AIR200 - Global Capitalism and Power

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 1 Unit Chair:

Chengxin Pan

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

AIR236

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1-hour class per week and 1 x 1-hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

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

Content

This unit considers how the field of global political economy helps comprehend the crises and problems facing the contemporary operation of global capitalism. It considers the key agents, structures and institutions which shape global capitalism. The unit critically examines key political and ethical problems such as global financial crises, global poverty, corporate power, climate change and unaccountable global governance.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) – Seminar Exercises (1600 words) – 40%

Assessment 2 (Individual) – Essay (2000 words or equivalent) – 50%

Assessment 3 (Individual) – Presentation (400 words or equivalent) – 10%