From Barter to Bitcoin: Monetary Systems for a Sustainable Future
Course, Bachelor's level, 2EH302
Spring 2024 Spring 2024, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 21 March 2024–25 April 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in the social sciences
- Selection
-
Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 11,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 11,250
- Application deadline
- 16 October 2023
- Application code
- UU-70019
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 December 2023–4 March 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2024 Spring 2024, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 21 March 2024–25 April 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in the social sciences
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 December 2023–4 March 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 6 November 2024–19 January 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in the social sciences
- Selection
-
Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 11,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 11,250
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2024
- Application code
- UU-20002
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 1 August 2024–18 October 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 6 November 2024–19 January 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in the social sciences
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 1 August 2024–18 October 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 25 March 2025–8 June 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in the social sciences
- Selection
-
Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 11,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 11,250
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2024
- Application code
- UU-70002
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2024–13 January 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 25 March 2025–8 June 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in the social sciences
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2024–13 January 2025
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The course introduces the topic of monetary systems in theory and in practice. It focuses on how today's international monetary systems have developed historically and, in particular, how today's monetary system may facilitate or impede the transition to a sustainable economy.
The course consists of four broad themes:
- How are 'money' and monetary systems derived theoretically and how do those theoretical ideas correspond to the empirical practice?
- How is money created, who can create money, and what endows money with value and makes money possible to use for transactions (payments) - historically and today?
- What do different kinds of money such as local currencies, national currencies, international currencies, digital currencies, cryptocurrencies, fair coins, stablecoins, complementary currencies (etc.) mean - and how do they relate to each other?
- Why do we have central banks, how do central banks contribute to a sustainable economy (or the contrary) and what may be the effects of increased use of digital currencies, cryptocurrencies and CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies)?