International Security (PO0087)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SPS-P-POIS

The New Security Agenda course analyses the non-traditional and emerging security issues which have become increasingly important since the end of the Cold War. While direct military threats to international security have declined in importance, there is greater concern for the security implications of issues such as migration, environmental degradation, ethnic and religious conflict, and the role of non-state actors like terrorists and the international mafia. These challenges also frequently originate from the developing world, such as in the Middle East, Africa, and Central and South Asia. Regional and international security organizations, such as the United Nations and NATO, have had to adapt to these changing security conditions. The objective of the course is to provide an assessment of these new security challenges and the most appropriate tools and instruments for dealing with them.

The course seeks to develop:
o An advanced knowledge of the main conceptual and analytical frameworks for understanding contemporary international security
o An ability to address the security implications of such transnational phenomena as terrorism, migration, environmental degradation and international crime
o A knowledge and understanding of how the security problems and crises in the developing world impact upon broader international security

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Social and Political Studies), (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course seeks to develop:
o An advanced knowledge of the main conceptual and analytical frameworks for understanding contemporary international security
o An ability to address the security implications of such transnational phenomena as terrorism, migration, environmental degradation and international crime
o A knowledge and understanding of how the security problems and crises in the developing world impact upon broader international security