International Economics

Course ID

B100069401

Course Title

Teaching language

English

ECTS value

Responsible study board

Study Board of Business Economics

Date of Approval

02-03-2018

Course Responsible

Name	Email	Department
Esben v. Holstein	holstein@sam.sdu.dk

Offered in

Soenderborg

Level

Bachelor

Offered in

Autumn

Duration

1 semester

Mandatory prerequisites

None.

Recommended prerequisites

It is assumed that the students have the necessary knowledge in elementary economic theory equivalent to first year courses in micro- and macroeconomics.

Aim and purpose

The course aims to widen students' knowledge of selected aspects of global economy.

Content

The following topics will be covered:

International trade theory
Trade policy
International trading system - GATT (WTO)
Open-economy macroeconomics
Factor mobility
International monetary systems and exchange rate policies
Global economic problems

Learning goals

The course will enable the students to analyse a specific topic in the field of international economics from a theoretical as well as an empirical perspective, and to present the results in a written exam.

More specifically, the student must be able to:

Structure a given problem and identify the key aspects.
Provide a multi-structural and comprehensive presentation of the topic, and relate to text-book concepts.
Analyze the issue, compare and relate to empirical examples.
Present the results of the analysis and evaluate the methodological concerns.

Literature

Krugman, P.R. M. Obstfeld and M.J. Melitz (2015) International Economics: Theory and Policy (Global Edition) 10th ed. Pearson International Edition ISBN 10: 1-292-01955-7, ISBN13: 978-1-292-01955-0 (or newer).

Teaching Method

Activated learning:
Current events are included and discussed as supplement to the theoretical concepts where relevant, based on supplementary materials provide by students or instructor after mutual agreement.

Workload

4 lectures per week for 15 weeks.

The total workload of the course is 1/3 of a semester workload (1640 hours /6 = approx 273 hours):

Contact hours: 60 hrs.
Preparation for lectures: 180 hrs.
Exam, including preparation and review of course: 93 hrs.

Examination regulations

Exam

Name

Exam

Timing

Ordinary exam in January.

Reexamination in February.

Registration for the course is automatically a registration for the ordinary examination of the course. Cancellation is not possible. If the student does not participate in the examination, the student will use an examination attempt.

The university may grant an exemption from the rules in case of exceptional circumstances.

Please note that the type and form of the re-examination may differ from that of the ordinary examination.

Please also note:
The course will be taught for the last time in the autumn 2018, the last examination will take place in the autumn 2019.

Tests

Exam

Name

Exam

Form of examination

Written examination on premises

Censorship

Second examiner: None

Grading

7-point grading scale

Identification

Student Identification Card - Exam number

Language

English

Duration

4 hours

Examination aids

4-hour written open-book examination with student's own pc.

Students are not allowed to communicate.

Assignment handin

Electronic hand in via SDU-Assignment in Blackboard.  

ECTS value

Additional information

EKA

B100069402

External comment

NOTE - This course is identical with the former course International Economics, Id 9073001.

Used examination attempts in the former identical course will be transferred.

Courses that are identical with former courses that are passed according to applied rules cannot be retaken.

The student is automatically registered for the first examination attempt when the student is registered for a course or course element with which one or more examinations are associated. Withdrawal of registration is not possible, and students who fail to participate in an examination have used one examination attempt, unless the University has made an exemption due to special circumstances.

If a student does not meet the established university prerequisites for taking the exam, he or she has used one examination attempt, unless the University has made an exemption due to special circumstances.

NOTE

The number of students enrolled may be restricted by the Study Board.  If the enrolment limit is exceeded preference is granted to full degree students following a compulsory course on a SDU programme. Within the limit, full degree students having selected the course as an elective, guest and exchange students are offered enrolment on a first come first served basis.

Exchange students, if any: Internal grading. Assessment as for ordinary students.

Courses offered

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