Foundations in International Relations (POLS7258)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2019
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Politic Sc & Internat Studies
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Seminar hour
Incompatible
POLS1201
Assessment methods
Participation, Essays
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Course description
This course aims to provide postgraduate students with no prior background in International Relations or Peace and Conflict Studies a necessary grounding in the subject. The course introduces students to the various theoretical approaches to the study of world politics, providing them with conceptual lenses through which to understand and analyse the major historical and contemporary issues at the core of the discipline. The course also aims to introduce students to the key issues in the in current international agenda, including sovereignty, international law, globalization, human rights, humanitarian intervention and terrorism.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) | St Lucia | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |