(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)
Subject Specific Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the year, students will be able to:
1) Apply recognised theories/approaches/methodologies in one of the disciplines to complete an analysis within an extended research project.
2) Critically analyse specialist topics in political theory, philosophy or economics.
3) Present structured and well-researched evaluation of specialist debates using tools from two of the three disciplines
4) Apply your advanced understanding of areas of enquiry in politics, philosophy or economics to effectively develop and articulate your own view.
5) Make appropriate use of scholarly reviews and sources.
Skills Learning Outcomes
1) Express yourself in a clear, concise, focused and structured manner (Academic and Work Ready skill)
2) Identify when, why and how to appropriately acknowledge someone else’s work and ideas (Academic and Work Ready skill)
3) Generate ideas, demonstrate originality and imaginative thinking (Work Ready skill)
4) Develop and apply a breadth of knowledge to assess the consequences and impact of ideas, opportunities and actions (Enterprise skill)
5) Plan and execute a self-guided piece of research (Academic and Work Ready skill)
All final year students complete a research project within one of the three PPE disciplines that will aid them in honing their skills using scholarly literature, analysing and evaluating arguments, as well as work-ready and enterprise skills such as self-discipline, self-direction, creativity, and conducting independent work.
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules and may include a written dissertation, oral assessment, written reports, posters, presentations, essays, or examinations.
There will be a range of unassessed formative exercises on many modules, allowing students to make progress with the LOs and skills outside an assessment context. The listed transferable skills will be exercised across a combination of optional and core modules, and opportunities for explicit discussion and support will be made available by module leaders in office hours and in routine meetings with academic personal tutors.
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