Aspects of International Politics - POL00005C

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Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
A	Autumn Term 2022-23

Module aims

• The module introduces debates about the interrelations between inequality, development and conflict through a focus on changing forms of globalisation, international institutions and their impact at the local level.
• Students research the role of globalisation and international institutions on the emergence of contemporary patterns of inequality and conflict.
• Through individual and group tasks the module introduces students to the academic skills of finding sources, evaluating sources, constructing academic arguments, supporting arguments with credible evidence, referencing sources, and presenting arguments verbally and in written reports.

Module learning outcomes

After the module, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the development of international institutions;
• Evaluate different theoretical approaches to issues in international politics and defend intellectual judgements using appropriate academic evidence and sources;
• Identify independently appropriate academic information resource(s);
• Evaluate the content of printed and electronic information sources;
• Present research reports to a larger group bringing out key findings to aid the learning of other students.

Indicative assessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100

Module feedback

Students will receive written timely feedback on their formative assessment. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their feedback during the module tutor’s feedback and guidance hours.

Students will receive written feedback on their summative assessment no later than 20 working days after submission; and the module tutor will hold a specific session to discuss feedback, which students can also opt to attend. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their feedback during the module tutor’s regular feedback and guidance hours.

Indicative reading

J. Baylis and S. Smith, eds, (2010) The Globalization of World Politics [5^th Edition].

H. Schwartz (2010) States Versus Markets: The Emergence of a Global Economy [3^rd Edition].