Application deadline

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

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

Type of course

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.

Admission requirements

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).

Course content

Objectives of the course

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.

Language of instruction and examination

English

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

Teaching methods

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.

Information to incoming exchange students

This course is available for inbound exchange students.

There are no academic prerequisites to add this module in your Learning Agreement.

Do you have questions about this module? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: https://en.uit.no/education/art?p_document_id=510412

Assessment

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.

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