  MML7024

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Political Cinema: Conflict and Form (20 credits)

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  Political Cinema: Conflict and Form

  Overview

  This module examines the relations between cinema and political conflict, with a particular emphasis on how film language has been adapted and transformed by the ideological demands of events, and their aftermath. It looks at classic examples of political filmmaking, as well as examining the relationship between artistic modernism and political dissidence in the work of figures such as Segei Eisenstein, Esfir Shub, Roberto Rossellini, Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, Luis Buñuel, Agnès Varda, Gillo Pontecorvo, Frederick Wiseman, Jean-Luc Godard, Chris Marker, Chantal Akerman, and Glauber Rocha. The module also looks at the how the cinema has been influenced by other visual representations of political conflict, and how this relates to new forms and technologies of political filmmaking in the contemporary world.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate:
  
  1) the ability to analyse in depth the aesthetic and cultural relations between film language and political conflict;
  
  2) a clear understanding of the various critical approaches to the relationship between political conflict and film-making;
  
  3) a detailed understanding of the role of film in conflict and post-conflict societies, with particular emphasis on issues such as propaganda, neo-realism, Third Cinema, film and political modernism, revolution, and testimony.
  
  4) a critical and comparative understanding of the film-maker as political activist, and the role of cinema and the visual arts more generally in representing conflict.

  Skills

  1) Critical thinking skills
  
  2) Analytical skills
  
  3) Skills of rhetoric and argumentation
  
  4) Presentation skills
  
  5) Written, verbal, and visual communication skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM7012

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Politics of the Republic of Ireland (20 credits)

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  The Politics of the Republic of Ireland

  Overview

  This module explores and analyses the political development of the Irish Free State/Republic of Ireland in historical context. It combines an historical and thematic approach to provide students with an understanding of the politics of the Irish Free State, later the Republic. It introduces students to key debates on the Irish Revolution and its background, on Irish historical revisionism, on the foundations of statehood, and the institutions and political culture of the new state. Particular themes include partition , the pursuit of stability and order, negotiations of identity, problems of modernisation, Ireland’s shifting place in European and world politics, changing attitudes towards partition and ‘the Troubles’, the impact of social change on self-representation in a post-Tiger context.

  Learning Outcomes

  To enrich understanding of key debates and themes in modern Irish politics.

  Skills

  To enrich understanding of key debates and themes in modern Irish politics.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7022

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Historian's Craft (20 credits)

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  The Historian's Craft

  Overview

  The module will examine the purpose of historical research and writing, the main genres of historical writing, techniques of bibliographical research, footnoting, the handling of quantitative and non-quantitative evidence, and practical writing skills. An ancient history strand will include study of specialised methodologies relating to ancient writers and epigraphy.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students provide an understanding of the purpose, nature and specific techniques of historical research and writing.
  Demonstrate an ability to locate relevant primary sources from a range of archives, both physical and virtual
  - Development of the student’s understanding of the various methodologies used by professional historians
  - Development of a deeper awareness of the value of inter-disciplinary study
  - Demonstrate an ability to communicate to various audiences
  
  Assessment:
  Assignment 1: 30%
  Assignment 2: 40%
  Assignment 3: 30%

  Skills

  Bibliographical research; handling of evidence, writing and referencing techniques.
  
  An ability to communicate historical research to an academic and a non-specialist readership
  An ability to apply a critical apparatus to a dissertation on a historical topic (bibliographical research; handling of evidence; writing and referencing techniques)
  An ability to synthesise the aim and purpose of an academic seminar or workshop
  An ability to reflect on personal development through attendance at seminars and workshops Improved verbal and oral skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MHY7020

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Individually Negotiated Topic in History (20 credits)

  ×

  Individually Negotiated Topic in History

  Overview

  Students to undertake and in-depth study of a specific historical area or problem within the field of their Masters programme, as agreed with the History MA co-ordinator and the proposed supervisor.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MHY7011

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Avant-Garde and Experimental Filmmaking (20 credits)

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  Avant-Garde and Experimental Filmmaking

  Overview

  This module will introduce historical forms of avant-garde and experimental filmmaking and use them as the basis for creative practice. Video production will be used as a mode for conceptual exploration and personal expression.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. An increased awareness and understanding of experimental forms of film, and associated fields, along with key practitioners and theories in the field.
  2. An increased understanding of the qualities of the moving image medium and some theories of this.
  3. An increased ability to formulate an experimental video work that serves to investigate ideas and/or as a form of personal expression.
  4. An increased ability to conceive and control aesthetics aspects of a project (image, sound, structure and so on).

  Skills

  1. Analytical skills are developed during project development and other stages. Students must develop a method to express or investigate ideas through creative work.
  2. Students must assess the coherence and sophistication of their creative ideas at these stages and find appropriate ways to develop these ideas in light of this.
  3. Skills of rhetoric and argumentation are developed through the written work and in class discussions.
  4. Oral communication and presentation skills are developed through production process and in discussions.
  5. Technical skills in the use of cameras and editing software are developed during the production process and in training workshops
  6. Organisation skills and problem-solving abilities are developed during planning and production periods.

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  60%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  FLM7016

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Narratives of Atlantic Slavery (20 credits)

  ×

  Narratives of Atlantic Slavery

  Overview

  This module explores narrative engagements with slavery during the ‘long’ eighteenth century and the twenty-first century, with a particular focus on Britain’s involvement in the Atlantic slave trade. The ‘triangular’ trade reached its commercial height during the eighteenth century, with much of the nation’s new wealth deriving from the plantations in its West Indian colonies. At the same time, the period also saw the emergence of political movements that would issue, in the early nineteenth century, in the abolition of the slave trade and, in the British territories, the ending of slavery itself. In this module, we examine how various writers have sought to understand and represent the world of Atlantic slavery. Our texts will comprise fictional and autobiographical works from the period of slavery itself and recent examples of historical fiction which re-imagine the trauma of enslavement and the brutalities of plantation labour. It was during the second half of the eighteenth century that English-language texts by black writers were first written and published. Along with novels from the period, we will examine the slave narratives of Olaudah Equiano and Mary Prince, which recount the ordeal of slavery and endeavour to fashion new forms of personal, cultural, and national identity. In recent years, novelists have re-engaged with Britain’s history of slave trading and ownership to reflect upon and publicise this important chapter in the nation’s past and its continuing legacy in British society. By examining a series of paired narratives, the module will consider the relationships between representation and reality, genre and knowledge; portrayals of enslavement, colonial culture, and slave labour; the possibilities for resistance, rebellion, and liberation; and the movements towards abolition and emancipation. By exploring a variety of texts from the ‘long’ eighteenth century and the twenty-first century, we will also address the aims and motivations of narratives about slavery during the two periods: the sometimes conflicting claims of education and entertainment, personal testimony and political activism, documentary realism and imaginative reconstruction.

  Learning Outcomes

  Having completed this module, students will have developed higher-level knowledge and understanding of narrative representations of slavery within two time periods: the ‘long’ eighteenth century and the twenty-first century. They will be able to identify and articulate the key critical and theoretical issues surrounding this body of writing, such as the relationships between narrative and history, fiction and fact; the competing claims of instruction and entertainment, witnessing and activism; and the particular historical and thematic issues highlighted in individual texts, such as gendered experiences of slavery and the scope for slave resistance. They will be equipped to determine the role of genre in the portrayal of slavery and the significance of a specific narrative form that first emerged during the eighteenth century: the autobiographical slave narrative. They will have developed a broad understanding of Britain’s role in the Atlantic slave trade, abolition and emancipation, and of current debates about slavery’s continuing influence on national identity and social relations in Britain. On completion of the module, students will possess greater awareness and understanding of the narrative literature concerning slavery during the period of British slave-trading and ownership, and the re-imagining of that world in the twenty-first-century novel.

  Skills

  Having completed this module students will be able to:
  
  • Demonstrate understanding of authorial representations of Atlantic slavery during the ‘long’ eighteenth century and the twenty-first century
  • Analyse narratives of slavery in terms of time-period, genre, aims and techniques
  • Demonstrate understanding of British involvement in the history of Atlantic slavery and the movements towards abolition and emancipation
  • Analyse narratives about British Atlantic slavery with regard to particular historical and thematic issues, such as enslavement and plantation labour, slave rebellion, female experience, and ‘global’ mobility
  • Show awareness of current debates about slavery’s continuing legacy in Britain.
  • Demonstrate transferrable skills in the forms of group discussion, written communication, and individual research

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7364

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Fictions of Female Community, 1660-2007 (20 credits)

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  Fictions of Female Community, 1660-2007

  Overview

  This module considers representations of exclusively female community through a range of Utopian and satirical fictions, depictions of girls’ schools, and theoretical and political writings. Such representations offer possibilities of thinking about female identity beyond the traditional marriage plot of much domestic fiction and raise issues concerning feminism and women’s rights, female education and friendship and formal considerations of the place of the hypothetical and the novel of ideas. The module also ranges across the modern period, beginning with the ‘early modern’ writings of Margaret Cavendish in the 1660s and concluding with a novel by the contemporary writer Sarah Hall. A number of the fictions are linked thematically but are published in very different contexts (e.g. Millenium Hall and Herland as fictions of women-only societies; The Governess and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie as fictions of girls’ schools; The Convent of Pleasure and The Princess as dramatisations of male intrusion). The module thus has an important historicising impulse, as we consider the diverse contexts in which these fictions are conceived and, initially, received. A further context is provided by different strands of theoretical thinking concerning female homosociality and learning. These are initially surveyed in the introductory week and then are threaded throughout the module.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module students will be able:
  • To demonstrate critical understanding of a range of texts drawn from different historical periods (early modern to the contemporary) and different genres (fiction, poetry, drama, theoretical and philosophical prose and feminist theory and experimentalism).
  • To engage with significant conceptual, historical and philosophical contexts for the study of modern literature, particularly in relation to feminism and gender and queer theories.
  • To analyse the principal ideas and critical strategies of a range of literary and critical work.

  Skills

  * Advanced critical writing and oral skills
  * Ability to comprehend and debate a range of theoretical and conceptual
  positions
  * Ability to relate theoretical contexts to the study of modern literature

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7367

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Translating for Performance (10 credits)

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  Translating for Performance

  Overview

  Literary translation for specific purposes: translation and performance; translation and subtltling

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will gain an understanding of the strategies and tactics that may be employed in negotiating texts for performance; they will acquire an understanding of the processes used to subtitle films

  Skills

  Close-reading skills; analytical skills; technical skills; skills in reading performance

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  10

  Module Code

  MML7019

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  A Space for Radical Openness? Writing the Margins in Twentieth-Century British and Irish Literature (20 credits)

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  A Space for Radical Openness? Writing the Margins in Twentieth-Century British and Irish Literature

  Overview

  In her essay “Choosing the Margin as a space of Radical Openness”, bell hooks argues that the margin is, rather than simply a site of disempowerment, a “space of radical openness … a profound edge”, a “place of resistance … for oppressed, exploited, colonized people”. For her, conventional assumptions that the marginalised require correction or reform risk “co-opt[ing] or undermin[ing]” counter-hegemonic perspectives; the margin ought not to be viewed as a position “to give up or surrender as part of moving into the centre—but rather … a site one stays in, clings to even, because it nourishes one’s capacity to resist”. This module explores a range of marginalised perspectives—those of women, the precariat, immigrants, the working class, criminals, those condemned as ‘immoral’, those marginalised because of their sexuality, ethnicity or skin colour—across a diverse range of drama and fiction depicting twentieth-century British and Irish life.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students taking this module will increase their knowledge of writing from and representations of marginalised groups in British and Irish society, including those marginalised because of their sexuality, gender, religion, class and race. They will gain a strong understanding of the difficulties facing these groups and the narrative and aesthetic strategies they use to challenge inequality and othering. Those on the course will also gain understandings of more theoretical approaches to these issues and how those perspectives can be applied to the core texts.

