Introduction: 本系於94學年度始奉准開設，然承襲了淡江大學一貫傳統的優良學風，肩負著創新與發展的重責大任。本系可說為淡江大學國際化、資訊化、未來化等三化政策下的產物，是以發展方向明確。本系將栽培更符合社會期待的人才，這其中包括語文的熟稔程度，專業的政經學識，及全球化的視野。原屬「全球化研究與發展學院」99學年度改隸屬「全球創業發展學院」，復於100學年度更名為「全球政治經濟學系」。

This department's mission is to both complement and supplement the College's mission of providing an excellent individualized globalized futures education that prepares students for the future by emphasizing the values and standards of judgment required for lifelong learning, personal development and community leadership by offering politics and economics course taught from a perspective which incorporates related social science and humanities perspectives. Students are required to develop critical reasoning skills while recognizing the importance of economic, political, and philosophical principles in the process of developing a better understanding of how Western and non-Western societies interact with each other and provide for their material well-being. To aid in meeting the College's General Graduation Requirement of introducing all students to social science theories and methodologies needed to understand and analyze global society.