Postgraduate Course: Topics in Economic History (ECNM11041)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Economics |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Economics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.sgpe.ac.uk/ |
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| Course description |
This course will introduce MSc economics students and SGPE PhD students to selected topics in economic history. The specific mix of topics will vary from year to year, but will be drawn from a wide range of eras and topics. In the first year of offering, the topics covered will include pre-industrial revolution economies; the industrial revolution; financial and economic crises of the 20th century, including the Great Depression; and the experience of central planning and its collapse in the USSR and Eastern Europe. The course will be taught by both economists (Becker, Schaffer) and economic historians (Ross, Schenk).
As noted above SGPE PhD students (who have not taken the course already in their MSc year) will be taking this course as part of their ESRC advanced graduate training. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Advanced undergraduate courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics and quantitative methods. These will not be expected to be at the same level as the MSc Economics courses but should have the same analytical emphasis. |
| Prospectus website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 4 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Second semester, weeks 5 to 11 and week 1 of the Easter vacation |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Knowledge and understanding of pre-industrial revolution economies; the industrial revolution; financial and economic crises of the 20th century, including the Great Depression; and the experience of central planning and its collapse in the USSR and Eastern Europe. |
Assessment Information
| One 2 hour Degree exam in May |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Andy Snell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3848
Email: a.j.snell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
Email: marie.craft@ed.ac.uk |
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