  Skills

  In this module, students will gain a range of subject specific and transferable skills. Students will:
  • develop their understanding of intersectionality in literary studies, including how class, race and gender oppression's are represented and challenged by a range of renowned writers
  • refine their skills in textual analysis
  • enhance their skills in assessing secondary scholarship and popular sources
  • develop their ability to engage in independent research projects
  • improve their skills in academic writing and argumentation
  • hone their skills in group discussion and oral presentation
  • develop their knowledge of British and Irish societies and cultures over the course of the twentieth century

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7370

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Public History Internship (20 credits)

  ×

  Public History Internship

  Overview

  Students will hold an internship in an institution such a museum, heritage site, library or archive. They will organise the placement themselves and establish a programme of work to be carried out, in consultation with and subject to the approval of the School’s internship co-ordinator. The assessment will reflect on the practical aspects of the internship and the theoretical debates around Public History

  Learning Outcomes

  - Learning more about the discipline of public history
  - Learning about the operation and management of cultural institutions
  - Gaining a more in-depth knowledge of a specific aspect of history
  - Gaining experience in disseminating academic history to a popular public audience.

  Skills

  Students should be able to develop the following:
  Subject specific skills
  • the ability to identify and locate primary and secondary source material relevant to a particular field of study
  
  •the ability to present the results of historical research in an appropriate format
  
  •the ability to work with and learn from experienced public history professionals
  
  Cognitive skills
  •the ability to plan, undertake, evaluate and report on a project
  
  •the ability to Understand, evaluate and present different interpretations of historical events
  
  •the ability to identify and assimilate evidence relevant to a particular enquiry from a variety of sources
  
  Transferable skills
  •an elaborated awareness of how to relate academic study to a work environment
  
  •an enhanced ability to organise and manage work tasks
  
  •an enhanced knowledge of potential careers for history graduates
  
  •an enhanced set of effective written and oral communication skills

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MHY7077

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Case Studies in History (20 credits)

  ×

  Case Studies in History

  Overview

  Through a variety of primary sources, students will investigate at least three specialist topics in depth. The mini-modules with focus on research strands available on the MA History programme: American history, Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern History, British history, Public History and Religion, Conflict and Identity. When available, students will also take part in a one-day field trip.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students should be able to demonstrate:
  
  An understanding of key themes that relate to the specialist topics studied
  An ability to assess primary and secondary sources relating to the topics
  An awareness of the range of sources available for their field of study
  An ability to respond to the oral contributions of others in an informed and constructive manner.

  Skills

  On completion of this module, students should have acquired the following skills:
  
  An ability to explore and assess the value of different types of primary and secondary historical source-materials
  An ability to develop and present a thesis
  An ability to develop advanced written and oral presentational skills through essay writing and seminar participation
  An ability to reflect on the use of interdisciplinary approaches to particular topics in historical research

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MHY7089

  Teaching Period

  Both

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Independent study in Celtic (20 credits)

  ×

  Independent study in Celtic

  Overview

  The module is structured around the personal research interests of the student. It offers the opportunity to pursue an interest in a topic which will further contextualise or advance the project chosen for their dissertation. The topic will be chosen by the student and approved by the supervisor, and a plan of work will be agreed which will involve weekly meetings to discuss progress and give feedback.

  Learning Outcomes

  The Module seeks to enable students to pursue their own research interest in a structured way, and according to the highest academic standards. Amongst its outcomes are:
  
  • Increased academic autonomy and ability to work autonomously
  • The ability to develop independent and sophisticated insights into a chosen area of investigation and to demonstrate these through the undertaking of an independent research project
  • Application of the specific critical, methodological or analytical apparatus required by the research at a high level of expertise
  • Advanced knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the research undertaken
  • Discussion of arguments in a structured way and critical reflection and judgment in the light of evidence and argument

  Skills

  Critical and analytical thinking; research; improving own learning and performance; time management; planning and undertaking independent research.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  CEL7010

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Dickens in Context (20 credits)

  ×

  Dickens in Context

  Overview

  This module engages with a range of Dickens’s writings from several stages of his career, examining his output as novelist and journalist. Particular attention is paid to the social, political and cultural issues affecting mid-Victorian England, including class; technological innovation and industrialisation; privilege and meritocracy; the experience of the metropolis; sanitary reform; and domestic ideology. Conditions of production and reception will also be examined, in order to reflect upon Victorian publishing, reading, and critical practices. The module will also consider the dialogue between Dickens’s prose and the works’ original illustrations.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module students will be able
  
  - to demonstrate an advanced knowledge of Dickens’s fiction and journalism
  - to interpret nineteenth-century texts with originality, through close reading
  - to evaluate current scholarship on nineteenth-century prose and its contexts
  - to apply advanced knowledge with independent judgement in the course of research, essay writing, and class presentations

  Skills

  In this module, students will gain a range of subject specific and transferrable skills. Students will:
  - develop their understanding of Dickens and the context around his artistic output
  - refine their skills in textual analysis
  - enhance their skills in assessing secondary scholarship and internet sources
  - develop their ability to engage in independent research projects
  - improve their skills in academic writing and argumentation
  - hone their skills in group discussion and online presentation

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7065

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Anthropology of Conflict: Ireland and Beyond (20 credits)

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  Anthropology of Conflict: Ireland and Beyond

  Overview

  This module will explore the development of anthropological approaches to conflict, examining what social and cultural anthropologists have added to our knowledge of conflict. It will particularly examine issues of group identity and cohesion in relations to conflict. Examining theories of ethnicity and nationalism it will examine power and hegemony of the state. In relation to this there will be a focus upon aspects of remembering and social memory, on the use of rituals and symbols and of the way acts of violence are legitimised or delegitimised. The course will look at examples from Irish case studies but work on a comparative basis.

  Learning Outcomes

  This module will introduce students to the history and the key theoretical debates within the field of ethnomusicology. On completion of this module students will have:
  
  * to develop a broad understanding of theories of group conflict
  * to develop a broad understanding of mechanisms of group cohesion and conflict
  * to explore the use of the concepts of identity, ethnicity, culture, community, border, symbol, ritual and tradition.
  * to apply theories of identity politics to understanding nationalism and ethnicity
  * to examine the legitimacy of violence and critically explore the notion of ‘terrorism’.
  * To examine lessons from the Irish/British context and compare.
  * to increase competency in research and the writing of academic papers

  Skills

  The course is designed to develop both subject-specific and transferable skills. These include:
  
  * Advanced skills in understanding, evaluating and expressing anthropological arguments, especially concerning the relationship between theory and ethnography;
  * Enhanced skills in group work (through seminars), in note taking, in presentation and in written argument;
  * Library research skills;
  * Critical reading;
  * Advanced writing and oral presentation skills.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT7023

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Research Methods in International Cultural Studies (20 credits)

  ×

  Research Methods in International Cultural Studies

  Overview

  This second Semester, 10 Week Optional Module presents and discusses contemporary cultural theories and critical approaches to cultural texts. This module builds on the compulsory Module MML 7000 introduction to research methods in the Arts and Humanities and allows to engage with a variety of other methods, which could not be covered in MML 7000. MML 7001 ‘s focus is on international cultural Studies but will cover a range of practical, methodological and theoretical issues, which are the basis for any research project that students might undertake as part of their MRes in the Arts and Humanities. It will advance their knowledge of a wide range of literary and/or linguistic methodologies and theories, as appropriate to their chosen field. This module encourages students to engage with established and innovative research methods and to apply them productively to their research.

  Learning Outcomes

  After completing the module, a student should have acquired:
  
  • knowledge and understanding of the principles of scholarship and research methods
  • the capacity for critical reflection and judgment in the light of evidence and argument
  • the ability to engage with and interpret, at a sophisticated level, layers of meaning within texts and/or linguistic data
  • the ability to undertake and conduct sustained enquiry
  • the ability to contextualise within a variety of perspectives
  • the ability to synthesise and present complex ideas within the framework of a structured and reasoned argument in a well-articulated, and stylistically mature fashion
  • the ability to work autonomously, manifested in self-direction, self-discipline, and time-management
  • the ability to apply a critical, methodological or analytical apparatus at a high level of expertise
  • the ability to develop independent and sophisticated insights into their chosen discipline and demonstrate these through the undertaking of independent research projects.

  Skills

  • Planning and undertaking independent research
  • Library and bibliographic research skills
  • Retrieval, sifting, and selecting current and relevant primary and secondary information from standard and electronic sources
  • Advanced written communication and presentational skills
  • Appropriate IT skills for professional use
  • Ability to engage in independent learning and research

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MML7001

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Topics In Irish History (20 credits)

  ×

  Topics In Irish History

  Overview

  This module, will introduce postgraduate students to key themes in modern Irish history based on the current research interests of staff. These will vary according to the availability of staff but will include such themes as religion; culture and politics; migration; women and gender. Within each of these broad themes, students will examine major issues and developments over an extended period, engage with key historiographical debates and become familiar with the relevant source material. The small number of broad themes, which will be taught over successive weeks, will allow staff whose expertise lies in different periods to work together in exploring a particular theme; to showcase areas of current research strength; and facilitate a greater emphasis on approaches to history and historiographical developments.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. A broad understanding of major themes and debates in modern Irish history.
  2. A critical appreciation of the secondary literature and historiographical debates relating to these themes.
  3. A critical appreciation of the value of primary sources documents and the different ways they are used by historians.
  4. The ability to write an informed and original analysis of the historical themes studied in the module.
  5. An understanding of methodologies and approaches to Irish history, and how these have developed over time.

  Skills

  On completion of this module, students should have acquired the following skills:
  An ability to assess information from primary and secondary sources
  An ability to assess, develop and present a thesis
  An ability to respond to the oral contribution of others in an informed and constructive manner.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MHY7081

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Conflict Intervention (20 credits)

  ×

  Conflict Intervention

  Overview

  The module will evaluate the changing nature of intervention, from unilateral forceful intervention to multi-lateral intervention, to humanitarian intervention, and third party mediation. Focusing on state, intergovernmental and non-governmental actors’ interventions, it will look at various conflict intervention practices in all phases of conflict from conflict prevention to post-conflict peacebuilding.

  Learning Outcomes

  To acquire an overview, both historical and substantive, of various approaches to analysis of conflicts and of conflict transformation. The content will deal with different theories of conflict origins, conflict process, and conflict transformation, as well as examining the practices of different state and non-state actors after conflicts.

  Skills

  Emphasis will be placed on the development of analytic skills for identifying different types of conflict and alternative modes of intervention. Special attention will be given to questions of language, moral justification and power.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7027

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Theories in Comparative Politics (20 credits)

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  Theories in Comparative Politics

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the study of comparative politics through a survey of the main concepts, theoretical debates, and methodological approaches of the field. Critical thinking is stressed throughout the course, and students are encouraged to bring their own ideas into classroom discussions. One major objective of this course is to familiarize students both with “classic” and contemporary theoretical material that is applied throughout political studies. Throughout the module, we will explore important theoretical and methodological issues in the comparative study of political behaviour and institutions.

  Learning Outcomes

  The module will offer students ways of:
  - understanding how concepts are constructed and applied in contemporary study of politics.
  - understand important classic and contemporary works of comparative political studies.
  - understand the key concepts and debates in political studies.
  - understanding and critically assessing advanced political science research.
  - articulating their views about complex topics in a small-group setting.
  - applying comparative perspectives to the field of politics.
  - using advanced social science research while developing reasoned analyzes of social and political phenomena.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  - Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  - Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  - Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  - Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  - Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  - Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  - Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT
  
  Organizational skills
  - Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  - Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  - Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear argument; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7038

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Violence, Terrorism and Security (20 credits)

  ×

  Violence, Terrorism and Security

  Overview

  The concepts that are at the heart of this core module (violence, terrorism, and security) can each have different meanings across time and at various political levels. The module provides a rigorous analysis of these terms, focusing particularly on the contested concepts of terrorism and security. It also examines state and international responses to the threats that contemporary violence poses both within states and internationally. Case studies are employed to illustrate the conceptual analysis. The varieties of motivation for terrorism, including nationalism, religion and the pursuit as well as defence of political power are critically examined.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of the module students will (a) Have acquired an understanding of the basic concepts of violence, terrorism and security (b) Have a detailed knowledge of a variety of manifestations of violence and terrorism and (c) Be able to critically discuss different responses to terrorism, situated on a spectrum from domestic to international measures.

