Peace and Conflict Studies - uni-marburg

(SSLO 4, 5)
B.1. general research skills, especially bibliographic and computing
skills (SSLO 4, 5)
B.4 develop reasoned arguments, synthesise relevant information and
exercise critical judgement (SSLO 4, 5)
B.5 reflect on, and manage, their own learning and seek to make use of
constructive feedback from peers and staff to enhance their performance
and personal skills (SSLO 4, 5)
B.6 manage their own learning self-critically (SSLO 4, 5)
C.2 applying concepts, theories and methods used in the study of politics
to the analysis of political ideas, institutions and practices (SSLO 2, 3)
C.3 evaluating different interpretations of political issues and events
(SSLO 4)
13. The intended generic learning outcomes and, as appropriate,
their relationship to programme learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:
GLO 1-6
1.Think critically about political and economic ideas, actors and institutions.
2.Critically assess contemporary academic and policy debates about
different systems and models.
3.Be prepared to conduct theoretical and some empirical research on the
interaction between politics and economics as well as on strategies of
resistance and alternatives to existing systems
4.Be prepared the communicate individually and in groups the results of
this research both in speech and in writing.
5.Understand the problematic character of critical inquiry in political
theory and political economy.
6.Relate the academic study of political theory and political economy to
questions of public concern.
Programme learning outcomes:
A.3 design and conduct a research project demonstrating awareness of
epistemological and methodological principles (GLO 3)
A.4 reflect on the nature of the discipline of politics and the research
process (GLO 1, 3, 5, 6)
B.2 gather, organize and deploy evidence, data and information from a
variety of secondary and some primary sources (GLO 1, 2, 3, 6)
B.3 identify, investigate, analyse, formulate and advocate solutions to
problems (GLO 3)
B.4 develop reasoned arguments, synthesise relevant information and
exercise critical judgement (GLO 3, 4)
C.1 understanding the nature and significance of politics as a human
activity (GLO 1, 2, 3)
C.4 describing, evaluating and applying different approaches to collecting,
analysing and presenting political information (GLO 3, 4)
C.5 developing an understanding of some of the main issues in the philosophy
of social science (GLO 5)
D.1 communicate effectively and fluently in speech and writing (includ-
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