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ECOP4011: Advanced Theory in Political Economy
2025 unit information
This is an advanced unit in the theoretical foundations of political economy which extends and deepens your knowledge gained from ECOP3911 and complements your studies in ECOP4012. You will interrogate the main schools of critical scholarship, and how they can be deployed in our research practice to illuminate and advance new understandings of contemporary issues in political economy. This will assist your choice of the theoretical framework for your Honours thesis, and inform your knowledge of appropriate application of methodologies as you construct the research project for this thesis.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Political Economy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand theories in political economy that are integral to the study of capitalism
- LO2. demonstrate a capacity to critically reflect on and evaluate these debates
- LO3. apply key conceptual ideas to analyse the political economy of inequality
- LO4. participate in all aspects of the unit of study including class presentations and discussions and independent study
- LO5. write original and well-researched pieces of work in which you articulate your own unique position and effectively argue your case.
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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