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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Economic and Social History

Undergraduate Course: Economic History 2: the Global Economy since 1500 (ECSH08035)

Course Outline
School School of History, Classics and Archaeology College College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits 40
Home subject area Economic and Social History Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description The course explores the rise of the global economy over the past 500 years. Our chief concerns are with the forces of economic globalization, in particular with the issues surrounding trade, and the international migration of labour, capital, and technology, and their impact on incomes throughout the world economy. Ultimately we seek to understand the processes of economic development, why economies grow and why some have grown more quickly than others, and how the connections within the world economy have stimulated or have retarded economic development over the past half-millennium. The work of the first semester considers the earlier foundations of the global economy 1500-1800 while semester 2 focuses on the rise of the global economy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Economic History 2.1: The Global Economy Part 1 (ECSH08040) OR Economic History 2.2: The Global Economy Part 2 (ECSH08039)
Other requirements A pass in any first level course.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-22 15:00 - 15:50
CentralLecture1-22 15:00 - 15:50
CentralLecture1-22 15:00 - 15:50
First Class Week 1, Monday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. David Hume Tower, Faculty Room South
Additional information To attend one tutorial group each week.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:0020 sidesc/w ECSH08040, ECSH08039 (Same paper, Same exam start time)
Resit Exam Diet (August)Resit paper3:0020 sidesc/w ECSH08040, ECSH08039 (Same paper, Same exam start time)
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course it is intended that students should be able to demonstrate, by way of essays and the end of course examination:

- familiarity with the contours of world economic development since 1500.
- an understanding of the forces shaping economic development.
- awareness of the evidence on which the historical record is based.
- literary skills, and the ability to construct coherent argument and analysis.

and by way of tutorials, written assignments and examination, they should be able to develop and demonstrate:

- presentational and verbal skills.
- the ability to interpret and deploy descriptive quantitative data.
Assessment Information
Two essays worth 26% of final assessment and two shorter assignments worth 14% of final assessment. One 3-hour examination worth 60% of final assessment.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser Prof David Greasley
Tel: (0131 6)50 3838
Email: David.Greasley@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Judith Mcalister
Tel:
Email: judith.mcalister@ed.ac.uk
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