Economics 306 - History of Economic Thought

The purpose of this course is to develop critical thinking in the study of economic theories from pre-Classical to 21st century developments in economic thought. The perspective of the course is multi-disciplinary, in line with the objectives of the integrative educational experience. Students are required to do two writing assignments that integrate prior learning into the analysis of the economic theories covered in the course and to present these projects in both poster session and PowerPoint formats. In addition, students will write a reflective essay exploring the role of General Education courses in helping to understand and analyze critically the material in this course and/or in the Economics major as a whole. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Econ majors.

This class is open to Seniors and Juniors whose primary major is in Economics only. Pre Req: ECON 103 or RESEC 102 May be used to fulfill IE requirement for Econ primary majors.

To request Department Consent for enrollment in this class, students must complete an Economics Undergraduate Course Request form and attend class to obtain the instructor?s signature on the form before submitting it. The form and instructions are here: http://www.umass.edu/economics/CourseRequestFormFall2014.pdf.