AIR728 - Global Political Economy

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Cohort rule: Nil
Prerequisite:

D305 students must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60%, otherwise Nil

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: AIP728, AIR428
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

1 x 1-hour on campus lecture per week
1 x 1-hour on campus seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - online

1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) 
1 x 1-hour online seminar per week

Content

The unit begins by examining a range of theoretical approaches to international political economy (neo-liberalism, neo-mercantilism, and neo-Marxism), then examines the post-war history of the world economy, and concludes with an examination of contemporary issues and problems such as trade, debt, class, regional economies and organisations including ASEAN and APEC and transnational corporations.

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