EDS377 Foreign Policymaking and the Politics of Europe
Credits (ECTS):10
Course responsible:Elana Tovah Wilson Rowe
Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås
Teaching language:Engelsk
Course frequency:The course is offered in the spring semester, in years with odd numbers.
Nominal workload:250 timer
Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Spring parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Spring parallel, .
About this course
Learning outcome
1. The students will obtain a deeper understanding of foreign policymaking traditions and practices, particularly those of Nordic countries and EU states.
2. The students will be able to explain the role of diplomacy and foreign policy tools of power.
3. The students will gain an understanding of different foreign policies, and will be able to discuss the difference between foreign policies of superpowers vs. regional and small powers.
4. The students will be able to distinguish between the different approaches that diverse IR schools of thought take to analyze foreign policy making and its consequences on power political relationships.
5. Students will enhance and strengthen their analytical skills through an independent writing exercise and solidify their knowledge through an exam.
- Lectures, seminars, discussions
- EDS374
- Combined assessment. Term paper (15 pages) counts 50%, and final written exam counts 50% of final grade. Exam and term paper must be written in English
- External sensor will evalauate the grading methods
To be eligible for a grade in the course the student must:
1. Participate 75% of the lectures.
2. Be present, participate and pass all class assignments, exercises and seminars as specified by the main teacher at the beginning of the semester.
- 20 lecturing hours, 20 seminar hours
- M-IR
- Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse)