International Relations
(BA) International Relations
Entry for 2022
FHEQ level
This course is set at Level 6 in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.
Course Aims
1. Enable students to understand the importance of International Relations in the contemporary world.
2. Ensure that students acquire knowledge and understanding in appropriate areas of theory and analysis.
3. Enable students to understand and use the concepts, approaches and methods of the discipline and develop an understanding of the contested nature and problematic character of inquiry in the discipline.
4. Develop students' capacities to critically analyse events, ideas, institutions and practices.
5. Provide students with opportunities to develop their intellectual, personal and interpersonal skills so as to enable them to participate meaningfully in their societies.
6. Provide a curriculum supported by scholarship, staff development and a research culture that promotes breadth and depth of intellectual enquiry and debate.
7. Provide students with a supportive and receptive learning environment.
Course learning outcomes
1. An understanding of the core concepts and questions that define the discipline of IR.
2. An awareness of the major practical, political and moral challenges facing contemporary global society.
3. A familiarity with the key theoretical traditions of IR as an academic discipline.
4. A basic knowledge of the history of modern international relations.
5. An understanding of the significance of the world economy for the nature of the international system.
6. Flexibility in utilising a variety of intellectual approaches as required by the multifaceted character of the subject.
7. An in-depth knowledge and understanding of a specialist area within the discipline.
8. The ability to present concise and cogently structured arguments, both orally and in writing.
9. The ability to carry out critical analysis on complex issues related to the discipline.
10. The ability to work together with others as well as independently, including to manage time effectively.
11. The ability to apply a range of skills in the retrieval and use of sources.
12. The ability to deploy a range of communication and information technology skills.
13. The ability to communicate effectively with others, and present information both orally and in writing.
Full-time course composition
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