Unit Code:	POL1EEH
Unit Short Title:	ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS: WORLD IN TRANSITION
Credit Points:	15.0
Unit Description:	In this unit students are provided with an introduction to the study of International Relations. We will examine the emergence of a properly global economy after 1945, and the international efforts to try to provide order to these economic relations. Students will then be introduced to a series of processes that are central to the working of the global economy and the international political system: globalization; global production; and global trade and finance. We then consider some of the important political and social consequences of these processes including inequality; human rights; migration; the environment and gender relations. In conclusion students will analyse the way in which the security and economic well being of individuals and political communities can be advanced in a globalizing world and the tensions which exist between the differing needs of individuals and communities.
Class Requirements:	two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 400-word exercise	15
one 1,200-word essay	35
one 2-hour examination	40
tutorial exercises (400-words equivalent)	10

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Recommended	World politics: trend and transformation	Kegley, C. W. and Wittkopf, E. R.	9th edn. St Martins/Macmillan 2003.
Recommended	Global and international studies: transdisciplinary perspectives	Synott, J.	Social Science Press 2004
Recommended	The globalization of world politics,	Baylis, J. and Smith, S.	3rd edn, Oxford University Press 2005

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
2   27-JUL-09   30-OCT-09	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	Nick	Bisley	BUNDOORA	Y