IPM3330 - INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS 1900-45

Module Identifier	IPM3330
Module Title	INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS 1900-45
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Dr Peter Jackson
Semester	Semester 1
Course delivery	Seminar	1 x two hour seminar per week over one semester
Assessment	Project report	1 x 1,500 word project	20%
	Essay	1 x 3,000 word	40%
	Exam	3 Hours To be examined in Semester Two.	40%

Aims

The first half of the twentieth century witnessed the evolution of permanent intelligence organisations within the government machinery of most important states. The experience of the two world wars played a central role in this process as intelligence communities became increasingly professionalised. By the end of the Second World War all of the powers had developed extensive bureaucracies responsible for the collection, analysis and distribution of information from both 'open' and 'secret' sources. Intelligence has played a key role in shaping the perceptions of policy-makers in times of peace and war. The aim of the course is to consider the role of intelligence in policy-making by focusing on key events and issues in the international history of this period in which intelligence and counter-intelligence organisations played a vital role.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module students will be able to:

understand key terms and debates in intelligence studies
understand the relationship between intelligence and counter-intelligence
assess the impact of intelligence and counter-intelligence on the course of the two world wars
evaluate the role of signals intelligence in both war and peace-time
evaluate the methodological and historiographical problems inherent in the study of intelligence and international relations