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Globalization encompasses the processes and awareness of increasing international integration and interdependence. This course will examine key theoretical, economic, social, political, cultural and environmental aspects of globalization. Issues of and scale are inherent to globalization and will provide the unifying theme of the course. Topics to be addressed include: economic governance, history of globalization, democracy and its significance in a globalizing world, the popularisation of free market rules and the demise of social protection, international environmental regimes and transnational mobility. These will be team-taught by staff, often using examples drawn from their own fields of research.
Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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Globalization encompasses the processes and awareness of increasing international integration and interdependence. This course will examine key theoretical, economic, social, political, cultural and environmental aspects of globalization. Issues of and scale are inherent to globalization and will provide the unifying theme of the course. Topics to be addressed include: economic governance, history of globalization, democracy and its significance in a globalizing world, the popularisation of free market rules and the demise of social protection, international environmental regimes and transnational mobility. These will be team-taught by staff, often using examples drawn from their own fields of research.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt: Coursework (100%) as follows: 2,000 word essay (40%); Group presentation, with an individual's performance being subject to peer assessment (20%); 2,000 word report based on presentation topic (40%).
Resit: Resubmission of failed essay and/or report, with mark for those components to be capped at CAS 9.
To be integrated into tutorials.
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