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Economic History (Faculty of Economics and Commerce)

Faculty of Arts Requirements:
Requirements of a major:
Subjects offered:
Entry to Honours
Honours Requirements
Combined Honours Arts Degree

Faculty of Arts Requirements:

Students undertaking the Bachelor of Arts are normally permitted to enrol in approved subjects offered by other faculties. However, there is a requirement that students complete the following minimum number of points in departments within the Faculty of Arts:

50 points at first-year;
66 points at second-year;
50 points at third-year.

In most cases, students wishing to undertake a major in another faculty will be able to do so, but they will need to plan their course carefully to ensure they meet both departmental prerequisites and Faculty requirements.

Students should consult the Department of Economic History in respect to individual subjects available in any year.

Combined course students (except those in the BA/BCom) will not normally be eligible to enrol in any subject(s) in this area of study: please consult an Arts Faculty Course Adviser for further information.

Requirements of a major:

Arts students may take individual subjects from the following list or undertake a major in Economic History. A major consists of two single-semester subjects (25 points) at first-year level, two single-semester subjects (33.3 points) at second-year level and three single-semester subjects (50 points) at third-year level. For full details of the following subjects, refer to the Faculty of Economics and Commerce in this volume.

Subjects offered:

First year

326-102 Australia in the Global Economy
326-103 The Asian Economies

Second and third year

326-231 International Business Strategy
326-232/332 Chinese Business and Economy
326-205/305 The Japanese Business System
326-224/324 The Consumer Age
326-226/326 Business and Development in Southeast Asia
326-229/329 Evolution of Labour Markets
326-309 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
326-306 The Great Economists (not offered in 1996)
326-307 Economic Policy Debates: Past and Present (not offered in 1996)
326-308 Economic Problems in Historical Perspective (not offered in 1996)
326-328 Business Development and Strategy

Note: Level 3 Economic History subjects may also be combined with an approved level 3 Economics subject, or a subject in either History or Politics. For example, 326-305 The Japanese Business System and 326-326 Business and Development in Southeast Asia may be combined with 131-346 The Rise of Modern Japan (1868-1945).

Entry to Honours

Admission to the Honours School of Economic History takes place at fourth-year level. Students are required to complete four third-year Economic History subjects with at least an average second-class honours result. One approved third-year subject from outside Economic History may be substituted for an Economic History subject.

Honours Requirements

Students admitted to the fourth year of the Pure Honours degree are required to take:

326-470 Theory and Method in Economic History
326-472 Trends in Business Organisation
326-471 Australian Economy in the Long Run
326-480 Special Topics in Economic History
326-424 The European Community: Economic Change and Integration or an approved option.
one further approved subject (Students who have not completed 326-309 Research Methods in the Social Sciences would be encouraged to take this subject), and
326-466 Economic History Research Essay (double semester)

Combined Honours Arts Degree

Economic History and Department X

Economic History encourages Arts students to take a Combined Honours Arts Degree.

In fourth year, the Economic History component of the Combined Honours course is:

326-470 Theory and Method in Economic History
326-471 The Australian Economy in the Long Run

One subject from the following list:

326-480 Special Topics in Economic History
326-472 Trends in Business Organisation
326-424 The European Community: Economic Change and Integration or an approved level three Economic History subject.

A research essay on a topic approved by the Heads of both departments of the Combined Honours course.

Arts Honours degree candidates may combine the Economic History component with History, Political Science or Philosophy.

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