POLS2000

POLS2000: Foreign Policy

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This unit explores foreign policy-making and the development of professional skills in the field of foreign affairs. It examines the full range of individual, organisational, bureaucratic, societal, and/or state factors. The unit is designed to employ a wide range of approaches, including historical, normative, rational, behavioural, liberal, institutional, psychological and constructivist. Case studies and simulations are used to answer why and how decision-makers choose a particular policy. It also examines the central role played by intelligence institutions in the making of foreign policy.

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Unit details

Credits25

Contact Hours3 Weekly

Result TypeGrade/Mark

AreaSchool of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry (1081)

Field of Education090300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping)

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How this unit is taught

Lecture1 x 1 hour weekly
Tutorial1 x 2 hours weekly