Economic History: History of Economic Thought
Course, Master's level, 2EH401
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Spring 2025
Spring 2025,
Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 20 January 2025–19 February 2025
- Language of instruction
- The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Entry requirements
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A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 285 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 12,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,500
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2024
- Application code
- UU-70029
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2024–13 January 2025
- Information on registration from the department
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Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–18 February 2026
- Language of instruction
- The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Entry requirements
-
A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university
- Selection
-
Higher education credits (maximum 285 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 12,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,500
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2025
- Application code
- UU-70029
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2025–12 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The course gives you an understanding of how economic theories were established and developed from the 18th century onwards. The course also gives you the ability to analyse the relationship between different economic theories and to view their development in a social context.
The course has its starting point in the liberal thinkers of the 18th century such as Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Robert Malthus. Among other things, how the contribution of these theorists developed in interaction with the development of the industrial society will be discussed. Another topic of discussion is how the transformation of the industrial society has contributed to the emergence of new economic theories by among others Karl Marx and Joseph Schumpeter. The marginalist revolution introduced by economists such as W.S. Jevons, Carl Menger and Leon Walras with many followers, as well as the institutional school and more recent economic thinkers such as J.M. Keynes will also be dealt with.