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POL10160 - Foundations of Contemporary Politics (Audit)* - 2017
People mean many different things when they talk about ‘politics’.
Politics can be understood as the collective activity through which we organize the life we share in common, and work to give effect to the values we think are important such as freedom, justice, equality, peace, security.
Politics is also the term we use for the practices involved in organizing public life, regulating who gets involved in decision-making and on what terms, and shaping how much influence they get to have over those decisions, whether at local, national or transnational level.
And politics is often equated with the clash of preferences between people or groups, and the efforts people make to get their own way, sometimes by very low means indeed.
This module introduces a variety of ways of thinking about politics, and provides some of the key concepts and analytical frameworks used in analysing politics.
Semester 1
Level 1
Lectures: Tuesdays, 12:00 - 13:00 and Thursdays, 11:00 - 12:00, beginning September 12
Tutorials: To be selected
If you are taking this module for credit, please take note of the dates below:
Term dates for revision: Saturday, 2 December - Sunday, 10 December
Term dates for exams: Monday, 11 December - Friday, 22 December
Open Learning Fee (audit only) €350 per module
Open Learning Fee (with assessment) €500 per 5 credit module
Upgrading from audit to credit: You may upgrade from being an audit student to a credit student up to three weeks into term. Please note, however, that you can't change back to being an audit student - if you decide not to complete the assignments and/or sit the exams, this will appear on your academic record.
Concessions
There are no concessions available for Open Learning modules.
Refunds
Refunds may in some instances be available for extenuating circumstances, such as serious illness, within two weeks of the start of the module. Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing, with supporting documents where appropriate.
Dr Eva Wegner