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	7.5

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:	This module provides an introduction to the study of international political economy. The students will be thought the relationship between politics and the several of the major developments of international economic activities and political governance. Some of this development includes trade, migration, and the international monetary system and the role of World Bank. Further, the students will know how scholars developing new approaches who are in a variety of fields to these issues.
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	Students apply advanced knowledge in economics	4
2	Students explain the interaction between related disciplines and economics	3
3	Students apply scientific methods to address economic problems	4
4	Students define existing theory in a specialized branch of economics	3
5	Students critically evaluate knowledge in economics and carry out advanced research independently	3
6	Students develop economic models and formulate policy options	2
7	Students make an original contribution to the discipline	3
8	Students effectively communicate in a variety of professional and academic contexts
9	Students will develop new strategic approaches for unexpected, complicated situations in economics and take responsibility in solving them	3
10	Students uphold and defend ethical values data collection, interpretation and dissemination	4
11	Students use advanced empirical analyses to address social problems	2
12	Students interact with professional networks in their field of specialization	3

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:			7.5