Convenor name: Zoe Marriage
Convenor email: zm2@soas.ac.uk
Module dates: 21/09/2026 - 15/01/2027
Intended learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this module a student will be able to:

  1. Understand and elaborate on concepts from critical and human security studies;
  2. Identify and examine non-military processes and phenomena affecting security;
  3. Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of how various forms of security interact;
  4. Explain the roles of a diverse set of actors operating in the field of security;
  5. Analyse ways in which security is differently experienced between and within groups;
  6. Assess risks and vulnerabilities within security agendas;
  7. Deploy academic, UN and pressure group literature on security in constructing arguments.

Assessment 1: Name: E-tivity 1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 10%
Assessment 1: Due date: 15/01/2027
Assessment 1: Release date: 5/02/2027
Assessment 1: Format: Weekly Online Participation
Assessment 2: Name: E-tivity 2
Assessment 2: Due date: 05/10/2026
Assessment 2: Release date: --
Assessment 2: Format: Library Access Exercise
Assessment 3: Name: E-tivity 3
Assessment 3: Weighting: 10%
Assessment 3: Due date: 19/10/2026
Assessment 3: Release date: 2/11/2026
Assessment 3: Format: Critical Commentary and Peer Review
Assessment 4: Name: E-tivity 4
Assessment 4: Weighting: 20%
Assessment 4: Due date: 9/11/2026
Assessment 4: Release date: 30/11/2026
Assessment 4: Format: Examined Assignment Plan
Assessment 5: Name: E-tivity 5
Assessment 5: Weighting: 60%
Assessment 5: Due date: 11/01/2027
Assessment 5: Release date: 01/02/2027
Assessment 5: Format: Examined Assignment