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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
POL.101

Introduction to International Relations, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)
Course code
POL.101
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
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
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Tapa sisältää kurssin luennot (2op) ja tentin (3op).

Participation in teaching

26.08.2024 11.10.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Completion option 2

Exam

01.08.2024 31.12.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
01.01.2025 31.07.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)