Admission requirements
This course is designed for the minor Global Affairs. It is not possible to follow single courses of this minor. You need to be enrolled in Usis for the minor to be accepted to this course. There are 200 places open for registration, on a first come first serve basis, where LDE students are given priority.
This course is also open for inbound exchange students if they wish to take the entire minor Global Affairs; it is not possible to take single courses from this minor. Exchange students must be admitted by the FGGA International Office prior to the start of the minor; priority will be given to direct exchange partners of FGGA. For more information about the application procedure for exchange students, please contact the FGGA International Office at international@fgga.leidenuniv.nl.
Description
This course will pay close attention to the shift to a multipolar world and will analyse the positions and policies of a number of key states and international organisations. Students will learn about the functioning of the international system, the challenges it is confronted with, and prospects of its future development.
In addition, the course features seven ‘Global Affairs’ Workshops which will equip students with key skills and knowledge for international studies and careers.
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
Describe the functioning of the major nations and institutions of the 21st century globalised world;
Discuss the nexus between theory and practice in the field of international relations (IR);
Discuss the political, legal, and moral questions which decision-makers in multilateral as well as national contexts are presented with every day;
Apply the foundational theories and perspectives of IR to the other courses of the minor in Global Affairs; and
Construct academic research papers in English, utilising high quality sources, clear structure, and critical argumentation.
Timetable
The schedule 2022 will be published asap.
The timetable will be displayed with a link on the website, Brightspace and on the front page of this minor programme.
Mode of instruction
7 lectures of 2 hours by instructors and guest lecturers.
7 workshops of 1 hour by instructors and guest speakers.
Participation in lectures, discussions and exercises is required in order to obtain a grade. To ensure participation, students will submit weekly commentaries on articles of the Economist related to the course material. One lecture may be missed. Being absent more than once without acceptable cause may likely lead to expulsion from the course.
The total study load for this course is 140 hours, consisting of:
14 hours for attending lectures
7 hours for attending workshops
119 hours studying the compulsory literature and working on assignments
Assessment method
Short essay
25% of total grade
Resit not possible
Grade must be compensated
Long Essay
75% of total grade
Grade must be 5.50 or higher to pass the course
Resit possible
Resit will take the same form
Students will also be permitted to resit the 75% long essay if they have a calculated overall course grade lower than 5.50 or with permission of the Board of Examiners. The short essay needs to be compensated.
Late hand in penalty: 0,5 minus per day, and after seven days we do not accept papers any longer.
The Course and Examination Regulation Security Studies and the Rules and Regulation of the Board of Examiners of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs apply.
Reading list
TBA on Brightspace
Registration
Registration via MyStudymap or uSis is possible from August 1st 13.00 h, after registration for the entire minor. Register for every course via MyStudymap or uSis. Some courses of the minor have a limited number of participants, so register on time.
Leiden University uses Brightspace as its online learning management system. Important information about the course is posted here. After enrolment for the course in uSis you are automatically enrolled in the Brightspace environment of this course.
Contact
globalaffairs@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
Remarks
All sessions will be in English.
Essays need to be written in English.