ATS2848 The economic history of the modern world
Faculty of Arts
ATS2848 The economic history of the modern world is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2848
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2848
No unit lists ATS2848 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisite: 12 credit points of Level 1 Arts units
Prohibition: ECX2144
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit introduces you to the economic history of the modern world. Employing recent insights from both history and economics, it examines major turning points, trends, and events in the development of the modern world. Upon completing this unit, you will be able to explain and describe the long-run pattern of development, leadership, and decline in the world economy since the industrial revolution; evaluate the role of culture, institutions, and the environment in such change; and apply the methods of historical and economic analysis to contemporary debates on the future of the world’s development.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Quiz / Test70%
- Presentation30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
explain and analyse the main issues and debates in the field of economic history;
- 2
explain and interpret the main contours of the development of the world economy;
- 3
analyse the processes underpinning long-term economic and historical development;
- 4
evaluate critically contrasting views about the determinants of long-run economic and societal change;
- 5
effectively contextualise and analyse contemporary events in the global economy;
- 6
identify and review the use of historical and economic analysis.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use their own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
ATS2848 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Gary Magee
- Dr Koji Hirata
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Gary Magee
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2848?
ATS2848 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2848 offered?
In 2025, ATS2848 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2848?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2848 have an exam?
No. ATS2848 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2848?
ATS2848 is part of History.