units

ATS2975

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 30 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitPolitics and International Relations
OfferedClayton Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Remy Davison

Synopsis

This unit examines federalist, functionalist, neofunctionalist and international political economy explanations for regional economic integration by investigating the evolution of the European Union from a common market to an integrated economic market; and by exploring the processes of regional economic integration in East, Southeast and South Asia, including APEC, AFTA, AANZFTA and SAFTA. The unit includes study of inter-regionalism (ASEM), subregionalism (SEZs and growth triangles) and intra- and inter-regional plurilateral agreements, free trade agreements (FTAs) and bilateral investment agreements (BITs)

Outcomes

Students who complete this unit successfully will gain:

  1. an understanding of the common markets, customs unions and free trade areas in Europe and the Asia-Pacific.
  2. students will develop their understanding of regional, subregional and plurilateral agreements in Europe and the Asia-Pacific
  3. students will become acquainted with the structures and processes of EU, ASEAN and SATFA commercial, legal and political agreements.
  4. students will comprehend the differentiated impact of economic integration and trade agreements upon specific industry sectors in Europe and the Asia-Pacific.
  5. students will gain exposure to the financial, legal and political aspects of international public policy implementation.
  6. students will gain an understanding of the economic, social and cultural challenges associated with the development of regional and subregional trading blocs in the Asia-Pacific.
  7. students will acquire research skills by undertaking a research analysis of a major policy area, utilizing primary and secondary-source materials.
  8. students will develop skills in critical oral and written assessment of the academic scholarship, including methods, assumptions and uses of evidence, and in organising and defending a verbal and written argument based upon these assessments.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Exam: 40%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Remy Davison

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

International relations
International relations - Specialisation
Politics

Prerequisites

Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed two gateway units in Politics or International relations.