British Economic and Environmental History since 1900 (U04030)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : HCA-1-BEEH

The course examines the main developments in the development of the
British economy since 1900 and the persistent and increasing interest in the environmental impact of economic activity. As well as looking at major shifts in macro-economic policy, the course will also examine the process of deindustrialisation, the rise of public expenditure, and the growing concern with sustainability. The topics covered will include: inflation; nationalisation; privatisation; air and water pollution; oil pricing; fixed and floating exchange rate systems; time and saving; fish and renewables; property rights; and the operation of the welfare state.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economic and Social History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
12/01/2009	14:00	14:50	Lecture Theatre, Robson Building	Med+Vet	Venue for Tue and Thu lectures is Forrest Hill

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

- demonstrate in presentations, essays and examinations an ability to understand and deploy environmental and economic concepts;
- demonstrate an ability to analyse data and archive documents;
- be able to write a coherent, well-evidenced argument in which the conceptual underpinnings of the argument are sensitive to the awkward facts of particular cases;
- demonstrate an awareness of the construct that is history and a willingness to question secondary sources;
- to recognise continuities and differences between current environmental concerns and those in the past.

Transferable Skills:
Students will also demonstrate that they can:

- gather material independently on a given topic and organise it into a coherent data set;
- compare differing sets of data from varying situations and draw conclusions from them;
- evaluate different approaches to and explanations of material, and make critical choices between them;
- express clearly ideas and arguments, both orally and in writing;
- organise complex and lengthy sets of arguments and draw these together into a coherent conclusion;
- organise their own learning, manage their workload and work to a timetable.

Assessment Information

Students will write one essay (26% of final mark) and one assignment(14%) of final mark, plus one 1.5 hour exam (60% of final mark) in the May exam diet of the year in which the course is taken.