2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
PIED2520 Foreign Policy Analysis
20 creditsClass Size: 101
Module manager: Dr Neil winn
Email: N.Winn@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
This module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
Are you interested in how foreign policy is made and implemented? Do you want to grapple with the intricacies of analysing foreign policy theories and cases? The module begins with the theoretical tools and then goes on to use these tools to analyse cases: the Bay of Pigs crisis, the Falklands war, the June 1967 Six-Day War and the Bosnian War.For further information see the School of Politics and International Studies website. If you cannot find the answer to your question then email N.Winn@leeds.ac.ukObjectives
To examine the major theories of foreign policy analysis.Syllabus
Cognitive, personal, domestic and international values and structures, and other factors explaining foreign policy activity, with considerations of the logic and purposes of explanations.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| Seminar | 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
Tutorial presentations and participationMethods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | 1 x 3,000 word essay | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 50 mins | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 | |
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: 03/04/2009
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