International Peace and Security (PUBL0041)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department: Political Science
Credit value: 30

Restrictions: Only open to MSc Security Studies students in the Department of Political Science
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This is a compulsory module for students registered on the MSc Security Studies programme and is not available as an optional module.听听

The module will introduce you to major themes and debates in the contemporary study of international security, peace, and conflict. We will survey a range of issues, including the causes and management of inter-state warfare, the impact of technological change, nuclear use and proliferation, modes of international interventions and peacekeeping, and the role of new threats such as climate change.听听

By the end of the module, you should have a good overview of the literature in contemporary security studies. You should also have acquired a set of conceptual tools that can be used for analysing the causes of international conflict, and the mechanisms for its management and resolution. In addition, you should be familiar with the main issues confronting contemporary policy-makers in the field of international security, and be equipped to conduct independent research on contemporary security issues and debates.听

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 48
Module leader: Professor Nils Metternich

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Important information

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Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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