Module Description for International Security Studies ( Master of Arts )

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Module Description for

International Security Studies

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1003 Global Security, Transnational Chalenges and National Security Governance 25 1004 International Cooperation, Law and Violence in the 21st century 27 1005 Program in Advanced Security Studies - Electives 29 1012 Program on Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTaR) 31 1011 Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS) 33 1013 Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS) 35

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Module 1003 Global Security, Transnational Chalenges and National

Security Governance

dedicated to: Pflichtmodule

Degree Course: International Security Studies || Type of Module: Compulsory

Workload total: 180 Hours || ECTS-LP: 6

-> Time of Atten-dance:

66 Hours || TWS: 0 Hours

-> Private Study: 114 Hours ||

Module Components 10031 Global Security ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10032 Global Security ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

10033 Transnational Challenges ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10034 Transnational Challenges ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS ) 10035 National Security Governance ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10036 National Security Governance ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

Responsible for Module PD Dr. Ralf Roloff

Content The module assesses the general range of international issues and trends that will affect the future of international security, appreciating that different approaches and definitions can shape how one prioriti-zes such challenges.

In the first part students will assess several of the most significant con-temporary security issues on a global level. They will discuss the ma-jor problems of global security, trends and perspectives at the begin-ning of the 21st Century, shifting definitions of security, the role of state power and globalization, and threat perceptions as well as mea-sures to counter these threats. The function of the first part of the mo-dule is therefore laying the groundwork for the topics to be addressed in the subsequent sections.

After this general assessment of international security, the second part explores the particular security implications of transnational challen-ges. It specifically focuses on those key factors and unconventional security risks and threats that challenge the traditional state-centric security paradigm addressed in the first part, including the growing role of non-state actors. The module will further assess potential lin-kages to traditional security concerns, including instability and armed conflict. It also attempts to explore and analyze the policy options in finding effective solutions to these challenges. Since weak and fragile states are particularly vulnerable, emphasis is placed on good gover-nance and well-functioning state institutions. In the concluding exerci-se students will be required to formulate a concrete policy according to the lessons learned in this module.

Having surveyed major global trends and both hard and soft securi-ty challenges, students will then turn their focus to the practical busi-ness of developing and maintaining effective national security

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institu-Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 4 from 37 tions and of making and implementing effective national security poli-cy. The topic will be approached both theoretically and practically: The initial part, lectures and discussion periods focusing on the theoretical aspects, will be followed by a simulation exercise designed to provide hands-on experience in addressing real-world issues of security policy formulation.

Learning Objectives Students shall get familiar with the major current and evolving pro-blems of and challenges to international security. They will learn how to explore the nexus between the processes of globalization and the dynamics of security in an interdependent world. The module should help them to evaluate how domestic and international stability is re-lated to the spread of democratic governance and good governance among states.

In this global context students will explore the particular security con-cerns, including the threats and risks, posed by transnational chal-lenges and assess the means by which national and international ac-tors can respond. They shall learn to analyze the relationship between transnational security challenges, risk factors for instability, and state governance and integrity as well as the impact on more traditional se-curity concerns. Having gained insight into the nature and scope of several transnational challenges, in the exercises students will be ena-bled to adapt acquired knowledge into concrete strategies and policy options on a case-study basis.

On the basis of the lessons learned in the previous seminars, students will then examine the notions of security sector governance and re-form as bases for effective national security policy. They will learn to understand how national security strategies are developed and imple-mented and how this process is influenced internally and externally ta-king account of the economic constraints and imperatives of choice in national security planning.

Premises for Participati-on

Students should be familiar with current theories of international relati-ons and conflict studies and in particular with current issues in interna-tional security.

Applicability Course shares content with the module "Transnational and

internatio-nal conflict " and "Internatiointernatio-nal Cooperation, Law and Violence in the 21st century ".

Course Assessment and Evaluation

Students have to give a presentation.

Duration of Module, Fre-quency of Offering

The Module consists in 3 full lecture weeks spread over 6 weeks. The module will be offered once a year.

