Module Identifier | IPM6430 | ||
Module Title | WOMEN AND WARFARE | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Jennifer G Mathers | ||
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 seminars per week | |
Assessment | Semester Exam | 3 Hours | 50% |
Semester Assessment | Essay: 2,000 words | 25% | |
Semester Assessment | Essay: 2,000 words | 25% | |
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 debates in International Relations literature about the gendered nature of militaries and warfare
- Examine the extent and impact of the integration of women on the armed forces of different countries
- Explore continuity and change in women's experience of warfare using a series of historical and contemporary case studies
- Compare the differing expectations and consequences of Western and non-Western women's participation in war
15 ECTS credits