ECC3144 · Economic history: The rise of capitalism

Overview

The unit covers core topics in economic history, including the sources of long-run economic change, the industrial revolution, the “Great Divergence,” the economic rise of the US, the spread of industrialisation, the processes promoting globalisation, and the origins of Australia’s prosperity. The unit offers an understanding of the deep historical processes out of which modern economic growth emerged. To that end, the unit employs an interdisciplinary approach, grounded in economics, but drawing key insights from history and other social sciences.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. understand how the core features of major modern economies emerged historically
2. understand and critically analyse recent research in economic history
3. critically engage with debates on the sources of long-run economic change
4. apply an interdisciplinary approach that integrates economic insights on the processes of long-run economic change with those gleaned from history and other social sciences.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.