Political Economy (POEC) 483

Overview

Political Economy 483 International Political Economy: The Politics of Globalizationis a senior-level, three-credit course in Political Economy and Global Studies. The course introduces highly contested issues and contradictory positions concerning the meaning and significance of globalization. Students will situate current global processes within the historical development of the world economy and learn to view these changes through a variety of theoretical lenses. The course materials critically engage the structural changes occurring between world regions, among international financial institutions—such as the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank—as well as multinational business corporations. Finally, students will be engaged with questions concerning the “developing world” and globalization and the “anti-globalization backlash” that appears to be growing in size and momentum.

Outline

The course consists of the following ten units.

Unit 1: Introduction

Unit 2: “Pre-Globalization” International Power-relations and Practices

Unit 3: Contemporary Theories of International Political Economy Globalization

Unit 4: The New Global Context

Unit 5: Multinational Corporations and Global Production

Unit 6: Regionalism and Globalization

Unit 7: Developing Nations and Globalization

Unit 8: Developed Nations and Globalization

Unit 9: Opposing Globalization

Unit 10: Future Trends and Issues

Evaluation

To receive credit for GLST 483, you must achieve a minimum of “D” per cent on the final assignment and a minimum composite course grade of “D” (50 per cent). The chart below summarizes the course activities and the credit weight associated with each. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

Book Review Assignment	Research Essay	Final Assignment	Total
25%	40%	35%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Other Materials

The course materials are online only at this time.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the POEC 483 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least "C-" (60 per cent) on the examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form