Course syllabus

The course is held between 20th January 2025 - 20th February 2025

Finding your way on the University 

Course introduction:

Message from the course coordinator:

Welcome to IR1252: Foreign Policy and Diplomacy!

Start by reading "Course content and structure" where you will get all information about the course including the schedule plan. See also schedule in Time Edit.  Then you can read "Literature Guide and Study Questions" for how to begin reading the literature and in what order. You will also find the two pre-recorded lectures by me (Jens) in a separate module and the online material (the documentary "Fog of War" and lecture "If the Missiles Fit: Beware".

Note that the Role Game is a half-day where we begin at 12:00 and play the game without interruption to 17:00. See more details in "Course content and structure". You will get details about the game in the classroom. 

We will also have two high-level external guests from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs towards the end of the course (see schedule).

Welcome!

Jens

Reading List, Syllabus and Schedule:

Find syllabus and reading list (search for the course using the course code)

Please note that the reading list can be updated until 8 weeks before the start of the course. The syllabus and schedule can be updated until 2 weeks before the start of the course.

Link to schedule

Contact

Course Coordinators

If you have questions about the course, you can contact the course coordinators:

Jens Sörensen, jens.sorensen@globalstudies.gu.se 

Study Administration

If you have questions about admission, registration and access to Canvas, you can contact education administrator Matilda Andersson. You will find the contact information in the Student Portal.

If you need a transcript of records you can order one here: Registration, results and certificates | Student Portal (gu.se)

Study Counselling

If you need to talk about your study situation or if you have questions on how to plan your studies, you can contact the Study Counsellor, NameSurname. You will find the contact information in the Student Portal.

Your Contact Details

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About Canvas and the Student Portal

Link to schedule, syllabus and reading list will be published here at the syllabus page before the course starts. You will access the other pages once you have registered for the course. Most courses will use the function Modules to navigate the course content. For information on how to use Canvas, please look at the Canvas guides or contact Servicecenter for support. 

At My Studies in the Student Portal you will find general information and contact information for various functions that are relevant to students at the School of Global Studies. You can find these pages at the following link: https://studentportal.gu.se/en/organization/school-of-global-studies 

In the Student Portal you will also find other student related information and log in to all the student university e-services.