Latest Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026
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Description The purpose of this module is to introduce students to important sociological and psychological theories relating to identity, intragroup, and intergroup relations. The module also focuses on developing students' personal agency through the fostering personal leadership attributes. In the module students will focus on different forms of identity, including culture, nationality, gender, language and social class. Students will also study discrimination, stereotyping and prejudice as a form of identity abuse. The module provides a foundation for many of the optional modules students may choose, and requires that students reflect in depth on the idea of identity. In conjunction with specific discipline-specific knowledge, students will also develop key transferable competencies relating to critical thinking, research acumen, presentation skills, time management, motivation, and goal-setting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. LO1 Engage with and draw upon relevant theories to discuss issues relating to identity. 2. LO2 Reflect on their own personal identity - and that of others - using relevant theoretical ideas. 3. LO3 Display an awareness - and provide examples - of how identity is shaped by diverse external forces within society. 4. LO4 Critically analyse how external forces conflate to influence personal identity. 5. LO5 Identify specific examples of how discrimination and other forms of identity abuse emerge and develop. 6. LO6 Display a solid understanding of key concepts covered in the module and be able to articulate these in their own words. 7. LO7 Draw logical and informed conclusions from information 8. LO8 communicate effectively in written or non oral formats, adapting to the audience profile 9. LO9 Evaluate novel ideas relating to a given topic or scenario. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
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Indicative Reading List Books: None Articles: None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other Resources None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||