spring 2025
STV-3005 International Politics - 10 ECTS
Admission requirements
Admission requirement is a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, European Studies or another relevant subject.
The minimum average grade requirement is:
- C - for bachelor`s degree or equivalent issued in Europe, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand
- B - for bachelor`s degree or equivalent issued in all other countries
The course requires solid competence in reading and writing English.
Application code: 9371.
Course content
The course examines theoretical approaches to international politics in historical perspective, and considers important contemporary debates. Under consideration are both the more traditional approaches - broadly realist and liberal - which dominate the field, and newer approaches, which criticise and oppose them. The course builds directly on the foundations of STV-1005: International Politics, and aims to provide deeper insight into the central assumptions of, and disagreements between, the major theoretical approaches, as well their implications for the study of international relation.Objectives of the course
Students who have successfully completed the course should have achieved the following learning outcomes: Knowledge and understanding
- solid grounding in the discipline's central theoretical ideas and approaches and how to apply them to the study of international politics.
Analytical abilities
- able to work independently - and employ relevant scholarly foundations - to address a variety of analytical challenges
- able to critically evaluate existing theories, methods and interpretations within the study of international politics
- able to apply scholarly knowledge critically, including reflection on his or her own scholarly practice
- able to take the initiative to apply knowledge to new domains
- able to formulate and structure complex scholarly arguments.
Competencies
- able to continue systematically the development of his or her own scholarly grounding and specialisation
- able to communicate research issues, questions, analyses and conclusions pertaining to his or her field with both specialists and lay-people
- able to participate in public debate on the basis of relevant knowledge from his or her field.
Teaching methods
Classes: The teaching takes the form of 10 lecture-seminars coming to a total of 20 in-class hours.
Quality control: The course is assessed once every programme-period with both in-progress and final evaluations. Evaluation is normally undertaken orally to allow students and teacher to establish a dialogue concerning the possibility and/or need for changes and improvements.
Information to incoming exchange students
This course is available for inbound exchange students.
This course is open for inbound exchange student who meets the admission requirements. Please see the Admission requirements" section.
Do you have questions about this module? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: https://en.uit.no/education/art?p_document_id=510412
Schedule
Examination
| Examination: | Date: | Duration: | Grade scale: |
|---|---|---|---|
| School exam | 23.04.2025 09:00 |
4 Hours | A–E, fail F |
Coursework requirements:To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements: |
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| Written assignment | Approved – not approved | ||
- About the course
- Campus: Tromsø |
- ECTS: 10
- Course code: STV-3005
- Responsible unit
- Department of Social Sciences
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