  Skills

  During the course of the module students will be provided opportunities to engage in critical reasoning, identify and solve problems, analyse and interpret data and demonstrate independence of thought. To this end students will have to identify and process information from a range of sources, conduct two shorter pieces of independent research and show that they are able to appropriately structure and communicate their ideas in both written and oral form. In addition, students should be able to manage their time effectively, and critically assess the work of others.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7028

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Contemporary Security (20 credits)

  ×

  Contemporary Security

  Overview

  The module will examine the key theoretical approaches and practical issues and debates that have defined the evolution of Security Studies. They will engage the changing definitions of security and approaches to understanding security. It will address both ‘domestic’ and ‘international’ security and the ways in which these are increasingly connected in both theory and practice. Moreover, it will introduce students to the inter-disciplinary nature of engagements with security (from politics to geography to technology). It will engage theorising in application by introducing students both to the major concepts and theoretical assumptions of understandings of security and showing how these play out in debates and practices of security. Students will be introduced to the core concepts and differences between ‘traditional’ rationalist theories of security and the emergence and development of varieties of critical security studies. They will then examine key issues in security that may include: The state, sovereignty and internal securities; uncertainty, the security dilemma and risk; regimes, regions and security communities; non-proliferation and disarmament; theorising war; migration and borders; surveillance and security; cyber-security; environmental security: beyond energy and resource conflict; Poverty, food, and human security; gender and security; and others. Students will therefore engage critically with the intersections of theory and practice; domestic and international; and state and human securities; and be able to understand contemporary transformations of security in relation to power, sovereignty, mobilities, and technology.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the module students will:
  
  - Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of different theoretical engagements with security and the diversity of critical approaches.
  - Understand how theories of security translate into different political practices of security.
  - Be able to apply critical security concepts to contemporary security practices.
  - Critically engage in debates on key developments in the politics of security.
  - Be able to reflect upon the ethical and political implications developments in security theory and practice.
  - Be able to engage in depth with a wide range of security issues in a theoretically informed way.
  - Pursue independent, creative and critical thinking through both written work and group discussions.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7051

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Interactive Media (20 credits)

  ×

  Interactive Media

  Overview

  This module introduces the production of interactive and non-linear forms of new media as emergent alternatives to traditional linear forms of media.
  
  New media is explored through both a practical exploration of interactive formats; and by considering critical debates around aesthetics, power, force, significance and form in a series of new media texts, artefacts and systems.
  
  The module situates practices in an environment that is ceaselessly evolving and explores new technologies such as virtual reality, immersive media and interactive documentary for web/mobile devices.
  
  This module offers a practical introduction to software authoring tools and an exploration of disruptive new technologies as they emerge.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Critical awareness of digital media systems as innovative cultural forms and contemporary debates around technology and culture
  
  2. Understanding of new media aesthetics, use, medium theory and form through practice
  
  3. Engagement with non-linear storytelling devices
  
  4. Awareness of emerging tools and platforms for creation of interactive content
  
  5. Applied experience and engagement through practice in the production of interactive media projects.

  Skills

  The module will equip students with the necessary production skills and theoretical frameworks to explore and deliver projects that move away from linear production processes. This grounding will provide students with basic authoring skills, will give them the capacity to develop their skills further through individual study, and will also equip them to think critically about the forms and contents of contemporary media systems that originate online and reside naively on the web.

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP7007

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Community Archaeology (20 credits)

  ×

  Community Archaeology

  Overview

  Course contents
  
  Origins of community archaeology
  Definition of community archaeology
  Nature of global community archaeology
  Community-led or community-based?
  Examples of community archaeology in action in UK and RoI
  Role of HLF in development of the profile of community archaeology in the UK
  Public outreach and community archaeology
  Social well-being and community archaeology
  Future trends in community archaeology

  Learning Outcomes

  Community archaeology is a fast-developing field within the discipline, with an increasing relevance to wider society. The module will provide the students with insight into the development, delivery and practice of community archaeology, and offer them the experience of working with the Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork, a fieldwork unit that undertakes significant levels of work within community archaeology across Northern Ireland each year.

  Skills

  Direct experience of team work and being part of a team
  Development of social and communication skills
  Development of presentational skills
  Development of written skills
  Development of critical thinking and interpretation skills

  Coursework

  75%

  Examination

  25%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP4510

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Ethnographic Writing (20 credits)

  ×

  Ethnographic Writing

  Overview

  The module looks at the themes of ethnography and evolution in anthropology. Students choose to specialise in ethnography or evolution. Teaching of the ethnography takes the form of students reading a number of ethnographies and discussing and analysing these texts in class. Teaching of evolution draws on literature in the field of cognition and culture and focuses on the application of the logic of evolution by natural selection to the human mind and behaviour to help us better understand cross-culturally recurrent patterns in thought and behaviour.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will:
  - be familiar with advanced understandings of anthropological perspectives
  - be skilled at analysing ethnographic writing
  - have gained experience in debating intricate questions in a critical fashion at an advanced level
  - have learnt about the evolutionary perspective in anthropology and its applications
  - be prepared for the main specialist areas available in Anthropological Studies at MA level

  Skills

  Skills in literacy, the organisation of arguments, critical reflection, effective oral and written presentation, independent research and writing of research essay.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT7009

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Contemporary Literature in Crisis (20 credits)

  ×

  Contemporary Literature in Crisis

  Overview

  This module considers the ways in which writers from a range of backgrounds have responded to crises characterising our contemporary age. Connecting the texts on this module are the central concerns of: the affective implications of neoliberal systems of control, oppression and governance; how identity narratives of gender and race shape structures of nationhood; how these narratives are played out on and through the human body; the ramifications of global capitalism on individual and interpersonal subjectivity; the ways in which fiction works to thematize and interrogate disaster and crisis and the way crisis is managed in the contemporary.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students completing this module will be able to:
  - understand a range of approaches to the study of American and global literature and culture
  - develop an informed sense of the complexity of issues covered in the module
  - develop an advanced understanding of a variety of primary materials in relation to theoretical ideas and their cultural contexts
  - demonstrate an ability to engage with and contribute to current scholarship on those materials, ideas and contexts
  - conduct interdisciplinary analysis in relevant subject fields

  Skills

  Students will acquire and/or develop the skills of:
  - close critical reading of a diversity of texts (fiction, critical writing, memoir, memoir, theory, photography, art, etc.), and the ability to articulate claims regarding these texts in class discussions and in assessments
  - the synthesis and weighting of different, sometimes competing interpretations of literary texts
  - interrogating and synthesising critical approaches
  - independent thought and academic research
  - critical and reflective writing on paper and online
  - basic blogging on a Wordpress platform

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7076

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Applied Project (20 credits)

  ×

  Applied Project

  Overview

  The Applied Project allows individual students to work on an area of archaeological or palaeoecological research which interests them, by critical analysis of a particular problem. The module enables students to conduct a line of independent research, for example in the field of cultural heritage or GIS, and thus contribute to knowledge in the chosen discipline. The project will generally involve collecting and analysing primary data. Normally, the material studied has either never been published or the student brings analytical techniques to bear on it which have not been used before. By undertaking the Applied Project, students consolidate analytical and critical skills developed during the degree programme, whilst expanding their knowledge of “how” research is done.

  Learning Outcomes

  An in-depth understanding of a specific area within the disciplines of Archaeology or Palaeoecology; An understanding of the development of the growth of archaeological thought or palaeoecological debate through reading past literature on a topic; The application of critical or organisational skills in an individual research context; An understanding of the context of a piece of research in relation to other information on the area or period

  Skills

  Designing, researching and completing a substantial piece of individual research; Understanding of the way data-gathering relates to the later analysis and conclusions; Bibliographic research; Time management of a project over an extended period

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP4507

  Teaching Period

  Both

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Presenting Sources (20 credits)

  ×

  Presenting Sources

  Overview

  Students will be introduced to techniques of calendaring and indexing and will prepare a calendar of a suitable body of previously uncatalogued material in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland or another archive. Alternatively, students may prepare a finding aid of primary and secondary sources for a previously underresearched topic. Or students may study of the methodology of analysing primary source material relating to periods of Greek and Roman history, including numismatics and the importance of legal sources for social and political history.

  Learning Outcomes

  To introduce students to the handling of historical documents and to provide training in techniques of indexing, calendaring and listing and the preparation of finding aids.
  Substitute the following:
  • To give students practical experience of the methodologies involved in creating historical calendars, finding aids or databases that may be useful to researchers and other users of archives or collections.
  • Increased familiarity with documents that may be used for dissertation
  • Demonstrate an ability to synthesis historical significance of sources examined in written form
  • Familiarity with the critical apparatus of annotation, translation (if applicable) and editing of original manuscripts

  Skills

  Assessment and analysis of historical sources. Abstracting, indexing and record keeping.
  
  Develop skills in the assessment and analysis of sources
  Develop skills in abstracting, indexing and record keeping
  Develop knowledge of the work of an archivist and editor of historical docouments

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MHY7025

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The UK and Europe (20 credits)

  ×

  The UK and Europe

  Overview

  This module offers students the opportunity to address core issues in Politics via a focus on the UK’s relationship with Europe in a time of flux. It is built around three broad themes: understanding, negotiating and delivering Brexit.
  
  The first part of the module focuses on explaining the UK’s past relationship with Europe, it’s nature as an ‘awkward partner’ in European integration and the outcome of the 2016 Referendum (“understanding Brexit”). It introduces students to theories of Euroscepticism, ideas of British ‘exceptionalism’ and the study of elections, referendums and public opinion.
  
  The second part of the module engages with the on-going Brexit negotiations, in terms of trade, citizens’ rights and borders. It introduces students to the politics of trade and negotiation dynamics. It considers and explain changes to both the UK and EU positions in the negotiations.
  
  The third part of the module focuses on Brexit delivery - the administrative challenges of taking back control and the constitutional challenges of repatriating competences for central and devolved governments. It introduces students to studies of multi-level governance and devolution and theories of implementation, enforcement and good governance.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, the students:
  - Should be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of the UK’s relationship with the EU
  - Should understand debates about explanations of the EU referendum outcome and challenges for delivering Brexit
  - Should be able to understand how different theories and approaches in political science can help make sense of the UK’s changing relationship with Europe
  - Should have developed basic blog writing skills and basic policy brief writing skills

  Skills

  Skills
  This module will assist in developing students’ skills in a number of important areas. These include:
  
  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7099

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Economic Decision Making and Behaviour (15 credits)

  ×

  Economic Decision Making and Behaviour

  Overview

  Economic Decision Making and Behaviour is designed to give students the necessary theoretical background to perform economic analysis in a precise and rigorous manner.
  
  After an introduction to economic methodology, the module starts with an analysis of individual decision making. This part opens with a general treatment of individual choice and proceeds to develop consumption theory. A detailed exposition of the theory of individual choice under uncertainty is also provided.
  
  The module subsequently presents a comprehensive overview of theories of how decisions are made in an interactive environment, discussing the basic concepts of Game Theory. Concepts covered include game forms (extensive form and strategic form), Informational structures (perfect information, imperfect information and incomplete information), behavioural theories (best response rationality, strategic domination and rationalisability), equilibrium concepts (Nash equilibrium, subgame perfect Nash equilibrium, correlated equilibrium and sequential equilibrium), expected utility theory, mixed strategies, common knowledge, and evolutionary games.
  
  The module also covers a large number of applications of game theoretic models to analyse behaviour in economic and financial decision situations. This includes behaviour in different market forms (competitive and oligopolistic), and principal-agent decision situations.
  
  Classroom exercises guide the students to understand the limitations of these decision theories and confront the students with decision-making in realistic environments. This also introduces students to theories of boundedly rational decision making.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this module students will have:
  
  an understanding of economic methodology and the foundations of microeconomic theory, in particular methodological individualism and methodological instrumentalism leading to the theory of rational decision making;
  
  a comprehension of interactive decision theory and an understanding of its limitations and applicability to economic decision situations;
  
  an understanding of the range and diversity of economic models applicable to a wide array of socio-economic phenomena

  Skills

  This module also provides opportunities for the student to acquire or enhance the following skills:
  
  Subject-specific Skills:
  The ability to construct, interpret and critically evaluate microeconomic models of behaviour in economics;
  The ability to apply microeconomic models to real world questions;
  The ability to understand, evaluate and commentate on economic policy;
  The ability to construct arguments and exercise problem solving skills in the context of theoretical economics;
  The ability to read and evaluate academic literature in microeconomics
  
  Cognitive Skills:
  Problem solving;
  Logical reasoning;
  Independent enquiry;
  Critical evaluation and interpretation;
  Self-assessment and reflection.
  
