2019/2020
BA-BPOLO1286U International Political Economy
| English Title |
| International Political
Economy |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
BSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Duncan Wigan - Department of Organization
(IOA)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Globalisation and international business
- International political economy
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
17-06-2019
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| Learning objectives |
- identify and discuss competing explanations of order and change
in the international political economy
- draw upon course concepts and approaches to reflexively discuss
the actions and operations of states and markets under different
historical conditions
- integrate empirical and theoretical knowledge to respond
persuasively to research questions about International Political
Economy.
- demonstrate comprehensive and considered engagement with course
literature
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| Examination |
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International
Political Economy:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam on CBS'
computers |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Aids |
Limited aids, see the list below:
The student is allowed to bring - Language dictionaries in paper format
The student will have access to - basic IT application package
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| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination
instead.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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The course introduces students to the international political
economy in trade, finance, money and production and the key
international institutions and actors in these areas. It also
introduces central issues in contemporary debates about
globalization from an IPE perspective. In relation
to these, the course emphasises the study of key theories
of, and approaches to International Political Economy, such as
realism, liberal institutionalism, critical studies, and
constructivism.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| Lectures, in class discussions and
seminars. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| We try to offer feedback in response to your
questions and work whenever feasible although please appreciate
that there are often time constraints. Please feel free to take
full advantage of the ‘office hours’ offered by full-time staff
members, although these can never be a substitute for participation
in lectures and classes. We also encourage you to ask questions or
make comments in class and form self-study groups to secure peer
feedback on your work. |
| Student workload |
| Preparation time (readings, group work etc.) |
144 hours |
| Lectures / class exercises / “homework cafés” / workshops
etc. |
32 hours |
| Exam (incl. preparation for the exam and actual exam
period) |
30 hours |
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Last updated on
17-06-2019
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