 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
Semester 1
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| Assessment:
| CW 33%, ES 67% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims:
* To provide students with the theoretical and conceptual tools with which to think analytically and critically about US global politics;
* to explore the evolution and current nature of US interactions with the world by analysing US foreign policy in its historical context;
* to be able to understand and explain the formulation and conduct of US foreign relations and its impact in different policy domains (rule/order, security, economy, environment).
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this unit students should:
* be able to understand the historic context for and main theoretical issues surrounding American foreign relations;
* be familiar with the institutional context of US foreign policy and the various interests that compete for influence over policy;
* display a good knowledge of the role played by the US during the Cold War and the implications of this for global order;
* be able to discuss competently the changing nature of US foreign policy since the end of the Cold War;
* have a good understanding of the main controversies concerning America’s role in the world across different policy domains.
Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are taught and assessed in this unit.
Content:
Lectures and seminars will cover the following main topics:
* foreign policy analysis in general and as applied to the United States;
* the foreign policy making process;
* the historical evolution of US foreign policy up to World War I;
* US foreign policy during the interwar years;
* US foreign policy during the Cold War;
* US foreign policy after the end of the Cold War;
* The "Bush revolution" in US foreign policy;
* US foreign policy in different policy domains (e.g. rule/order, security, economy).
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| Programme availability: |
PL30741 is Compulsory on the following programmes:
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AAB30 : BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AFB30 : BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations (Full-time) - Year 3
- UHPL-AKB30 : BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
- UHPL-AAB29 : BSc (hons) Politics with International Relations (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AFB29 : BSc (hons) Politics with International Relations (Full-time) - Year 3
- UHPL-AKB29 : BSc (hons) Politics with International Relations (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
PL30741 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AFB01 : BSc (hons) Economics and Politics (Full-time) - Year 3
- UHES-AKB01 : BSc (hons) Economics and Politics (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AYB13 : BA (hons) French and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB12 : BA (hons) German and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB16 : BA (hons) Italian (ab initio) and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB14 : BA (hons) Italian and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB08 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB09 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB05 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and German) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB04 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB18 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB06 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB07 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB02 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB23 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB20 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB22 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB19 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB15 : BA (hons) Russian (ab initio) and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB17 : BA (hons) Spanish and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AAB10 : BSc (hons) Politics with Economics (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AFB10 : BSc (hons) Politics with Economics (Full-time) - Year 3
- UHPL-AKB10 : BSc (hons) Politics with Economics (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
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