Module Descriptors
ISSUES IN GLOBAL POLITICS
HIPO40408
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Fiona Robertson-Snape
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 39
Independent Study Hours: 111
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • Essay - 2,500 words weighted at 100%
Module Details
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
One essay of 2,500 words 100% [learning outcomes 1 and 2].

Key Information Set Data:
100% Coursework
INDICATIVE CONTENT
The module will investigate some of those issues in the contemporary world which have arisen as a result of globalisation. Problems
such as human rights violations, poverty, migration, terrorism, and trade in arms affect all countries, whether in the North or South.
These issues will be examined from a multidisciplinary perspective, in an attempt to breakdown traditional academic distinctions
between politics and international relations.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF A RANGE OF ISSUES ON CONTEMPORARY WORLD POLITICS. Knowledge & Understanding
Learning

2. YOU WILL HAVE A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF AND DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO WRITE COHERENTLY ABOUT ONE PARTICULAR ISSUE.
Analysis
Communication
RESOURCES
Library - where you will find the texts listed above..
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbookż
TEXTS
Baylis, J. & Smith, S. (eds), The Globalization of World Politics, 2nd edition, Oxford, 2001.
Kegley, C. & Wittkopf, E., World Politics, 7th edition, St Martin's Press, 1999.
White, B. et al., Issues in World Politics, 2nd edition,Palgrave, 2001.
Module Learning Strategies

Key Information Set Data:
26% Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity
74% Guided Independent Learning