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By the end of the course students will have developed a better understanding of:
• Explanations of Russian foreign policy based on major theories of International Relations
• Continuity and change in Soviet/Russian foreign policy, both regionally (esp. Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Black Sea regions) and globally
• Soviet and Russian understandings of, and policy towards, Europe and the transatlantic community
• Russia’s relations with its neighbors, including bilateral and multilateral political, economic and security dimensions
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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Group Project: Presentation on a substantive issue in Russian foreign policy/in Russian-Western relations | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Attendance: Participation in seminars and demonstrating knowledge of readings | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Assignment: Policy brief: directions of Russian foreign policy | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities
Feedback will be provided to students within 20 working days of the deadline for the assignment in accordance with university policy.