College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Military Revolutions and Political Change
Module POL3233 for 2019/0
Module POL3233 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3233: Military Revolutions and Political Change
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
The module aims to introduce you to the dynamic relationship between war, the state, and society. In so doing it will encourage you to consider: the association between politics, authority and violence; the impact of war on our social and political institutions; the role of individuals and populations in war; the impact of changes in warfare, politics, culture, and economics on each other; and the legacies of war(s) on states and societies.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Critically understand the interplay between war, state, and society, over the long term and from a global perspective. 2. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the military, political, and social impact of various military revolutions. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Critically reflect on key elements of the debate regarding state, sovereignty, and monopoly over the use of force. 4. Display strong awareness of a range of conceptual frameworks to understand the complex and changing interaction between war and societies. 5. Demonstrate awareness of contingency in historical sociological processes. 6. Problematize settled truths and assumptions about political order, violence, and our knowledge of these. |
Personal and Key Skills | 7. Study independently and manage time and assessment deadlines effectively. 8. Communicate effectively in speech and writing. 9. Demonstrate critical and analytical skills through tutorial discussions and module assessments. 10. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of the internet, online journal databases and other IT resources for the purposes of tutorial and assessment preparation. 11. Demonstrate effective applied writing. |