TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
ECO 4454
Economic History
Prerequisites
ECO 2251, ECO 2252 and one introductory HIS course
Description
A study of the institutional factors that contributed to the Western world’s economic growth.
Objectives
Students who successfully complete this course will:
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Gain a solid understanding of American economic history;
Be able to understand historic events from an economic perspective;
Be able to evaluate original research;
Be prepared for economic history at the graduate level;
Produce cogent written analysis.
Purpose
To provide a comprehensive overview of American economic history and the rise of the West.
The course is both theoretical and applied. Students taking this elective should already have
satisfied all of their 2000-level core and specified-elective requirements.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
19 April 2011
Master Syllabus: ECO 4454 (Revised August 2013)
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Approved Texts
Walton, G., and Rockoff, H. (current). History of the American Economy.
Birdzell, L., and Rosenberg, N. (current). How the West Grew Rich.
Allison, J. (2012). The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: How Destructive Banking
Reform is Killing the Economy. McGraw Hill.
Folsom, B. (1996). The Myth of the Robber Barons. Young America’s Foundation.
Levy, R. & Mellor, W. (2008). The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically
Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom. Sentinel.
Ridley, M. (2010). The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves. HarperCollins.
Shlaes, A. (2007). The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. HarperCollins.
Williams, W. (2011). Race & Economics. Hoover Institution Press.
Troy University Faculty Handbook (2010): Section 3.9.2.8 [extract] — essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
1. Course title
2. Course number +
section
3. Term
4. Instructor
5. Prerequisites
6. Office hours
7. Class days, times
8. Classroom
location
9. Office location +
e-mail address
10. Office telephone
11. Course
description,
objectives
12. Text(s)
13. Other materials
14. Grading methods, 16. General supports
criterion weights,
(computer works,
make-up policy,
writing center)
mid-term grade
17. Daily assignments,
reports
holidays, add/drop
15. Procedure, course
& open dates, dead
requirements
day, final exam
18. ADA statement
19. Electronic device
statement
20. Additional
services,
statements
21. Absence policy
22. Incomplete-work
policy
23. Cheating policy
24. Specialization
requirements
(certification,
licensure, teacher
competencies)