SFB11615 International Economics (Spring 2025)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:
10
Responsible faculty:
Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
Campus:
Halden
Course Leader:
Trond Arne Borgersen
Teaching language:
English
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

The course is affiliated to the following study programme

Compulsory for students on

  • the Bachelor Programme in Business Administration specializing in International Business
  • the Bachelor Programme in Business Administration specializing in Economic Analysis

Required prerequisite knowledge

All courses in first year of the study programme must be passed to start in the third year of the programme. This requirement does not apply to the exchange students.

Recommended previous knowledge

Microeconomics (Mikroøkonomi med anvendelser)

Teaching semester

6th semester (spring).

Content

The course consists of three parts:

  • International Trade Theory
  • International Trade Policy
  • Exchange Rates and Open Economy Macroeconomics

The student's learning outcomes on passing the course

Knowledge
The student is familiar with

  • central theories and models in international economics
  • the development of the field, international economics, and emerging trends

Skills
The student is able to

  • formulate and solve analytical tasks regarding topics in international economics,
  • relate own analytical work to existing literature, theories and models
  • read and reflect on international economics literature

General competence
Through the course, the student has gained competence in critical reading and reflection as well as problem formulating and -solving. In addition, the student has gained experience with project work in teams.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures. Group work with exercises. Supervision and feedback.

Emphasis will be put on reading and using relevant literature, and solving of analytical tasks in teams.

Workload

The course will give the student approximately 280 hours of work.

Practical training/internship

No superviced practice in this course

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

One written assignment (group work) must be approved by pass before students can obtain permission to take the final exam.

Exam

Four hours written examination on campus
Aids allowed:

  • Calculator with empty memory, incapable of symbolic computation or wireless communication
  • Mother tongue - English - mother tongue dictionary (this must be a simple translation dictionary that does not give definitions and explanations)

Grades: A - F.

Examiners

One internal and one external examiner, or to internal examiners.

Course evaluation

To improve the course, we need the evaluations from the students. The course is evaluated each semester. The evaluations from the students are treated by the departement staff.

Reading list

The current reading list for 2025 Spring can be found in Leganto
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