None. A previous political economy, political science, or economics course is recommended.
Precluded:
INTR 483 is a cross-listed course—a course listed under 3 different disciplines—INTR 483, GLST 483 and POEC 483 may not be taken for credit by students who have obtained credit for INTR 483 or GLST 483.
Does the term “globalization” capture the essence of what is taking shape in the 21st century? How do we understand this dynamic and fast-changing world economy? Political Economy 483 International Political Economy: The Politics of Globalization is a senior-level, three-credit course cross-listed with Global Studies, International Relations, and Political Economy. 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 different 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 issues of global governance in the 21st Century, as new economic and political centres of power emerge and evolve.
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 INTR 483, you must achieve a minimum of D (50 percent) on the final assignment and a minimum composite course grade of D (50 percent). The chart below summarizes the course activities and the credit weight associated with each. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Book Review Assignment
25%
Research Essay
40%
Final Assignment
35%
Total
100%
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Hirst, Paul, Grahame Thompson, and Simon Bromley. 2009. Globalization in question. 3rd ed. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press. (eText)
Cohn, Theodore H. 2012. Global political economy. 6th ed. New York: Pearson Longman. (PDF)
Stubbs, Richard, and Geoffrey R. D. Underhill, eds. 2006. Political Economy and the Changing Global Order. 3rd ed. Don Mills: Oxford University Press. (Print)
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you 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 about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the INTR 483 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least C- (60 percent) on the examination.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.