STV-2005 Global Political Economy - 10 stp

This is an optional course, which can contribute towards a Bachelor degree in Political Science as one of the options required at the 2000 level. It can also be taken as an elective course for other Bachelor programmes within the Social Sciences, Law, Fisheries or Humanities.This course can be taken as a singular course.

Previous knowledge at the 1000-level in social science and, in particular, international relations, is recommended.

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1st June for the autumn semester.

Applicants from outside the Nordic countries: 15th April for the autumn semester.

Nordic applicants: Generell studiekompetanse

International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English.

A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the web site from the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT). For language requirements we refer to NOKUT's GSU-list.

Application code: 9199 (Nordic applicants).

Students who have successfully completed the course should have achieved the following learning outcomes.

Knowledge and comprehension Students should demonstrate understanding of:

• The key arguments of important theoretical perspectives on global political economy
• Ways in which economic activities span national boundaries and how such activities are regulated
• Central political processes by means of which states, individually and collectively, deal with and manage economic affairs
• Connections between corporate organisation, finance, trade, environment, regionalisation, and North-South issues.

Skills Students should be able to:

• Make use of scholarly knowledge to work independently on relevant problems and questions
• Apply theoretical concepts and ideas to new areas
• Give an account of international political-economic theories and their contribution to our more general understanding of society.

 Competence

• Students should be able independently to develop their own competence and expertise in the field of international political economy. Moreover, they should be able to discuss central questions, analyses and conclusions pertaining to international political economy, in both a scholarly and a more general setting.

English

Note, however, that all exam-work can be submitted in either English or Norwegian.

The course consists of 10 x 2 hours of lectures (20 hours in total).

Quality assurance of the course

This course is evaluated yearly by means of some combination of an anonymous survey and/or discussion with the primary lecturer. The final evaluation will be conducted in either oral or written form.

The exam will consist of:

A two-part exam:

• One take-home exam: The student is required to write a paper of no more than 3500 words on a given theme within the time-frame of one week. Two students may write together (the word-limit is then extended to 4500 words).
• An oral examination

The written exam will be assessed on an A-F grades scale. The written exam is first graded, and this must be passed (grades A-E) in order to be presented for the oral examination/presentation. The oral exam/presentation gives the opportunity to adjust the grade by up to one letter. The overall grade is determined after the oral exam. In the case of a passed written part, but a non-passed oral part, one can re-present oneself for the oral examination on the basis of the passed written part.

Retake is offered in in the beginning of the following semester in cases of grade F or Fail. Deferred examination is offered in the beginning of the following semester if the student is unable to take the final exam due to illness or other exceptional circumstances. Registration deadline for retake is 15th January for autumn semester exams and 15th August for spring semester exams.

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.