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Module 1004 International Cooperation, Law and Violence in the 21st

century

Module Components 10041 Armed Conflict and Violence ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10042 Armed Conflict and Violence ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS ) 10043 International Law ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS )

10044 International Law ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

10045 International Cooperation ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10046 International Cooperation ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

Content The aim of this module is to promote greater knowledge and under-standing of the role of armed conflict and violence as security chal-lenges and threats in the early 21st century. Specific module themes are: asymmetrical warfare, stability operations, WMD proliferation and international terrorism. The module will further focus on the roles se-lected international organizations can play handling these challen-ges. Their role as security actors in an increasingly complex and con-tinuously evolving strategic environment will be explored and evalua-ted. Particular emphasis will be put on the UN, NATO, the EU, the OSCE as well as Eurasian regional security organizations, such as the SCO. Students will discuss what international security organizations are; what they do and how they do it; how they interact vertically and horizontally; and what their strengths and their limitations are. Moreo-ver, the nexus between state actors and international security organi-zations will be illuminated, including the extent to which the effectiven-ess of these organizations continues to rest on their utility to state ac-tors and how the organizations can limit or enhance state acac-tors’ room for manoeuvre.

The Module will then turn to address international law, taking account especially of the notions of 21st century armed conflict and the role of international organizations. Students will critically assess whether in-ternational law is law at all. Are there rules that effectively shape state conduct, or is such conduct merely the product of the relationship bet-ween relative power and national interest? The module will consider the content, viability, and import of such basic international law con-cepts as statehood, sovereignty and self-determination. They will then assess how these international law “staples” lie at the heart of many disputes in our region, such as those involving independence, territori-al integrity, frozen conflicts, and democratization.

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Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 6 from 37 Learning Objectives Students shall be provided with insights into changes in the character

of armed conflict and their impact on national and international secu-rity. Their knowledge and understanding of the threats posed by dif-ferent modern forms of violence shall be enhanced. The module will provide them with insights into international efforts to create stability in states following armed conflict and promote greater knowledge and understanding of the threat posed by WMD proliferation and measu-res to counter the problem. They will then proceed to understand how key international organizations generally enhance security cooperation and contribute to international peace and security. They will consider how the United Nations and key Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian regional security institutions are evolving. The module helps them to explore how security institutions interact with each other and what will be their role in addressing contemporary security threats. They should under-stand basic concepts of international law pertaining to international se-curity affairs and consider the apparent tension between the goals of protecting human rights and maintaining national security.

Students should be familiar with common theories of International Re-lations and Conflict Studies and in particular with current issues of in-ternational security.

internatio-nal conflict " and "Global Security, Transnatiointernatio-nal Challenges and Na-tional Security Governance ".

The Module consists in 3 full lecture weeks in an overall period of 5 weeks. The module will be offered once a year.

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Module 1006 International Humanitarian Law

Module Components 10061 Human Rights ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10062 Human Rights ( Übung ( PF) - TWS )

Responsible for Module Prof. Dr. Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg

Content Although a widespread consent about the universality of human rights exists in legal practice, in political practice they are often endangered. Therefore this module explores their indispensable ethic-religious, nor-mative and intellectual foundations. The nexus between ethics and in-ternational law will be approached from both perspectives. Students will explore how the idea of inalienable human rights not only has be-come a fundamental and identity-constituting component of constitu-tional democracies, but is also gaining increasing importance on an international scale through the implementation of universal internatio-nal humanitarian law. The module seeks to provide an interdisciplina-ry overview between various ethical and international law approaches and to enhance students’ understanding of relevant issues and pro-blems regarding human rights in the theory and practice of internatio-nal law, by examining legal sources and texts and case studies.

Learning Objectives Students understand the inherent value of individual integrity and di-gnity that developed in humanitarian and normative traditions and are realized in liberal-constitutional democracies of the Western hemis-phere. They will recognize that "dignitas humana " is an unalienable right that does not perish in times of conflict. The core objective is to comprehend that in conflict situations humane solutions represents the utmost imperative of constitutional democracies.

Students should be familiar with foundations of international law and basic philosophical concepts of human rights.

Applicability Mandatory core module.

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Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 8 from 37 Duration of Module,

Fre-quency of Offering

The Module has an overall duration of 4 weeks. The module will be of-fered once a year.

