Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to develop and present policy options at national and international levels
- Demonstrate the ability to solve problems in groups and individually
- Demonstrate the ability to appraise the major security challenges dominating world affairs today.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 176 |
Teaching | 24 |
Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Michael Doyle. Ways of War and Peace. London: Norton.
Stephen Van Evera. Causes of War: Power and the Roots of Conflict.
Sean Lynn-Jones and Steven Miller (eds.) (1995). Global Dangers: Changing Dimensions of International Security. MIT press.
Lawrence Freedman, ed., (1994). War. Oxford University Press.
Emanuel Adler and Michael Barnett, eds (1998). Security Communities. Cambridge University Press.
Barry Buzan, Ole Waever, and Jaap de Wilde (1998). Security. A New Framework for Analysis. Lynne Reinner.
Michael Clarke (ed.), (1995). New Perspectives on Security. Brassey’s.
Edward .Kolodiej (2005). Security and International Relations. CUP.
Stuart Croft and Terry Terriff, eds (2000). Critical Reflections on Security and Change. Frank Cass.
Michael Klare and Y Chandrani (1998). World Security: Challenges for a New Century. St Martin’s Press.
Richard K Betts (2012). Conflict After the Cold War. Pearson.
Alan Collins, eds., (2012). Contemporary Security Studies. Oxford University Press.
Peter Hough (2008). Understanding Global Security. Routledge.
J Grieco, J Ikenberry, M Mastanduno, eds (2015). Introduction to International Relations. Palgrave.
P.D. Williams, ed (2012). Security Studies: An Introduction. London: Routledge.
Michael Doyle. Ways of war and peace. London: Norton.
Barry Buzan and Ole Weaver. Regions and Powers. Cambridge University Press.
J. Ann Tickner (1992). Gender and International Relations. Cornell University Press.
Ken Booth, ed (1998). Statecraft and Security. The Cold War and Beyond. Cambridge University Press.
John Baylis, James Wirtz, Colin S. Gray (2012). Strategy in the Contemporary World. Oxford University Press.
Barry Buzan (1991). People, States and Fear. Harvester Wheatsheaf.
Barry Buzan and Lene Harrison (2009). The Evolution of International Security Studies. CUP.
R.M. Price (2004). The UN and Global Security.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Students will be assessed through an essay and case study.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 40% |
Essay | 50% |
Individual Presentation | 10% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External