1. Your knowledge of content: You will be expected to demonstrate your understanding of the key concept(s) of the question and identify the key elements of the arguments put forward in the relevant literature.
2. Your ability to apply theoretical arguments on contemporary examples: You should demonstrate your understanding of key concepts/debates by illustrating their relevance through the discussion of examples in the media and current public debates. The lectures and seminars will help you do this.
3. Your ability to critically reflect on academic debates: In answering the question, you are expected to make your case by answering for or against different theoretical approaches. You can do this by engaging with additional academic sources and debates, but also by applying debates to relevant examples.
4. Argumentation: The essay needs to directly engage with the question at hand and give a clear answer. This answer should be consistently justified and supported throughout the essay.
5. Structure: In order for your arguments to be coherent, ideas need to be presented in a logical order. Paragraphs should be clearly defined and follow logically one another.
6. Your ability to reference your sources.
7. Presentation.
8. Written communication.