  Transferable Skills:
  The ability to synthesise information/data from a variety of sources including from databases, books, journal articles and the internet;
  The ability to reason and evaluate and recommend on the basis of such reasoning;
  The ability to work both independently and in groups;
  Organisation and time management;
  Problem solving and critical analysis;
  Work-based IT skills;
  The ability to communicate qualitative information together with analysis, argument and commentary.

  Coursework

  0%

  Examination

  50%

  Practical

  50%

  Credits

  15

  Module Code

  ECO7009

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Topics in Economics (15 credits)

  ×

  Topics in Economics

  Overview

  This module is designed to expose students to cutting-edge research in economic theory, economic history and the applied economics of economic and social policy and institutions. This module is considered key preparation for any student wishing to write an MSc dissertation and for those intending to go on to pursue PhD research in these areas. Co-taught by different members of economics faculty at Queen’s, in addition to leading external experts visiting the school, the module introduces students to various topics in economic theory, economic history and the applied economics of economic and social policy and institutions with a view to demonstrating the academic research process from inception to publication. Understanding the details of the different empirical methods used in the research projects presented will form a central focus of teaching and learning. Topics may vary from year to year to reflect the research boundary, but may include:
  
  1. Game theoretic models of economic behaviour
  2. Experimental and behavioural economics
  3. Economic market and value theory
  4. The history of methodology in economic history and historical economics
  5. Natural resource explanations for the Industrial Revolution
  6. The political economy of electoral reform in history
  7. The corporate governance of the financial crises in the interwar period
  8. Social policy impact evaluation;
  9. Industrial policy for development;
  10. Soft budget constraints;
  11. Natural resources, economic policy and growth;
  12. The history and economics of organised crime.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will have:-
  an understanding of several research topics, and associated methods, at the cutting edge of economic history research;
  an understanding of the academic research process, from inception to publication;
  an appreciation of the usefulness of research in economic theory and history for understanding contemporary economic and social issues;
  The ability to plan and execute independent research.

  Skills

  Subject-specific skills:
  The ability to design research projects in economic theory, economic history and applied economics;
  Critical evaluation of the content and implications of economic research;
  The preparation and communication of complex economic ideas in both written and presentational forms
  An appreciation for the academic peer-review process in economics;
  The ability to construct, interpret and critically evaluate models of behaviour in economics;
  The ability to draw parallels between historical and contemporary economic issues and processes;
  The ability to comprehend and evaluate academic literature in economic theory, economic history and applied economics.
  
  Cognitive skills:
  Problem solving
  Logical reasoning
  Independent enquiry
  Critical evaluation and interpretation
  Self-assessment and reflection
  
  Transferable skills:
  The ability to synthesise information/data from a variety of sources including from databases, books, journal articles and the internet
  The ability to reason and evaluate and recommend on the basis of such reasoning
  Organisation and time management
  Problem solving and critical analysis
  Work-based IT skills
  The ability to work both independently and in groups
  The ability to communicate quantitative and qualitative information together with analysis, argument and commentary.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  15

  Module Code

  ECO7016

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Labour Economics & Social Policy (15 credits)

  ×

  Labour Economics & Social Policy

  Overview

  This module provides students with an understanding of labour economics theory, its application to labour market and social policy issues, and the empirical evidence and methods that make up the contemporary labour economist’s toolkit. The approach takes as its starting point the view that labour markets are often imperfect and pays particular attention to the role of labour market institutions such as minimum wages, welfare benefits, and education and migration policy. We will also analyse other contemporary social policy issues that are inextricably linked with the labour market such as intergenerational mobility and inequality. The course will end with an assessment of how to use evidence in the field of labour economics to inform public policy.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will have an understanding of:
  
  The theoretical underpinnings of labour economics;
  
  Common labour market institutions and their impacts;
  
  The main research methods that have been used in labour economics research;
  
  How to critically evaluate and summarise appropriate models and applications in labour economics;
  
  How to apply relevant theory and methods to a variety of labour market and social policy issues and contexts, including completion of a substantial piece of assessed group-work on a policy relevant topic specific to Northern Ireland, combining demonstration of theoretical understanding, critical evaluation of empirical literature, and practical experience of empirical research.

  Skills

  Subject-specific Skills
  The ability to construct arguments and exercise problem solving skills in the context of labour economics theory and its application;
  The ability to use statistical / econometric software to analyse and evaluate relevant data;
  The ability to comprehend and evaluate academic and policy literature related to labour economics and social policy;
  the ability to construct, interpret and critically evaluate models of behaviour in economics;
  the ability to apply economic models and concepts to real world questions;
  the ability to understand, evaluate and commentate on economic and social policy;
  
  Cognitive Skills
  Problem solving;
  Logical reasoning;
  Independent enquiry;
  Critical evaluation and interpretation;
  Self-assessment and reflection
  
  Transferable Skills
  The ability to synthesise information/data from a variety of sources including from databases, books, journal articles and the internet;
  The ability to reason and evaluate and recommend on the basis of such reasoning;
  Organisation and time management;
  Problem solving and critical analysis;
  Work-based IT skills including word-processing and statistics/econometric packages;
  The ability to work both independently and in groups;
  The ability to communicate quantitative and qualitative information together with analysis, argument and commentary.

  Coursework

  20%

  Examination

  60%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  15

  Module Code

  ECO7014

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  History and its Audiences (20 credits)

  ×

  History and its Audiences

  Overview

  An in-depth examination of key concepts of public history and their methodological application across a range of case studies. The module will cover a range of issues regarding the ways in which the past is presented to, and consumed by, public audiences. Students will be asked to engage theoretically with core historiographical themes including collective memory, oral history, materiality and visual cultures and will also work with Special Collections to explore issues relating to the use of textual and visual material for public consumption (IPR, copyright etc). These sessions will be accompanied by case studies drawn from the locale and beyond that will enable students to develop their understanding in relation to practical examples. The module will thus provide students with a strong historiographical grounding in both theories and concepts of public history whilst at the same time allow for an understanding of these issues in relation to ‘real life’ scenarios that will prepare them for the remainder of their studies.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will have
  - an in-depth understanding of the way the past is presented to and consumed by members of the public
  - A clear understanding of changes and developments in public history in different national contexts
  - familiarity with relevant theories and concepts of public history, and a critical engagement with the relevant historiography
  - An ability to distinguish various approaches to and methods used in public history
  - An understanding of application of these issues in a range of practical settings
  - An ability to present work in a way that is expected of historians to both academic and public audiences

  Skills

  Students should develop skills relating to the assessment and analysis of various forms of public history; to effectively using a variety of methods to engage a range of audiences; and to understand and articulate concepts around the practice of history in public spheres

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MHY7092

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Global Security and Borders (20 credits)

  ×

  Global Security and Borders

  Overview

  The module will examine the key theoretical approaches, debates and issues that constitute Border Studies, and place these in a wider context of global security. Students will critically assess some of the main texts in Border Studies and analyse their relation to established theoretical traditions within International Relations and Security Studies. It will critically address mainstream accounts of sovereign borders and statehood by developing a much more comprehensive approach in which mobilities, flows, contradictions, circulations, re-directions and interruptions are understood to constitute contemporary borders. It will introduce students to the major and emerging theories of borders, contextualize those within prevailing security dynamics, and illustrate those studies with multiple examples from contemporary global borders. Some of the topics we will engage with are: sovereignty; bordering / debordering; regular and irregular migration; security technologies; the differences between freight and human traffic; data collection and circulation; visa regimes; citizenship; nationalism; mobility and travel; disruption and delay; interoperability; efficiency and risk management;

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the module students will:
  - Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of different theoretical engagements with border studies and security, and acknowledge the diversity of critical approaches.
  - Understand how theories of borders, sovereignty and security translate into different practices at border sites, even when those sites are radically dispersed
  - Be able to apply critical concepts about borders, security and mobility to contemporary bordering practices.
  - Critically engage in debates on key developments in the politics of borders and security studies.
  - Be able to reflect upon the ethical and political implications and developments in borders studies and security.
  - Be able to engage in depth with a wide range of key issues in a theoretically informed way.
  - Pursue independent, creative and critical thinking through both written work and group discussions.

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  • Analytical Thinking: identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; construct independent arguments
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  • Teamwork: ability to work with others in a team, negotiate conflicts and recognize different ways of learning
  • Diversity: ability to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment
  • Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon ones own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  • Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  • Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  • Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way
  • Enterprising thinking: Demonstrate ability to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, to display originality of thought and argument and the ability to clearly support arguments in innovative ways

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7037

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  The Anthropology of Music (20 credits)

  ×

  The Anthropology of Music

  Overview

  This module aims to provide an overview of the field of ethnomusicology, outlining the major theoretical orientations and issues being debated within contemporary ethnomusicology. It begins with an introduction to some of the main scholars involved in shaping the discipline as it is currently constituted, and then proceeds by looking at how these ideas have shifted in the modern world. Throughout the semester students participate in an ensemble of non-western music in order to gain a reflexive understanding of the ways in which ethnomusicological knowledge can be obtained through personal musical experience.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will have:
  • An understanding of how the discipline was shaped and how it is currently developing;
  • An overview of contemporary theoretical debates and issues, and of the scholars propelling them;
  • An appreciation of how ethnomusicological understandings are generated and disseminated;
  • Basic knowledge of at least one non-western musical system.

  Skills

  • Library research skills;
  • Critical reading;
  • Communication skills in both written and verbal spheres;
  • Practical performance skills in at least one non-western musical tradition.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT7013

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Independent Study (20 credits)

  ×

  Independent Study

  Overview

  Independent study of a topic (history, composition, analysis, or performance) in Music and Sonic Arts. Students must agree a topic and a programme of study with their tutor at the outset of the course. Students will be given directed reading and appropriate essays or other coursework. Students will meet regularly with their tutor to report on and discuss their reading, essays or other coursework. This module is designed to address any focused interests not catered for in other modules offered.

  Learning Outcomes

  By completion of the module students will be able to:
  
  - conduct independent research
  - critically interpret and analyse literature relevant to the topic of study

  Skills

  -identify, analyse and solve problems by prioritising tasks, coping with complexity, setting achievable goals and taking action.
  
  -apply subject knowledge and understanding from the degree pathway
  
  -possess high level transferable key skills such as the ability to work with others in a team, to communicate (both orally and in writing), influence and negotiate.
  
  -have the ability and desire to learn for oneself and improve one's self-awareness and performance, to uphold the values of lifelong learning and demonstrate emotional intelligence
  
  -demonstrate confidence and motivation to start and to finish the job, adaptability/flexibility, creativity, initiative, leadership, decision-making, negotiating and the ability to cope with stress

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS7099

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Current Debates in Prehistoric Archaeology (20 credits)

  ×

  Current Debates in Prehistoric Archaeology

  Overview

  This module will provide students with the background knowledge and skills needed to engage with some of the current issues in prehistoric archaeology. The main focus will be on European prehistory, but students are encouraged to draw on relevant techniques, approaches or theoretical perspectives from elsewhere in the world. The module is also designed to help students preparing their research in prehistoric archaeology for publication in peer review journals.
  
