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STV-3005 International Politics - 10 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for samfunnsvitenskap

Type of course

Theoretical. The course is an elective, i.e., open to students enrolled in the Master's Programme in Political Science as well as interested Master's students from other fields.

Course overlap

STATSV-304 International Politics 10 ects

Course contents

The course examines theoretical approaches to international politics in historical perspective, and considers important contemporary debates. Under consideration are both the more traditional approaches - broadly realist and liberal - which dominate the field, and newer approaches, which criticise and oppose them. The course builds directly on the foundations of STV-1005: International Politics, and aims to provide deeper insight into the central assumptions of, and disagreements between, the major theoretical approaches, as well their implications for the study of international relation.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement is a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, European Studies or another relevant subject.

The minimum average grade requirement is:

C - for bachelor`s degree or equivalent issued in Europe, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand
B - for bachelor`s degree or equivalent issued in all other countries

The course requires solid competence in reading and writing English.

Application code: 9371.

Objective of the course

Students who have successfully completed the course should have achieved the following learning outcomes: Knowledge and understanding

solid grounding in the discipline's central theoretical ideas and approaches and how to apply them to the study of international politics.

Analytical abilities

able to work independently - and employ relevant scholarly foundations - to address a variety of analytical challenges
able to critically evaluate existing theories, methods and interpretations within the study of international politics
able to apply scholarly knowledge critically, including reflection on his or her own scholarly practice
able to take the initiative to apply knowledge to new domains
able to formulate and structure complex scholarly arguments.

Competencies

able to continue systematically the development of his or her own scholarly grounding and specialisation
able to communicate research issues, questions, analyses and conclusions pertaining to his or her field with both specialists and lay-people
able to participate in public debate on the basis of relevant knowledge from his or her field.

Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

Classes: The teaching takes the form of 10 lecture-seminars coming to a total of 20 in-class hours.

Quality control: The course is assessed once every programme-period with both in-progress and final evaluations. Evaluation is normally undertaken orally to allow students and teacher to establish a dialogue concerning the possibility and/or need for changes and improvements.