Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the relation between the nation-state and corporations in the contemporary era
- major academic, policy and political debates about and within the anti-globalization movements
- the workings of leading multi-lateral agencies (World Bank, IMF, WTO, etc.) Non- Governmental Organizations (NGO’s),
- academic, policy and political debates about globalization
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- identify concepts and data relevant to the study of globalisation
- apply knowledge, understanding and critical analysis to globalisation and the contestation of globalisation
- formulate and clarify critical questions relating to globalisation
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate that you can communicate effectively and confidently in English both orally and in writing
- adhere to guidelines and deadlines
- produce academic writing to required conventions including referencing
- plan and organise your learning through self management
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Seminar | 12 |
Follow-up work | 4 |
Lecture | 12 |
Wider reading or practice | 40 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 2 |
Revision | 40 |
Completion of assessment task | 40 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Karl Polanyi (2001). The Great Transformation. The political and economic origins of our time. Boston: Beacon Press.
Naomi Klein (2000). No Logo. London: Flamingo.
Lechner, Frank J editor (2019). The Globalization Reader. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Munck (2007). Globalisation and contestation. Routledge.
William I Robinson (2018). Into the Tempest :Essays on the New Global Capitalism. Chicago: Haymarket Books.
Martin Wolf (2004). Why Globalisation works. Yale University Press.
Manfred B Steger (2020). Globalisation - A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP.
Cristina Flesher Fominaya (2014). Social Movements and globalisation. How uprisings , occupations and uprisings are changing the world. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 45% |
Presentation | 10% |
Essay | 45% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 45% |
Presentation | 10% |
Essay | 45% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Analytical essay | 45% |
Presentation | 10% |
Analytical essay | 45% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External