  Students will consider a series of major themes that encompass a range of issues and debates with which archaeologists frequently have to grapple in their interpretation of the prehistoric past. A common theme throughout the module will be one of continuity versus change: how, why and when did cultures change; did cultures necessarily perceive the change as we do today; did death present an opportunity to express links with, or severance from, the past, the present, the future; how does the present influence our perception of past change? Different theoretical models and analytical approaches will be tested and critiqued in relation to specific issues in prehistoric archaeology. The subjects will be explored through a series of lectures and student-led seminars.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
  • demonstrate understanding of a wide range of different theoretical perspectives and analytical approaches to problem solving in prehistoric archaeology
  • demonstrate a critical appreciation of some of the major themes and issues in prehistoric archaeology

  Skills

  • Ability critically to assess and analyse current approaches in prehistoric archaeology
  • Ability to integrate different forms of archaeological evidence at a variety of scales.
  • Ability to formulate research-led strategies for addressing emergent areas of prehistoric archaeology
  • Aptitude in preparing research publications suitable for submission to peer reviewed academic journals
  • Time and project management
  • Oral communication and presentation skills
  • IT skills in data analysis and presentation

  Coursework

  40%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  60%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP4511

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Gender and Politics (20 credits)

  ×

  Gender and Politics

  Overview

  This module encourages students to examine the centrality of gender and sexuality in shaping political dynamics at the local, national and global level. It approaches the topic drawing upon feminist political thought; strategies for political mobilization and change; and feminist analyses of contemporary global politics. The module outlines the contribution of feminist scholarship in challenging understandings of politics and international relations as gender-neutral and draws attention to the, often neglected, experiences, agency and political claims of women and other minoritised groups. We will consider key contemporary issues such as transnational feminism, queer politics and social justice; feminism and global governance; reproductive justice; nationalism, populism and anti-gender politics; international security; borders and migration; feminism and the politics of crisis, feminist and queer visions for life. Students will have the opportunity to discuss theoretical perspectives and empirical examples as entry points to the gendered complexities of global politics.
  
  AIMS:
  
  This module is designed to provide you with the conceptual tools and study skills for developing your own critical appraisal of gender politics in an intersectional and transnational perspective. At the end of this module, you will have enhanced your skills to critically interrogate different dimensions of the political through the application of feminist intersectional lenses. Crucially, I also hope that you will feel empowered to apply this mode of thinking to analyse intersections between gender and other inequalities and to reflect on your own position in learning, knowledge production and politics.

  Learning Outcomes

  OOn successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
   analyse and explain the causes of gender inequalities in the public/private realm;
   understand how gender interacts with race, class, sexuality and nationality to produce divisions of power and resources, as well as processes of violence and exclusion.
   discuss and assess different feminist perspectives.
   apply feminist theories to analyse key issues in global politics and current political problems.
   think critically about narratives and practices of politics and international relations.
   independently develop a small research project of their choice.

  Skills

  Communicate ideas to others in a clear and concise manner, in oral and written form.\nPursue intellectual questions in a rigorous and academic manner, employing analytical skills and critical thinking.\nDiscuss issues that challenge dominant perspectives in an informed manner.\nEngage in small group activity.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7032

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Engaging Audiences (20 credits)

  ×

  Engaging Audiences

  Overview

  This module introduces students to key debates in both theories and practice of how the ‘public’ engage with arts and cultural experiences. Blending theoretical and strategically oriented sessions with practice-based teaching, it explores how the mode and value of engagement with the public has and continues to change rapidly.
  1. Overview of audiences discourse; contemporary issues in theories of engagement, development & participation
  2. Cultural rights and cultural citizenship (local & international perspectives)
  3. Audiences as part of strategic management
  4. Planning & tools for effective engagement (digital engagement, branding, etc)
  5. Data in relation to audiences & the public
  6. Evaluation, analysis & understanding the customer/consumer

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this course, students are expected to be able to:
  1. Define and articulate principal issues of contemporary arts and cultural engagement with understanding of key theories and terms
  2. Apply critical and reflexive thinking to contemporary concerns of public access, inclusion, participation, cultural rights alongside sustainability
  3. Identify and assess the tools and techniques of engaging the public in arts and cultural industries activity, including but not confined to marketing, communications, branding, data analysis and digital engagement
  4. Recognise and understand the relationship between strategic arts and cultural management and audience/public engagement in decision-making analysis, planning and evaluation
  5. Plan and articulate practice-based responses to the development and engagement of audiences, customers and/or public.

  Skills

  This course will further enhance students' understanding of the field of arts management, how it relates to their engagement with the 'public' and the relationship between public policy and public engagement. The course is designed to act as a complement to other courses in management, planning and policy and students will be actively encouraged to make connections and synthesise the common learning present through the MA programme. Key transferable skills will be:
  • Personal effectiveness
  • Analysis and research skills
  • Critical and reflective thinking
  • Strategic marketing & communication skills
  • Planning & evaluation skills
  
  A feature of this course is the use of real case study organisations. This enables students to translate theory in to practice and apply theoretical learning to practical learning in the class environment. Assessments are designed to enable students to test their learning through a combination of theoretical and task oriented exercises.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SCA7001

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Pathways Through History (20 credits)

  ×

  Pathways Through History

  Overview

  The module will focus on an analysis of the historiography and writing of history within the key research strands explored in the MA History programme: American, Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern, British, Irish, African & Asian, and the history of Religion, Identity and Conflict.
  The module will introduce students to the study of history at postgraduate level, with debate focused on the issue of why history is often divided into geographical and chronological specialisms. Students will have the opportunity to encounter the variety of approaches and specialisms from the range of QUB historians in the first section of the module. In the second section, students move into smaller groups that reflect their own desired areas of specialist research (aligned to the ‘pathway’ clusters of historians at QUB).

  Learning Outcomes

  An understanding of key contemporary historiographical debates in a particular research field
  An understanding of conceptual frameworks that historians have applied to historical analysis in a particular research area
  An understanding of the chronology of historiographical debate and the changing relationship with cognate disciplines as applied to a particular field of research
  An understanding of how inter-disciplinary study can benefit historical analysis when applied to a particular field of research
  An appreciation of different methodologies and skills that are required for historical research

  Skills

  An ability to write an informed historical analysis of the concepts and ideas discussed in the module seminars
  Development of the students’ oral presentation skills
  Development of the analytical skills of students as historical researchers
  Development of expertise in the methodology and skills required for historical research. This will vary depending on the particular research interests of the students.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MHY7090

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Love Poetry (20 credits)

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  Love Poetry

  Overview

  ‘How do I love thee?’ asks Elizabeth Barrett Browning, ‘Let me count the ways’. As Laura Barber notes, she then comes up with ‘at least eight different ways’ within one sonnet; and by the end of the poem, love 'bursts beyond the very limits of life itself'. Barber concludes that ‘rather than offering a precise calculation of the “ways” she loves, the poem actually proves them to be countless and immeasurable’.
  
  From Plato to Simone de Beauvoir, the bible to the beat generation, ‘love’ has been the subject of philosophical and literary speculation: ‘love’, Da Sousa points out, as more a ‘condition’ than an emotion, ‘might be manifested in sorrow, fear, guilt, regret, bitterness, gloom, contempt, humiliation, elation, dejection, anxiety, jealousy, disgust, or murderous rage’ To fill in the blanks on ‘Love is ---’ is to open up to multiplicity and paradox: love is selfish, selfless, kind, cruel, transient, permanent – as well as, so the song goes, ‘all you need’.
  
  If ‘love’ resists definition, what about the ‘love poem’ itself? In this module, we will situate poems and poets in historical context, reading closely love poetry from the 1500s through to the present day. We will investigate love in its various philosophical forms as they have informed poetry in English, and examine what we mean by love poetry in all its ‘infinite variety’ - as expressive, for instance, of unrequited love, platonic love, sexual love, religious love, queer love, forbidden love, romantic love, obsessive love, courtly love, familial love. We will also think about the relations between love, law, power, and politics (particularly gender politics) as they manifest themselves in poetry.
  
  In the process, we will discuss poems by: Thomas Wyatt, William Shakespeare, John Donne, Andrew Marvell, Lord Rochester, Aphra Behn, John Keats, Lord Byron, William Wordsworth, William Blake, Christina Rossetti, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Alfred Lord Tennyson, W.B.Yeats, e.e. cummings, Gertrude Stein, Mina Loy, D.H. Lawrence, Robert Graves, Gwendolyn Brooks, W.H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Frank O’Hara, Seamus Heaney.
  
  Course text:
  - The New Faber Book of Love Poems, ed. James Fenton (2008)
  - Other primary materials supplied on Canvas.
  
  Additional key texts:
  - Laura Barber, ed. Penguin’s Poems for Love (2009).
  - Ronald Da Sousa, Love: A Very Short Introduction (OUP 2015).
  - Stephen Kern, The Culture of Love (Harvard UP, 1998).
  - Roger Lamb, ed. Love Analysed (Westview, 1996).
  - Adrienne M. Martin, The Routledge Handbook of Love in Philosophy (2020).
  - Robert C. Solomon and Kathleen Higgins, eds., The Philosophy of (Erotic) Love (Univ. of Kansas, 1991).
  - Robert E. Wagoner, The Meanings of Love (Praeger, 1997).

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module, students will have;
  (1) An appreciation of the multi-faceted ways and forms in which ‘love poetry’ may be both written and read.
  (2) An understanding of how love in poetry is historically and politically inflected.
  (3) An insight into how form affects the nature of the love poem.
  (4) An understanding of the basic philosophies of love.
  (5) An understanding of the gender politics of love poetry.
  (6) Detailed knowledge of individual love poets and love poems.

  Skills

  Students will acquire/hone the following skills:
  (1) Conceptual analysis of texts in historical context.
  (2) Heightened skills in recognising, analysing and evaluating formal techniques in poetry.
  (3) The ability to apply philosophical ideas to reading poetry.
  (4) Development of discursive and analytical critical writing skills.
  (5) Development of imitative and reflective creative writing skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7375

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Advanced Anthropological Perspectives (20 credits)

  ×

  Advanced Anthropological Perspectives

  Overview

  The module will study a core set of influential analytical perspectives through readings that demonstrate both continuities and shifts in anthropological enquiry. Topics covered include: anthropological and local perspectives; philosophical approaches in anthropology; new insights from studies of the self, narrative and the emotions; visual anthropology and ethnographic knowledge as part of the debate of ‘ways of seeing’; perspectives on environmentalism, materiality, affectivity, memory and subjectivity; cosmopolitanism as a political and moral condition.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this module students will:
  - be familiar with advanced understandings of anthropological perspectives
  - become acquainted with recent writings in a variety of anthropological topics
  - gain experience in debating intricate questions in a critical fashion at an advanced level
  - have produced a critical essay involving critical understanding of texts and the development of an original argument
  - be prepared for the main specialist areas available in Anthropological Studies at MA level

  Skills

  Skills in literacy, the organisation of arguments, critical reflection, effective oral and written presentation, independent research and writing of research essay.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ANT7008

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Theories and Issues in International Politics (20 credits)

  ×

  Theories and Issues in International Politics

  Overview

  The module will examine some of the key theoretical approaches and debates that have defined the evolution of international politics as a discipline (e.g. Realism, Liberalism, the English School, Critical Theory, post-structuralism, feminism and constructivism). Students will explore the underlying assumptions of each theory, compare and contrast each theoretical approach, and examine the relevance of each theory through contemporary issues in international politics.

  Learning Outcomes

  To acquire an overview of the field of international politics, structured around the evolution of specific theoretical approaches and relevant global issues. While it will address larger epistemological issues, it will focus mainly on the central tenets of the main theories of IP (e.g. Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism) and demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses with respect to a number of relevant issues and case studies..

  Skills

  The analytic tools acquired in this module will be useful for pursuing more subject specific modules on the pathway. It will provide a foundation in core theories and issues of the discipline, and develop more specific avenues of scholarly exploration.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7026

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Shakespeare and Asia (20 credits)

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  Shakespeare and Asia

  Overview

  Via film, performance and translation, Shakespeare has a long history in Asia. This module explores how Shakespeare’s plays have been adapted in Asian cultures and contexts. The module allows students to study the texts of the original plays as well as the various forms in which they have been reimagined. Hence, we concentrate on the texts of Hamlet, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet while, at the same time, studying their film and theatre adaptations/equivalents. We will be working, in particular, with some excellent online resources, including the MIT Global Shakespeares (Video and Performance Archive) website, which features hundreds of Shakespeare productions from around the world. Other parts of the module cover film adaptations of the plays from China, Japan, India and Singapore. This is a module designed not only to introduce an important area of Shakespeare and adaptation studies but also to stimulate you to explore further. The presentations are designed to encourage you to find examples outside of the module and to reflect upon them in class. Shakespeare and Asia provides you with new knowledges of global Shakespeares, hones your writing and presentation skills, introduces you to theories and methodologies, develops your skills in reading and interpreting film and performance and enables you to understand the complex dynamics of postcolonial history.

  Learning Outcomes

  New knowledges of global Shakespeares.
  
  A knowledge of how key Shakespearean texts are adapted in Asian cultures and contexts.
  
