Course - Geopolitical Risk - POL1005
POL1005 - Geopolitical Risk
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
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School exam | 100/100 | 3 hours | E |
Course content
The course focuses on the relationship between international politics and markets. In particular, we consider geopolitical risks affecting multinational corporations. Drawing primarily on literature from International Relations and International Political Economy, the lectures account, among other things, for how interstate conflict, geostrategic moves, changes in global and regional balances of power, and international norms and institutions create both opportunities and challenges for economic actors. The lectures present numerous historical and current case examples, and they also discuss whether and how geopolitical risks can be analyzed, predicted, and managed.
Learning outcome
Knowledge - the student shall:
- have knowledge of the relationship between international politics and markets
- have knowledge of a number of relevant geopolitical risks and how these might affect economic actors, in general, and multinational corporations, in particular
- have knowledge of how geopolitical risks can be analyzed, predicted, and managed
Skills - the student shall demonstrate the ability to:
- use theories that are central to understanding the phenomenon of geopolitical risk
- employ theoretical and empirical knowledge in order to analyze the current and future geopolitical risk landscape
- demonstrate independence in the preparation of a semester assignment that fulfills the criteria for scientific writing
Learning methods and activities
2 hours of lectures per week and supervison of project work. Compulsory activity: Approved term paper(s) and excercise(s). Specific requirements will be announced at the beginning of the term. Lectures may be given in English.
Compulsory assignments
- Approved term paper(s)/exercise(s). Specific requirements will be announced at the beginning of the term.
Further on evaluation
Form of assessment: 3-hour written exam
Recommended previous knowledge
None.
Required previous knowledge
None
Course materials
To be decided at the start of the course.
Credit reductions
Course code | Reduction | From | To |
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SVPOL109 | 7.5 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Foundation courses, level I
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2024
Language of instruction: English, Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Social Studies
- Social Sciences
- Political Science
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Sociology and Political Science
Examination
Examination arrangement: School exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 E 2024-11-27 15:00 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates SL111 orange sone Sluppenvegen 14 60 SL111 grønn sone Sluppenvegen 14 9 SL111 lyseblå sone Sluppenvegen 14 72 - Spring ORD School exam 100/100 E INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"