Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3208: Maritime Power and Security in Global Politics

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Aims

Develop your understanding of contemporary global security issues including globalisation, migration and law
Develop your understanding of those issues in a maritime security context
Help you identify the key security debates related to maritime security and the exercise of seapower
Develop your understanding of how contemporary debates about seapower and maritime security have been informed by an appreciation of relevant history
Develop your analytical skills by applying theory to contemporary real world maritime issues and crises
Develop your understanding of a range of maritime issues including different approaches to maritime power, traditional and non-traditional maritime security threats and International Maritime Law
Develop your policy focused applied writing skills
Develop your understanding of the maritime as a strategic environment where challenges can be met with ‘practical wisdom’

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. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the nature of the history of maritime power and security and its evolving characteristics. 2. Demonstrate detailed understanding of the contemporary maritime security environment. 3. Demonstrate knowledge of the contextual forces relevant to maritime power and security. 4. Demonstrate an in-depth awareness of the interaction between maritime power and security and globalisation.
Discipline-Specific Skills	5. Critically examine secondary and primary source material in the field of maritime power and security. 6. Demonstrate critical awareness of the key concepts and debates relating to the study of historical and contemporary maritime power and security in an applied fashion. 7. Critically evaluate competing conceptions, theories and approaches to maritime power and security.
Personal and Key Skills	8. Study independently and manage time and assessment deadlines effectively. 9. Communicate effectively in speech and writing. 10. Demonstrate critical and analytical skills through tutorial discussions and module assessments. 11. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of the internet, online journal databases and other IT resources for the purposes of tutorial and assessment preparation. 12. Demonstrate effective applied writing.

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
Essay outline	500 words	1-11	Oral

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	50	2000 words	1-11	Written
Portfolio of applied writing	50	2000 words	1-12	Written

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	Essay (2000 words)	1-11	August / September re-assessment period
Portfolio of applied writing	Portfolio of applied writing (2000 words)	1-12	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.

Barnett, R.W. & Gray, C.S. (eds), Seapower and strategy, (London : Tri-Service, 1989)

Bell, C. M., Churchill and seapower, (Oxford: OUP, 2012)

Corbett, J.S., Some Principles of Maritime Strategy, (London: Longmans Green, 1911)

Dutton, P., Ross, R. S., Tunsjo, O., (eds), Twenty-first century seapower : cooperation and conflict at sea, (London: Routledge, 2012)

Gorshkov, S. G., The seapower of the state, (Annapolis: NIP, 1979)

Gray, Colin S. The leverage of sea power : the strategic advantage of navies in war (London : Maxwell Macmillan, 1992)

Klein, N., Maritime Security and the Law of the Sea, (Oxford: OUP, 2012)

Mahan, A.T., The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783 (London: Sampson Low, 1890)

Manicom, J., ‘China and American Seapower in East Asia: Is Accommodation Possible?’ Journal of Strategic Studies, Jun2014, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p345-371.

Parry, C., Super Highway: Sea Power in the 21st Century, (London: Elliot and Thompson, 2014)

Rubel, R.C., Navies and Economic Prosperity: The New Logic of Seapower, Corbett Paper 11, https://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/dsd/research/researchgroups/corbett/corbettpaper11.pdf

Tangredi, S., Globalization and Maritime Power, (2012)

Till, G., Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century, (London: Routledge, 2013) available online through Uni log in.

Till, G., The Development of British Naval Thinking, (London: Routledge, 2006)