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This interdisciplinary course focuses on substantive dimensions of globalization by considering recent changes occurring in the economic, political, social, and cultural realms of society. These themes are analysed by considering recent empirical studies, which seek to clarify our theoretical understanding of globalization through advanced social scientific research. The substantive themes covered include global capitalism, the global division of labour, global governance, the changing role of the nation state, transnational social change, and cultural homogenization and heterogenization. Interconnections between these aspects of globalization are highlighted.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This interdisciplinary course focuses on substantive dimensions of globalization by considering recent changes occurring in the economic, political, social, and cultural realms of society. These themes are analysed by considering recent empirical studies, which seek to clarify our theoretical understanding of globalization through advanced social scientific research. The substantive themes covered include global capitalism, the global division of labour, global governance, the changing role of the nation state, transnational social change, and cultural homogenization and heterogenization. Interconnections between these aspects of globalization are highlighted.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,39 | Feedback Weeks | 27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,40 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 31 | Feedback Weeks | 34 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 42 | Feedback Weeks | 44 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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| Conceptual | Understand | Thorough understanding of the principal theories that inform the study of globalization. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Thorough understanding of how national societies and global orders interact with one another. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Develop an appreciation for how historical change occurs and how it manifests at the national and global level. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Develop an appreciation for how historical change occurs and how it manifests at the national and global level. |
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