  Acquisition of theories and methodologies relevant to Shakespeare and literary studies.
  
  An understanding of the ways in which texts are reimagined in performance and on screen.
  
  An understanding of the complex dynamics of postcolonial history.

  Skills

  The development of skills in the reading of literary texts.
  
  The development of skills in interpreting film and performance.
  
  The honing of your writing and presentation skills.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ENG7374

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Principles and Practices of Interpreting (40 credits)

  ×

  Principles and Practices of Interpreting

  Overview

  This module will introduce students to interpreting theory as well as the various forms of interpreting practice - consecutive liaison and conference - and the particular methodologies and skills (note-taking, presentation etc:) that they require. It will also discuss the role of the interpreter and the development of interpreting practice in terms of their historical, ethical and legislative frameworks. An integral part of the modules will be attendance and weekly reflection (in the form of a log book) on research seminars in Translation and Interpreting.

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire the professional skills that will enable them to work at the highest professional level. They will understand the various contexts in which the interpreter works, and what demands (practical and ethical) are made of the interpreter by those contexts.

  Skills

  Research skills, note-taking skills, analytical skills, presentation skills.

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  MML7050

  Teaching Period

  Full Year

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  International Public Policy (20 credits)

  ×

  International Public Policy

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the study of international public policy adopting a multi-level approach. Students will begin by looking at contemporary public policy making theories and models at national level, before turning to the international level and the interplay between these levels.
  
  The Module will adopt a strong comparative dimension, and involve the use of official statistics and international league tables with a view to better understanding the bases of decision-making at international and national levels.
  
  Module Contents
  
  Week 1: Introduction
  
  Section 1 – Theories and Models
  Week 2: Theoretical approaches to the policy process
  Week 3: Policy policy-making at international and national levels: Concepts and models
  
  Section 2 – Comparative public policy
  Week 4: Understanding public administration systems and cultures
  Week 5: Examining key public policy sectors in national and international contexts
  Week 6: Public policy reform
  Week 7: Reading week and blog development
  
  Section 3: Evidence-based policy-making
  Week 8: Using official statistics for policy-making
  Week 9: The role of international organisations, networks and NGOs in national policy-making
  
  Section 4: Technology and Public Policy
  Week 10: Public policy in a digital age
  Week 11: Algorithms, data and public governance
  Week 12: Class presentations and discussion

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of the Module, students will have:
  
  Developed an understanding of the various theories and models concerning how we can understand the process of public policy-making at the national and international levels, including key concepts, ideas and people
  
  An advanced knowledge of public policy systems and processes and an ability to compare and contrast them globally
  
  Understanding of the motivations, means and mechanisms and public policy reform
  
  Cognisance of and experience with of engaging with official statistics from national statistics agencies, and understand the interplay between international and national levels in respect of evidence-informed policy-making
  
  Awareness of the rapid changes to policy-making arising from digitisation generally, as well as the use of big data and algorithms in government and the challenges there present to traditional systems

  Skills

  Intellectual skills
  
  Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; manage such information in an independent manner
  
  Critical & Independent Thinking: ability to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  
  Professional and career development skills
  
  Communication Skills: ability to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing
  
  Self-Reflexivity: ability to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development
  
  Time Management: ability to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; cope with stress; and achieve a work / life balance
  
  Technical and practical skills
  
  Information Technology: demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT
  
  Organizational skills
  
  Efficient and effective work practice: demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines
  
  Clear organisation of information: show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information
  
  Organisation and communication: demonstrate ability to use evidence to develop logical and clear argument; show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7070

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Global Terrorism (20 credits)

  ×

  Global Terrorism

  Overview

  This module introduces students to the range of important issues relating to the phenomenon of
  global terrorism and responses in terms of the global war on terrorism.
  
  The key debates that students will engage with will include: the emergence of transnational terrorism structures, transnational terrorism case studies, state and transnational state responses to terrorism including international actors such as the UN, NATO and other regional organisations.
  
  The study of these debates will lead to the investigation of particular groups, state actors, themes and responses which will culminate in a student-led simulation exercise.
  
  Overall the module aims to equip students with an understanding of the key discourse and examples as they pertain to contemporary terrorist challenges and responses at a global level.

  Learning Outcomes

  At the end of the module students should
  - Have acquired a good understanding of the basic concepts underlying the module;
  - Have an in depth knowledge of a variety of manifestations of violence and terrorism and;
  - Be able to critically discuss different responses to terrorism, situated on a spectrum from domestic to international measures.

  Skills

  The module provides students with opportunities to develop the following skills:
  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge: to identify relevant and subject-specific knowledge, sources and data; to manage such information in an independent manner;
  • Analytical Thinking: to identify, understand, interpret and evaluate relevant subject-specific arguments made by others; to construct independent arguments;
  • Critical & Independent Thinking: to think critically and construct one’s own position in relation to existing and ongoing debates in the field
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills: to communicate clearly with others, both orally and in writing;
  • Diversity: to acknowledge and be sensitive to the range of cultural differences present in the learning environment;
  • Self-Reflexivity: to reflect on one’s own progress and identify and act upon one’s own development needs with respect to life-long learning and career development;
  • Time Management: to negotiate diverse and competing pressures; to cope with stress; and to achieve a work / life balance.
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology: to demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use contemporary and relevant ICT.
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice: to demonstrate ability to work efficiently to deadlines;
  • Clear organisation of information: to show efficiency in the organisation of large amounts of complex information and the ability to identify, describe and analyse the key features of the information;
  • Organisation and communication: to use evidence to develop logical and clear arguments; to show aptitude for the effective use of information in a direct and appropriate way;
  • Enterprising thinking: to think and argue in novel and enterprising ways, display originality of thought and argument.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7007

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Advanced Studies in Music (20 credits)

  ×

  Advanced Studies in Music

  Overview

  How may music be studied? The purpose of this module is for students to explore some of the disciplines through which music may be understood or created and demonstrate a thoughtful awareness of some of the methods and concerns of these disciplines. Teaching delivery will include 6-8 group seminars, attendance of Music events, plus regular meetings with a member of the supervisory team. Assessment is by a reviews portfolio (4000 words; one book review and reviewing two events) and 10-minute seminar presentation.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this module, students will be able to :
  - Demonstrate an ability to situate themselves within Music as a creative or scholarly discipline;
  - Engage critically with theoretical paradigms in their field;
  - Produce written or creative work appropriate to MA level;
  - Critically understand the context within which their scholarly discipline operates;
  - Understand and apply relevant research methods needed for the successful completion of their portfolio or dissertation.

  Skills

  * Detailed knowledge of the interpretive tools through which scholarship or creativity in Music is formed;
  * A detailed sense of Music as a scholarly or creative practice;
  * An ability to study and understand complex issues and problems in the student's particular subject area;
  * Effective oral communication skills;
  * Advanced written skills
  * Ability to be self-directed and exercise initiative;
  * Ability to think critically, creatively and holistically

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MUS7005

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Theory in History (20 credits)

  ×

  Theory in History

  Overview

  This module will examine the writing of history in Europe and north America since the early nineteenth century with particular emphasis on the last fifty years. Seminars will focus on concepts and theoretical frameworks utilised by scholars in historical analysis. This will include seminars on topics such as memory, gender, micro-history, the cultural turn and nationalism.

  Learning Outcomes

  To introduce students to the writing of history in Europe since c.1800
  
  An understanding of key contemporary historiographical debates among academic historians
  An understanding of conceptual frameworks that historians have applied to historical analysis
  An appreciation of how the concepts discussed in the module can be applied to historical research
  An understanding of how inter-disciplinary study can benefit historical analysis
  An understanding of the chronology of historiographical debate and the changing relationship with cognate disciplines

  Skills

  The analysis of the context and the meaning of a variety of histories since c.1800.
  An ability to write an informed historical analysis of the concepts and ideas discussed in the module seminars
  An ability to apply in written form the concepts and ideas discussed in the module to the student’s own research interests
  To develop the students’ oral presentation skills
  To develop the analytical skills of students as historical researchers

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MHY7035

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Global Political Economy (20 credits)

  ×

  Global Political Economy

  Overview

  This module provides a themed examination of the changing politics of the world economy, through the lens of the sub/inter-discipline, known as International Political Economy. International Political Economy (IPE) has become the accepted academic term for the analysis of the exercise of economic power and the politics of economic policy and capitalist development placed in a global context. This module introduces students to theories and concepts in International Political Economy related to the exercise of power and authority. It then goes to analyze a number of key topics and issues relating to the power and politics of economic organization and management including: the future of United States supremacy; the politics of money and finance; theories of development; the politics and policy of economic development in developing countries; problems of underdevelopment; the politics of global civil society; the global politics of energy policy and climate change; and the political economy of environmental sustainability.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:, understand the main theoretical, ideological and normative interpretations of and claims relating to globalisation; understand the ways in which globalisation is reconfiguring political, cultural and economic processes; pursue intellectual questions in a rigorous and academic manner, employing analytical skills and critical thinking; communicate ideas to others in a clear and concise manner, both orally and in written form.

  Skills

  Students will develop key intellectual skills such as critical analysis, creative thinking, problem solving; communication, e.g., oral, listening and written, working with others, improvement of learning and performance, managing information They will also cultivate employability skills such as research and communication skills, independent learning (organising and prioritising ideas), critical/independent thinking, co-operative endeavour (e.g. tutorial based teamwork). Subject specific skills include: listening/analytical/literacy/presentation skills; comparative methods, textual analysis, developing cogent arguments, ability to participate in a tolerant and supportive learning environment

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  PAI7030

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Language Revival, Reconciliation and Politics in Northern Ireland (20 credits)

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  Language Revival, Reconciliation and Politics in Northern Ireland

  Overview

  This multidisciplinary module explores the role of language politics in Northern Ireland both during the Troubles and until the present day. The seminars will be delivered by a multidisciplinary team of experts and will address engagement with the Irish language in both traditionally nationalist and traditionally loyalist communities. Course themes will be explored through analysis of a variety of texts, including documentaries, podcasts, literary writings, autobiographies and language policy documents. The course will also be complimented by two field trips, for example to Turas in the Methodist Mission in East Belfast and Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich on the Falls Road in West Belfast. Provisional week-by-week outline as follows: Week 1: The Irish language in Ulster (historical context & introduction to course themes) (S Aiken) Week 2: The ‘language revolution’ during the Troubles: From prison to ‘urban Gaeltacht’ (S Aiken) Week 3: Irish-medium education: Past, present and future (TBC - Education) Week 4: Irish-language literature of the Troubles (Dr. S Aiken & A. Nic Dhaibhéid) Week 5: Language and reconciliation: Placenames as Shared Heritage (Prof. Mícheál Ó Mainnín) Week 6: Language and reconciliation: Recovering Protestant histories of language engagement & TURAS (Dr. Marcas Mac Coinnigh) Week 7: Language and reconciliation: Féile an Phobail and language as cultural capital (Dr. Michael Pierse) Week 8: Language, politiics and reconciliation: Ulster Scots (TBC - HAPP) Week 9: Towards a Language Act? Political and legal perspectives on language in Northern Ireland (TBC- HAPP) Week 10: Interdisciplinary seminar and course recap

  Learning Outcomes

  Students who successfully complete this module should be able to: * Understand the politics, cultural dimensions and history of the Irish language in contemporary Northern Ireland * Understand the value of multidisciplinary approaches to Irish Studies * Write reflectively (following field trip) on community language projects in Belfast and the role of such organisations in post-conflict reconciliation * – Critically analyse and evaluate the nature of language politics in the context of the Northern Irish Troubles and in the present

  Skills

  This module will equip students with the capacity to: 
 – analyse and critique forms of narrative and cultural expression conveyed in various texts, including documentaries, podcasts, and literary writings – articulate points of view through informal discussion – plan their own study and learn independently – manage their time effectively – develop comprehension of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary issues, particularly as related to the question of language politics – analyse and criticise arguments in depth – demonstrate skills in reflecting upon and clarifying personal values – formulate and test hypotheses and interpretations

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  IRS7013

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Documentary Practice (20 credits)

