Peace and Conflict Studies - uni-marburg

Lehr- und Lernformen, Veranstaltungstypen
On successful completion of the module, students will have acquired:
- SLO1: advanced familiarity with the main theoretical approaches used
to explain public policy making.
- SLO2: the ability to trace and explain the development of the main
policies of the European Union and in so doing have gained a thorough
understanding of these policies.
- SLO3: an understanding of the process of policy making in the EU,
from policy formulation and negotiation through to implementation at
the national level.
- SLO4: the ability to engage critically with important political issues
facing policy makers in the EU both at national and European levels.
- SLO5: the ability to produce well-argued and well-informed written
analyses of these important issues and their consequences for future
policy making in the EU.
These specific learning outcomes contribute to achieving the learning
outcomes of our taught postgraduate Masters level programmes. Students
successfully completing Masters level programmes in the School
of Politics and International Relations will be able to:
- demonstrate specialised knowledge of, and critical insight into, the key
historical and theoretical issues in their programme area, together with
familiarity with appropriate bibliographical sources.
- apply theoretical and conceptual frameworks to the analysis of politics
and international relations.
- use a variety of research methods and evaluate critically their application
in the scholarly literature.
- conduct research in politics and international relations demonstrating
awareness of epistemological, methodological and ethical principles.
The intended generic learning outcomes and, as appropriate, their relationship
to programme learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this module
- GLO1: will be able to work with theoretical knowledge at the forefront
of their discipline.
GLO2: will be aware of the ethical dimensions of the scholarly work
done in their discipline in general as well as of their own work in particular.
- GLO3: will have a comprehensive understanding of methods and
methodologies in their discipline
- GLO4: will be able to undertake analysis of complex, incomplete or
contradictory area of knowledge.
- GLO5: will have a level of conceptual understanding that will allow
them to critically evaluate research, advanced scholarship and methodologies
and argue alternative approaches.
- GLO6: will be reflective and self-critical in their research work.
- GLO7: will be able to engage in academic and professional communication
orally and in writing.
- GLO8: will have independent learning ability required for continuing
professional study.
By helping students to progress towards these generic learning outcomes,
the module contributes to achieving the general aims of our
taught postgraduate programmes, which aim to:
- provide students with an advanced training in their disciplines.
- develop the students’ transferable skills emphasizing research skills,
analytical and conceptual skills, independent work and self-organisation.
Vorlesung und Seminar
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