Undergraduate Certificate in Global Politics

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Undergraduate Certificate in Global Politics
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Overview

Enhance your understanding of international relations, global governance, and political systems with a comprehensive certificate in Global Politics

Duration	15 weeks
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Difficulty level	Beginner
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Undergraduate Certificate in Global Politics
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Highlights

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Undergraduate Certificate in Global Politics
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Course details

Skills you will learn

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Who should do this course?

Students in international relations, sociology, economics, history, or other social sciences seeking to complement their primary studies with a focus on global politics

What are the course deliverables?

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of major theories of international relations and global political systems
Assessment: Analyze and compare different international relations theories through written essays and exams
Critically assess the dynamics of global political interactions, including power structures, alliances, and conflicts
Conduct case studies and participate in simulations of international negotiations

More about this course

This course introduces the learners to Global Politics which is a very vast and important subject that holds immense value for identifying how international, regional, national and local issues are interlinked and impact the lives of everyone across countries
This course considers the role and interaction of various state and non-state actors that constitute the intricacies of Global Politics to enable students to explain and examine the dynamics of power at the international level through appropriate frameworks and perspectives
Through the course, the learner will be able to identify the transitions underway at the global levels on power, economy, ecology, security, culture, migration, and groupings, with a focus on differentiated experiences for those in the Global South and the Global North

Undergraduate Certificate in Global Politics
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Curriculum

Week 1:

Introduction to the Meaning of the concept of globalisation and global politics, changes and continuities in global politics and issues and debates in globalisation

Week 2:

Issues and debates on globalisation and understanding the concept of globalisation through the lens of core international relations theories - Realism, Liberalism, Marxism, Constructivism, Post-Colonialism, Post-Structuralism, Feminism and Green Politics

Week 3:

Understanding the globalist and sceptics debates on culture, economy, world order and the public good

Week 4:

Introduction to the debates on sovereignty and territoriality, transformation of the state’s role and shift from government to governance, humanitarian intervention and state sovereignty and understanding the concept, perspective and strands regarding Borders

Week 5:

The concept of a borderless world, the emergence of the global economy, the historical background of capitalist expansion and the Bretton Woods system

Week 6:

The structure, characteristics, functions and critical analysis of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organisation

Week 7:

Globalisation and transnational organisations, the concept of Globalization, Culture and Technology, the role of technology in cultural globalisation, and the impact of globalisation on culture and how cultural transformation will happen

Week 8:

The concept of multiculturalism, the meaning and reason of global resistance and the role played by actors of global resistance, i.e. global civil society, social movement and NGOs

Week 9:

Globalisation and global inequality, ecological issues in global politics, changes in international environmentalism and the concept of climate change

Week 10:

Evolution of International Environmental Agreements, issues related to resource security, the concept and themes pertaining to environmental philosophy and the concept of nuclear non-proliferation

Undergraduate Certificate in Global Politics
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Swayam
Faculty details

Dr. Obja Borah Hazarika

Dr. Obja Borah Hazarika is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Dibrugarh University, Assam. She completed her Master’s and M.Phil from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Her PhD is from Dibrugarh University on Analyzing the Strategic Dimensions of the Look East Policy (1991-2023). Her areas of interest include International Relations and Indian Foreign Policy. She is the author of the book titled “Paradigms of Paradiplomacy in Northeast India: Assam’s Cross-border Concerns and Engagements (2021). Dr. Hazarika has 11 years of teaching experience.