Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | ASPE106 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | •Economic laws and the differences between economic laws and natural laws. •What is Political Economy? The various factors comprising the concept of Political Economy. • Work and its meaning for individuals and society. •The mechanisms of production, the socio-economic systems. The mechanisms of production in modern economies. •The basic schools of thought and theories in Political Economy within the political and economic context in which they have developed (classical, neoclassical, Keynesianism, Marxism). •Analysis of the basic indicators, phenomena and institutions in modern economies (Gross Domestic Product, Banks, National Debt, unemployment, etc). | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Lectures, analysis of newspaper articles, statistics and video clips. Class discussion | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |