2275 - Politics and Public Policy
Course information
- Title
- Politics and Public Policy
- Course number
- 2275.24
- Academic year
- 2024-2025
- ECTS
- 10.00
- Level
- Bachelor
- Faculties
- History and Social Sciences
- Educations
- BA in History, BSc in Economics and Management, BSSc in Political Science
- Prerequisites
- Upper secondary education and having passed the course Introduction to Political Science
- Language of instruction
- English
- Registration
- Students on the third semester of Bachelor of Social Science in Politics and Administration are automatically enrolled. Applicants for an individual course must apply via the Student Service Center at lss@setur.fo
- Beginning date
- Sunday, September 29, 2024
- End date
- Monday, December 2, 2024
Academic content
- Purpose
- The purpose of the course is to provide students with insights in how political systems work. The course covers different institutional conditions and systems, political actors, and different perspectives on how to understand policy outputs.
- Learning outcomes
- On completion of the course, students must be able to: - formulate and argue for relevant research questions related to course themes - define relevant concepts and analyse theory relevant for the investigation of the research question - to identify relevant empirical facts of importance to the research question and relate it to the investigation of the research question - analyse themes of importance to politics and public policy
- Content
- The course covers themes of importance to classical political science: • institutional political contexts and differences in this respect • political demands and political processes • delegation of power • government and parliament and their interplay • political actors (political parties and interest organisations) • election systems, voters, and influence on political parties The course also consists of themes related to public policy: • public policy and policy tools • political agenda setting • different theories that explain policy outcome, the result of policy processes Also, the course considers the specific Faroese political and institutional settings.
- Learning and teaching approaches
- Teaching is arranged as a mix of lectures and active teaching where the student participates in group work, by solving minor written assignments, and by participating in analysing topics in the classroom. Also, students hold presentations.
Assessment
- Assessment method
- Written individual assignment (between 3.500-4.000 words). The student chooses a topic within the curriculum, and formulates a research question. The topic and the research question must be approved by the teacher.
- Examination (internal/external)
- External
- Grading scale
- 7-scale
- Exam date/dates
- The written assignment is due for submission on the 13th of December, 2024
- Deadline for withdrawal from exam
- Sunday, September 29, 2024
Academic responsibility and teachers
- Academic responsibility
- Robert Joseph Imre
- Teachers
- Robert Joseph Imre