AIR200 - Global Capitalism and Power
Unit details
Year: | 2019 unit information |
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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%