Postgraduate Course: Development and Methodology of Economic Thought (ECNM11008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course covers the history of economic thought and its methodology from the pre-Enlightenment period up to the present day, with particular emphasis on important developments. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Block 4 (Sem 2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 18,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Final examination in the April/May diet. |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| The aim of this course is to promote an understanding of how economic theory has developed, in terms of the questions asked, the types of theory developed to address these questions, and the methodological pre-suppositions of these theories.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.sgpe.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jonathan Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)50 4515
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
Email: |
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