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Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
POL.101

Introduction to International Relations, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2024–31.7.2024)
Course code
POL.101
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Basic studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Tuomas Forsberg, Kansainvälisen politiikan professori
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Management and Business 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Politics Studies 100 %
Common learning outcomes
International outlook and global responsibility
Sustainable development

The substantial and institutional development of IR; the key concepts, theories and segments of theory in the discipline; international system; foreign policy and diplomacy; peace and conflict studies; international political economy; social scientific thinking.

Learning outcomes
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Tapa sisältää kurssin luennot (2op) ja tentin (3op).

Participation in teaching

04.09.2023 15.10.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Completion option 2

Exam

01.08.2023 31.12.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
01.01.2024 31.07.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2024–31.7.2024)