Ethics and Public Policy (POLS0063)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department: Political Science
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: Only open to second year BSc Politics and International Relations students in the Department of Political Science
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

All public policy is based at least partly on ethical ideas; through their policies, governments aim to advance a vision of how the world should be. Just as those who exercise public power should be able to justify their policy decisions to citizens, citizens should be able to evaluate the policies that govern their societies. In this spirit, this module will explore the ethical ideas that underpin policy choices. Each week features a substantive policy issue as a means of illuminating key ethical concepts, theories and debates. In so doing, the module aims to equip students to think systematically and critically about fundamental issues in public policy, to make up their own minds about a range of contemporary policy issues, and to sharpen their skills of written and oral argumentation.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 5)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 112
Module leader: Dr Fergus Green

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed timed assessments and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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