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National Security Theory and Geopolitics

Course Code :
PSC 409
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
3.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Political Science

Instructor information :

Title:Lecturer
Name: Nilly Kamal Mohamed Hussnin Elamir
Office hours:-Hours

Area of Study :

This course defines national security theory and its evolution from strategic and military aspects to the five different sectors, including economic and political dimensions as the bases for tranquility. It analyzes the four levels of national security (individual, state, regional and international) and their relations with each other. This course also analyzes the Egyptian national security, its determinants including geopolitical factors, sources of threat both internal and external and its relation with the Arab national security. It ends by moving from national security into human safety. Course Goals: • Comprehend the framework through which a national security issue can be analyzed. • Acquire knowledge and analytical tools to compare and contrast the national security interests of selected countries. • Understand and comprehend their countries geostrategic position in regional and world politics.

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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National Security Theory and Geopolitics

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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National Security Theory and Geopolitics

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Recognize the basic goal of foreign policies of nation-states which is the survival of its entity as well as quality of life of its citizens.
2-	Identify the development in the field of security studies.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Utilize analytical tools for political and strategic analysis.
2-	Analyze the basis on which states take aggressive actions against each others.
3-	Compare the different approaches to national security.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Produce a scholarly paper with associated references that debates theory and current issues in the field of national security.
2-	Develop and implement a research paper that applies the class content in a way that is personally meaningful.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Develop responsibility for the nation's security and interests.
2-	Develop critical thinking abilities.

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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National Security Theory and Geopolitics

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture
Introduction	3	1
Origin of Security Studies	6	2
Relation btw Individual & State	3	1
Components of State	3	1
Threats and Vulnerabilities	6	2
Midterm Exam		1
Sectors	3	1
Security & Int’l Pol. System	3	1
Securitization and De-securitization	3	1
Subsystems & Security Complex	3	1
Egyptian National Security	6	2
Final Exam		1

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

National Security Theory and Geopolitics

Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
Data show and computer in lectures
Group discussion
Research Paper

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

National Security Theory and Geopolitics

Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment	Relative weight %	Week No.	Assess What
Class work (assignments, quizzes, research papers, class attendance, class participation)	30.00		To assess understanding, and to assess theoretical background of the intellectual and practical skills.
Final Exam	40.00	15	To assess knowledge and intellectual skills.
Midterm Exam (s)	30.00	8	To assess professional skills.

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

National Security Theory and Geopolitics

Books:

Book	Author	Publisher

Recommended books :

Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat, National Security in the Third World, Westview Press, CO., 1985. Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat, Nazariyyat al-Amn al-Qawmi al-'Arabi al-Mu'aasir, Dar al-Mawqif al-Arabi, 1989. Barry Buzan (et. al.), Security: A New Framework for Analysis, Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1998. Paul Williams, Security Studies: An Introduction, Routledge, New York, NY, 2008.