2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
PIED1512 International Politics
20 creditsClass Size: 280
Module manager: Dr Dan Jones
Email: D.L.Jones@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
This module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
Are you interested in understanding:The main ideas, concepts and philosophies that inform the contemporary world order?Why the Cold War ended and what replaced it?How is foreign policy made?What role does America play in the 'New World Order?'How does 'globalisation' affect the way states behave?Are we living in a 'world society' or are we experiencing a 'clash of civilisations'?Why do academics and politicians differ so much on the importance attached to these and other issues?In short, are you interested in understanding the complex changes currently underway in the international system and what this means for politics across the globe? The International Politics module is specifically designed to cover these kinds of issues and to provide you with an introduction to the concepts that enable you to make your own judgements about these central questions.Essential for comprehending the background behind the events that dominate our daily news, International Politics is the key if you want to make sense of the increasingly global political world that we all now inhabit.For further information see the School of Politics and International Studies website. If you cannot find the answer to your question then email J.G.Ralph@leeds.ac.ukObjectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to demonstrate familiarity with the nature of International Politics including the contested nature of knowledge, the merits of alternative approaches, the central concepts, theories and methods, and definitions of the disciplinary boundaries, and apply this in analysis of ideas, institutions and behaviour. To demonstrate familiarity and critical engagement with the discipline of International Politics including the foundations of its central ideas, the terms of debate, the structure and operation of its systems, the broader social context of behaviour, and processes of change, and apply this in the examination and evaluation of different interpretations of issues and events.Syllabus
Realism and state practice. Liberalism and International Organisation. International Society. International Political Economy. Alternative Approaches in International Studies.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
Tutorial | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
Private study hours | 178.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 22.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Mid term semester essayMethods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | 1 x 3,000 words | 50.00 |
Essay | 1 x 3,000 words | 50.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 27/03/2009
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