International Relations and Intelligence (Top-up)

Issues In Global Politics (Dl)

In this module you will examine a range of topical global issues that represent contemporary challenges for both policymakers and other actors. Indicative issues addressed include nuclear proliferation, the environment, humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect, and other key areas of global concern in the security domain. We will also examine the issue of global economic and trade management, as well as country cases such as China, the situation in Ukraine from a politico-historical perspective, and the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Module code: HIPO60551

Introduction To International Relations

The module provides you with the foundational material required for your course. It introduces you to the international system and its key actors and processes; to central concepts and theories in the discipline of International Relations; and to key issues of global governance.

Module code: HIPO60550

International History Since 1900 (Dl)

This module introduces you to some of the key events and processes in modern international history which have helped to produce the contemporary global order and international system. Following a simple chronological structure, the module builds a narrative of change and continuity from World War One, through various tumultuous and fascinating years of history including the Wall Street Crash, the Partition of India, the Cuban Missile Crisis, up to the Covid-19 pandemic. You will learn more about the origins of today’s international relations with the aim of better understanding them, but perhaps more importantly you will learn how profoundly contingent the contemporary world is, how easily it could have been different, and how applying historical methodologies can teach us lessons with present-day implications.

Module code: HIPO60552

Conflict Analysis (Dl)

In this module you will examine the nature and causes of conflict, classify different types of conflict (e.g., Intra state, interstate), and analyse their characteristics. You will examine the curve of conflict and the various stages in conflict, and then look at how conflicts can be brought to an end by examining conflict management, settlement and resolution. You will also examine post-conflict situations and how to bring about a stable peace. You will use case studies to elucidate the concepts and theories addressed throughout the module.

Module code: HIPO60554

Global And Regional Security

On this module, you will examine a range of security issues organised by region and/or regional organisation, such as MENA (Middle East North Africa), Northern Eurasia (largely the post-Soviet space), South and East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, NATO and the EU. You will begin with instruction on security theory, including both traditional and critical approaches, and then move on to an examination of the global security architecture, centred on the United Nations. You will also engage with some thematic content across the module, such as peacekeeping, multilateralism, and the impact of changing power relations on global and regional security. Following an up-to-date curriculum, you will evaluate the effectiveness of the existing security mechanisms at the global and regional levels, ensuring that you complete the module with a critical understanding of international security in the present day.

Module code: HIPO60558

Intelligence In Peace And War

Module code: HIPO60556