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Global Political Economy

Undergraduate | MAQ-POIX3030 | 2022

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
18 weeks

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Global Political Economy

About this subject

  • On successful completion of this subject , you will be able to:

    1. convey an understanding of the major debates and contemporary issues raised by the study of International Political Economy
    2. deepen knowledge on the rise of new state and non-state global and international power actors brought about globalisation
    3.  impart a critical understanding of the diverse impacts of global economic integration, especially on the state’s governing powers over the economy through contemporary conceptual approaches and empirical case studies
    4. promote a macro (big picture) perspective on economic globalisation’s impacts, which integrates theory and empirical evidence
    5. develop a degree of knowledge in the policy dimensions of global economic integration

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

Others

Pre-requisite: 130cp at 1000 level or above OR (20cp in POL or POIR or POIX units at 2000 level).
NCCW (2020 and onwards) POIR3030 Global Political Economy

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements -

    Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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What to study next?

Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses

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Bachelor of Arts

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