Module POLM502 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM502: International Relations: Power and Institutions
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 x class presentation in pairs | 15 minutes | 1, 2, 5, 6 | Written |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | 30 | 2,500 words | 1-6 | Written/oral |
| Essay 2 | 50 | 4,000 words | 1-6 | Written/oral |
| Book review essay | 20 | 1,000 words | 1-6 | Written/oral |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | 2,000 word essay | 1, 2, 5 and 6. | August/September re-assessment period |
| Essay 2 | 3,000 word essay | 1-6 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Book review essay | 1000 word book review essay | 1-6 | August/September re-assessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations: Philosophy of Science and its Implications for the Study of World Politics (London: Routledge, 2011).
William R. Keylor, The Twentieth Century World and Beyond: An International History since 1900. 5th ed. (Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress, 2010).
Barry Buzan, and Richard Little, International Systems in World History: Remaking the Study of International Relations
(Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress, 2000).
Michael W. Doyle, Ways of War and Peace: Realism, Liberalism, and Socialism (New York; London: Norton, 1997).
Timothy Dunne, Milja Kurki, and Steve Smith (eds.), International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity. 2nd ed
(New York:OxfordUniversityPress, 2010).
Naeem Inayatullah, and David L. Blaney, International Relations and the Problem of Difference (London: Routledge,
2004).
David Long, and Brian C. Schmidt (eds.), Imperialism and Internationalism in the Discipline of International Relations
(Albany,N.Y.:StateUniversityofNew YorkPress, 2005).
Ido Oren, Our Enemies and US: America's Rivalries and the Making of Political Science (Ithaca,N.Y.;CornellUniversity
Press, 2003).
Brian C. Schmidt, The Political Discourse of Anarchy: A Disciplinary History of International Relations (New York: State
UniversityofNew YorkPress, 1998).
Arlene B. Tickner, and Ole Wæver (eds.), International Relations Scholarship around the World: Worlding Beyond the
West (London: Routledge, 2009).
