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

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

In this module you will consider the role that the Humanities and Social Sciences can play in the resolution of the major challenges facing society. Through participation in the Grand Challenges lectures and discussion with students on the Natural Sciences degree programme, you will have opportunities to apply the foundational knowledge and skills, methodological and analytical tools, perspectives and approaches developed in Introduction to the Liberal Arts and your chosen subject choices, to specific problems and societal challenges introduced through the Grand Challenges lecture series.
Within this module you will also develop information literacy, oral presentation, and academic writing and reading skills, and problem-solving skills that are essential to longer term success within the programmes.

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