ECO-10025 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The British and Global Economy module provides an introduction to developments in the global economy from an historical perspective.
The module examines how capitalist industrial economies developed from the industrial revolution in Britain and elsewhere.
The module also explores the development of the international economy in the 20th century, exploring themes that include (indicatively) the emergence of the newly industrialised economies, the Great Depression in the inter-war years, and growth and development after World War II.
As an introduction to the module students are encourage to read:
Allen, R (2011) Global Economic History: A very short introduction, Oxford: OUP.

The British and Global Economy module provides an introduction to developments in the global economy from an historical perspective.
The module examines how capitalist industrial economies developed from the industrial revolution in Britain and elsewhere.
The module also explores the development of the international economy in the 20th century, exploring themes that include (indicatively) the emergence of the newly industrialised economies, the Great Depression in the inter-war years, and growth and development after World War II.

Intended Learning Outcomes

1
analyse the growth and decline of international economic activity and the experience of countries other than those that participated in the 'first wave of industrial revolution', particularly those outside Europe: 1
describe the post World War II era of development across the world economy: 1
1
combine different sources within an assessment and identify the correct ways to reference sources: explain the factors that created the industrial revolution in Britain and elsewhere:

Study hours

20 hours lectures
4 hours tutorial contact time
36 hours private study - tutorial preparation
40 hours of independent study
48 hours of revision and exam preparation
2 hours exam

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment