6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023477ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool
Department
Political Science
Educational team
Vjosa Musliu (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

19 contact hours Lecture
20 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
111 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course introduces some of the main approaches, concepts and debates in International Political Economy (IPE), by situating and analyzing them in salient issues in contemporary International Relations.  

Course material
Digital course material (Required) :
Additional info

A syllabus is distributed on Canvas outlining 3-4 articles and/or book chapters to be read before each class.

180 min. sessions per week. Generally, the first 80 minutes will comprise of a lecture on that day’s specific topic, conducted by the course convener or an invited guest speaker. We then take a break of 10 mins to refresh. The remaining 90 minutes will comprise of student discussion and smaller group exercises (see the syllabus for activities assigned each week). You are expected to come to class prepared with questions and comments related to the assigned readings. 

Learning Outcomes

General Competences

  • Analyse salient debates on IPE;

  • Analyse IPE with themes of International Relations underlined in the syllabus;

  • Apply concepts and themes associated with economic development and globalization;

  • Evaluate the impact of IPE in world politics.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 80% of the final mark.
Practical Exam determines 20% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written EXam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 80% of the final mark.

Within the Practical Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Group Assignment with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

  • Engage in a critical dialogue and reflection based on the assigned texts, articles, book chapters and current affairs;

  • Actively participate in discussions, based on class readings;

  • Students are expected to participate in class discussions with their peers and engage with the material at hand, either in individual format or when assigned to group projects. Each class will start with a 5 minutes discussion on contemporary events related to IPE. Students are expected to follow the debates around the world related to IPE. 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Political Science: European and International Governance: Standaard traject