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| HIST0075-4 | Introduction to economic and social history, part 2
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Eric Geerkens |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| The course consists of two parts.
The first part provides an introduction to economic analysis. This course differs from traditional teaching of political economics in that it does not juxtapose micro and macro-economic theory. It presents the main paradigms of economic analysis (classical, neoclassical, Marxian and Keynesian), positions them in the history of economic thought and clearly underlines their differences.
The students registered in bachelor in human and social sciences and in sociology and anthropology are exempted from this first part of the course, as well as of the part relative to the former economic regime (in the second part of the course).
The second part of the course presents readings in economic and social history of the territories which make up contemporary Belgium from the end of the former economic regime. For each period identified [Industrial Revolution, industrialisation (including the "second industrialisation"), the Interwar period and the World War II], the focus is systematically placed on the factors of economic development and the social structuring of the economic space being examined. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of the course, students will be more aware of the interdependence between the economic, technical, social and political dimensions of the economic life ; they will be capable of better understanding the economic and social challenges of more sociological or political realities seen in other classes, as well as in the world around them. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Political Economics. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| A pupil monitor is at the disposal of the students most of the year. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| After each class, students will receive, via MyULg, a copy of the PowerPoint slides seen in class and will regularly be given indications for reading which will shed light on certain topics (these optional readings will not, however, be on subjects upon which they will be graded). These PowerPoint slides are available on-line untill the end of the academic year. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam with written preparation of a first question. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Two introductory lessons will be given in december. |
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Contacts :
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| Eric Geerkens, lecturer
Histoire économique et sociale
quai Roosevelt 1B (Bât. A4)
4000 Liège
Belgique
Tél. ULg : +32 4 3665359
Fax ULg : +32 4 3665838
Mail : e.geerkens@ulg.ac.be |
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| Online Notes |
| Notes are available on MyULg. |
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