| Unit name | Militarisation, Militarism and War |
|---|---|
| Unit code | POLIM3022 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Rossdale |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
N/A |
| School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit deals with the subjects of militarisation, militarism and war through a focus on the United States and the United Kingdom. Specifically, it explores the material and social relations of militarisation and militarism through an inter-disicplinary approach. The unit has two main aims. First, to develop a critical engagement with the ways in which processes of militarisation and ideologies of militarism shape social relations across a wide range of substantive areas, and second to investigate the role these processes and ideologies play in the actual genesis and sustaining of war. The unit aims to further students' understanding of themes and concepts that have in recent years become increasingly relevant to many spheres of everyday life.
Aims:
Formative assessment: an oral presentation supported by a hand-out. Summative assessment: a 4,000 word essay
The oral presentation supported by a handout provides formative assessment of the student’s grasp of the substantive issues associated with this unit; of how to engage with that substantive material in an articulate, concise and persuasive way both verbally and in written form; and of the student’s ability to demonstrate the depth of their grasp in the ensuing discussion of the presentation and handout. The essay provides summative assessment of the student’s substantive grasp of the substantive issues associated with this unit; and of how to engage with that substantive material in an articulate and persuasive way in written form which achieves an appropriate degree of depth but which is still concise.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
