IR4540
The Changing Character of War
2023-2024
30
15
SCQF level 10
1
Academic year(s): 2023-2024
SCOTCAT credits : 30
ECTS credits : 15
Level : SCQF level 10
Semester: 1
Availability restrictions: Not automatically available to General Degree students
Planned timetable:
The current discourse on war in International Relations and Security Studies is dominated by the assumption that armed conflict has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Academic accounts of the ‘New Wars’ and ‘Asymmetric’ conflict abound, but they have been widely criticised as ahistorical. The module aims to approach the issue of continuity and change from a historical perspective. Starting with the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars it enquires into whether, how and why war has changed. It analyses change and continuity both in the theory and practice of war. It will also look at contemporary war through the prism of Humanitarian intervention and also by looking at the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.
Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass IR2006
Weekly contact: 1 x 1-hour lecture (x 10 weeks), 1 x 1-hour tutorial (x 10 weeks), 2 consultation hours with Coordinator (x 12 weeks). Will be delivered entirely online
Scheduled learning hours: 20
Guided independent study hours: 280
As used by St Andrews: 1 x 2500 word Essay = 25%, 1 x 3500 word Essay = 35%, 1 x verbal Presentation = 10%, 1 x 3000 word Essay = 30%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%
Re-assessment: 3-hour Written Examination = 100%
Module coordinator: Dr L F Middup
Module teaching staff: Dr L Middup