AMU1055 · Introduction to global studies

Overview

In this unit, you will explore global studies as a multi-disciplinary field that focuses on the various global (or macro) processes that make up the world and impact on people, communities, states and the planet. We consider how various economic, political and cultural forces come together to form what seems like a unified and interacting, or “globalised”, world. Although such interactions have been evident throughout history, the late twentieth century saw the intensification of these interactions through a set of ideas, policies and actions directed at developing an inter-connected world viewed as the pathway towards global peace and prosperity. Yet, we know from news headlines that conflict, hardship and destruction have been the experience in various parts of the world. In this unit, we will examine the sources of these different experiences and consider if and how the world might be put right.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Describe the economic, political, and cultural interconnections of the contemporary global world;
2. Explain the social forces that shape these interconnections and the different impacts these create in various parts of the world;
3. Examine the role of interests, ideas, and power in the making of the globalised world;
4. Identify, paraphrase, and summarise key arguments found in scholarly texts.

Workload

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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.