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Module 1005 Program in Advanced Security Studies - Electives

Module Components

Content The seventh week of the program initiates the month-long electives period. Elective courses are designed to give participants a deeper understanding of specialized subjects relevant to their professional ac-tivities. From a wide range of choices, each participant will take three electives (optionally four) out of four pillars:

1) The 21st Century International Security Environment and Challen-ges

2) Multilateralism and International Security Cooperation 3) National Security Governance

4) National and Regional Approaches to Security

After the “Theories and Methods”-module, the PASS electives give students an opportunity to train their newly acquired skills on the three levels of security policy (global, regional, national) as well as area stu-dies. At the same time, they will provided with a thorough introduction to more specific areas of security policy.

Learning Objectives Students will learn how to use the basic concepts learned in the pre-vious module to critically assess specific case studies and to indepen-dently apply the trained methods to new research topics. They will un-derstand that different approaches to security problems may required at different levels of security policy, while at the same time apprecia-ting the inherent interdependence of security policies in an increasin-gly globalized world. This will lead them to recognize the necessity of a coherent strategy combining the various approaches to a compre-hensive strategy stretching over all dimensions of security policy. Through the case studies, students will also gain a thorough under-standing of thematical and geographical subfields of international se-curity studies.

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Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 10 from 37 Premises for

Participati-on

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Module 1414 Security and Development

Module Components 14141 Human Security - The ultimate objective of development (Lectures) ( Vorlesung ( PF) - 14 TWS )

14142 Development challenges, during and after conflicts ( Vorlesung ( PF) - 16 TWS )

14143 Analysis and discussion of related issues and country case studies ( Vorlesung ( PF) - 14 TWS )

14144 Security and Development ( Vorlesung ( PF) - 12 TWS )

Responsible for Module Prof. Dr. Gertrud Buchenrieder

Content Efforts to maintain collective security and prosper economically are the heart of human history. Yet, insecurity not only remains, it has be-come a primary development challenge of our time. One-and-a-half billion people live in regions affected by fragility, conflict, or large-sca-le, organized criminal violence. Not surprisingly, no low-income fragi-le or conflict-affected country has yet achieved a singfragi-le United Nations Millennium Development Goal. While much of the world has made ra-pid progress in reducing poverty, regions characterized by repeated cycles of political and criminal violence are being left far behind, their economic growth compromised and their human development indica-tors stagnant.

Subsequently, this module has two main objectives. Frist, it introduces the students to key definitions and theoretical issues pertinent in de-velopment theory and policy. The concept of "human security" is the guiding principle here. Second, the module discusses issues related to development challanges during and after conflicts. Whenever pos-sible, current debates and policy reports are incorporated into the mo-dule, for instance the Sachs-Easterly debate on the "right approach" for development or the 2011 World Development Report of the World Bank on Conflict, Security and Development.

Learning Objectives As a result of attending this module, the students should have a ba-sic understanding of the general objectives of development policy and aid instruments. They are enabled to answer and discuss questions such as "What characterizes underdevelopment?"; "What is the effect of conflict on underdevelopment?"; "Are there silver bullet solutions to underdevelopment?"; "Can development aid be effective when afecc-ted by fragility and conflict?"; "Does development lead to more securi-ty?". By giving an overview of theoretical concepts and current

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deba-Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 12 from 37 tes in development policy and aid, and relating these insights to the ongoing challange of providing development impulses in hostile en-vironments, students will become capable to identify risks for the aid industry and security/military forces, which are often present simulta-neously but with diverging objectives in developing countries.

Students should be familiar with the Module "Transnational and Inter-national Conflict"

The module has an overall duration of 3 weeks. It will be offered once a year.

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Module 1001 Theory and Methods

Module Components 10011 Introduction to Security Studies ( Vorlesung ( PF) -TWS )

10012 Theoretical Approaches to Security ( Seminar ( PF) -TWS )

10013 Levels of Analysis ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

10014 Approaches: Analytic, Strategic, Conceptual, Political, Historic ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

10015 Qualitative and Quantitative Methods ( Seminar ( PF) -TWS )

10016 Scenario-Design ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

Responsible for Module Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Carlo Antonio Masala

Content The main scope of the module is communicating the most imminent and important issues and academic solutions in current security stu-dies. Students will be introduced to various theoretical and methodolo-gical questions in the field of international security studies and learn to approach international security as a fundamental and contested con-cept and research topic in the study of international relations.

