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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Energy, Security And Conflict | |||
| Reference | SSM220 | Version | 2 |
| Created | April 2017 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
| Approved | May 2016 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2017 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide students with an appreciation of the origins and contemporary processes that contribute to security and conflicts within environments in which energy companies operate. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Discuss and critically evaluate theories behind the emergence of different forms of security and conflict. |
| 2 | Construct the roots of violent conflicts facing energy companies. |
| 3 | Analyse critically how energy resources connect into existing divisions and contribute to the exaggeration of tensions and insecurities. |
| 4 | Synthesise historical and contemporary factors in case studies of conflict connected with the energy sector. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Explanations for security arrangements and political violence; Historical development of conflict; Contemporary issues; Resource allocation; Threats to the energy sector; Energy companies as peace brokers; Case studies such as environmental security, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. |
| Module Delivery |
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| A combination of lectures, seminars, presentations, directed online learning, directed reading, preparatory work and private study, as appropriate to the student's chosen mode of attendance. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 36 | 12 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 114 | 138 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | Component 1 will be assessed by coursework. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| There is one coursework which contributes 100% to the module total. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | The student needs an A in C1. |
| B | The student needs a B in C1. |
| C | The student needs a C in C1. |
| D | The student needs a D in C1. |
| E | The student needs an E in C1. |
| F | The student needs an F in C1. |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None in addition to course entry requirements or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | JACKSON, P., and BESWICK, D., 2011. Conflict, security and development. Abingdon: Routledge. |
| 2 | JACOBY, T., 2008. Understanding conflict and violence: theoretical and interdisciplinary approaches. Abington: Routledge. |
| 3 | KALDOR, M., KARL, T., and SAID, Y., eds. 2007. Oil wars. London: Pluto Press. |
| 4 | MORAN, D., and RUSSELL, J., 2010. Energy, security and global politics. Abingdon: Routledge. |
| 5 | SCHNURR, M., and SWATUK, L., eds. 2012. Natural Resources and Social Conflict: Towards Critical Environment Security. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan. |
| 6 | YOUNGS, R. 2011. Energy security: Europe's new foreign policy challenge. Abingdon: Routledge. |