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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC2037: Pharmaceutical Cultures
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 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 themes:
- Origins and expansion of pharmaceutical industries and markets.
- The political economy of drug development, testing and regulation.
- Pharmaceuticals and social change.
- Pharmaceuticals, deviance, and social control.
- Medicalisation of everyday life and the rise of ‘lifestyle drugs’.
- Nonmedical uses of prescription drugs: Abuse/recreational use.
- Nonmedical uses of prescription drugs: Enhancement.
- Iatrogenic (medical) addiction to pharmaceuticals: why do doctors still prescribe?
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 | 128 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hours per week comprising of lectures and seminars |
| Guided independent study | 40 | 20 course readings (2 hours each) |
| Guided independent study | 40 | Reading/research for essay |
| Guided independent study | 8 | Prep for article critique |
| Guided independent study | 40 | Reading/revisions for examination |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).