Module Identifier IPM4230  
Module Title BRITISH DEFENCE POLICY SINCE 1945  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Mr Julian Brasington  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Course delivery Seminars / Tutorials   Seminar. 1 x 2 hours per week  
Assessment Semester Exam   3 Hours   50%  
  Semester Assessment   Essay: 2 x 2,000 words   50%  
  Supplementary Exam   Students may, subject to Faculty approval, have the opportunity to resit this module, normally during the supplementary examination period. For further clarification please contact the Teaching Programme Administrator in the Department of International Politics.    

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module students should have acquired:

Aims

The module aims to enable students to analyse key aspects of British planning for the use of force, and actual use of force, since the second world war, at the nuclear, conventional and sub-conventional levels.

The following topics were addressed during the 1998/99 session in the seminars: