Module Identifier | IPM5630 | ||
Module Title | RECONSIDERING REALISM: POWER, PRINCIPLES AND POLITICS | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Mike Williams | ||
Semester | Intended for use in future years | ||
Next year offered | N/A | ||
Next semester offered | N/A | ||
Course delivery | Seminars / Tutorials | 22 Hours 1 x 2 hour seminar per week | |
Assessment | Semester Exam | 3 Hours | 30% |
Semester Assessment | Essay: 3,000 words | 30% | |
Semester Assessment | Presentation: | 10% | |
Semester Assessment | Essay: 750 words | 20% | |
Semester Assessment | major essay proposal Essay: 250 words | 10% | |
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. |
- discuss the core tenets associated with the theory of realism
- discuss the historical development of realism
- assess the differences that exist among the various versions of realism such as between realism and neo-realism
- demonstrate the connections that exist between classical thinkers such as Hobbes, and contemporary academic realists
- discuss the tensions and problems that exist within realism, the degree to which realism either does or does not constitute a singular theoretical position.
15 ECTS credits