Course description for 2024/25
International Conflicts and Terrorism
STA2004
Course description for 2024/25

International Conflicts and Terrorism

STA2004
This course gives students theoretical and empirical knowledge within international relations with an emphasis on international and intra-stateconflicts and terrorism. How the power of balance within the international system, and the causes of wars and armed conflicts, as well as causes of terrorism are also central within the course. The last part of the course looks into dilemmas of counterterrorism and new forms of warfare (i.e. hybrid threats).
General study competance for Norwegian studies

Knowledge

  • Depth of knowledge conserning theoretical and empirical analyses of factors within the international political system with an emphasis of international conflicts and terrorism.
  • Knowledge about causes of war, internal armed conflicts and terrorism
  • Knowledge about dilemmas within counter-terrorism and new forms of warfare
  • Have particular knowledge about SDG 16: Peace and institutions, but also other SDGs such as 1,3, 10, 13 and 17, abd how they relate to questions of peace and war and terrorism.

Skills

  • Being able to discuss empirical research-questions fundamented in theorical perspectives within the peace and conflict/ terrorism literature
  • Being able to analyze processes and structures that are central within the international arena and crisismanagement during terrorattack

General competance:

  • How to understand various perspectives related to international cooperation, armed conflict and terrorism
  • Which actors that will have to cooperate during a terroristattack
No costs exept semester fee and literatur
Compulsory for students at Bachelor International relations. Elective for other students
Weekly lectures and seminars

The exam in the course consists of a group assignment, as well as an individual oral presentation. The group will consist of 2 - 3 students. In special cases, it is possible to apply for the opportunity to write the exam alone. This is applied for by contacting the subject teacher and study advisor.

The written assignment must consist of 15 pages. Followed by an individual oral presentation. The written assignment determines most of the final grade, however, the final grade can be adjusted up to one grade up or down based on the oral examination.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

IN120S - International Conflicts and Terrorism - 10 credits

STA1007 - Global challenges and international cooperation - 5 credits

STA2008 - International Conflicts and Terrorism - 10 credits