In the first seminars, students will be introduced to the main argu-ments of international relations theory and its subfield, international security. They will be given a thorough introduction to both theoretical underpinnings and the most relevant literature in the field of seucrity studies. The major theoretical approaches put forward by writers as the best way of achieving security in the international system will be examined, taking account of the social, cultural and temporal contexts in which their writings emerged. A number of debates in the subfield will then be shown, and it will be considered how various theoretical approaches are applied to specific security topics. The module will fur-ther place a special emphasis on the analysis of actors, structures and processes in the politics of international security.

The Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods - Seminar will co-ver research design, strategies for data collection, hypothesis testing, the form of reasoned argument, the problem of fallacies, and the pro-cess of producing an academic research paper. The Scenario Study Design - Seminar instead focuses on how to produce qualitative sce-narios looking beyond the next five to ten years, which are the founda-tion for most basic security and intelligence research required by inter-national security professionals within governments and other

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institu-Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 14 from 37 tions. The functional changes in the nature of security and post-Cold war political transformations and the increasing complexity of politics pose serious challenges to long-term planning. The efficient formula-tion and applicaformula-tion of policies depends on the ability of organisaformula-tions to take into account a multitude of facts, to interpret these facts from a variety of angles and to update policies continuously in order to re-flect the changes in the environment. In this context of uncertainty, the Scenario-Design Seminar will therefore provide students with a better and more versatile understanding of the future and the deep trends in-fluencing its evolution that will assist them in identifying future needs and developing appropriate policy to meet them.

Learning Objectives Students of this module will be introduced to quantitative and qualita-tive methods of security studies analysis. It seeks to enable students to understand and independently analyze the historical and current in-ternational security environment by enhancing their methodological understanding of political science, historical and sociological approa-ches. Being given a fundamental overview of actors, structures and processes in the politics of international security, students will be ena-bled to independently formulate arguments and pursue research desi-gns at an advanced academic level.

Students will prepare a short paper.

The Module has an overall duration of 4 weeks. The Module will be of-fered once a year.

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Module 1002 Transnational and International Conflict

Module Components 10021 Conflicts in International Relations ( Vorlesung ( PF) -TWS )

10022 Analysis of specific conflicts ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

Responsible for Module Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Carlo Antonio Masala

Content The main scope of the module lays on communicating the most immi-nent and important issues and academic solutions of current conflict studies. Students will be introduced to various theoretical and metho-dological questions in the field of conflict studies and focus in particu-lar on the causes of war and conflict regulation. The module aims at providing a better understanding of how conflicts erupt, what modes of conflict regulation exist and in particular what roles states, internatio-nal organizations and non-governmental organizations play in regula-ting and solving transnational and international conflicts. The module will concentrate primarily on civil and interstate wars, genocide and fi-nally on possible forms of sustainable conflict mediation and regulati-on.

Learning Objectives Students of this module will be introduced to quantitative and qualitati-ve methods of security studies analysis. It seeks to enable students to understand and independently analyze historic and current internatio-nal conflicts by enhancing their methodological understanding of poli-tologic, historic and sociologic approaches. Being given a fundamen-tal overview of actors, structures and processes in security politics stu-dents will be enabled to independently formulate arguments and pur-sue research designs on an advanced academic level.

Students should be familiar with common theories of International Po-litics and in particular with general issues of International Security.

Applicability Mandatory core module. This module shares content with

"Internatio-nal cooperation, armed conflict and violence in the 21st century” and “Global security and transnational challenges ".

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Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 16 from 37 Course Assessment and

Evaluation

Students will be examined in a 30 min oral test.

The Module has an overall duration of 3 weeks. The Module will be of-fered once a year.

