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2021/2022

Analysis in International Relations, Security and Development

Code: 42986 ECTS Credits: 15
Degree Type Year Semester
4313800 International Relations, Security and Development OB 0 1
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.

Contact

Name:
Oriol Costa Fernández
Email:
Oriol.Costa@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
spanish (spa)

Teachers

Rafael Grasa Hernández
Juan Pablo Soriano Gatica
Lluc Lopez Vidal

Prerequisites

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Objectives and Contextualisation

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Competences

  • Analyse the international situation and recognise its complexity, using the theoretical tools seen in the master's programme, and base one's vision of the future on sound knowledge of preceding periods.
  • Analyse, synthesise, organise and plan projects and assignments related to the area of study.
  • Apply the necessary methodological instruments for systematic and rigorous analysis of international relations (observation, comparison, formulation of hypotheses, etc.), and intervention tools (policy and strategy making, planning, negotiation and mediation techniques, etc.).
  • Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously
  • Design, plan and conduct a project on international relations that meets the criteria of academic rigour and excellence.
  • Know theoretical frameworks and approaches and conceptual constructs for analysing international relations, and know the different fields of international activity and the main geographical areas.
  • Seek out information in the scientific literature, skilfully handling specialised documentary and bibliographic sources on international relations, and integrate this information to formulate and contextualise a research topic.
  • Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
  • Use acquired knowledge as a basis for originality in the application of ideas, often in a research context.
  • Work in multidisciplinary teams.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyse, synthesise, organise and plan projects and assignments related to the area of study.
  2. Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously
  3. Correctly identify the different theoretical approaches of articles of analysis, reports, etc. and assess the different consequences of the policies and strategies proposed by these approaches.
  4. Display familiarity with the main elements of any rigorous research, from a methodological standpoint.
  5. Identify the research question and the dependent or independent variables of a research project.
  6. Know the logic of case study selection.
  7. Seek out information in the scientific literature, skilfully handling specialised documentary and bibliographic sources on international relations, and integrate this information to formulate and contextualise a research topic.
  8. Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
  9. Use acquired knowledge as a basis for originality in the application of ideas, often in a research context.
  10. Use analytic constructs for understanding international relations, especially in the problem areas associated with security and development.
  11. Work in multidisciplinary teams.

Content

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Methodology

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Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Clases magistrales y ejercicios en clase 75 3 1, 7, 6, 4, 3, 5, 8, 2, 9, 11, 10
Type: Autonomous      
Lectura y estudio de los textos básicos 300 12 7, 3, 2, 9

Assessment

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Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Ensayo final en clase 70% 0 0 1, 7, 6, 4, 3, 5, 8, 2, 9, 10
Evaluación continua 10% 0 0 1, 6, 4, 5, 11
Fichas de lectura 20% 0 0 7, 3, 8, 2, 10

Bibliography

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Software

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