Module POLM084 for 2024/5
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM084: Conflict, Security and Development in World Politics
This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some of the following topics:
1-3. Interpretations of Conflict, Security, and Development
4. Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
5. Nationalism
6. Refugees
7. Foreign Interventions in the post-Cold War Era
8. Building states to build peace. The merger of security and development
9. Pursuits of Justice and Reconciliation
10. Globalization and Conflict and Peace
11. Conclusions and implications
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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22 | 278 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour per week Seminars: Small group work, presentations, discussion |
Guided independent study | 278 | Reading, reflection, essay writing, presentation preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – College to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages