International Affairs: Globalisation (FutureLearn)

International Affairs: Globalisation (FutureLearn)

Explore the pressing topic of globalisation and how it affects economics, politics and society with this online course. Understanding globalisation – a topic that dominates political and economic discourse worldwide – is important for anyone who cares about our planet’s future and wants to help shape it. This online course introduces economic globalisation, and its impact on society past and present.

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We’ll explore globalisation’s historical impact on humanity and the world’s economic geography; the broad-brush economics that explain how and why globalisation affects our lives; and how changes in globalisation require new approaches to economic and social policy.

What topics will you cover?

  • Globalisation’s historical impact on humanity and the world’s economic geography;
  • The elementary economics that explain how and why globalisation affects economies, workers, and the global economic geography;
  • Discussion on how changes in globalisation require new approaches to economic and social policy.

What will you achieve?

  • Identify how changes in globalisation require new approaches to economic and social policy.
  • Identify how and why globalisation affects economies, workers, and the international distribution of economic dominance.
  • Demonstrate a firm understanding of globalisation’s historical impact on humanity and the world’s economic geography.
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