Course Catalogue

Feminist Perspectives on Politics POLITIC4104

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Social and Political Sciences
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course introduces students to a variety of feminist perspectives on politics. Bringing a range of feminist theories - from Marxist to postmodern, decolonial to liberal - into conversation, students will critically reflect on key questions within the study and practice of politics. In doing so, we reveal how feminist perspectives transform our understandings of politics and the political and that feminism itself is a site of political struggle.

Timetable

This course may not be running this year. For further information please check the Politics Moodle page or contact the subject directly.

Requirements of Entry

Standard entry requirements to Honours Politics or International Relations.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Reflective journal 4 x 750 word entries for 3000 word total (100%)

 

While this is 100% assessment it is made up of 4 independent journal entries. The assessment is scaffolded with each entry submitted for formative feedback before the journal is submitted at the end of the course.

Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? No

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

Course Aims

The aim of the module is to introduce students to a variety of feminist perspectives on politics, requiring critical consideration of the insights and limitations each offers. Additionally, it aims for students to critically reflect on different ways to think about feminism and the connection between theoretical insights studied and the politics of their everyday life.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Demonstrate understanding of a variety of different feminist perspectives

■ Assess and critically reflect on feminist contributions to understandings of politics and the political

■ Critically analyse the range of feminist approaches to the interrelation of race, class, sexuality, gender, and disability

■ Reflect critically on the role of feminist perspectives in their own daily politics

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions