Description
This course offers an undergraduate survey of the theoretical foundations of security studies and contemporary issues in international security. Building on the first-year course Introduction to International Relations, the course deepens students’ understanding of the general theories, concepts and debates in the subfield and applies these theories and concepts to a set of more specific topics in present-day international security. The aim is to enable students to think in a more theoretically rigorous and analytic manner about security issues and understand their relation to the broader field of International Relations.
Course objectives
Objective 1: Enable students to think critically beyond state-centered conceptions of security.
Objective 2: Locate the study of international security within a broader historical and political context.
Mode of instruction
Lecture.
Assessment method
Final exam (3 hrs) consisting of 50% multiple choice questions and 50% open questions.
The time and location of inspection and debriefing of the exam will be announced via Brightspace no later than the publication of the grades.
Reading list
Textbook: Williams, Paul and Matt McDonald, eds. 2023. Security Studies: An Introduction. 4th edition. London: Routledge.
Additional readings will be announced in the syllabus, which will be available on Brightspace one week before the start of the course.
Registration
See 'Practical Information'.
Timetable - courses and exams
See 'MyTimetable'