Module POL1017 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL1017: Globalisation of World Politics
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
- To introduce you as first year politics students to the important sub-field of International Politics within the discipline of politics.
- To introduce you to the key moments in the historical development of the international political system
- To familiarise you with the core concepts used within the field.
- To provide you with some of the analytical tools necessary to evaluate them.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. categorise and evaluate core concepts in international relations; 2. describe, categorise and interpret the historical development of the international system; 3. review and recall key historical moments in international history; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. distinguish among theoretical, conceptual and empirical lines of inquiry; 5. demonstrate awareness of the key concepts used with the field; 6. engage in comparative and critical analytical work; |
Personal and Key Skills | 7. study independently; 8. communicate effectively in speech and writing; 9. research & critically evaluate information; 10. work independently, within a limited time frame, and without access to external sources, to complete a specified task. |
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.
Baylis, John, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (eds) (2017), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
Dunne, Tim, Milja Kurki and Steve Smith (eds) (2016) International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
Edkins, Jenny, and Zehfuss, Maja (eds.) (2019) Global Politics A New Introduction, 3rd edition (London: Routledge).
Heywood, Andrew (2014), Global Politics (Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan).
Jackson, Robert and George Sørensen (2016), Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches (Oxford: Oxford University Press).