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2011/2012  BA-PSPT  Political Science

English Title
Political Science

Course Information

Language English
Point 15 ECTS (450 SAT)
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Semester
Course Period Autumn
Time Table Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study Board
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics
Course Coordinator
  • Magali Gravier - Department for Business and Politics
Main Category of the Course
  • Political leadership, public management and international politics
Last updated on 29 maj 2012
Learning Objectives
  • Describe and discuss key concepts and theories in political science
  • Describe key institutional features of modern political systems
  • Relate concepts and theories to empirical information
  • Formulate simple questions using concepts and theories
  • Produce and present answers to simple questions based on coherent argumentation, relating concepts to data from the curriculum
The exam in the subject consists of two parts:
Political Science:
Assessment Home Assignment
Marking Scale 7-step scale
Censorship External examiners
Exam Period Autumn Term
Aids Please, see the detailed regulations below
Duration Please, see the detailed regulations below
Political Science:
Assessment Home Assignment
Marking Scale 7-step scale
Censorship External examiners
Exam Period December/January
Aids Please, see the detailed regulations below
Duration 24 Hours
Examination
The exam consists of two partial exams:
(1) an individual written mid-term home assignment, 6 page limit, graded on the 7-point scale by the teacher and external censor and counting one third of the overall grade, and
(2) an individual written 24-hour home assignment, 10 page limit, graded by teacher and external censor on the 7-point grading scale and counting two thirds of the overall grade.
Make-up exam when ill during the writing of the mid-term paper and re-exam when the ordinary exam is failed is a new paper on a different topic assigned by the teacher in January.
Make-up exam when ill during the writing of the 24-hour home assignment and re-exam when the ordinary exam is failed is an individual written 4-hour closed book exam. It is allowed to bring basic language dictionaries (e.g. Danish/English and English/Danish) to the exam. It is not allowed to bring specialized dictionaries (e.g. English/Danish dictionary on financial terms). Pocket calculators are not allowed.
Course Content
The course has its main focus on central concepts, theories, and debates in political science in a comparative perspective. It covers political institutions, processes, actors, and ideas in selected countries as well as theories about how political systems work at the national and international levels. The course also introduces students to interdisciplinary perspectives to the study of international business and politics. The course consists of lectures, tutorials, and written home-assignments.
Teaching Methods
Lectures with discussions for entire class.
Tutorials with group work in clusters of 20 students (4-5 groups of 4-5 students). Assignments are handed out in advance of tutorials; groups prepare oral and power-point presentations of answers.
Individual written home assignments - 3-5 pages.