Human Security
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PHIR4022 | Politics and International Relations | 4 | 20 | Autumn Malaysia |
- Code
- PHIR4022
- School
- Politics and International Relations
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn Malaysia
Summary
This module examines the question of what constitutes human security in the global system. It will provide theoretical contextualisation of human security with relation to Development and Critical Security Studies. Case study material may be drawn from a variety of issues central to contemporary human security inclusive of poverty and inequality, disease and pandemics, environmental crisis, forced migration, human trafficking, organised crime and terrorism.
Target Students
PGT Available to JYA/Erasmus students.
Classes
- One 2-hour tutorial each week for 12 weeks
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 12 weeks
Assessment
- 30% Coursework 1: 2000 words short essay
- 50% Coursework 2: 3000 word Long essay
- 20% Coursework 3: Presentation
Educational Aims
By end of the module students will:Students will have acquired an enhanced understanding of the concept of security and an in depth appreciation of a range of contemporary threats to securityWill have developed their understanding of and ability to access, a range of international organisations and sources of information.Learning Outcomes
a) Knowledge and understanding
- Explain the concept of human security
- Explain its salience particularly in developing countries
- Assess policy interventions in pursuit of human security
b) Intellectual skills
- Critically evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of various human security strategies and analyse their efficacy in different contexts
- Examine which contexts will be best served by a different human security approaches and discern what type of intervention is appropriate to particular contexts
c) Professional and practical skills
- Analyse human security problems in the field taking account of the multi-causal nature of such problems
- Identify appropriate human security strategies for different contexts
d) Transferable (key) skills. Through active participation in the module students will acquire:
- Develop project planning skills
- Express complex ideas through academic assignments
- Develop advanced research skills with library-based and electronic resources
Conveners
Conveners unspecified.Last updated 09/01/2025.