SOC6095 - Intelligence Security and the British State

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

The module aims to develop an understanding of the role of intelligence agencies in combating insecurity in Britain since 1900. The module aims to provide you with an understanding of the role of the British security Services, Police and Military since the the beginning of the 20th Century, examining critically the changing nature of thethreat posed to the British state. You will focus on the way institutions have adapted to varying security concerns from German or Soviet spies, the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the more recent emergence of Terrorism and State Interference. You will also examine the complexity of securitisation within ademocratic political framework.

This module focuses on the evolution of security studies as a discipline and its implications for practice. We examine a variety of theoretical and empirical materials that provide students with the basis for analysing pressing questions related to issues of war, security and peace in the world today.

Indicative Content
History of Intelligence 1900-1914
Intelligence Development during the ‘Great War’
Intelligence and the 2nd World War
Cold War, Intelligence and Security 1950-1980
The Troubles and Northern Ireland
The War on Terror
Emerging Threats
Cyber-Security
State Interference and the ‘New’ Cold War

Learning and Teaching Information:

Combined lecture and workshop
Hours: 20
Intended group size: 50

Guided independent study
Hours: 130

Further details relating to assessment

The assessment will take the form of a 2,500-word essay with the topic and themes provided by the module leader at the start of semester 1. Students will be required to focus on a topic about the module content that critically examines an issue related to intelligence, security and state responses to threats. Students will demonstrate their engagement with the material of the module by examining the historical, cultural, political, and ethical debates and implications of their chosen issue. They are expected to draw on case studies, as well as theoretical frameworks introduced during the module.You should refer to Module Handbooks for full details including dates of submission and referencing support.

Assessment:

001 Essay; 2500 words; End of Semester 1 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Jonathon Jackson
Level - 6
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6S1

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