Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM084: Conflict, Security and Development in World Politics

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

1. Decolonisation and the origins of global governance

2. Development and its critics

3. The post-Cold War era and the idea of the Liberal Peace

4. The merger of security and development

5. Conflict resolution and conflict analysis

6. Conflict, security and development as global governance.

7-10. Case Studies

11. Conclusions and implications

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
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
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	22	11 x 2 hour per week Seminars: Small group work, presentations, discussion
Guided independent study	266	Reading, reflection, essay writing, presentation preparation
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	12	Visiting speakers (the number of speakers and duration of talks/seminars to be confirmed annually)

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).