SFS11318 International Politics (Autumn 2025)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:
10
Responsible faculty:
Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
Campus:
Halden
Course Leader:
Sondre Lindahl
Teaching language:
Norwegian (English, if exchange students)
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

The course is affiliated to the following study programme

Mandatory course for Bachelor in International Communication with a specialisation in political communication.

Teaching semester

3rd semester (fall)

Content

Central to the course are the following topics: foreign policy, security policy, extended security concept, theories and concepts to analyze events and policy areas in international politics such as oil and climate policy, trade policy, economic globalization, terrorism, international organizations, and conflict and conflict resolution.

The student's learning outcomes on passing the course

Knowledge

The student has:

  • familiarity with interaction and cooperation among states, foreign policy, globalization, conflict between states, war and conflict resolution, and the fight against terrorism
  • insight into theoretical schools within the study of international politics, Norwegian foreign policy, and states' security policies
  • knowledge of women's representation and political participation in international politics and international organizations
  • insight into Norway's relationships with European and non-European states

Skills

The student:

  • can use analytical tools to describe, analyze, discuss, and understand political conditions and processes in international politics
  • has acquired professional knowledge to reflect and assess international political events and processes in our time

General competence

The student has:

  • achieved general competence in understanding and using social science concepts
  • the ability to communicate theories and issues both orally and in writing

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and group-based teaching in formulating research questions and academic writing in connection with compulsory submission of assignments.

Workload

approx. 250h

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

Three written assignments to be submitted individually by specified deadlines. The coursework requirements must be approved before the student can sit for the exam.

Exam

Individual written exam lasting 4 hours. No aids allowed. Grading scale: A-F.

Examiners

One external or one internal examiner.

Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams

A new and postponed exam is conducted simultaneously with the next regular exam. However, the department management may decide to arrange a postponed exam in the following semester for students with valid absence from the regular exam.

Course evaluation

This course is evaluated by a

  • End-term evaluation (compulsory)

The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study program committee at the Department of Computer Science and Communication.

Reading list

The current reading list for 2025 Autumn can be found in Leganto
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