Examine issues of contemporary war, security and peace-making through a critical lens and through a range of perspectives.
Distinguish and critically assess changing patterns of war and peace-making, or the way in which these issues are understood.
Employ skills in collecting and analyzing information from a variety of sources in completing their coursework.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
Examine issues of contemporary war, security and peace-making through a critical lens and from a range of perspectives.
Distinguish and critically assess changing patterns of war and peace-making, or the way in which these issues are understood.
Employ skills in collecting and analysing information from a variety of sources in completing their coursework.
Indicative assessment
Task
% of module mark
Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled)
100
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
Task
% of module mark
Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled)
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 25 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
Ramsbotham, Oliver, Tom Woodhouse and Hugh Miall, 2011. Contemporary Conflict Resolution: Third Edition. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Mary Kaldor (1999). New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era (Cambridge: Polity Press).
Richmond, Oliver P. and Audra Mitchell, 2011. Hybrid Forms of Peace: From Everyday Agency to Post-liberalism. Basingstoke: Palgrave.