HISTORY OF ECONOMICS
| Title | ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ / HISTORY OF ECONOMICS |
| Code | 12ΥΓ05 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Economics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Nikolaos Varsakelis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100001417 |
Programme of Study: UPS School of Economics (2013-today)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2026 – 2027 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600297279
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600297279
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- French (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
There are not prerequisite courses for this course.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to understand the long shadow of history in the comparative development of countries today
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Roupakias
1. culture and economic growth
2. geography and economic growth
3. institutions and economic growth
3. Pre-industrial societies (The Malthusian trap)
4. The Middle Ages - Feudalism - Black Death
5. European colonial expansion in the 15th century AD - Consequences of the slave trade in Africa - The reversal of the economic fortune of the colonies
6. Industrial Revolution 1760-1840- Why it happened first in Britain- Consequences
7. 20th century-present (The Great Depression of 1929, World Wars I and II, the global crisis of 2007-2009)
Varsakelis
1. The Economy of the Ottoman Empire
1.1. Institutions of the Ottoman Empire
1.2 Monetary and fiscal policy
1.3 The real economy of the Ottoman Empire - agricultural sector, trade
2. The monetary and fiscal situation of Greece in the period 1821-1912
2.1 The economics of the 1821 Revolution
2.2. Fiscal Policy
2.3 Monetary policy
2.4 The bankruptcy of 1892 and the International Financial Control in 1898
2.5. Reforms and economic recovery 1898-1912
Keywords
Neolithic Revolution, feudalism, colonialism, Indusrial revolution, 20th century
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Access to the Blackboard - Email cmmunication
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 138 | 4.9 | |||
| Reading Assigment | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | ✓ | ||||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 140 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
final examinations in the form of multiple-choice questions
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Συνοπτική Οικονομική Ιστορία του Κόσμου-Από την Παλαιολιθική Εποχή Μέχρι Σήμερα, Neal L., Cameron R
2. Οικονομική Ιστορία της Ελλάδας πέμπτη έκδοση, Λευτέρης Τσουλφίδης
Last Update
04-10-2024