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Module 1012 Program on Security, Stability, Transition and

Recon-struction (SSTaR)

dedicated to: Wahlpflichtmodule

Degree Course: International Security Studies || Type of Module:

Module Components 10121 Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction ( Vor-lesung ( PF) - TWS )

10122 Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction ( Se-minar ( PF) - TWS )

10123 Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction ( Übung ( PF) - TWS )

Content The purpose of this three-week module is to qualify students to be

ab-le and positioned to help their countries decide how to participate pro-ductively in multinational SSTaR operations. The module will

deve-lop among the students a common understanding of the subject mat-ter and the challenges inherent to SSTaR; the basic organizational and operational requirements of SSTaR operations; and the capaci-ty-building resources available to participant nations. The modules will stress the multinational and interagency aspects of SSTaR, and by fa-cilitating contact and cooperation between participant nations and or-ganizations will enable better integration into a wider SSTaR commu-nity. It will also serve as a forum to share information, ideas, and best practices regarding SSTaR among students, in order to contribute to the evolving doctrine and operating concepts pertaining to SSTaR.

Learning Objectives Aim of this module is to increase students’ awareness of why and when Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTaR) ope-rations will be required in the global security environment. Students will develop a greater understanding of the fundamental requirements for successful SSTaR operations and of the cooperation between the different military and civilian agencies and organizations invol-ved in global SSTAR operations. Students will become able to identify and disseminate best practices in planning, organizing and executing SSTaR operations They will demanded to demonstrate these abilities in the culminating exercise.

Students should have a good knowledge of common theories of Inter-national Politics and Conflict Studies and be familiar with current issu-es of International Security.

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Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 18 from 37 Applicability Students have to attend either this module, PTSS or STACS.

Students have to prepare an essay and a presentation.

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Module 1011 Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS)

Module Components 10111 Terrorism: Nature, definition and trends ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS )

10112 Terrorism: Nature, definition and trends ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

10113 The Role of Law in the War on Terror ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS )

10114 The Role of Law in the War on Terror ( Seminar ( PF) -TWS )

10115 The Financing of Terrorism ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10116 The Financing of Terrorism ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS ) 10117 Security Cooperation ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10118 Security Cooperation ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

10119 Securing the Homeland against Terrorist Threats ( Vor-lesung ( PF) - TWS )

101110 Securing the Homeland against Terrorist Threats ( Se-minar ( PF) - TWS )

Content The module focuses on methods to help a nation effectively combat terrorism but still adhere to the fundamental values of a democratic society. It is divided into an introductory segment and five parts:

Ter-rorism: Nature, definition and trends, the role of law, financing terro-rism, security cooperation and securing the homeland against terrorist threats . Throughout the PTSS, the curriculum emphasizes

comple-mentary recurring themes, which course members will be required to discern and analyze in each part. By understanding and analyzing the themes, each member will develop a firm foundation and understan-ding that will help guide a rational approach to the threat of terrorism. Such recurring themes as Leadership & Ethics in Combating

Terro-rism, the Influence of Globalization on TerroTerro-rism, Countering Ideolo-gical Support for Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction and Competing terms of reference will be emphasized according to their

respective relevance

Learning Objectives The module enables students to address the friction between secu-rity and freedom (secusecu-rity-freedom-paradox ) on an academic basis. Students develop common understanding of the definition of terrorism and establish contacts that will help them approach this problem in a

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Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 20 from 37 collegial, international environment. The PTSS helps students to ap-preciate the nature and magnitude of today’s threat. By developing a common ground of knowledge, understanding and contacts – an “in-tellectual interoperability” – the PTSS improves students’ abilities to cooperate internationally to counter terrorism’s global implications that transcend both national and international borders.

Students should have a good knowledge of common theories of inter-national politics and conflict studies and be familiar with current issues of international Security.

Applicability Students have to attend either this module, SSTaR or STACS.

Students have to attend either this module, SSTaR or STACS.

