Undergraduate Course: British Business History Since 1930 (ECSH10007)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Economic and Social History |
Other subject area | Economics |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course examines current business issues in their historical perspective. The main topics covered include: Nationalisation; Privatisation; regulation; telecomunications and the internet; occupational pension funds; industrial concentration; the business of the environment; air line deregulation; and financial liberalization and the City. The course is taught for 2 hours per week during one semester. A background in first year economics or British economic and environmental history may be helpful to students taking this course. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | A pass or passes in 40 credits of first-level historical or economics courses or equivalent, and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second-level historical or economics courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Personal Tutors are asked to contact the History Honours Admissions Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 50 3783). |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Student should leave the course able to employ micro-economic concepts in the analysis of business problems, and recognise the persistence of many of these problems and issues over time. Students are requried to read a wide variety of material, and to demonstrate an ability to make comparative international assessments. |
Assessment Information
An assignment will be set and must be handed-in by the due date before the end of the course. This assignment forms 25% of the final mark with the exam accounting for the remaining 75%.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One assessed assignment which will count as 25% of the final mark for the course.
One take home examination, which will count as 75% of the final mark for the course, available in week 11. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | British Business |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Martin Chick
Tel: (0131 6)50 3842
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Course secretary | Mrs Caroline Cullen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3781
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