Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM090: East Asian Regional Order

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Module Aims

This module aims to provide you with the analytical tools to critically examine East Asia’s increasingly complex security environment and the pathways to regional order. You will develop a keen awareness of competing theoretical visions of regional order, the historical evolution of order in East Asia and the implications of contemporary security challenges to regional order.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here - you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Analyse key theoretical frameworks and contemporary debates on East Asian regional order; 2. Demonstrate a good understanding of the role of history in shaping East Asian regionalism and regional dynamics; 3. Critically assess contemporary security challenges in East Asia and their implications for regional order;
Discipline-Specific Skills	4. Critically evaluate competing IR theories; 5. Deploy theoretical arguments and apply them to empirical case studies;
Personal and Key Skills	6. Conduct independent research and write cogent analytical essays; 7. Exercise critical independent thinking and formulate critical arguments; 8. Communicate effectively through submitted written work and seminar contributions; and 9. Engage in constructive peer evaluation.

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 or all of the following topics:

Theoretical and conceptual perspectives on regional order
Historical evolution of regional order in East Asia
The Great Powers in East Asia
American hegemony and alliances in East Asia
The rise of China and its implications for regional order
Contemporary security challenges and their implications for regional order
Regional flashpoints and crises
Regional institutions and architecture-building

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
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 seminars
Guided Independent Study	100	Reading for seminars
Guided Independent Study	178	Completion of course work

Online Resources

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