Globalisation (Online)

1. Introduction: What is globalisation?

• Introduction
• Measuring globalisation
• Drivers of globalisation
• A first assessment of the effects of globalisation

2. The global economy: The 2008 credit crunch, recession and recovery

• The 2008 credit crunch and global recession
• Recovery
• The end of laissez-faire economics?

3. Globalisation in historical context

• Globalisation in historical context: What's new?
• The development of international institutions
• The world economy
• First assignment

4. International trade and industrial policy

• The theory and practice of international trade
• The benefits and costs of international trade
• Industrial policy

5. The role of transnational corporations and foreign direct investment

• The role of transnational corporations
• Regulation
• Foreign direct investment

6. Globalisation and economic development

• Globalisation and development: What do we know?
• Understanding international migration and development
• International migration in practice

7. Global inequalities

• Global inequalities: Causes and policy responses
• Globalisation and inequality
• International labour standards

8. The globalisation of technology

• Globalisation driven by technology: What’s new?
• Globalisation driven by technology: What are the implications?
• Innovation, technology and the state in the global economy
• Regular activities
• Supplementary activities
• Second assignment

9. Towards a low-carbon future?

• Globalisation and climate change
• Government action and international agreements
• International climate agreements

10. The future for the world economy

• Global challenges in the 21st century
• Future challenges
• Governing globalisation in the 21st century

We strongly recommend that you try to find a little time each week to engage in the online conversations (at times that are convenient to you) as the forums are an integral, and very rewarding, part of the course and the online learning experience.

To participate in the course you will need to have regular access to the Internet and you will need to buy the following book:

Michie, J., 2017, An Advanced Introduction to Globalisation, Edward Elgar, paperback version

Also available as an ebook via:

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MlLYDgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=advanced+intro+to+globalisation&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=advanced%20intro%20to%20globalisation&f=false

or ​

http://www.ebooks.com/95776305/advanced-introduction-to-globalisation/michie-jonathan/

The course will also include a range of other readings including journals articles, book chapters, working papers and reports. All these additional readings will be made available to students within the course website.

To earn credit (CATS points) for your course you will need to register and pay an additional £10 fee for each course you enrol on. You can do this by ticking the relevant box at the bottom of the enrolment form or when enrolling online. If you do not register when you enrol, you have up until the course start date to register and pay the £10 fee.

See more information on CATS point

Coursework is an integral part of all online courses and everyone enrolled will be expected to do coursework, but only those who have registered for credit will be awarded CATS points for completing work at the required standard. If you are enrolled on the Certificate of Higher Education you need to indicate this on the enrolment form but there is no additional registration fee.

Assignments are not graded but are marked either pass or fail.

All students who successfully complete this course, whether registered for credit or not, are eligible for a Certificate of Completion. Completion consists of submitting the final course assignment. Certificates will be available, online, for those who qualify after the course finishes.

To give students a good understanding of today’s global economy and the process of ‘globalisation’.

This course will enable participants to understand current events in the global economy within their historical context, and appreciate the factors that have created the current global economic system. Participants will also be able to see how the various policy options available to governments and international organisations might impact on the global economy.

You will be set two pieces of work for the course. The first of 500 words is due halfway through your course. This does not count towards your final outcome but preparing for it, and the feedback you are given, will help you prepare for your assessed piece of work of 1,500 words due at the end of the course. The assessed work is marked pass or fail.

English Language Requirements

We do not insist that applicants hold an English language certification, but warn that they may be at a disadvantage if their language skills are not of a comparable level to those qualifications listed on our website. If you are confident in your proficiency, please feel free to enrol. For more information regarding English language requirements please follow this link: https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/about/english-language-requirements

FHEQ level 4, 10 weeks, approx 10 hours per week, therefore a total of about 100 study hours.