Economic relations have undergone significant change in recent decades. Globalisation has become the popular term used to describe this. This module explores what globalisation really is by looking at a range of significant areas, including production, consumption, finance, labour, international development, non-governmental organisations and the environment. Students will learn how to critically evaluate debates relating to the international political economy. Students will learn how to analyse and discuss relevant trends in the global economy, including the impact of the global financial crisis and contemporary issues such as climate change and public health crises. Students will also become familiar with conflicting ethics in the global economy. Through self-directed learning, lectures, seminars, and individual research, students will appropriate relevant theories and draw on useful empirical evidence to understand and explain the international political economy.