The Local and the Global: IR in Practice (L2066)

15 credits, Level 4

Spring teaching

This module aims to connect your everyday lives in Brighton to wider currents in world politics. You will undertake a research project that focuses on a Brighton-based issue, seeking to understand the connections between that issue and world politics more generally. While doing your project, you will be introduced to:

  • theoretical debates in International Relations
  • issues around research design
  • methodology
  • philosophy of social science.

Teaching

50%: Lecture
50%: Seminar

Assessment

100%: Practical (Portfolio)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.