Course description
Course code and title: SFB13504 Topics in International Economics.
ECTS credits: 10
Category: Compulsory for Bachelor students in International Business. Elective for other Bachelor-programme students.
Prerequisites: Based on foundation courses in economics, international economics or business economics or equivalent courses.
Semester: Spring semester.
Objectives: Students will learn to analyse selected problems in international political economy, using both theoretical and case-study interdisciplinary approaches. Participants should learn how to collect relevant information, to structure it and present it professionally.
Content: The content will depend on current economic events and discussions and the guest lecturer’s research field. The subjects suggested for the first part are as follows: Introduction: economics: schools and methods European Union enlargement – democracy and modernisation perspective for the new Europe. Monetary policy – a new way to the wealth of nations? A new financial architecture – the Master Builder and the customers.
Organisation and forms of teaching: Lectures, seminars, study-visits, debates. The language of instruction is English.
Mandatory assignments: Active participation by preparing seminar contributions. Students have to be present for at least 80% of the sessions.
Assessment: Take-home examination, two days. Aids allowed: All materials allowed except consultations among course participants. Grades: A-F.
Required reading: Library and web resources. Textbook differs depending on content.
Course lecturer: Danuta Tomczak