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By the end of the course, you will...
1. Reflect on the roots of several noteworthy foreign policy disasters, while recognizing the complexity and difficulty of policymaking.
2. Identify common issues and problems behind foreign policy mistakes.
3. Connect crucial aspects of cases covered from the course and related theoretical arguments.
4. Assess foreign policy initiatives with an eye towards promoting the common good.
5. Develop a range of questions you should ask policymakers and others in positions of power to learn more about policy initiatives.
6. Draw on historical knowledge of three important international events while discussing policy initiatives.
Foreign policy failure, Vietnam War, Soviet-Afghan War, 2003 Iraq War
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 200 |
Total | 224 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Learning Portfolio | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Essay: Case Papers | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Attendance: Participation | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
In line with university policy students will be provided with feedback within 20 working days of the deadline for submitting the assignment.