International Economy
- Credits: 5
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2P + 2C
- Semester: summer
- Year: 1
- Faculty of Applied Languages
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- identify and analyze the main problem areas of the world economy
- understand the deeper sectoral areas of the world economy
- understand the deeper connections between the actors of the world economy
Knowledge and understanding: acquiring knowledge of the workings of the world economy
Practical skills: application of theoretical concepts of the functioning of the world economy to practical application in the various sectors of the world economy
Competences: understanding of the context of the world economy, use of data bases for practical application
Indicative content
Definition of the basic concepts. Historical development of the WE. Population in the WE. Natural resources and environment in the WE. Agriculture in the WE. Industry in the WE. Services in the WE. World trade and flows of goods and services in the WE. Status of developing countries in the WE. Financial resources and crises in the WE. Globalization of the WE. Migration and urbanization in the WE. Future of the WE.
Support literature
STUTZ, F. P. – WARF, B.: The World Economy: Geography, Business, Development. Prentice Hall, Boston, 2012.
FEENSTRA, T. – TAYLOR, A. M.: International Economics. Worth Publishers, New York, 2017.
O’BRIEN, R. – WILLIAMS, M.: Global Political Economy. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Londýn, 2020.
Syllabus
1. Definition of the basic concepts. 2. Historical development of the WE. 3. Population in the WE. 4. Natural resources and environment in the WE. 5. Agriculture in the WE. 6. Industry in the WE. 7. Services in the WE. 8. World trade and flows of goods and services in the WE. 9. Status of developing countries in the WE. 10. Financial resources and crises in the WE. 11. Globalization of the WE. 12. Migration and urbanization in the WE. 13. Future of the WE.
Requirements to complete the course
40 % mid-term exam
60 % written examination
Student workload
Lectures: 26 hours
Seminars: 26 hours
Preparation for seminars: 24 hours
Preparation for mid-term exam: 12 hours
Preparation for final exam: 42 hours
Language whose command is required to complete the course
English
Date of approval: 10.02.2023
Date of the latest change: 20.01.2022