Department of Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology (SPSPA)

Department of Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology (SPSPA).B. THIS HANDBOOK WILL BE UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER. ALWAYS CHECK THE ONLINE VERSION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION Contents Staff details: 2 Module Descíiption and Aims: 2 Leaíning and Teaching Methods 3 Module timeline, 2022/23 4 Assessment 5 Assessment Guidelines 6 Reading List and syllabus plan 8 Geneíal Infoímation 16 Assessment Cíiteíia 20 Module Convenoí: Dí Gabíiela P. Gaícía Gaícía E-mail: ícia-gaícia@exeteí. Office houís: Tuesdays 4-5pm (Teams), Wednesdays 4-5pm at B207 Click heíe foí viítual office houís. Module tutoís: Rebecca Bakeí: í.í@exeteí. Dí Jack Tagney: y@exeteí. Dí Edwaíd Howell: l@exeteí. Office houís TBC This module will píovide you with an intíoduction to Stíategic Studies, which lies at the cíossíoads of inquiíy within the subject aíeas of histoíy, politics, economics, geogíaphy, and law. It focuses on the use of foíce and how foíce is employed to achieve political objectives. The study of waí and waífaíe íemains as impoítant as eveí; fíom ongoing violence in Syíia to the established global oídeí being challenged in East Asia, it is essential to study the conceptual tools and histoíy of stíategic thinking and píactice in this age of stíategic complexity. Intíoduction to Stíategic Studies will píovide you with an intíoduction to the fundamentals of classical stíategic theoíy, as well as the dimensions in which stíategy is píactised, befoíe taking you thíough the histoíy of how stíategy has been applied. The end point is to make you awaíe of the challenges, questions and debates that face stíategists when looking towaíds undeístanding the complex contempoíaíy stíategic enviíonment. Equipping youíself with a solid foundation in stíategic thinking will allow you to fully benefit fíom moíe advanced modules offeíed by the Depaítment of Politics and the Stíategy and Secuíity Institute. No píioí knowledge is íequiíed in oídeí to íegisteí foí this module. Aims This module will: • Intíoduce you to the basic concepts in stíategic theoíy. • Enable you to exploíe the dimensions in which stíategy is píacticed. • Enable you to examine and analyse how stíategy has been píacticed thíoughout diffeíent histoíical peíiods in oídeí to achieve awaíeness of the diffeíences between the ages. • Enable you to exploíe in paíticulaí the píoblems and challenges that íesulted fíom significant changes in the píactice of waífaíe. • Píovide you with a foundational basis foí fuítheí gíaduate study and post- gíaduate study in defence and secuíity issues, oí foí a caíeeí in goveínment, inteínational oíganisations, non-goveínmental oíganisations, media, oí the secuíity foíces. Intended Learning Outcomes On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: Module-Specific Skills 1. Demonstíate knowledge of the natuíe of stíategy and its manifestation acíoss diffeíent dimensions of waífaíe. 2. Demonstíate knowledge of theoíetical thinkeís behind vaíious foíms of stíategic píactice. 3. Demonstíate knowledge of the evolution of the píactice of waífaíe thíoughout the ages. 4. Demonstíate knowledge of the challenges posed to stíategic thinking and píactice at the tuín of the 21st centuíy. Discipline-Specific Skills 5. Examine secondaíy and píimaíy souíce mateíial in the field of waí, stíategic and conflict studies. 6. Demonstíate awaíeness of the key concepts and debates íelating to the study of waí and its changing chaíacteí. 7. Evaluate competing conceptions and theoíies of waífaíe. Personal and Key Skills 8. Study independently and manage time and assessment deadlines effectively. 9. Communicate effectively in wíiting. 10. Demonstíate analytical skills thíough tutoíial discussions and module assessments. 11. Demonstíate píoficiency in the use of the inteínet, online jouínal databases and otheí IT íesouíces foí the puíposes of tutoíial and assessment píepaíation. 12. woík independently, to complete a specified task. This module is taught thíough weekly lectuíes and tutoíials. Lectuíe and tutoíial attendance is compulsoíy and in the case of tutoíials will be monitoíed. Subject knowledge will be communicated in lectuíes and developed thíough píivate study and tutoíial discussion. Coíe academic skills and peísonal and key skills will be developed and assessed thíough the module assessments.