COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
ECO 401 B 1 3 0 0 3 6
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Eglantina Hysa
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description: -
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to introduce student to the academic study of international political economy which is a discipline that includes the interaction of economics, politics and international relations. This course will provide students with knowledge of a range of theoretical approaches to the study of international political economy.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Introduction to political economy
2 The WTO and World trade system
3 The political economy and of international trade cooperation
4 A Society-Centered Approach to the Politics of Trade
5 A State-Centered Approach to the Politics of Trade
6 Trade and Development
7 Multinational Corporations in the Global Economy
8 Midterm
9 The Politics of Multinational Corporations
10 The International Monetary System
11 Contemporary International Monetary Arrangements
12 A Society-Centered Approach to Monetary and Exchange-Rate Policies
13 Developing Countries and International Finance
14 The European Monetary Union
Prerequisite(s):
Textbook: Oatley, Thomas. 2011. International Political Economy (5th Edition). New York: Longman.
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Understand major theoretical perspectives on international political economy.
2 Identify and analyze components and functions of the global political economy.
3 Identify the main factors that shape foreign economic policies.
4 Analyze explanations of economic integration in three core areas: trade, finance and foreign investment.
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Master of Science in Economics Program
1 The students are gained the ability to look at the problems of daily life from a broader perspective. They gain the needed skills not only to understand economic problems in economics but also to construct a model and defend in meaningful way. 4
2 They have knowledge about the microeconomics. 4
3 They have knowledge about the macroeconomics. 5
4 They have knowledge about the international economics and finance. 5
5 They have ability to use mathematical and statistical methods in economics. 2
6 They know how to use computer programs in both daily office usage and statistical data evaluations in public and private sector. 2
7 They have necessary economics skills that needed in private and public sector. 3
8 They are intended to be specialist in one of departmental fields that they choose from the list of general economics, growth and development, labor economics and labor market, environmental economics, agricultural economics, health economics, education economics and human development, political economics, international economics, monetary economics, finance economics, public finance, international financial markets and institutions, banking and central banking, international trade and banking, monetary economics and banking, 4
9 They have ability to utilize fundamental economic theories and tools to solve economic problems in economics. 3
10 They are aware of the fact that economics is a social science and they respect the social perspectives and social values of the society’s ethics. 4
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)
1
40
Presentation
1
15
Final Exam
1
40
Attendance
5
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 3 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 3 48
Mid-terms 1 12 12
Assignments 0
Final examination 1 20 20
Other 2 11 22
Total Work Load:
150
Total Work Load/25(h):
6
ECTS Credit of the Course:
6