| Unit name | Feminisms and International Relations |
|---|---|
| Unit code | POLIM3013 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Guerrina |
| 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 | |
| School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will consider where women are in international practice and its theorization, and what it means to bring gender into the frame of international relations and its study. The unit will examine various concerns raised by feminists and the implications of these issues for global politics and International Relations (IR). These concerns will range from the theoretical (such as questions of difference or similarities among women in their experience of world politics and the problem this presents for theorizing women in IR) to the practical (issues such as nationalism, way, the international economy, globalisation and human rights). This unit is only available to students registered for MSc/Diploma degrees in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies. Please note that the School does not permit the auditing of any of its units.
The aims of this unit are:
On successful completion of this unit students will:
The unit will be taught through blended learning methods, including a mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching activities
Formative assessment: an oral presentation supported by a handout and a two-page critical review essay
Summative assessment: a 4,000 research paper on a question agreed between the student and the tutor. The students in this unit increasingly come into the unit with professional background in gender issues and organisations, and a research paper would allow them to tailor their assessment to their past experiences and future career plans. I also asked students on the unit this year and last if a research paper was more suitable to their interests and the overwhelming answer was 'yes'.
A full statement of the relationship between the programme outcomes and types/methods of assessment is contained in accompanying Programme Specifications and section B7 of the Major Change to Current Programme forms for the programmes of which this unit is a part. The assessment for each unit is designed to fit within and contribute to that approach in terms of intellectual development across each of the two teaching blocks, and in relation to knowledge and understanding, intellectual skills and attributes, and transferable skills.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
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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.
