Geopolitics and International Affairs (915M1)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Autumn teaching

The world is undergoing a significant strategic and geopolitical redefinition, but are the US and, more generally, the West really declining? How can we understand the Chinese Grand Strategy under President Xi and the Russian challenge to the liberal international order under Putin? What to make of the geopolitical power of the EU in a post-Brexit world?

In this module, you will explore:

• the new geopolitics of an emerging multipolar order
• the return to Great Power politics
• the renewed interest in geopolitical narratives.

You will gain a set of conceptual and policy tools to make sense of current international affairs.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.