ECON 5 - International Political Economy: Introduction to Global Studies

    Recent Professors
    Berman Dianne R.
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ECON 5
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4H · CSU GE Area D2 · CSU GE Area D8
    Description
    Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences) Satisfies Global Citizenship This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the fields of Global Studies and International Political Economy. Students will analyze critically the role of national governments, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and multinational corporations, in regard to phenomena such as, international markets and production regimes, monetary and trade policy, international and global conflict, and environmental degradation. Contending theoretical and ideological perspectives regarding international systems, processes, and trends will be applied and evaluated. ECON 5 is the same course as POL SC 5 and GLOBAL 5. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.