Estudios Norteamericanos (Conjunto con UAH)
Master's Programme. Academic Year 2024/2025.
POLÍTICA ECONÓMICA ESTADOUNIDENSE INTERIOR Y EXTERIOR - 608564
Curso Académico 2024-25
Datos Generales
- Plan de estudios: 065A - MÁSTER UNIVERSITARIO EN ESTUDIOS NORTEAMERICANOS (2016-17)
- Carácter: OPTATIVA
- ECTS: 6.0
SINOPSIS
COMPETENCIAS
Generales
CG1 - Students will acquire a deeper and more specific knowledge of the disciplines inherent in North American Studies.
CG2 - Students will be able to use the preparation acquired as a resource and a reference model through which to adequately solve theoretical and practical questions related to the different areas of specialization that are achieved through the itineraries suggested in the program formative of this title.
CG3 - Students will be able to learn in a continuous, autonomous and self-directed way, developing new approaches and analytical methods within North American Studies.
CG4 - Students will learn about the latest innovations in the field of North American Studies.
CG5 - Students will acquire the necessary skills to carry out a research project.
CG6 - Students will apply the theoretical and analytical contributions from different fields of knowledge in favor of the same scientific objective during their participation in the sessions, through working groups, in written works and in their Master Dissertation.
CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context
CB7 - That students know how to apply the acquired knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
CG2 - Students will be able to use the preparation acquired as a resource and a reference model through which to adequately solve theoretical and practical questions related to the different areas of specialization that are achieved through the itineraries suggested in the program formative of this title.
CG3 - Students will be able to learn in a continuous, autonomous and self-directed way, developing new approaches and analytical methods within North American Studies.
CG4 - Students will learn about the latest innovations in the field of North American Studies.
CG5 - Students will acquire the necessary skills to carry out a research project.
CG6 - Students will apply the theoretical and analytical contributions from different fields of knowledge in favor of the same scientific objective during their participation in the sessions, through working groups, in written works and in their Master Dissertation.
CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context
CB7 - That students know how to apply the acquired knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
Específicas
CE1 - Students will be able to question the validity of relativistic assertions about American idiosyncrasies.
CE2 - The students will be able to discern the different milestones of North American political and cultural history both in their dyschrony and in their synchrony.
CE3 - Students will be able to carry out a research work with an adequate structure, a clear writing, a solid argumentation and respecting all the norms of citation and relation of sources typical of this type of work and assimilating the theories or opinions expressed in others studies on the subject.
CE5 - Students will have the ability to interpret and evaluate all types of current North American texts (press, advertising, reports, communiqués, scientific or economic texts, ideological, historical, literary texts, etc.) revealing their ideology, their objectives, and its function.
CE6 - Students will have a global vision of transatlantic cultural, political and historical relations from the creation of New England to the present day.
CE7 - Students will be able to make inter and multidisciplinary approaches to American cultural constructs, regardless of their nature.
CE2 - The students will be able to discern the different milestones of North American political and cultural history both in their dyschrony and in their synchrony.
CE3 - Students will be able to carry out a research work with an adequate structure, a clear writing, a solid argumentation and respecting all the norms of citation and relation of sources typical of this type of work and assimilating the theories or opinions expressed in others studies on the subject.
CE5 - Students will have the ability to interpret and evaluate all types of current North American texts (press, advertising, reports, communiqués, scientific or economic texts, ideological, historical, literary texts, etc.) revealing their ideology, their objectives, and its function.
CE6 - Students will have a global vision of transatlantic cultural, political and historical relations from the creation of New England to the present day.
CE7 - Students will be able to make inter and multidisciplinary approaches to American cultural constructs, regardless of their nature.
ACTIVIDADES DOCENTES
Clases teóricas
30%-40%
Clases prácticas
20%-30%
Presentaciones
20%
Otras actividades
10% Active Participation
TOTAL
100%
Presenciales
6
Semestre
1
Breve descriptor:
The main aim of this course is to analyze the main pillars on which current US economic policy is based, both internally and externally.
Requisitos
General requirements for admission to the master's degree
Objetivos
The main goals for the students of the Master of North American Studies are the following ones:
a) That they learn to handle international information sources that allow them to acquire competencies in the investigation of the most relevant North American economic policies;
b) That they acquire theoretical and empirical knowledge about the role of the United States in the world economy;
c) That they can analyze and assess the challenges of the North American economy in the world economic context (especially, by carrying out small practical tasks);
d) That they improve their instrumental skills, including: d.1) ability to write, in an orderly and understandable manner, analysis of the current North American economy. d.2) ability to compile, interpret and present qualitative and quantitative information about the North American economy. d.3) Oral ability to transmit and communicate the information obtained.
a) That they learn to handle international information sources that allow them to acquire competencies in the investigation of the most relevant North American economic policies;
b) That they acquire theoretical and empirical knowledge about the role of the United States in the world economy;
c) That they can analyze and assess the challenges of the North American economy in the world economic context (especially, by carrying out small practical tasks);
d) That they improve their instrumental skills, including: d.1) ability to write, in an orderly and understandable manner, analysis of the current North American economy. d.2) ability to compile, interpret and present qualitative and quantitative information about the North American economy. d.3) Oral ability to transmit and communicate the information obtained.
Contenido
1. SOURCES OF ECONOMIC INFORMATION: National and international organizations.
2. AMERICAN ECONOMIC POLICY: INTERNAL PERSPECTIVE
2.1 Global analysis of the competitiveness of the North American economy Comparative analysis with its main competitors.
2.2 Institutional framework of the American economy: business climate, labor market, pension and social security system, administrative structure, fiscal decentralization.
2.3 Macroeconomic policy: monetary and fiscal policy
2.4 Energy policy
2.5. Environmental policy
3. AMERICAN ECONOMIC POLICY: EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVE
3.1 Multilateral trade policy: US in the WTO. Commercial dispute settlement system.
3.2 US Trade Policy with NAFTA
3.3 US trade policy with the EU: the new TTIP treaty.
3.4 Trade policy with countries in the Asia Pacific area.
3.5 The role of the US in international financial institutions: IMF and the World Bank Group.
4. PERSPECTIVES OF ECONOMIC POLICY
Evaluación
Written assignments 60%
Oral tests and/or presentations 30%
In-class participation 10%
Oral tests and/or presentations 30%
In-class participation 10%
Otra información relevante
The information in this document does not replace the course syllabus for each year, where specific activities, materials, readings and thematic contents will be provided.
The syllabus will be distributed in class during the first week of the course, and if the teacher deems it necessary, it will also be available in the course's campus virtual space.
The syllabus will be distributed in class during the first week of the course, and if the teacher deems it necessary, it will also be available in the course's campus virtual space.
Estructura
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Grupos
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| Grupo | Periodos | Horarios | Aula | Profesor |
| Grupo T | 12/09/2024 - 13/12/2024 | MARTES 18:00 - 21:00 | A-22B | PILAR GAGO DE SANTOS |