SD3D04 - Global Studies 01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2030 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | SD3D04 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Global Studies | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Leadership and Public Services | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Leadership and Public Services | ||
| Module Leader: | Palash Kamruzzaman | ||
| Module Team: | David Phillips, Mohammad Kabir, Wendy Booth | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2024 | Final Year of Intake: | 2023 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 40 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100505 - sociology | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2024 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2030 |
Module Aims
The aim of this module is to encourage students to engage with and analyse a range of contemporary global issues and trends.
The objectives of this module are to:
Engage in the field of Global Studies and sociological perspectives on globalisation and a range of issues (see above) that are important in obtaining an overall understanding of the contemporary world
Analyse major topics such as globalisation, global ethics, emergence of the ‘Third world’, global organisations, development, global development goals such as MDGs and SDGs; international aid, hegemony, citizenship, global civil society, poverty, and some cross cutting issues such as gender and religion.
Utilise high level scholarly and transferable skills
Content Summary
Global Studies is the transdisciplinary field dedicated to the study of a range of issues that are relevant to contemporary world. The defining characteristic of this Global Studies module will be ‘connectedness’; that is, the commonalities and associations between multiple trends that can potentially influence all people, through varying degrees and scales of locality. Global Studies is the analysis of events, activities, processes, flows and ideas that are transnational or that can affect all areas of the world; some may be universal or occurring everywhere, while others are not, yet still transcend the established boundaries of nations and regions.
As a contemporary form of sociological enquiry, Global Studies aims to present the global forces that shape communities across the contemporary world, while developing perspectives and practices that can contribute to alternative futures that maximise well-being for all global citizens. Through multiple viewpoints, Global Studies aims to grasp what Ulrich Beck (2016) calls the all-encompassing metamorphosis of the world, which is happening at an enormous acceleration that is overwhelming people’s lives and the institutions in our societies.
Major topics of study in the module will include: the emergence of new technologies of automation and information set to reshape our lives in countless ways; the rise of ethnic and religious politics in a globalised world (looking at different regions, regimes, and struggles); the erosion and defence of the nation state (citizenship and global migration); the power and influence of global development through exploring what is development and the role of international and global organisations (such as the United Nations, World Bank, IMF, WTO) and; the making of ‘Third World’; intersection of global development (development goals such as MDGs and SDGs – more specifically the narratives of extreme poverty and the desire to eradicate extreme poverty by the end of 2030 (SDG1)), international aid and hegemony; and the future of global civil society and social movements; along with some cross cutting issues (such as gender and religion) in an era when all these issues are both pressing and inseparable
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminars | 40 |
| Lectures | 40 |
| Independent Study | 244 |
| Directed Study | 76 |
| Total Hours Selected | 400 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | To critique interrelated issues, topics, and problems of contemporary globalisation and global connectedness in a well-informed manner |
| LO2 | To apply problem-based and process-oriented analytic and sociological skills |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment | Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Onsite) 1 | Process orientated assessment. Tasks designed to assess the application of knowledge, analytical, problem-solving and evaluative skills. Including work set and observed in weekly sessions and termly small group tutorials | 0 | 1500 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio 1 | Process orientated assessment. Tasks designed to assess the application of knowledge, analytical, problem-solving and evaluative skills. Including work set and observed in weekly sessions and termly small group tutorials | 10 | 500 | 25 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Poster 1 | Campaign Pamphlet on a module theme | 0 | 1500 | 25 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Onsite) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Poster 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |