ECC3144 Economic history: The rise of capitalism
Faculty of Business and Economics
ECC3144 Economic history: The rise of capitalism is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs ECX2144; and ((ECB1101, ECF1100, ECC1000 or ECW1101) and (ECW1102, ECB1102, ECC1100, ECF1200 or ECX1200)).
- 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 ECC3144
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prerequisites
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After ECC3144
No unit lists ECC3144 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
To be successful in this unit, background knowledge and application of maths is required at the equivalent of VCE Year 12 Higher level. You may have satisfied this by completing relevant prerequisite unit/s, or you have covered relevant topics in your final years of secondary study. You should self-assess your maths competency prior to enrolling in this unit.
Overview
The unit covers the core topics in economic history, including but not limiting to the Neolithic revolution, the economy of the antiquity, the commercial revolution, the industrial revolution, the “Great Divergence,” as well as special topics on Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region. The organizing theme is to understand the historical process through which capitalism arose. Therefore, the unit employs an interdisciplinary approach, focussing on economics researches but also borrowing key insights from historical sociology.
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
understand how the core institutions of modern economy emerged historically
- 2
understand and critically analyses recent research papers on economic history
- 3
critically engage with the dialogue between economic history and historical sociology
- 4
apply an interdisciplinary approach that integrates the insights of economics and sociology to shed lights on social phenomenon.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- 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. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your 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 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 actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Gary Magee
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ECC3144?
You need ECX2144; and ((ECB1101, ECF1100, ECC1000 or ECW1101) and (ECW1102, ECB1102, ECC1100, ECF1200 or ECX1200)) before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is ECC3144 offered?
In 2025, ECC3144 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ECC3144?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ECC3144 have an exam?
No. ECC3144 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.