IR4005 - Thinking Globally

You will be responsible for your own learning guided by the lectures, seminars, and the material provided in the module handbook. To make effective use of contact time with your module tutor you will consistently attend lecture and seminars and cover the weekly reading. In order to understand theories and concepts as well as their application to thematic areas, you will engage with the academic literature and participate in the tasks set by the lecturer, including group work, presentations, and debates.

This will prepare you for the assessment of this module, which consists of a 2000-word essay and an assessed (group) presentation. These different assessment types will also allow you to develop and be tested on different skills sets.

Your academic development will be facilitated through engagement with the academic literature and by talking with peers and academics about your understanding of the literature. You are expected to critically evaluate your pre-conceived notions that you might have in the light of the literature and debates during lectures and seminars. You will read beyond the material provided in the module handbook in order to widen and deepen the scope of my understanding of academic debates.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the different theories explaining global processes and, based on this, the multitude actors populating the field of international politics
2. Understand the role of Britain, including government and non-government organizations, in global politics

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3. Present your work through group work, critical debate, and summative assessment
4. Apply critical judgment to theories and arguments presented by the academic literature, politicians, media and others to engage with confidence in the discourse of around processes of globalization

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
5. Value curiosity and challenge pre-conceived notions of processes of international politics

All MLOs will be addressed:

By summative assessment: 2000-word essay, and (group) presentation, and in addition, formative debates in the class and group work will facilitate critical knowledge and understanding of the subject matter as well as foster cooperation.

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Please find details of this module in the other sections provided.