Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 1 x 3,000 word essay | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | 1 x 3,000 word essay | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 1 x 3,000 word essay | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 1 x 3,000 word essay | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Describe and assess differing conceptualisations of Europe's role in security
- Describe and evaluate the changing nature of EU power
- Identify and investigate the extent to which, and how, the EU is seeking to promote its values and principles on a global basis
- Critically analyse the contending approaches to security and liberty in Europe
- Demonstrate through written work and seminar discussion an ability to analyse and synthesise the key contemporary security issues in Europe
Brief description
This module provides a comprehensive understanding and analysis of the changing nature of security within Europe. In particular, it examines key aspects in the development of external and internal security policies within the European Union and their interconnections
Aims
This module aims to provide a comprehensive examination and analysis of the development, obstacles and prospects facing EU security policy. It aims to develop an in depth knowledge of the EU's conceptualisation of security and its roles and capabilities in the international arena.
Content
Part One: Conceptualising Europe
- The Boundaries of Europe: Enlargement
- Europe as a 'security community'
- Europe: What Kind of Power? Civilian, normative, ethical?
Part Two: The EU and International Security
- CFSP: Regional or Global actor?
- ESDP: The Militarisation of the EU?
- ESDP Operations: bringing the civilian back in?
- The European Security Strategy: A Useful framework?
Part Three: Security versus Liberty
- Fortress Europe? Asylum and immigration in Europe
- Europe and the 'War on Terror'
- The Merging of Internal and External security
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Creative Problem Solving | Independent project work and problem solving will be one central goal of the module; the submission of the essays will require that students develop independent research skills as well as problem solving skills. The need to research and prepare for seminars will also enable students to develop independent project skills. The ability of students to solve problems will be developed and assessed by asking them to: adopt differing points of view; reason logically; construct theoretical models |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7