The course adopts an active and student-centred learning approach that combines theoretical instruction with practical activities designed to develop professional competencies. Learning is based on real-world cases, simulations, collaborative work, and continuous feedback to encourage reflection and progressive improvement.

The methodology includes the following components:

• Lectures, introducing the key concepts and tools related to career planning, professional communication, employability, and career opportunities. These sessions will also include participatory activities that support students' preparation for the practical components of the course.
• Practical seminars, focused on applying theoretical knowledge through workshops, simulations, debates, oral presentations, professional writing exercises, mock job interviews, and networking activities. These sessions provide students with opportunities to develop and practice essential employability skills.
• Group project, in which students investigate a specific professional career path related to Political Science. The project includes analysing labour market opportunities, required competencies, career profiles, recruitment strategies, and professional development pathways, culminating in a written dossier and an oral presentation.
• Guest speakers, who will share their professional experiences and provide students with first-hand insights into different career trajectories and sectors.
• Final practical assessment, consisting of a job application simulation in which students demonstrate their ability to integrate and apply the competencies developed throughout the course.

Overall, the methodology promotes experiential, reflective, and practice-oriented learning while fostering students' autonomy in managing their own professional development.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

The course is assessed through a continuous assessment system. At the beginning of the semester, students must choose one of two continuous assessment pathways, which differ only in the weighting of the assessment components. Once selected, the chosen pathway cannot be changed during the semester.

In both pathways, participation in seminars, completion of the group project, and the final assessment are compulsory.

Option 1. Continuous Assessment with Greater Emphasis on Participation

This option is intended for students who wish their active participation throughout the semester to have a greater impact on their final grade.

Assessment will be weighted as follows:

• Participation and in-class activities (minimum participation in 80% of classroom activities): 15%
• Seminars (attendance, participation, submission, and assessment of practical activities): 30%
• Group project (preparation and oral presentation): 20%
• Final assessment: 35%

Option 2. Continuous Assessment with Greater Emphasis on the Final Assessment

This option is intended for students who prefer a greater proportion of their final grade to be based on the final assessment while still participating in the continuous assessment activities throughout the semester.

Assessment will be weighted as follows:

• Seminars (attendance, participation, submission, and assessment of practical activities): 30%
• Group project (preparation and oral presentation): 20%
• Final assessment: 50%

General Assessment Conditions

• Both assessment pathways are part of the course's continuous assessment system and require active engagement throughout the semester.
• Attendance and active participation in seminars are compulsory due to their practical nature.
• Detailed assessment criteria and rubrics for each activity will be provided at the beginning of the course and made available through the Virtual Campus.
• Both the group project and the final assessment are designed to evaluate students' ability to apply the professional competencies developed during the course, particularly those related to professional communication, employability, and career planning.