International Economic History, 15 Credits

Contents

This course studies the international economic and social development during the last millennium.
The first module: Introduction to International Economic History provides an overview of the long-term economic and social development from the early medieval period up to the interwar period. The second module: Problems in Economic History, provides in-dept insights and perspectives on the specific economic-historical development after 1920 with regards to economic crisis, doctrines, and economic and social changes.

Expected learning outcomes

Module I: Introduction to International economic history
After completing the course the students will have:
- Basic knowledge about the long-term economic-historical development from the early medieval period up to the 1920s
- Basic knowledge about the preconditions for economic growth and patterns of industrialisation in different societies
- Basic knowledge about the development of trade and economic-political doctrines
- Basic understanding for the long-term development of gender relations
- Understanding for the role of the factors of production, and institutional and structural change

Module II: Problems in International Economic History
After completing the course the students will have:
- Basic knowledge and understanding for changes in the international economic order from the interwar period onwards with regards to foreign trade patterns and the mobility of factors of production
- Understanding for the causes and impacts of different economic crises, payment systems, technology shifts and structural changes
- Knowledge about the role of economic integration and trade among market and planned economies
- The ability to compare different economic development patterns and their specific time related contexts
- The ability to apply a gender perspective on the long-term economic and social development

Required Knowledge

Form of instruction

Web-based teaching and communication

Examination modes

All exams are mandatory and individual. Depending on the actual circumstances for teaching and the number of students attending the course, we apply a variety of examination modes. This can e.g. be hand in - and presentations of - individual papers, activity in seminar discussions, written exams or oral exams, which is specified in the actual Study Guide. According to the rules of the National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges the grading will be made individually at all courses given by the Department of Economic History. Students who do not pass the first examination will be offered a second examination within reasonable time. All students have the rights to take a test up to four times in order to pass. A student who has failed the examination twice has the right to ask the Board of the Social Sciences Faculty to appoint another teacher to examine him or her.

Academic credit transfer
The course can be combined with any other undergraduate economic history class of 15 credits and thereby correspond to 15 + 15 credits of undergraduate level studies in economic history.
For foreign students the ECTS seven grade transcription model is used.