Course Details in 2019/20 Session

Module Title	LH Intelligence Services and US Foreign Policy
School	Government
Department	Political Sci & Intern'tl Stud
Module Code	08 27843
Module Lead	Scott Lucas
Level	Honours Level
Credits	10
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites	LH New Media, Social Media and International Politics - (08 27841)
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-10 hours Guided independent study-80 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module seeks to examine the interaction of US intelligence services and US foreign policy after 1945, considering strategic, bureaucratic, financial, and cultural contexts. Through the consideration of this “missing dimension”, students will carry out a historical critique of the intelligence services while taking on the wider challenge of interpreting policymaking and implementation during and after the Cold War. The module will examine a number of cases, including the formation of the CIA; “containment” and “liberation”; the approach “beyond the Cold War” to areas such as Cuba and Vietnam; the 1970s decline of the Agency; the “Reagan revival”; and the War on Terror.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Critique the history of US intelligence services after 1945 Analyse the impact on US foreign policy, in concept and implementation, of intelligence services Link historical cases to contemporary events
Assessment	27843-01 : Essay 3000 Words : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments: 3,000-word essay Reassessment: No reassessment of final year modules
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