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Course: 2025/2026

Globalization
(17720)
Bachelor in History and Politics (Study Plan 2018) (Plan: 394 - Estudio: 352)


Coordinating teacher: GARMENDIA MADARIAGA, AMUITZ

Department assigned to the subject: Humanities: History, Geography and Art Department, Social Sciences Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

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Learning Outcomes
K1: Identify the key historical processes of history, from Antiquity to globalization, recognizing their political and social implications K2: To know the historical evolution of political institutions, from Antiquity to the present day, identifying their impact on government systems K5: Describe the actors, institutions, and processes that shape international relations, explaining their influence on the global landscape K6: To compare historical economic systems, relating them to their socio-political context from Antiquity to the present day K7: Relate social movements and struggles for civil rights to changes in social structures throughout history and analyze changes in cultural expressions (art, literature, religion) and their link to historical and political processes S1: Build solid historical and political arguments from a rigorous documentary base S2: Apply logical and creative thinking in solving complex historiographical and political problems S3: Experiment with research methodologies, simulating historical or political situations relevant to their analysis S4: Simulate geopolitical scenarios and international conflicts, demonstrating understanding of their implications S5: Demonstrate academic writing skills by crafting essays and articles based on original research S6: Perform critical analyses of historical and geopolitical maps, relating them to historical events and processes S7: Compose interdisciplinary research projects, integrating economic, sociological and cultural perspectives S8: Creating innovative approaches to address historical and political problems C1: Have critical and analytical skills evaluating historical sources and political texts to interpret their relevance in real contexts C2: Solve complex problems by adapting historical and political knowledge to propose effective solutions in contemporary situations C3: Actively participate in interdisciplinary projects to analyze historical and political phenomena from multiple perspectives C4: Demonstrate the ability to integrate theoretical knowledge into practical scenarios such as public policy analysis or historical-cultural projects
Description of contents: programme
The historical part of the subject studies the phenomenon of globalization from the network society. Two contemporary technical revolutions have trans- formed the dimensions of space and time for human beings: the transport revolution, begun in the nineteenth century, and the digital revolution, which, begun in the twentieth century, already shows its effects at all levels of human activity in this twenty-first century. To study what this phenomenon con- sists of and the scenario of transformations that it presents is the objective of this part. The Network as a space without places, without distances and without delays: the technological foundation of a networked world. The continuous connection: people and connected objects. From the industrial ship to 3D printing: a new concept of production and distribution of goods. Big Data: new hegemonies. Citizens of the world in network and digital identity: the chain of blocks. Imbalances, conflicts and opportunities. The sociological module of the course Globalization examines the main debates that organize the sociological literature on the topic, as well as the main topics on which this literature focuses. Theoretical Debate: Convergence versus Diversity Globalization and Economic Inequality Globalization and Geographical Mobility Globalization and Values Globalization and Supranational Identifications Globalization and Xenophobia Globalization and the Formation of Transnational Social Groups
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40




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