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BFS-30004 - Module Specification
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 24 April 2024

BFS-30004 - UN Peace Operations and Sustainable Development: Theory and Practice
Coordinator: Bulent Gokay Room: CBA2.002 Tel: +44 1782 7 33512
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 7.5
Study Hours:
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
The aim of the module is to examine the problems and possibilities of peace operations conducted by the United Nations. This module is designed to provide theoretical analysis as well as case studies in the field of peace operations and sustaining peace. In addition, the module aims to encourage students to actively engage in the discussions about peacekeeping and peace building operations. The module offers a better understanding and analysis of current peace operations, their historical development, the actors involved, and the scholarly debates pertaining to this issue.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Provide an overview of the range and scope of peacekeeping operations in the recent period: 1
Explain the need for peacekeeping operations and analyse debates about their nature, desirable scope and achievements: 1
To communicate specialised knowledge effectively in written and oral forms: 1
To present scholarly debate clearly to a professional audience: 1

Study hours

30 contact hours (15 hrs lectures + 10 hrs seminars + 5 hrs one-to-one with the tutor)
20 hours lecture and seminar preparation
20 hours independent study essay preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Writing Assessment weighted 100%
Assessment
Assessment for importing mark to Keele Student Record System. See Section F1 for separate assessment details.

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Last Updated: 24 April 2024