Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
This module of International Organisations offers a solid introduction to the theory and history of international organisations. This module has been created and will provide a clear understanding to you about when governments face transnational challenges, such as international and civil wars, humanitarian emergencies, flows of refugees, outbreaks of infectious diseases, climate change, financial market instability, sovereign debt crises, trade protectionism, and the development of poorer countries. This module is also about international cooperation / international collective action. This is essentially about how international organisations work for international collective action and cooperation.
Aims
To explore mainstream theories of international organisations and regimes;To examine work of major scholars in the field of international institutions;To allow students to participate in a critical engagement of an appropriate conceptual framework of international organisations.
Intended Learning Outcomes
explain and evaluate the nature of international organisations: 1,2describe and evaluate a range of approaches to analysing the role and usefulness of international organisations: 2independently research an individual international organisation, including its charter, role, and views about effectiveness: 1,2
30 contact hours (15 hours of lectures + 10 hours seminars + 5 hours of one-to-one with the tutor)10 lecture and seminar preparation10 coursework preparation25 exam preparation
Description of Module Assessment
1: Essay weighted 30%Coursework assignment (essay) - 1500-2000 wordsA paper based on the class work and student's individual research of an international organisation, 1500-2000 words. Which international organisation will be provided by the tutor and the student will do his/ her research on this organisation by using guidelines provided in the module handbook.
2: Exam weighted 70%2 hour ExamStudents sit a two hour exam at the end of the semester when this module is taught. This is an open-book exam, and there will be 8 questions, 6 of them requires short answers and 2 long essay-length answers.