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IR5839 Imagining the Future of War

Academic year

2026 to 2027 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Enrolment is limited to students on PGCert / PGDip / MSc Conflict and Security in Policy and Practice and PGCert / PG Dip/ MLitt Terrorism, Extremism, and Political Violence.

Planned timetable

Not Applicable

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr A E Fox

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Module Staff

Dr Aimee Fox

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Module description

This optional module invites students to examine how war has been imagined, predicted, and planned for across time and space. Grounded in multi-disciplinary debates and approaches, the module explores the myriad ways policy-makers, armed forces, and societies have sought to understand future war. As part of this, it exposes students to key methodologies and models designed to 鈥榩redict鈥� future war. Through critical analyses of military doctrine, fiction, and strategic forecasts, students will develop an appreciation of the interplay between imagination and real-world planning. Students are also invited to reflect on future war as a site of cultural production, anxiety, and civil-military contestation. By the end of the module, students will be equipped to evaluate the fallibility of prediction and reflect on the political, strategic, and operational implications of anticipating war in the future.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

There are no fixed weekly contact hours, but students will take part in asynchronous discussions and activities. Any synchronous sessions will be entirely optional.

Guided independent study hours

138

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Appraise future war as a category of analysis
  • Compare different disciplinary debates and approaches to the study of future war
  • Categorise key epistemological and methodological approaches to future war
  • Evaluate the role of future war discourses in policy-making
  • Analyse future war as a site of cultural production and civil-military exchange
  • Demonstrate written communication skills