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LIB-10003 - Module Specification
School of Social, Political and Global Studies
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2021/22 Last Updated: 16 February 2022

LIB-10003 - Liberal Arts and Society's Grand Challenges
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Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22


Aims
This module will provide an introduction to the interdisciplinary approach and perspectives associated with the combination of different academic disciplines within the Liberal Arts and beyond. Students will be encouraged to explore the nature and significance of the interdisciplinary boundaries associated with their chosen combinations of modules from other disciplines and will be encouraged to consider the societal relevance through participation in the 'Grand Challenges' lecture programme and follow-up learning set sessions held jointly with Natural Science students. Students will also be introduced to key information literacy and academic reading and writing skills that underpin the programme.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Explain the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving and exemplify this with specific reference to their chosen subject combinations: 1
Identify, discuss and reflect upon the role that the Humanities and Social Sciences can play in the resolution of the major challenges facing society: 1,2
Locate, evaluate, and make effective use of a wide range of university-level information sources: 1,2
Communicate clearly and effectively using appropriate academic conventions associated with the Humanities and Social Sciences: 1,2

Study hours

Lectures: 8
Workshops: 7
Student Conference: 2 hours
Grand Challenges Lectures: 6 hours
Learning Sets: 6 hours
Guided Independent Study: 121 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Reflective Diary weighted 50%
Reflective blog posting up to 1000 word limit
Students will write reflective diary entries on a subset of the grand challenges lectures found of most interest. These will be written and submitted in the form of a blog and will be discussed as part of the learning set sessions held jointly with Natural Science students.

2: Report weighted 50%
1000 word report forming the culmination of a problem-based learning exercise
Individual report based on a problem-based learning exercise relating to an interdisciplinary question relevant to the student's chosen subject combination.

Please note that for the 2021/22 Academic Year all programmes will be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there will be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 16 February 2022