Module POL2052 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL2052: Foreign Policy: Leadership, Power and Responsibility
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
This module will introduce you to a broad range of scholarship that addresses the field of foreign policy. This area of study has traditionally been separate from other branches of international relations. This module will encourage you to consider the more theoretical texts in light of recent foreign policy crises
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate substantive knowledge of the main theories of foreign policy and be able to adopt critical positions adopted towards them. 2. show an ability to identify and discuss the key concepts in relation to decision-making, 3. identify clearly the contention made by the different theories of leadership, power and responsibility and engage in reasoned criticism of such theories. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. criticise and construct arguments with regard both to their logical rigour and political plausibility 5. exercise informed judgement concerning the policy implications of abstract political principles. |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. present complex arguments with clarity and concision. 7. show an empathetic understanding of the role played by leaders under crisis conditions. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The main topics covered comprise:
Theories of foreign policy;
Actors & leadership;
Decision-making; International law;
ethics of responsibility;
Illustrative case studies.
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 |
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26.5 | 123.5 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 16.5 | 11 x 1.5 hour lectures. Subject knowledge will be communicated in lectures, and developed through private study and tutorial discussion |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 10 | 10 x 1 hour tutorials |
Guided Independent study | 123.5 | Independent study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).