MODERN ECONOMIC HISTORY

ECON572

Course Code: ECON572
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understands how Western and environmental economies have developed since the 16th century and the main forces behind their evolution.
Understand the investigation and analysis of the discovery of the New World, impact of overseas trade, expansion of Europe, capital flows and colonial policies, economic developments and industrial revolution in Western Europe, and the principal economic events during the twentieth century.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course consists of a comprehensive examination of economic events from the past to the present.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Economic History and Economic Development
2^nd Week	Economic Development in Ancient Times
3^rd Week	Economic Development in Medieval Europe
4^th Week	Non-Western Economies on the Eve of Western Expansion
5^th Week	Europe's Second Logistic, Economic Nationalism and Imperialism
6^th Week	The Dawn of Modern Industry
7^th Week	Economic Development in the Nineteenth Century: Basic Determinants, Patterns of Development: The Early Industrializers and Latecomers
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Strategic Sectors
10^th Week	The Growth of the World Economy
11^th Week	Overview of the World Economy in the Twentieth Century
12^th Week	International Economic Disintegration
13^th Week	Rebuilding the World Economy
14^th Week	The World Economy at the End of the Twentieth century

Recommended or Required Reading

Cameron, A Concise Economic History of the World, From Paleolitic Times to the Present Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
F. Braudel, Civilization and Capitalism: 15th to 18th Century, 3 vols. London: W. Collins Press.
I.Wallerstein, The Modern World System, 3 vols. New York: 1974-1980.
R.S. Duplesis, Transition to Capitalism in Early Modern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
M. Bulut, Ottoman-Dutch Economic Relations in the Early Modern Period, 1571-1699. Hilversum: Verloren Press, 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Quiz	1	10
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	55	55
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam	1	70	70
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	60	60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1	X	X
K2	X
K3	X
K4	X
K5	X	X
K6	X	X
K7	X
K8	X
K9	X
K10