| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 15 Hours. (1 x 1 hour per week) |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 11 Hours. (1 x 1 hour seminar followed by 5 x 2 hour seminar fortnightly) |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 2500 word essay | 40% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 60% |
| 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 Academic Administrator in the Department of International Politics. |
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. analyse the role of intelligence in key aspects of national security policy-making since 1900
2. evaluate the implications of the end of the Cold War for intelligence and intelligence services
3. evaluate the role of intelligence in the military history of two world wars
4. evaluate the efficacy and morality of 'covert operations' in international politics
5. possess insight into the nature of treachery
6. assess the role of espionage in the Cold War
7. demonstrate understanding of the relationship between intelligence and counter-intelligence
8. evaluate the implications of the end of the Cold War for intelligence and intelligence services
This module will give students an understanding of the history of the development of intelligence as a factor in international relations and state security.
The aim of this module is to give students an understanding of the central ideas and issues in the study of intelligence. This aim is achieved by studying the historical development of intelligence as a factor in international relations and state security.
This module is at CQFW Level 6