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Lesson details
Geopolitics | |||
2019-2020 | EnISTC - L'ECOLE DES MANAGERS DE LA COMMUNICATION
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ISTC
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Class code : | 1920-ISTC-M4A-UE22-GEOP | UE22 |
Level | Year | Period | Language of instruction |
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Master | 4 | A | EnFrench |
- This class exists in these courses :
- ISTC > Master in Economics and Business - Specialisation in International Business and Economics Engineering > Semester 1 > 2,00 ECTS
- ISTC > Master in Economics and Business - Specialisation in International Business and Economics Engineering > Semester 2 > 2,00 ECTS
Prerequisites
- Knowing the history of international relations from 1945 to today.
- Keeping up to date with current international events.
- Having a good command of computer software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Learning outcomes
- Teaching students the new geopolitical stakes such as the globalisation of the economy and of cultures, the transformations of instabilities and dangers, and the unprecedented complexity of crisis management.
- Providing them with the tools required for applied territorial analysis.
- Preparing them to the professional reality of geopolitics in the business world.
In concrete terms, students will:
- Analyse a geopolitical issue and present it synthetically.
- Develop their analytical and synthetical skills.
- Show the interactions between international relations situations, places and players.
This course develops the following professional skills:
- Understanding, analysing and interpreting one’s environment (general knowledge), including the global context.
- Designing and presenting a through-the-line communication strategy: drawing it up, presenting and defending it (being able to justify the choices made).
Course description
KNOWLEDGE:
- Analysing the major evolutions, but also ongoing transformations.
- Replacing each issue in historical perspective, assess its significance, imagine its future.
Priority is given to: local power relationships, diplomacy, crises, defence and strategic debates, major evolutions of the world economy, demographics, etc.
SKILLS:
The course is organised on three simple principles:
1/ Using geographical maps in order to locate events in the world and to analyse the stakes on several scales.
2/ Taking into account the historical dimension, without which political behaviours, whether collective or individual, can only be understood incompletely. History shapes events, and sometimes decides.
3/ Trying to detect long-term changes in geopolitics, in strategy, in evolutions of the right to self-determination.
SOCIAL SKILLS:
Students will:
- study a geopolitical issue and present it synthetically in writing and orally.
- find academic questions and knowledge about geopolitical issues.
- learn how to communicate orally on a given topic.
Class type
Class structure
Type of course | Numbers of hours | Comments | |
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Face to face | |||
18,00 | |||
Independent study | |||
Travail personnel indicatif | 36,00 | ||
Total student workload | 54,00 |
Teaching methods
- documents analysis
- Group work
- Interactive class
- Lecture
- Presentation
- Sharing experiences
Assessment
Type of control | Duration | Number | Percentage break-down |
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Final Exam | |||
4,00 | 1 | 60,00 | |
Continuous assessment | |||
4,00 | 2 | 40,00 | |
TOTAL | 100,00 |
* This information is non-binding and can be subject to change