Module Details

Module Code: SOCS H8016
Full Title: Moral and Political Philosophy
Valid From:: Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( June 2019 )
Language of Instruction:English
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits:: 5
Module Owner:: Kevin Howard
Departments: Unknown
Module Description: The aim of this module is to equip students with the knowledge and the conceptual tools to assess and make informed judgements of the moral basis and ethical principles informing political practice.
 
Module Learning Outcome
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Module Learning Outcome Description
MLO1 Evaluate the distinction made between politics and morality
MLO2 Interpret differing conceptions of justice
MLO3 Appraise arguments on rights to life and personal autonomy
MLO4 Assess claims of obligations to future generations, the environment
MLO5 Evaluate the morality of markets
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named DkIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
No recommendations listed
 
Module Indicative Content
Are politics and morality distinct?
n/a
Conceptions of Justice: Distributive, Procedural, Retributive and Restorative
n/a
Utilitarian, Deonotological and Virtue Ethics
n/a
Political Obligation, Resistance and Going to War
n/a
Whose Life is it Anyway: Abortion, Euthanasia and the Right to Life
n/a
Animal Rights and Environmental Justice
n/a
Module Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Course Work100.00%
Module Special Regulation
 

Assessments

Full-time

Course Work
Assessment Type Other % of Total Mark 30
Marks Out Of 100 Pass Mark 40
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2,3,4,5
Duration in minutes 30
Assessment Description
Students are required to present to their peers a seminar paper on their proposed final research topic.
Assessment Type Reflective Journal % of Total Mark 70
Marks Out Of 100 Pass Mark 40
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcome 1,2,3,4,5
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students are required to present an in-depth analysis the moral debates around a specific social issue using the various moral frameworks studied; approx 2500 words
No Project
No Practical
No Final Examination

Part-time

Course Work
Assessment Type Continuous Assessment % of Total Mark 100
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2,3,4,5
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students are required to present an in-depth analysis, of module's content, using the various moral frameworks studied; approx 3500 words
No Project
No Practical
No Final Examination

DKIT reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Tutorial Contact No Description Every Week 1.00 1
Directed Reading Non Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Independent Study Non Contact No Description Every Week 4.00 4
Total Weekly Learner Workload 9.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Directed Reading Non Contact No Description Every Week 4.00 4
Independent Study Non Contact No Description Every Week 3.00 3
Total Weekly Learner Workload 9.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 2.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Wolff, J. (2018), An Introduction to Moral Philosophy, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, p.304, [ISBN: 9780393923599].
  • Sandel, Michael. (2010), Justice: What is the Right Thing to Do?, Revised Edition. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, p.320, [ISBN: 978-0374532505].
  • Smith, Paul. (ed.). (2008), Moral and Political Philosophy: Key Issues, Concepts and Theories, Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke, p.272, [ISBN: 978-0230552760].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Timmons, Mark (ed.). (2012), Conduct and Character Readings in Moral Theory, 6th. Wadsworth Publishing, New York, p.368, [ISBN: 978-0495502371].
  • Singer, Peter. (2011), Practical Ethics, 3rd. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, p.352, [ISBN: 9780521707688].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
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