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Course Detail

Degree
Doctor
Standard Academic Year
1 - 3
Course delivery methods
Subject
Social studies, Languages, Historical & philosophical studies
Program
School
Doctoral Program in International and Advanced Japanese Studies
Department
Doctoral Program in International and Advanced Japanese Studies
Campus
Tsukuba Campus
Classroom
Course Offering Year
2023-2024
Course Offering Month
April - June
Weekday and Period
Tue3
Capacity
Credits
1.0
Language
English
Course Number
0BBE413

International Relations 3B University of Tsukuba

Course Overview

In this course, students will deepen their understanding of international relations theories. By critically reading various materials and studying approaches to international relations, students will develop their skills to think like a social scientist. This course also provides students with an opportunity to present their ideas and improve their arguments and methods. Students are expected to offer constructive criticism to other students' works.

Learning Achievement

By studying how International Relations (IR) scholars test IR theories, students will be able to learn how new knowledge is created. Through discussions and presentations, students will also be able to improve their “research ability” and to "acquire expertise.” By taking this course, students will also improve “communication ability,” broaden their “global awareness,” and acquire the “capacity for creative scientific research.”

Competence

Generic Competences: Capacity for Creative Scientific Research; Communication ability; Global Awareness
Specific Competences: Research ability, Expertise Acquisition

Course prerequisites

none.

Grading Philosophy

Presentation (25%), classroom participation (25%), and a term paper (50%).

Course schedule


Organizational Meeting and Introduction
Cult of the Irrelevant
The Origins of Alliances
Nuclear Politics
Power Shift
Unipolar Politics
Student Presentation
Student Presentation
Student Presentation
Student Presentation

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Ohtomo Takafumi

Other information

None.

Site for Inquiry


Link to the syllabus provided by the university