Order and Disorder B (LPS02)
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Order and Disorder B: Understanding Law, Politics and Sociology
Module LPS02
Module details for 2024/25.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 3 (sub-degree)
Module Outline
In this module, you will learn about inequality, violence and protest as forms of ‘disorder’. You will study each from legal, political and sociological perspectives. You will explore the question of how to understand social ‘problems’, how to address these problems and how social change happens. This module builds on ‘Order and Disorder A’. Completing ‘Order and Disorder A’ is a pre-requisite for the module.
The module will challenge you to question your assumptions about how the social world works. The module will also invite you to tackle tough and complicated social scientific problems. Throughout, you will learn about core legal, political and sociological concepts as well as the core legal, political and societal institutions that govern the social world. You will also develop key social scientific academic skills, including analysing texts, critical thinking and building arguments.
LO1 Demonstrate an understanding and awareness of key concepts and debates in Law, Politics and Sociology
LO2 Identify, evaluate, and compare arguments on key social science issues when reading scholarship in Law, Politics and Sociology
LO3 Build a basic social scientific argument using evidence, reasoning and addressing counter-arguments or complexities where appropriate
LO4 Communicate social scientific ideas in written and spoken academic language with correct referencing
Module learning outcomes
Identify, evaluate, and compare arguments on key social science issues when reading scholarship in Law, Politics and Sociology
Identify, evaluate, and compare arguments on key social science issues when reading scholarship in Law, Politics and Sociology
Build a basic social scientific argument using evidence, reasoning and addressing counter-arguments or complexities where appropriate
Communicate social scientific ideas in written and spoken academic language with correct referencing
Work independently and as part of a group
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Presentation | T2 Week 11 (15 minutes) | 30.00% |
| Essay | A2 Week 1 | 70.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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