ECONOMIC HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPE

Degree course: 
Corso di Second cycle degree in COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2024/2025
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2025/2026
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Language: 
Italian
Credits: 
8
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
64
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (64 hours)
Requirements: 

The knowledge acquired in the framework of high school curricula, especially in the fields of linguistics, history and geography, is the fundamental basic conceptual background to deal with the topics addressed in the course.

Verification of learning will take place through a single oral exam. The final grade will reflect the student's level of acquisition of the knowledge and skills provided by the course. The following evaluation criteria will be applied, also taking into account the communicative aspects characteristic of the degree course: knowledge of the subject, synthesis and analysis skills.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The course aims to analyse a long-term history, from its premises dating back to the great geographical explorations up to the present day. In particular, the economic, political and institutional process will be reconstructed which, through the creation of the first Communities (Rome 1957), enabled Western Europe to continue on the path begun with the Industrial Revolution. The historical and economic interpretation will also highlight the part played by municipalities in this process, as a precondition for the first European economic development (11th-15th centuries) and with a focus on their present-day role. Thus, students will acquire the cognitive basis for interpreting and analysing current political-economic developments in the context of globalization.

The course is divided into two parts: 1. The basic part provides the necessary knowledge for an understanding of contemporary economic history. 2. The monographic part will deal in particular with the study of the modern state in Europe and its place in an international economic system.

Convenzionale

Student learning will be assessed through one oral test. The final grade will reflect the level of acquisition of the knowledge, competences and skills provided by the course. The following evaluation criteria will be applied: knowledge of the topic, ability to synthetize and analytical skills. Given the peculiar features of the course, communicative aspects will be also taken into account.

Student reception will take place by appointment, to be scheduled by e-mail (fabio.zucca@uninsubria.it), in Padiglione Morselli (via Dunant 3, Varese) or via Monte Generoso

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