Political Economy Table
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Political Economy |
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Major |
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| A major in Political Economy requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (iv) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project unit | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in Political Economy requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
1000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| ECOP1001 Economics as a Social Science |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP1003 Global Economy: Production-Trade-Finance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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2000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| ECOP2011 Economic Theories of Capitalism |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy N ECOP2001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP2012 Social Foundations of Capitalism |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy N ECOP2002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOP2612 Economic Policy and the State |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy |
Semester 2 |
Selective |
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| ECOP2011 Economic Theories of Capitalism |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy N ECOP2001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP2012 Social Foundations of Capitalism |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy N ECOP2002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOP2612 Economic Policy and the State |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP2616 Inequality and Distribution This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy N ECOP3620 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP2619 Global Development |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy N ECOP3014 |
Semester 2 Semester 2 |
3000 level units of study |
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Selective |
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| ECOP3011 Race, Gender and Class |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy N ECOP2901 or ECOP2911 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP3015 Environmental Political Economy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy N ECOP3005 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP3019 Money and Finance |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy N ECOP3009 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP3021 Development and Environment in India This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive February |
| ECOP3601 Economic Cycles and Instability |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy N ECOP2601 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP3613 Global Capitalism: Uneven Development |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy N ECOP2613 or ECOP3012 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP3618 Neoliberalism: Theory, Practice, Crisis This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy N ECOP2618 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP3911 Theories in Political Economy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy N ECOP3901 Third year students who have not completed the prerequisites should consult the Department of Political Economy about alternative requirements. |
Semester 2 |
Interdisciplinary Project unit of study |
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| If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major. | |||
| If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major. | |||
| If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major. | |||
| FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOP3999 Interdisciplinary Impact This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOP3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P 72 credit points C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |