Undergraduate Course: British Business History Since 1930 (ECSH10007)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course uses techniques from history and economics to explore the development of business in Britain since 1930. It emphasises the institutional and microeconomic aspects of decision-making within companies, as well as the changing political-economic context in which businesses operate. A background in first-year economics or British economic and environmental history is helpful to students taking this course. |
| Course description |
This course examines current business issues in their historical perspective. The main topics covered include: nationalisation; privatisation; regulation; research and development; occupational pension funds; industrial concentration; the business of the environment; deindustrialisation; venture capital; and financial liberalization and the City.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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). |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, an ability to apply economic concepts to historical material;
- demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, an ability to read, analyse and reflect critically upon relevant scholarship;
- demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, an ability to analyse the assumptions underpinning central economic and business models;
- demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, the ability to develop and sustain scholarly arguments in oral and written form, by formulating appropriate questions and utilising relevant evidence;
- demonstrate independence of mind and initiative; intellectual integrity and maturity; an ability to evaluate the work of others, including peers.
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Reading List
J. Vickers and G. Yarrow, Privatisation: An Economic Analysis
R Coase, Essays on Economics and Economists
J Kay, The Foundations of Corporate Success
R. Millward, Private and Public Enterprise In Europe
P A David and M Thomas The Economic Future in Historical Perspective
O Shy The Economics of Network Industries
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | British Business |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Martin Chick
Tel: (0131 6)50 3842
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Course secretary | Mrs Diane Knowles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3781
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