Economic History Concentration
These are the New Requirements for the Economic History Concentration and apply to students who officially declared their major after September 1, 2006.
(For the Old Requirements, click here.)
The concentration in Economic History consists of six Economic History courses plus ECON 1 and 2.
I. Economic History Seminar (one course)
Economic History concentrators must take at least one 200-level seminar that has economic history content. Recently offered seminars include: Comparative Industrializations; Work and the Working-Class in American History; East Asian Economic History; U.S. Empire, Globalization and World Regions; Money and Manners in 18th Century England; and The Industrial City.
II. Economic History Courses (four courses)
Students must take four courses from the following list:
- HIST 107 Comparative Capitalist Systems
- HIST 119 History of the Modern Business Corporation
- HIST 123 Economic History of Europe I
- HIST 124 Economic History, 1600 to present
- HIST 130 History of Globalization
- HIST 153 The Urban Crisis
- HIST 161 American Capitalism
- HIST 323 Material Life in America
- HIST 388 Hunger and Poverty in Market Economies
- HIST 436 Capitalism in Asia Since 150
III. Concentration Elective (one course)
Students may complete their elective requirement with a second economic history seminar, an additional course from the above list, or with a major-related course.
Major-related Courses
Courses in Economics (ECON), Political Science (PSCI), and Sociology (SOCI), for example, which have core historical content and mesh with courses in the Economic History cluster will be approved. Examples include:
- ECON 36 Law and Economics; 62 The Soviet Economy; 232 Political Economy; 262 Comparative Economic Systems; 263 The Transition from Social to Market Economy;
- PSCI 139 Politics of Poverty and Development; 186 Money and Markets; 214 Political Economy of East Asia; 250 International Political Economy; 414 Comparative Politics of the Welfare State;
- SOCI 10 Social Stratification; 110 The Rich and the Poor; 420 Perspectives on Urban Poverty.
All major-related courses must be approved by your faculty advisor.
IV. Economics 1 and 2
Students are encouraged to complete ECON 1 and 2 by the end of their sophomore years.
Special Note: Because majors with an Economic concentration are required to take ECON 1 and 2, they may count only two more non-Department of History courses toward their major. These non-departmental courses include major-related courses from other Penn departments, study abroad courses and transfer credits.
Courses
The list of economic history courses will change as courses are added or dropped. New HIST 200-level seminars are constantly created. Economic History concentrators should consult with the faculty advisor of the program as adjustments occur and approval is needed. Study abroad courses in Economic History must have prior approval of the faculty advisor for possible inclusion in the cluster.
Faculty Advisor
Sprng 2012 Courses
Courses which fulfill the Economic History requirement:
Regional and Topical Surveys
HIST 107 Comparative Capitalist Systems
Drew
TR 1:30-3PM
HIST 119 History of the Modern Business Corporation
Drew
MW 2-3:30PM
Upper Level Courses
300-400 level courses are on special topics and are more advanced. They often presuppose some basic knowledge in the field and should be more difficult courses than courses at the 1-199 levels. The department is trying to insure that some 400 level courses, although substantially more difficult, are also small in size; they thus may be suitable for graduate students.
HIST 231.403 Financing Democracy: Money, Corporations and American Political Campaigns
Genova
M 2-5PM
R |SEM
HIST 372 The History of Foreign Aid to Africa
Cassanelli
MW 3:30-5PM
AF/ME
Old Requirements
The concentration in Economic History requires a total of eight courses. Four of these must be upper-level (200 or above) courses, including at least one seminar.
Students must also satisfy the basic major requirements.
Students must take at least five of the following:
- HIST 107 Comparative Capitalist Systems
- HIST 161 American Capitalism
- HIST188/388 Hunger & Poverty in Market Economies
- HIST138, 139, 358, 387, 417, 455, 503, 617
- HIST 201 Creating the Consumer
- HIST 204 Industrializing/Deindustrializing America
- HIST 204 Schools and Work: Past, Present, Future
- HIST 204 Work and the Working Class in America
- HIST 206 Comparative Industrializations
- HIST 206 U.S. Empire and the Third World
In addition, students must take ECON 001 and 002.
Students may also take up to two major-related courses from the following:
- SOCI 110, 117, 144, 585
- PSCI 250 (formerly 260), 432 (formerly 395), 521, 532
- ECON 014, 020, 021, 022, 024, 025, 027, 033, 036, 037, 053, 060, 061, 062, 121, 122, 160, 163.
Any major-related course not on this list must be approved by your faculty advisor.
