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Module Title	LI Global Societies
School	School of Social Policy
Department	Soc Policy, Sociology & Crimin
Module Code	08 22860
Module Lead	Lorenza Antonucci
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-160 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	The module analyses important global issues from a sociological perspective. It introduces students to globalisation, the emergence of world society, and to the persistence of global inequalities. Among the key topics examined are poverty and development, gender and racial inequalities, demographic change, migration, urbanisation, environmental issues, work and coporate power, tourism and culture, world religions, crime, terrorism, conflict and the media's role in a globalised world.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Identify and evaluate key analytical issues in debates on globalisation Assess the development of and relationship between processes of cultural, economic and political globalisation Critically apply these debates to substantive case studies in aspects of Global Societies
Assessment	22860-01 : Summative 5000 Word Essay : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 5000 word essay Reassessment: 1 x 5000 word essay
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