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International Military Relations

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Course ID: 2751-IP-S2-1-IMR
Erasmus code / ISCED: (unknown) / (1031) Military and defence The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: International Military Relations
Name in Polish: International Military Relations
Organizational unit: Faculty of Political and Security Sciences
Course groups: (in Polish) International Politics and Diplomacy - II stopna - 1 rok - studia stacjonarne
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: English
Prerequisites:

At least intermediate knowledge of English; general knowledge of global politics after 1989.
Total student workload:

Classes requiring direct participation of the teacher – lecture:

20 hours


Self-study: Reading books on various aspects of international military relations: 40 hours


Self-study: Preparation for the exam: 30 hours


Total number: 90 hours (three ECTS)
Learning outcomes - knowledge:

The students gain detailed knowledge of military strength of leading global and continental powers, the students learn various methods of measuring of military strength.
Learning outcomes - skills:

The students are able to read, understand and analyze military, political, economic and social issues that contribute to military strength of various countries of the world.

Learning outcomes - social competencies:

The students are aware of complexity of international military relations and interrelations between different aspects that influence military strength.
Teaching methods:

Informative lecture, expository lecture.

Expository teaching methods:

- participatory lecture
- problem-based lecture
Short description:

Military strength, "hard" elements of military strength, "soft" elements of military strength, military science, military art

Full description:

Military strength and military expenditures, ;and area, population, economy, geopolitics, geography, state and society, grand strategy, military science and military art.
Bibliography:

S. Biddle, Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle, Princeton 2004

D. Jordan, Understanding Modern Warfare, Cambridge 2016

M.C. Horowitz, The Diffusion of Military Power: Causes and Consequences for International Politics, Princeton 2010

M. van Creveld, More on War, Oxford 2017

Various publications of International Institute for Strategic Studies, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and Center for Strategic and International Studies
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Attendance at lectures (the students are permitted to miss one lecture).

The students take active part in discussions.

Written test.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2021/22" (past)

Time span: 2021-10-01 - 2022-02-20
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Type of class:
Tutorial, 20 hours more information
Coordinators: Paweł Hanczewski
Group instructors: Paweł Hanczewski
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Classes in period "Winter semester 2022/23" (past)

Time span: 2022-10-01 - 2023-02-19
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Coordinators: Paweł Hanczewski
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Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-02-19
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Coordinators: Paweł Hanczewski
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Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span: 2024-10-01 - 2025-02-23
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Type of class:
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Coordinators: Paweł Hanczewski
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