Description
This course is an undergraduate survey of the theoretical foundations of security studies and contemporary issues in international security. Building on the first-year Introduction to International Relations, the course introduces students to general theories, concepts and debates in the subfield, and applies them 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 (including multiple choice and open questions; 3 hours)
The time and location of inspection and debriefing of the exam will be announced via Brightspace no later than the publication of the grades.
Literature
Textbook: Williams, Paul and Matt McDonald, eds. 2018. Security Studies: An Introduction. 3rd 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.
Brightspace
All relevant information (syllabus, additional readings etc.) can be found on Brightspace one week before the start of the course.
Registration
See 'Practical Information'.
Timetable - courses and exams
See 'MyTimetable'