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Module 1013 Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS)

Module Components 10131 Threats and Hazards ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10132 Threats and Hazards ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS ) 10133 Prepare and Protect ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10134 Prepare and Protect ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS ) 10135 Response and Recover ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10136 Response and Recover ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS ) 10137 Case Study ( Übung ( PF) - TWS )

Content With its focus on the development of core knowledge and skills, STACS provides a critical professional development opportunity in the emerging field of civil security. The STACS curriculum and methodolo-gy consists of numerous guest lecturers and daily readings, seminars of 12-15 students and case and field studies, designed to emphasize and enhance the essential skills of the civil security professional, inclu-ding communication, collaboration, planning, critical thinking, strate-gic leadership, and crisis management skills. By developing common grounds of knowledge, core skills and a community of interest for per-sonal contacts, STACS improves participants’ ability not only to ad-dress domestic civil security issues but also to operate regionally and internationally.

Learning Objectives Participants examine the best practices for ensuring civil security and preventing, preparing for and managing the consequences of dome-stic and regional crises and disasters. The program is designed to build Trans-Atlantic partnership capacity, take an in-depth look at how nations can effectively address domestic security issues that have re-gional and international impact and develop a community of interest in Civil Security.

At the end of the Seminar, participants should understand the risk po-sed by terrorist and "all hazard" kind of events and how to protect and manage risks to critical infrastructure. They should have learned how to reduce this risk by securing borders and enhancing transportation security efforts.

Participants shall be able to plan and execute integrated interagency crisis and consequence management and to provide defense support to civil authority.

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Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 22 from 37 They shall also have learned how to manage media and public infor-mation and how to ensure coordinated sharing and use of intelligence and information in support of civil security.

Applicability Students have to attend either this module, PTSS or SSTaR.

Students have to prepare an essay.

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Module 1021 Master-Thesis

dedicated to: Master-Arbeits-Workshop und Masterarbeit

Module Components 10211 Master-Thesis-Workshop ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

Responsible for Module

Content Students attend the Thesis Workshop mid-way the preparation period for the Master Thesis. It gives students the chance to discuss advan-ced research projects, to gain insights in to methodological approa-ches and research techniques and to sharpen their own research in-terests. More importantly, it provides students with the possibility to test their research results in a forum and to assess them critically. Stu-dents can therefore greatly profit from the suggestions of other partici-pants.

The Master Thesis is prepared in the last quarter of the program. Pre-paration time for the Master Thesis is four months. In their Master Thesis, students formulate a problem, approach it independently in an academic manner and present the results appropriately. The Ma-ster Thesis has to be produced in English and should be about 15,000 words in length. §12 and §15 of the Examination Regulation for the Master of Arts in International Security Studies stipulates further requi-rements for the Master Thesis.

Learning Objectives The Thesis Workshop offers students the opportunity to become fami-liar with current academic debates in the field of the different papers presented, to present their own Master Thesis projects and to assess them critically together with other participants and candidates.

The workshop thereby enhances their formal and methodological pro-ficiency and is a great chance to learn new research methods and test different ways to present research results. The Thesis Workshop is designed to help students with the preparation of their Master Thesis. In their Master Thesis, students will demonstrate their knowledge of the cutting-edge academic research in their chosen field. They will be able to formulate a problem, to approach it independently using theo-retically sound scientific methods and to present the results of their in-vestigation in a proper written manner.

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Participati-on

Regulated by §12 and §15 of the Examination Regulation for the Ma-ster of Arts in International Security Studies.

Applicability The Thesis Workshop takes place mid-way the preparation of the Ma-ster Thesis.

The Master Thesis marks the actual end of the Master’s program.

Regulated by §12 and §15 of the Examination Regulation for the Ma-ster of Arts in International Security Studies.

Regulated by §12 and §15 of the Examination Regulation for the Ma-ster of Arts in International Security Studies. The MaMa-ster-Thesis-Work- Master-Thesis-Work-shop is offered once a year.

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Module 1003 Global Security, Transnational Chalenges and National

Security Governance

dedicated to: Modulstudien

Module Components 10031 Global Security ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10032 Global Security ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

10033 Transnational Challenges ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10034 Transnational Challenges ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS ) 10035 National Security Governance ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10036 National Security Governance ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

Content The module assesses the general range of international issues and trends that will affect the future of international security, appreciating that different approaches and definitions can shape how one prioriti-zes such challenges.

