STV4225 – International Security Policy
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
This course will analyse security policy in the post-cold war period, emphasizing the US and Europe. We will focus on institutions in Europe (NATO and the EU, as well as the role of the UNSC); their security policy and inter-relationship, as well as the role of the US. Post-national military integration in Europe is analysed as the basis for this political development as well as new analytical approaches to security policy and the use of force in the European region. The course also briefly analyses new types of security threats (terrorism, WMDs) and cases of crisis management (Balkans, Caucasus).
Course desciption (utfyllende informasjon om lover, regler og forskrifter tilnyttet emnet)
Learning outcome
The aim of the course is two-fold; one, to acquaint the student thoroughly with the rapidly evolving European security policy, and two; to relate empiricial developments to theories within the field of international relations at a time when the analytical paradigms of the Cold War period carry increasingly less relevance. Throughout the course we will inter-relate empirical and theoretical issues with the aim of refining existing security policy approaches.
Admission
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Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Bachelore's Degree programme in Political Science or equivalent.
Recommended previous knowledge
Bachelore's Degree programme in Political Science or equivalent.
Teaching
There will be given both lectures and seminars. Guest lectures by Lt. General Sverre Diesen, Military Director-General of the Ministry of Defence, and Senior Researcher Dr. Morten B. Mærli, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.
Examination
The form of assessment is a written essay (10-15 pages) and a 3 hour final exam. The final exam count 60%, and you will receive one overall grade for the course.
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
English
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Other
STV4225B International Security Policy, 10 ECTS-credits
The course is offered with both 10 and 15 ECTS credits depending on whether the student writes an essay in addition to the final exam (A-version) or just take the final exam (B-version). The B-version (10 ECTS credits) is only open for students on the hovedfag, and who were admitted to the programme in spring 2003 or earlier. Hospitants are allowed to take the B-version. This arrangement will last until the spring term 2005. The B-version is identical to the A-version except for the form of exam.