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MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2023-2024
MURDOCH-S2-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2023-2024
MURDOCH-S2-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING
MURDOCH-SUM-EXT-2024-2024
MURDOCH-SUM-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING
OUA-S2-EXT-2024-2024
OUA-S2-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING
OUA-SUM-EXT-2024-2024
OUA-SUM-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING
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Learning outcomes
1.
Define key concepts in international relations, like globalisation, state sovereignty, war, and multilateralism
2.
Identify the assumptions and areas of interest of international relations theories
3.
Apply international relations concepts to contemporary global issues and analyse their dynamics, showing a critical understanding of international political issues
4.
Examine international relations questions and present arguments on them
5.
Communicate clearly and effectively in writing
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Additional information
Unit content:Topic 1 Introduction – Nature of International Relations
Topic 2 Realism, war and power politics
Topic 3 Liberalism, peace and cooperation
Topic 4 Constructivism, identity and interests
Topic 5 Feminism, gender and global change
Topic 6 Understanding globalisation
Topic 7 Marxism, critical theory and the global economy
Topic 8 Modernisation and development
Topic 9 Environmentalism and climate change
Topic 10 Popular dissent and anarchism?
Topic 11 Eclecticism: Can we operate above paradigms?
Topic 12 How International Relations theories make sense of the world