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Global Issues (L2006N)

15 credits, Level 4

Autumn teaching

A major newspaper once claimed that 'nation-states are too small to fix global problems'. What are these global issues? Can they be fixed? What role do nation-states play in creating and solving these issues?

These are some of the questions that we address in this module by introducing you to a variety of contemporary issues that inform politics globally. These include:

• climate change
• health
• migration
• populism
• poverty.

Each year, the issues discussed are adapted to reflect latest developments in world politics. This module also gives you the opportunity to explore different ways of communicating your analytical insights by creating documentaries.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 20 hours of contact time and about 130 hours of independent study. The 5XÉçÇøÊÓƵ 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.