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POL41980

Academic Year 2024/2025

Peace & Conflict Studies (POL41980)

Subject:
Politics
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Politics & Int Relations
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Stephanie Dornschneider-Elkink
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module examines the causes, consequences, and resolution of armed conflict. We will engage with major topics in Peace and Conflict Studies and associated fields (International Relations, security studies) at the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical levels. Students will be asked to read and discuss contemporary scholarship and apply it to ongoing conflict scenarios. The objective is to equip students with the tools necessary to analyze existing social scientific research pertaining to armed conflict, and to enable them to identify topics for further study.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand and interrogate multiple theoretical perspectives on peace and conflict studies
• Analyze cross-national empirical patterns
• Construct and evaluate arguments
• Analyze, contrast, and evaluate peace and conflict scholarship across contexts

Indicative Module Content:

See module descriptor

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

24
Autonomous Student Learning

200
Total

224

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
• Seminar
• Group discussions
• Academic reading and writing

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Participation in Learning Activities: Every class involves learning activities. Together, these are worth 20% of the final grade. Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No

20

 No
Assignment(Including Essay): mid-term essay Week 6 Graded No

40

 No
Assignment(Including Essay): final paper Week 12 Graded No

40

 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be provided to students within 20 working days of the deadline for the assignment in accordance with university policy.

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