Undergraduate - UnitATS2624 - Global governance

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Anne McNevin

Notes

Previously coded INT2040

Synopsis

This unit examines economic and political governance at global and regional levels. Students will be introduced to key international institutions (such as the United Nations, the European Union and the World Trade Organization) and critically examine their historical development and their legal and policy frameworks. Students will also examine how institutions interact with states, NGOs and civil society movements and engage with major debates surrounding the politics of contemporary global governance.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the unit students will be able to demonstrate:

A sound knowledge of the major global institutions, their historical development and their legal and policy frameworks;
An understanding of the relationships between states, key international institutions and global civil society in processes of political and economic governance;
An understanding of key conceptual and empirical debates on global governance;
The capacity for balanced and reasoned analysis (in spoken and written form) of key issues and controversies in global governance;
The ability to collaborate effectively with peers in group learning tasks.

Assessment

Written work (4500 words): 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Anne McNevin

Workload requirements

1 hour lecture and 1 hour tutorial per week.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Anthropology
Human rights
International relations
International studies
Politics

Prerequisites

Two gateway units in Politics or International Relations

Prohibitions

ATS3624