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ECNM023 – Economic Analysis and Value
Field: ECONOMICS, INT RELATIONS AND DEV
Co-ordinator: Joseph Bamidele
Credit Value: 20
Level: 7
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: AUT2 - Economic Analysis And Value, Coursework: 100% SUM - Economic Analysis And Value, Coursework: 100% SPR - Economic Analysis And Value, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: MBA Placement;
Description: The purpose of this module is to enable learners to make strategic decisions, taking into account critical issues facing organisations in today?s complex and challenging environment. Learners will examine and apply a range of economic tools to aid decision-making.
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IRDM025 – International Relations Theory: Great Debates, New Directions
Field: ECONOMICS, INT RELATIONS AND DEV
Co-ordinator: Eddie Tembo
Credit Value: 20
Level: 7
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: AUT - International Relations Theory: Great Debates, New Directions, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: MA International Relations;
Description: The purpose of this module is to cultivate an understanding of some of the central debates, concepts, themes and contestations within the general framework of IR studies. In particular it is concerned to develop a clear sense of IR as an evolving discipline that continues to draw upon a range of conceptual and theoretical advances in its analyses of the contemporary world.
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IRDM030 – European Integration
Field: ECONOMICS, INT RELATIONS AND DEV
Co-ordinator: Michael Maher
Credit Value: 10
Level: 7
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: SPR - European Integration, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: MA International Relations;
Description: This module explores the creation of the European Union and its subsequent development. It examines the major institutions and competences of the European Union and major domestic and foreign policies.
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IRDM033 – The Peoples Republic of China: Foreign Policy Dilemmas
Field: ECONOMICS, INT RELATIONS AND DEV
Co-ordinator: Alison Hulme
Credit Value: 10
Level: 7
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: SUM - The Peoples Republic Of China: Foreign Policy Dilemmas, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: MA International Relations;
Description: China, is a 'superpower', allowing the re-establishment of a bi-polar world. Many of its crucial domestic political questions impinge both upon its foreign policy and its relations with other countries and international organizations. This module will explore the key elements, drivers and impacts of China's foreign policy and thereby allow greater understanding of the complexities and dilemmas associated with relations between the occident and orient.
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IRDM047 – The International Politics of the Post-Soviet Space
Field: ECONOMICS, INT RELATIONS AND DEV
Co-ordinator: David Waller
Credit Value: 10
Level: 7
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: AUT - The International Politics Of The Post-Soviet Space, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: MA International Relations;
Description: The purpose of this module is to encourage the formation of competing explanations of how Russia has emerged from the relative chaos of the fall of the Berlin Wall through the Yeltsin period. It further considers Russia?s attempts to reassert itself as a world power in relation to its former vassal states such as the Balkans and the Baltics as well as the USA, EU, and China.
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IRDM079 – Major Organisations in the International Order
Field: ECONOMICS, INT RELATIONS AND DEV
Co-ordinator: Graham McBeath
Credit Value: 20
Level: 7
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: IRDM025
Assessment: AUT - Major Organisations In The International Order, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: MA International Relations;
Description: This module provides the necessary knowledge of international organisations required for employment in such bodies. It will offer a structural analysis and critique of specific institutions situating them in historical and operational contexts.
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IRDM081 – International Politics of the Middle East
Field: ECONOMICS, INT RELATIONS AND DEV
Co-ordinator: Graham McBeath
Credit Value: 10
Level: 7
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: AUT - International Politics Of The Middle East, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: MA International Relations;
Description: The purpose of this module is to provide critical analysis of how, and by what means and initiatives, key states (USA, UK, Soviet Union/Russia, China, EU) in the 20th and 21st Centuries have developed policies unilaterally or multilaterally, towards the Middle East, and with what short and long-term outcomes for the region.
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IRDM082 – America After 9/11
Field: ECONOMICS, INT RELATIONS AND DEV
Co-ordinator: David Waller
Credit Value: 20
Level: 7
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: SPR - America After 9/11, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: MA International Relations;
Description: The purpose of this module is to examine the development of American foreign policy after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and the transition of the United States from leader of a multilateral military-political alliance during the Cold War to a unilateral hegemon challenged by rising powers such as China and Russia.
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IRDM083 – The Politics of sub-Sahara Africa
Field: ECONOMICS, INT RELATIONS AND DEV
Co-ordinator: Graham McBeath
Credit Value: 20
Level: 7
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: SPR - The Politics Of Sub-Sahara Africa, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: MA International Relations;
Description: The purpose of this module is to engage students in the analysis of contemporary-Saharan African politics, incorporating insights from political science, history and anthropology, in addition to international relations. It will offer a wide-ranging analytical approach to African political dynamics during and in the aftermath of European colonialism.
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IRDM084 – International Relations Research Methods and Dissertation
Field: ECONOMICS, INT RELATIONS AND DEV
Co-ordinator: Suzanne McDonald-Walker
Credit Value: 60
Level: 7
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: SPR - International Relations Research Methods And Dissertation, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: MA International Relations;
Description: This module critically evaluates methodological approaches to research and provides practical training in the formulation of research design as preparation for the dissertation. The dissertation is an independent piece of research that allows students to produce an analytical and well-organised thesis on a particular area of International Relations in-depth.