In the first part students will assess several of the most significant con-temporary security issues on a global level. They will discuss the ma-jor problems of global security, trends and perspectives at the begin-ning of the 21st Century, shifting definitions of security, the role of state power and globalization, and threat perceptions as well as mea-sures to counter these threats. The function of the first part of the mo-dule is therefore laying the groundwork for the topics to be addressed in the subsequent sections.

After this general assessment of international security, the second part explores the particular security implications of transnational challen-ges. It specifically focuses on those key factors and unconventional security risks and threats that challenge the traditional state-centric security paradigm addressed in the first part, including the growing role of non-state actors. The module will further assess potential lin-kages to traditional security concerns, including instability and armed conflict. It also attempts to explore and analyze the policy options in finding effective solutions to these challenges. Since weak and fragile states are particularly vulnerable, emphasis is placed on good gover-nance and well-functioning state institutions. In the concluding exerci-se students will be required to formulate a concrete policy according to the lessons learned in this module.

Having surveyed major global trends and both hard and soft securi-ty challenges, students will then turn their focus to the practical busi-ness of developing and maintaining effective national security

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institu-Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 26 from 37 tions and of making and implementing effective national security poli-cy. The topic will be approached both theoretically and practically: The initial part, lectures and discussion periods focusing on the theoretical aspects, will be followed by a simulation exercise designed to provide hands-on experience in addressing real-world issues of security policy formulation.

Learning Objectives Students shall get familiar with the major current and evolving pro-blems of and challenges to international security. They will learn how to explore the nexus between the processes of globalization and the dynamics of security in an interdependent world. The module should help them to evaluate how domestic and international stability is re-lated to the spread of democratic governance and good governance among states.

In this global context students will explore the particular security con-cerns, including the threats and risks, posed by transnational chal-lenges and assess the means by which national and international ac-tors can respond. They shall learn to analyze the relationship between transnational security challenges, risk factors for instability, and state governance and integrity as well as the impact on more traditional se-curity concerns. Having gained insight into the nature and scope of several transnational challenges, in the exercises students will be ena-bled to adapt acquired knowledge into concrete strategies and policy options on a case-study basis.

On the basis of the lessons learned in the previous seminars, students will then examine the notions of security sector governance and re-form as bases for effective national security policy. They will learn to understand how national security strategies are developed and imple-mented and how this process is influenced internally and externally ta-king account of the economic constraints and imperatives of choice in national security planning.

Students should be familiar with current theories of international relati-ons and conflict studies and in particular with current issues in interna-tional security.

internatio-nal conflict " and "Internatiointernatio-nal Cooperation, Law and Violence in the 21st century ".

The Module consists in 3 full lecture weeks spread over 6 weeks. The module will be offered once a year.

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Module 1004 International Cooperation, Law and Violence in the 21st

century

Module Components 10041 Armed Conflict and Violence ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10042 Armed Conflict and Violence ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS ) 10043 International Law ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS )

10044 International Law ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

10045 International Cooperation ( Vorlesung ( PF) - TWS ) 10046 International Cooperation ( Seminar ( PF) - TWS )

Content The aim of this module is to promote greater knowledge and under-standing of the role of armed conflict and violence as security chal-lenges and threats in the early 21st century. Specific module themes are: asymmetrical warfare, stability operations, WMD proliferation and international terrorism. The module will further focus on the roles se-lected international organizations can play handling these challen-ges. Their role as security actors in an increasingly complex and con-tinuously evolving strategic environment will be explored and evalua-ted. Particular emphasis will be put on the UN, NATO, the EU, the OSCE as well as Eurasian regional security organizations, such as the SCO. Students will discuss what international security organizations are; what they do and how they do it; how they interact vertically and horizontally; and what their strengths and their limitations are. Moreo-ver, the nexus between state actors and international security organi-zations will be illuminated, including the extent to which the effectiven-ess of these organizations continues to rest on their utility to state ac-tors and how the organizations can limit or enhance state acac-tors’ room for manoeuvre.