  ×

  Documentary Practice

  Overview

  This module develops the skills needed for students to produce a character-focussed, narrative-driven, industry-standard documentary or series of mini-documentaries suitable for broadcast. The work will draw on documentary and story theory to incorporate narration, interviews, natural sound, sequence and scene building, and sound design. The module takes students through the production process from the initial idea to pitch to project design, material gathering, scripting, editing and final export. Media ethics and regulation is a core part of documentary practice as it is learned on this module. Keen attention is given to various administrative processes associated with documentary production. The module also examines the history of the documentary form and analyses various evolutions and developments in the form.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completing this module, students should be able to:
  Understand the nature of long form, documentary storytelling
  Turn an idea into an effective piece longer form narrative storytelling that adheres to broadcast documentary conventions
  Record and edit a documentary that adheres to current broadcast documentary conventions
  Write, communicate and edit in a team environment
  Understand and adhere to the ethical and regulatory frameworks circumscribing factual broadcasting

  Skills

  This module will help develop the following skills:
  Story ideation
  Project Pitching
  Teamwork on media projects
  Longer form broadcast storytelling
  Broadcast writing
  Story structuring
  Audio and/or video editing conventions

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP7012

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Hybrid Storytelling (20 credits)

  ×

  Hybrid Storytelling

  Overview

  Misinformation, image and sound manipulation and “post-truth” discourses all pose increasingly significant threats to the status of fact and factual media and the democratic culture it underpins in Western societies.
  The development of these practices have bred deep suspicion and a burgeoning rejection of the observational mode of storytelling, a staple of conventional audio and audio-visual factual media.
  This module is intended to do two things:
  1) Study the rise and development of misinformation, image and sound manipulation and “post-truth” discourses and act as an essential primer on these developments for students entering the contemporary broadcast industry
  2) Study various creative responses – primarily hybrid story forms – that can serve as antidotes to the above threats by bolstering the factual thrust of projects they are working on
  This module is intended as an equally balanced hybrid of theory and practice, which enables students to build on and interrogate broadcast skills they know well through either media practice or media consumption Students will engage with theory in the following area: documentary studies, postmodernism semiotics, post-structuralism, post-truth discourse, narratology and genre experimentation, among others.
  They will be exposed to examples of audio and audio-visual work which exemplifies creative responses to misinformation, notably hybrid forms where fiction (or fictive strategies) is commandeered in the service of strengthening of the veracity of factual information for audiences living in our “post-truth” era.
  Students will have the opportunity to develop and apply some of these strategies in their own factual broadcast practical work on the module. They will also have the opportunity, through written work, to demonstrate their ability to critically analyse concepts covered during the course of the module.

  Learning Outcomes

  By the end of this module, students should be able to:
  Identify, understand and critique misinformation, image and sound manipulation, and “post-truth” discourse and techniques; their effect on factual media and society; and the larger societal stakes that surround its emergence.
  Analyse media texts in relation to their attributes that are clearly fact-based and those which are fiction-based.
  Analyse fiction-based attributes embedded within larger factual outputs and discern if specific fiction-based attributes are beneficial or detrimental to the veracity of the output and, by extension, in the public interest.
  Create a hybrid output that draws on learning from the module

  Skills

  By the end of this module, students should be able to:
  Develop and activate both academic and practical skills
  Acquire, deepen and implement media literacy, particularly with regards to fact, fiction, misinformation and dissimulation
  Develop and activate core academic skills such as research, analysis and communication through class work, independent research and assessed work
  Develop and activate core practice-based skills such as: devising and producing creative hybrids that strengthen the factual thrust of a project Advance their academic research skills

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  50%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  BCP7011

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Applied Econometrics (15 credits)

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  Applied Econometrics

  Overview

  The purpose of this module is to provide a practical introduction to econometric techniques used in Economics. It offers a hands-on and in-depth analysis of the linear regression model and an introduction to time series, limited dependent variables and panel data methods. Emphasis will be given to the empirical implementation of econometric methods to address real-world questions using real data and leading statistical software such as STATA.
  
  The first part of the module discusses the linear regression model including the classical violations of this model and methods for their correction. Particular attention will be paid to the issue of endogenous explanatory variables and what economists can do about them.
  
  The second part of the module introduces panel data, natural experiments and some of the most important estimators/techniques used to identify the causal effect of social policies and other interventions.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this module students will have an understanding of:
  
  a range of econometric models and relevant methods of estimation and inference, and how they have been applied in economics research;
  
  how to use statistical software (e.g. STATA) to analyse different kinds of economic data;
  
  how to interpret and critically evaluate the results of applied econometric analysis;
  
  data management and elementary programming in at least one statistical software package

  Skills

  Subject-specific Skills
  the ability to construct, interpret and critically evaluate econometric models of behaviour in economics;
  the ability to apply econometric models and concepts to real world questions;
  the ability to use statistical software (e.g. STATA) to analyse a wide range of economic data for relevant analytical purposes;
  the ability to plan and execute independent research;
  The ability to comprehend and evaluate academic literature in applied economics;
  The ability to construct arguments and exercise problem solving skills in the context of quantitative economics;
  
  Cognitive Skills
  Problem solving
  Logical reasoning
  Independent enquiry
  Critical evaluation and interpretation
  Self assessment and reflection
  
  Transferable Skills
  The ability to synthesise information/data from a variety of sources including from databases, books, journal articles and the internet
  The ability to reason and evaluate and recommend on the basis of such reasoning
  Organisation and time management
  Problem solving and critical analysis
  Work-based IT skills including word-processing and statistics/econometric packages
  The ability to work both independently and in groups
  The ability to communicate complex information in written and presentation form

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  15

  Module Code

  ECO7011

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  History and Philosophy of Economics (15 credits)

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  History and Philosophy of Economics

  Overview

  Part I: The methodology of economics
  Understanding economic theorising from the Popperian, Kuhnian and Lakatosian perspectives.
  
  Part II: Classical political economy
  The emergence of the industrial economy and the formation of the concept of an economy; The idea of “progress” — the social division of labour; The concept of capital; The economy’s adjustment processes — natural versus market prices; The distribution of income; The causes of economic crises; Critiques of Marx, historical and institutionalist schools.
  
  Part III: The marginal revolution
  Focus on the allocation of resources; Marshallian and Walrasian concepts of equilibrium; The critiques of Sraffa, Schumpeter and the Austrian school.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this module students will have:
  
  developed an understanding of the historical origins of economic concepts and methodology;
  
  become familiar with the leading methodological approaches to economic theorising and the study of socio-economic phenomena;
  
  a critical understanding of the methodology and historical origins of contemporary economic theories.

  Skills

  This module also provides opportunities for the student to acquire or enhance the following skills:-
  
  Subject-specific Skills
  the ability to construct, interpret and critically evaluate economic concepts;
  the ability to identify the historical origins of economic concepts;
  the ability to discuss the main methodological theories and discussion points in economics;
  the ability to understand, evaluate and commentate on the philosophy and methodology of economics;
  the ability to construct arguments in the context of economic methodology and the origin of economic ideas and concepts;
  the ability to comprehend and evaluate academic literature in the history of economic thought and the methodology of economics;
  
  Cognitive Skills
  Problem solving
  Logical reasoning
  Independent enquiry
  Critical evaluation and interpretation
  Self assessment and reflection
  
  Transferable Skills
  The ability to synthesise information/data from a variety of sources including from books, journal articles and the internet;
  The ability to reason and evaluate and recommend on the basis of such reasoning;
  Organisation and time management;
  Problem solving and critical analysis;
  The ability to work both independently and in groups;
  The ability to communicate complex information in written and presentation form.

  Coursework

  80%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  20%

  Credits

  15

  Module Code

  ECO7010

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Contemporary Macroeconomics (15 credits)

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  Contemporary Macroeconomics

  Overview

  This module provides students with an analytical framework with which to understand a wide range of macroeconomic behaviour and policy issues. It focuses on both economic growth (the long-run analysis) and short-run fluctuations of the economy (business cycles). It discusses the impact of different policies, including monetary and fiscal policies, on aggregate economic outcomes. It also covers selected topics in international macroeconomics. Equal emphasis will be placed on macroeconomic theory and macroeconomic problems in the real world. Particular attention will be paid to the 2007/08 financial crisis, the resulting recession across much of the developed world, and subsequent policy responses
  
  Components that are covered in this module consist of:
  
  Keynesian macroeconomics
  The General Theory; The IS/LM model; The neoclassical synthesis; Monetarism
  
  DSGE macroeconomics
  Lucas; New Keynesianism; Real Business Cycle modelling; The Romer Critique
  
  Debt and Minskyan economics
  Minsky’s perspective on debt, money and banking and macroeconomic growth
  
  Secular Stagnation in the global economy
  The Secular Stagnation hypothesis; Information technology and the global division of labour; The future of capitalism; Post-capitalism

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this module students will have:
  
  developed an understanding of the analytical tools and methodology of contemporary macroeconomics;
  
  become familiar with the leading contemporaneous theories of growth, economic fluctuations and international macroeconomics;
  
  an understanding of contemporary critiques of contemporary macroeconomic theories;
  
  an understanding of macroeconomic policy options, including those currently being implemented in the UK and internationally

  Skills

  Subject-specific Skills
  the ability to construct, interpret and critically evaluate models of macroeconomic behaviour;
  the ability to apply macroeconomic models and concepts to real world questions;
  the ability to draw parallels between historical and contemporary macroeconomic issues and processes;
  the ability to understand, evaluate and commentate on macroeconomic policy;
  The ability to construct arguments and exercise problem solving skills in the context of macroeconomic theory and its application;
  The ability to comprehend and evaluate academic literature in macroeconomics;
  
  Cognitive Skills
  Problem solving
  Logical reasoning
  Independent enquiry
  Critical evaluation and interpretation
  Self assessment and reflection
  
  Transferable Skills
  The ability to synthesise information/data from a variety of sources including from databases, books, journal articles and the internet
  The ability to reason and evaluate and recommend on the basis of such reasoning
  Organisation and time management
  Problem solving and critical analysis
  Work-based IT skills
  The ability to work both independently and in groups
  The ability to communicate complex information in written and presentation form.

  Coursework

  0%

  Examination

  40%

  Practical

  60%

  Credits

  15

  Module Code

  ECO7015

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Contemporary Issues in Arts and Cultural Industries Management (20 credits)

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  Contemporary Issues in Arts and Cultural Industries Management

  Overview

  This module is taught in two parts to provide students with an overview of key issues in the contemporary management of the arts and cultural industries and deliver key tools and frameworks to plan and make management decisions.
  
  Part 1:
  Overview of contemporary arts and cultural management
  Leadership & management
  Ethics
  Entrepreneurship
  Risk and managing uncertainty
  
  Part 2:
  Strategic & critical thinking
  Approaches to planning & management
  Strategic Analysis tools & frameworks Models and governance structures in business

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this course, students are expected to be able to:
  1. Identify a range of influences, opportunities and uncertainties in contemporary arts and cultural industries management
  2. Understand what is meant by leadership, management, entrepreneurship and ethics in the contemporary arts and cultural industries
  3. Identify how planning, leadership and management might be applied in a range of company structures and scales (as a sole trader, within an institution or SME)
  4. Understand and utilise a range of tools and frameworks to analyse internal and external factors of creative businesses
  5. Develop critical and reflective thinking skills and apply them to management decisions.

  Skills

  This course will support essential skills for strategic planning, leadership and entrepreneurship for application in the arts and cultural industries.
  Although principally focused on nonprofit management, it will have application to profit-making enterprises.
  
  Key skills:
  • Analysis and research skills
  • Critical and reflective thinking
  • Strategic and business planning
  • Group planning and collaboration
  • Communication and presentation skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SCA7003

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Cultural Policy: International Perspectives (20 credits)

  ×

  Cultural Policy: International Perspectives

  Overview

  This module introduces students to theoretical perspectives in cultural policy with attention to its influence on arts and cultural industries management. It will explore how various historical, political, social, economic and cultural contexts and objectives shape cultural policies. It will explore how these in turn define and influence arts and cultural industries’ management and practices in different nation states, and at regional and international levels. Through this it will reveal the tensions and values at play within the cultural policy field.
  
