Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Humanities and Social Science

Learning Methods

Lecture

Online

Tutorial

Module Offerings

5100IRP-SEP-MTP

Aims

  1. To understand the evolution of IR as a body of knowledge and intellectual pursuit.
  2. To understand the interplay between history and theoretical development.
  3. To use the critical theories to better understand historical realities.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of key questions and major debates in the history of IR.
2.
Critically reflect on the strengths and limitations of individual theoretical approaches.
3.
Discuss and analyse the key texts in the subject of IR.
4.
Breakdown the relationship between critical theories and the development of international affairs.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Module will typically include the following:
  1. Constructivism
  2. Feminism
  3. Postcolonialism
Module Overview:
In the first year of your degree you would have examined the different theories that are applied in International Relations, and how they were developed. Whilst you would have touched on how these theories formed and how they disputed each other, this module goes into the controversies in further detail. Structured around the 'Great Debates', this module provides greater insight into the theories that help inform our understanding of the world.
Additional Information:
In the first year of your UG degree you examined the different theories that are applied in International Relations, and how they were developed. Whilst we touched on how these theories formed and how they disputed each other, this module goes into the controversies in further detail. Structured around the ‘Great Debates’, this module provides greater insight into the theories that help inform our understanding of the world.

Assessments

Essay

Essay