College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Russia in Global Politics
Module POL3285 for 2022/3
Module POL3285 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3285: Russia in Global Politics
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- Introduction to the history of Russia
- Different theoretical approaches to studying Russian foreign policy
- Russian domestic politics and its global impact
- Drivers of Russian foreign policy
- Key actors in Russian foreign policy
- Russia and the West
- Sino-Russian relations, and Russia’s role in Asia
- Russia’s resurgent role in the Middle East
- Russia in Africa and Latin America
- Russian views of world order
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 256 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 44 | 22 x 2-hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 100 | Private study reading and preparing for seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 156 | Preparation for essay and report-writing including researching and collating relevant sources; planning the structure and argument; writing assessments. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Articles in Russia in Global Affairs, online at: http://eng.globalaffairs.ru/; Carnegie Moscow Center at Carnegie.ru
