The aim of this course is to explore the mainstream approaches and current cases in international security studies from both theoretical and policy-orientated perspectives. The course will introduce the evolution of security studies and provide an understanding on the different definitions of security. Realist approach, Copenhagen School, Critical Security Studies and Human Security approach will be examined, followed by analyses on such security issues as international terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and environmental security.

It provides a framework for the definition of international security, its historical evolution, its tools, its dimensions, its theories and its international security policies and its current debates on security.