The Module will then turn to address international law, taking account especially of the notions of 21st century armed conflict and the role of international organizations. Students will critically assess whether in-ternational law is law at all. Are there rules that effectively shape state conduct, or is such conduct merely the product of the relationship bet-ween relative power and national interest? The module will consider the content, viability, and import of such basic international law con-cepts as statehood, sovereignty and self-determination. They will then assess how these international law “staples” lie at the heart of many disputes in our region, such as those involving independence, territori-al integrity, frozen conflicts, and democratization.

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Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 28 from 37 Learning Objectives Students shall be provided with insights into changes in the character

of armed conflict and their impact on national and international secu-rity. Their knowledge and understanding of the threats posed by dif-ferent modern forms of violence shall be enhanced. The module will provide them with insights into international efforts to create stability in states following armed conflict and promote greater knowledge and understanding of the threat posed by WMD proliferation and measu-res to counter the problem. They will then proceed to understand how key international organizations generally enhance security cooperation and contribute to international peace and security. They will consider how the United Nations and key Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian regional security institutions are evolving. The module helps them to explore how security institutions interact with each other and what will be their role in addressing contemporary security threats. They should under-stand basic concepts of international law pertaining to international se-curity affairs and consider the apparent tension between the goals of protecting human rights and maintaining national security.

internatio-nal conflict " and "Global Security, Transnatiointernatio-nal Challenges and Na-tional Security Governance ".

The Module consists in 3 full lecture weeks in an overall period of 5 weeks. The module will be offered once a year.

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Module 1005 Program in Advanced Security Studies - Electives

Module Components

Content The seventh week of the program initiates the month-long electives period. Elective courses are designed to give participants a deeper understanding of specialized subjects relevant to their professional ac-tivities. From a wide range of choices, each participant will take three electives (optionally four) out of four pillars:

1) The 21st Century International Security Environment and Challen-ges

2) Multilateralism and International Security Cooperation 3) National Security Governance

4) National and Regional Approaches to Security

After the “Theories and Methods”-module, the PASS electives give students an opportunity to train their newly acquired skills on the three levels of security policy (global, regional, national) as well as area stu-dies. At the same time, they will provided with a thorough introduction to more specific areas of security policy.

Learning Objectives Students will learn how to use the basic concepts learned in the pre-vious module to critically assess specific case studies and to indepen-dently apply the trained methods to new research topics. They will un-derstand that different approaches to security problems may required at different levels of security policy, while at the same time apprecia-ting the inherent interdependence of security policies in an increasin-gly globalized world. This will lead them to recognize the necessity of a coherent strategy combining the various approaches to a compre-hensive strategy stretching over all dimensions of security policy. Through the case studies, students will also gain a thorough under-standing of thematical and geographical subfields of international se-curity studies.

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Participati-on

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Module 1012 Program on Security, Stability, Transition and

Recon-struction (SSTaR)

Module Components 10121 Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction ( Vor-lesung ( PF) - TWS )

10122 Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction ( Se-minar ( PF) - TWS )

10123 Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction ( Übung ( PF) - TWS )

Content The purpose of this three-week module is to qualify students to be

ab-le and positioned to help their countries decide how to participate pro-ductively in multinational SSTaR operations. The module will

deve-lop among the students a common understanding of the subject mat-ter and the challenges inherent to SSTaR; the basic organizational and operational requirements of SSTaR operations; and the capaci-ty-building resources available to participant nations. The modules will stress the multinational and interagency aspects of SSTaR, and by fa-cilitating contact and cooperation between participant nations and or-ganizations will enable better integration into a wider SSTaR commu-nity. It will also serve as a forum to share information, ideas, and best practices regarding SSTaR among students, in order to contribute to the evolving doctrine and operating concepts pertaining to SSTaR.

Learning Objectives Aim of this module is to increase students’ awareness of why and when Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTaR) ope-rations will be required in the global security environment. Students will develop a greater understanding of the fundamental requirements for successful SSTaR operations and of the cooperation between the different military and civilian agencies and organizations invol-ved in global SSTAR operations. Students will become able to identify and disseminate best practices in planning, organizing and executing SSTaR operations They will demanded to demonstrate these abilities in the culminating exercise.

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Stand: 11. Juli 2012 MA - International Security Studies Page 32 from 37 Applicability Students have to attend either this module, PTSS or STACS.

Students have to prepare an essay and a presentation.

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