| Unit name | Perspectives on Power |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SOCI30062 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Thomas Osborne |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit focuses on the concept of power in social theory and political sociology. The first half of the unit is oriented to the work of Max Weber on forms of domination and to that of Michel Foucault on power, political rationality and government. The second half of the unit goes on to consider particular topics in the political sociology of power taking in aspects of the work of thinkers such as Hannah Arendt, Theodor Adorno, Zygmunt Bauman and Michael Mann and others centred on such topics as the analysis of totalitarianism, political ethics and the social psychology of power and authority. The unit aims to highlight distinctive approaches in the social theory of power, political reason, authority and social order, and to introduce students to the application of different notions of power to particular fields such as those of political rationalities of liberalism and neo-liberalism, totalitarianism, bureaucracy and the ethics of power.
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
The unit will be taught through blended learning methods, including a mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching activities
Both assessments assess all learning outcomes.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
