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Postgraduate Module Descriptor
SOCM046: Meaning, Making Consuming
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Differing views of what “culture” and “society” are
- Culture and social structure
- Culture and social agency
- Culture and social power
- The politics of Art and culture
- The socially-patterned nature of consumption
- The nature of representation
- Aesthetics
- Differing ways of understanding what ‘art’, ‘artists’ and ‘artistic practice’ are
- The globalization of culture
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hours per week comprising of lectures and seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 78 | A variety of private study tasks directed by the module leader. These tasks may include: reading set texts |
| Guided Independent Study | 100 | wider reading |
| Guided Independent Study | 20 | preparation for individual, paired or group presentations |
| Guided Independent Study | 80 | preparing drafts of coursework |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).