Society, State and Humanity (V7064D)

15 credits, Level 4

Spring teaching

On this module, you'll:

• focus on the relationships between people, society and the state
• explore what makes a ‘good’ society rather than a ‘bad’ one
• explore social theory and criticism to understand the problems within society.

Famous figures you'll look at include:

• Aristotle
• Hobbes
• Rousseau
• Hegel
• Marx
• Durkheim
• Freud
• Marcuse
• Adorno.

You'll also develop your ability to engage with and evaluate the work of important social and political philosophers, and critically evaluate their ideas.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.