Academic Year/course:
2020/21
33190 - HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
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Information of the subject
Code - Course title:
33190 - HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Degree:
720 -
737 -
Faculty:
102 - Facultad de Derecho
Academic year:
2020/21
1.1. Content area
History of Political Thought
1.2. Course nature
Optional
1.3. Course level
Máster (EQF/MECU 7)
1.5. Semester
First semester
1.6. ECTS Credit allotment
6.0
1.7. Language of instruction
Spanish and English
1.8. Prerequisites
No prerequisites
1.9. Recommendations
No recommendations
1.10. Minimum attendance requirement
Attendance at class and tutorials mandatory
1.11. Subject coordinator/s
Anne Marie Reynaers , Taru Kastehelmi Sofia Haapala
1.12. Coordinator of other university
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1.13. Competences and learning outcomes
1.13.1. Competences
1. General competences:
• G2 - Ability to identify the main ideas of a written text or oral presentation.
• G4 - Ability to solve problems and make decisions autonomously.
• G5 - Ability to relate theory to concrete situations in the real world.
• G6 - Ability to work in a team.
• G8 - Ability to make sound and reasoned judgments, using the language of their study area.
2. Basic competences:
• B1 - Ability to communicate orally and in public in a correct, clear and reasoned way in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish.
• B2 - Ability to communicate in writing in a correct, clear, reasoned manner and respecting the formal rules of a scientific text, in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish.
• B4 - Ability to search, select and analyze information from different sources in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish.
3. Specific competences:
• E14 – Knowledge of the history of Political Thought.
• E15 – Knowledge of Contemporary Political Theories.
• E16 – Knowledge of current theories on participation and political representation.
• E17 – Knowledge of theories on the phenomenon of nationalism.
• E18 - Knowledge of research strategies within the scope of Political Theory.
1.13.2. Learning outcomes
G2. Ability to identify the main ideas of a written text or oral exposition.
G4 Ability to solve problems and make decisions autonomously.
G5. Ability to relate theory to concrete real-world situations.
G6. Ability to work as part of a team.
G8. Ability to make sound and reasoned judgments, using the language of the study area.
B1. Ability to communicate orally and in public in a correct, clear and reasoned way in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish.
B2. Ability to communicate in writing in a correct, clear, reasoned manner and respecting the formal rules of a scientific text, in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish.
B4. Ability to search, select and analyze information from various sources in English and, where appropriate, in Spanish.
E14. Knowledge of the history of Political Thought.
E15. Knowledge of Contemporary Political Theories.
E16. Knowledge of current theories on political participation and representation.
E17. Knowledge of theories on the phenomenon of nationalism.
E18. Knowledge of research strategies within the scope of Political Theory.
1.13.3. Course objectives
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1.14. Course contents
The objective of this course is to familiarize the student with reading and studying political thinkers and their historical contexts. Specifically, the course will focus on the political thinkers of southern Europe and their concepts as used in contemporary debates.
2. Teaching-and-learning methodologies and student workload
2.1. Contact hours
| |
#hours |
| Classroom work and tutorials (minimum 33%) |
50 |
| Time needed to study and to write |
100 |
2.2. List of training activities
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3. Evaluation procedures and weight of components in the final grade
3.1. Regular assessment
Continuous evaluation:
Evaluation of work conducted during the course:
attendance and participation in class (attendance control)
additional control of mandatory readings (weekly short essays/oral presentations)
class content used and developed in the final work
Final grade:
70% final essay / 30% continuous evaluation
Requirements for passing the subject:
Final work must be approved
3.1.1. List of evaluation activities
| Evaluation activity |
% |
| Final essay |
70 |
| Continuous assessment |
30 |
3.2. Resit
The recovery test consists of the delivery of the final work.
3.2.1. List of evaluation activities
| Evaluation activity |
% |
| Final essay |
70 |
| Continuous assessment |
30 |
4. Proposed workplan
| Week 1 |
Introduction |
| Week 2 |
Theme 1 |
| Week 3 |
Theme 2 |
| Week 4 |
Theme 3 |
| Week 5 |
Theme 4 |
| Week 6 |
Theme 5 |
| Week 7 |
Theme 6 |
| Week 8 |
Theme 7 |
| Week 9 |
Presentations |
| Week 10 |
Presentations |
| Week 11 |
To be determined |
| Week 12 |
Obligatory tutoring |