  1. Policy-making in relationship to arts and cultural industries management, theories, models and approaches
  2. Political regimes, cultural policy regulations and cultural rights
  3. Cultural values and measurements
  4. Cultural policy levels: local, (sub/supra)national
  5. Intercultural and international policy and diplomacy

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this course, students are expected to be able to:
  1. Engage with and critique key theories underpinning cultural policy through academic study
  2. Articulate the ways policy intersects with, and influences arts and cultural industries management and its political, social, economic and artistic role
  3. Engage in clear and informed discussion about the nature of cultural policy and policymaking in a regional, national and international context
  4. Identify and discuss contemporary and global issues and tensions within the cultural policy field

  Skills

  Students will gain greater awareness of the public policy landscape in which the arts and cultural industries operate at regional, national and international levels.
  
  Key transferable skills will be:
  • Personal effectiveness
  • Analysis and research skills
  • Critical reading and writing
  • Critical and reflective thinking
  • Written and spoken communication skills

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  SCA7002

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Economics of Markets and Networks (15 credits)

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  Economics of Markets and Networks

  Overview

  This module covers recent developments in the theory of commodity markets and socio-economic networks. These theories will be taken from the frontline economic research on markets and networks. Topics covered include:
  
  1. Introduction to network science: Basic network properties
  2. The theory of weak and strong ties
  3. Social properties of networks
  4. Matching markets
  5. Network models of markets with intermediaries
  6. General equilibrium in production network economies
  7. Cascading and contagion in networks

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this module students will have:
  
  an understanding of the mathematical theory of social networks and their properties;
  
  a comprehension of network models of markets and their properties;
  
  an understanding of the role of the social division of labour in the global economy and its mathematical representation through the application of network analysis;
  
  an understanding of the range and diversity of applications of network models to understand phenomena in the contemporary global economy.

  Skills

  This module also provides opportunities for the student to acquire or enhance the following skills:
  
  Subject-specific Skills:
  The ability to compute the properties of socio-economic networks;
  The ability to construct, interpret and critically evaluate network models of commodity markets;
  The ability to apply network models to real world questions;
  The ability to understand, evaluate and commentate on network phenomena in the contemporary global economy;
  The ability to construct arguments and exercise problem solving skills in the context of theoretical economics;
  The ability to read and evaluate academic literature in network analysis and market theory.
  
  Cognitive Skills:
  Problem solving;
  Logical reasoning;
  Independent enquiry;
  Critical evaluation and interpretation;
  Self-assessment and reflection.
  
  Transferable Skills:
  The ability to synthesise information/data from a variety of sources including from databases, books, journal articles and the internet;
  The ability to reason and evaluate and recommend on the basis of such reasoning;
  The ability to work both independently and in groups;
  Organisation and time management;
  Problem solving and critical analysis;
  Work-based IT skills;
  The ability to communicate qualitative information together with analysis, argument and commentary.

  Coursework

  50%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  50%

  Credits

  15

  Module Code

  ECO7012

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Global Economic History (15 credits)

  ×

  Global Economic History

  Overview

  Worldwide economic development and globalisation follow almost identical paths. The advent of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century was mirrored by a period of sustained globalisation, as the economic conditions in various nation states became inextricably linked. This link both weakened and strengthened over the course of the 20th century, typically mirroring economic fluctuations. Thus, the story of worldwide economic development in the 19th and 20th centuries is one of globalisation.
  In the aftermath of the recent economic crisis, it may seem that continued globalisation is inevitable. However, history also offers clues to the challenges that globalisation may face in years to come. This second semester module introduces students to this story. The module follows a flexible chronological path, but always considers the lessons that globalisation in prior epochs has for contemporary economic conditions. It blends theories from both the trade and macroeconomics literatures to illustrate how key economic concepts underpin historical patterns in globalisation. The students will be exposed to material that stimulates further development of existing quantitative skills alongside a more qualitative approach of interdisciplinary critical reasoning.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this module students will have:
  
  An understanding of the history of the development of the global economy over the past 200 years.
  
  An understanding of how the history of globalisation can further our understanding of current globalisation and the paths that globalisation make take in the future.
  
  An understanding of macroeconomic theories relevant to the study of historical and current globalisations.
  
  An understanding of the debates surrounding globalisation present in the economic history literature.
  
  An understanding of the importance of political economy in the determination of trade, currency and migration policies, past, present and future.

  Skills

  SUBJECT-SPECIFIC SKILLS
  o the ability to construct arguments and exercise problem solving skills in an economic history context;
  o the ability to draw parallels between historical and contemporary episodes of globalisation;
  o the ability to comprehend and evaluate academic literature in economic history;
  o the ability to understand, evaluate and commentate on historical and contemporary economic and social policy;
  
  COGNITIVE SKILLS
  o Problem solving
  o Logical reasoning
  o Independent enquiry
  o Critical evaluation and interpretation
  o Self-assessment and reflection
  
  TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
  o The ability to synthesise information/data from a variety of sources including from databases, books, journal articles and the internet
  o The ability to reason and evaluate and recommend on the basis of such reasoning
  o Organisation and time management
  o Problem solving and critical analysis
  o Work-based IT skills
  o The ability to work both independently and in groups
  o Students will also develop their oral and written communication skills. In
  particular the students will develop their presentation skills during tutorials and will improve their ability to summarise and critique scholarly articles.

  Coursework

  70%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  30%

  Credits

  15

  Module Code

  ECO7013

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Principles of Community Interpreting (20 credits)

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  Principles of Community Interpreting

  Overview

  Introduction to the principles, practices and research techniques of community interpreting in Northern Ireland

  Learning Outcomes

  Students will acquire an understanding of the principles and skills of the professional community interpreter. They will become familiar with the processes of public service organisations, and understand the importance of research and terminology gathering within that context.

  Skills

  Presentation skills, interpreting skills, mediation skills, research skills, familiarity with public sector processes

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  MML7021

  Teaching Period

  Both

  Duration

  24 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Discourses of Crime and Deviance (20 credits)

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  Discourses of Crime and Deviance

  Overview

  This module will analyse discourses of crime and deviance across fictional and non-fictional discourse arena including traditional media, social media, television and film, and literary fiction. A broad critical language studies (CLS) approach will be taken, additionally informed by insights from literary linguistics, forensic linguistics, cultural criminology and legal studies. The module will be organised into core themes (crime in the media/crime in the courtroom/crime in fiction) and will focus on key topics which include trial by media, adaptation, novelization and ‘true crime’. Themes of gender, class, and age will be addressed in these areas. The module will be available to students on the 4th year of the MLibArts programme and students undertaking the MRes in Arts and Humanities, which does not currently offer a taught module from English Language and Linguistics.

  Learning Outcomes

  On completion of this course, students will have refined their broad critical understanding of the construction of crime across contexts. Students will engage in a range of historical and social debates, analysing the recurrence of key themes and ideas in areas of critical language studies. Students will relate these key themes to ongoing developments in culturally complex language settings, and through traditional as well as emerging digital mediums.

  Skills

  During this module, students will have the opportunity to practise the following skills: * Critical analysis of key debates on criminality in several contexts. * Engagement with interdisciplinary debates regarding perceptions of crime and deviance in various contexts, including the media, the justice system, films, and television. * Application of learning to key social and political debates. * Writing critically and reflectively.

  Coursework

  100%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  LIB7004

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Borders Internship (40 credits)

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  Borders Internship

  Overview

  This new Module will offer students the opportunity to undertake a work placement for a total of 2 days per week (including half days as necessary) for 12 weeks (24 days total) in a host organisation. Assessment will be via a learning log, policy brief and academic paper, thus allowing students to use their workplace project more laterally in the achievement of Module requirements.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will have significantly developed their administrative knowledge and capacity; acquired a clear understanding of the work, organisation and operation of the host institution; produced a body of work that is both academically sound and, ideally, of practical utility for the host institution; and developed and acquired a range of skills including working within a team setting and complying with the norms and ethical standards of a professional working environment. Students will also have learned to locate their applied experience with academic interests and concerns.

  Skills

  This module will assist in developing students’ skills in a number of important areas. These include:
  
  Intellectual skills
  • Managing & Prioritizing Knowledge
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Critical & Independent Thinking
  
  Professional and career development skills
  • Communication Skills
  • Teamwork
  • Diversity
  • Self-Reflexivity
  • Time Management
  
  Technical and practical skills
  • Information Technology
  • Regulations and standards
  
  Organizational skills
  • Efficient and effective work practice
  • Clear organisation of information
  • Organisation and communication
  • Enterprising thinking

  Coursework

  10%

  Examination

  90%

  Practical

  0%

  Credits

  40

  Module Code

  PAI7097

  Teaching Period

  Spring

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Research Theory and Practice (20 credits)

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  Research Theory and Practice

  Overview

  This module is intended to facilitate students’ active engagement with the research process and to prepare them for conducting research at postgraduate level. It addresses issues such as the nature of scientific inquiry and its place in modern society, the characteristics of current research methodologies, the selection of methods and project design, obtaining research funding, project management and producing professional research outputs.

  Learning Outcomes

  On successful completion of this module, students will have an understanding of:
  • What research is and how it is embedded in modern society
  • The different assumptions that underlie modern research methodologies and particularly the differences between phenomenological and logical positivist approaches, their strengths and weaknesses
  • The common quantitative and qualitative techniques to use in different research contexts and how they should be built into research planning and operationalisation
  • The processes of bidding for research funds, doing research and producing professional research outputs

  Skills

  • Project design
  • Production of a fully costed and academically valid research proposal
  • Selection and use of appropriate statistical methods
  • Project management
  • Production of professional-quality research outputs

  Coursework

  60%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  40%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  ARP7041

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional

  Belfast: Place, Identity and Memory in a Contested City (20 credits)

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  Belfast: Place, Identity and Memory in a Contested City

  Overview

  This module introduces students to themes in Irish Studies through an interdisciplinary case study of Belfast. Throughout the module students will be encouraged to consider the ways in which Irish and other identities (municipal, regional, ‘British’, religious, class, gendered etc) have been constructed and contested in the urban environment, in language, literature, political affiliations and social interactions, from the establishment of Belfast as a colonial settlement in the 17th century, to the present day. Students will also be introduced to the ‘Belfast’ approach to Irish Studies as a subject of study dating to the foundation of the Institute in the 1960s, and encouraged to debate its continuing relevance and redefinition.
  Outline of classes.
  1. Introduction – Belfast’s Irish Studies: definitions and approaches (PG)
  2. Belfast – from colonial to revolutionary town, 1613-1800 (Hist – PG/SC)
  3. Belfast – industrial giant and cockpit of violence, 1800-1922 (Hist – PG/SC)
  4. Belfast – class, gender and religion in a divided city, 1922-1969 (Hist – SOC/OP)
  5. Working-class literatures and identities in Belfast: from the Rhyming Weavers to Sam Thompson (English – MPi)
  6. Belfast in Contemporary Poetry (English - GMcC)
  7. Staging Belfast: Stewart Parker’s drama (Drama - MPh)
  8. Languages, place and identity (Irish - MOM)
  9. The Politics of Belfast: from the Troubles to Today (Politics - PML)
  10. Walls, memorials and murals: the symbolic landscape of Belfast (Anthropology - DB)
  11. Parades, Carnivals, and Protests: Ritual and Meaning in Titanic Town (Anthropology – DB)
  12. Review and Discussion / Field trip

  Learning Outcomes

  1. familiarity with the major themes and debates in Belfast’s history, cultural life and social and political development
  2. a critical appreciation with the disciplinary and interdisciplinary literature relating to these themes and the ability to engage with this in analysing questions of national, regional, class, gender and other identities evident in Belfast, past and present
  3. a critical appreciation of major debates in interdisciplinary Irish Studies, especially those most associated with the Institute of Irish Studies at Queen’s
  4. The ability to write an informed and original analysis of the problems discussed in the module, with particular reference to Belfast in preparation for work on the dissertation

  Skills

  On completion of this module, students should have developed the following skills:
  An ability to assess and extract information from relevant sources
  An ability to develop and present a sustained argument addressing interdisciplinary themes
  An ability to relate larger themes and debates in Irish Studies to the study of the case study of Belfast
  An ability to communicate findings both in writing and to an audience

  Coursework

  90%

  Examination

  0%

  Practical

  10%

  Credits

  20

  Module Code

  IRS7011

  Teaching Period

  Autumn

  Duration

  12 weeks

  Pre-requisite

  No

  Core/Optional

  Optional