ECOP2911 - Political Economy Honours II

Semester 1, 2012  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Joy Paton
Phone: +61 2 9351 6616
Email: joy.paton@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit of study introduces students to some of the big debates in the social sciences, through an exploration of the meaning and limits of class concepts in social theory. Structure and agency, fact and interpretation, the politics of theory, and the nature of the Good Society are all considered. The unit is both an enrichment program adding breadth to the range of issues you study in Pass units of study, and an advanced program adding depth to your analytical and writing skills in Political Economy, in preparation for a third year studies and for a final honours year.

Assessments

1x1200wd seminar paper (15%) and seminar presentation (10%), 1x1500wd essay (20%), 1x2500wd research paper (40%) and seminar participation (15%)

Classes

1x1.5-hr seminar/week

Prerequisites

Credit average in ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004)

Corequisites

ECOP2011 or ECOP2012

Prohibitions

ECOP2901

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