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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies)

Postgraduate Course: Political Theory and International Affairs (PGSP11111)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryIt will equip students to apply the concepts and methods of political theory in the critical analysis of normative issues in international relations.

Indicative topics include: the concept of a human right; global distributive justice; norms regulating international governance; environmental ethics across borders; national self-determination and secession; immigration, alienage and citizenship; history of international political thought.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed:
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Students are expected to have familiarity with political theory/political philosophy, normally demonstrated by passes in a minimum of two political theory or political philosophy courses at undergraduate level, with grades equivalent to UoE 60+.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesStudents are expected to have familiarity with political theory/political philosophy, normally demonstrated by passes in a minimum of two political theory or political philosophy courses at undergraduate level, with grades equivalent to UoE 60+.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  25
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Essay in the region of 4,000 words
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Identify the normative issues arising in the sphere of global social, economic, political and security relations
  2. Apply the concepts and methods of political theory in the critical analysis of normative issues in international relations.
  3. Evaluate policy in international affairs from the standpoint of normative principle.
  4. Assess critically how existing international institutions meet, or fail to, determinate normative standards.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Tim Hayward
Tel: (0131 6)50 4238
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
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