Economics: Alan Dye (Program Adviser), David Weiman
History: Deborah Valenze, Carl Wennerlind
For a complete list of
faculty on leave see:
http://www.barnard.edu/provost/facleavelist.html
The Economic History Program is an interdisciplinary program combining history and economics. It seeks to develop a knowledge of the human experience through the record of the past and an understanding of the historical process from an economic perspective. The program combines the discipline of investigation and interpretation of the past with the study of the tools of economic analysis and quantitative skills and their use in historical investigation. Majors in this program will have a broad academic exposure that will prepare them to enter graduate programs in law, business, public policy, or administration, as well as economics and history.
A major in Economic History must complete the following 11 courses or their equivalents:
| ECON BC 2014 | Topics in Economic History |
| ECON BC 3013 | Economic History of the United States |
| ECON BC 3041 | Theoretical Foundations of Political Economy |
Two of the following:
| ECON BC 3033 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory |
| ECON BC 3035 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory |
| ECON BC 2411 | Statistics for Economics |
Four history courses (three within a single concentration) selected in consultation with the major adviser.
ECHS BC 3066x-3067y Two semesters of Senior Research Seminar in Economic History is to be supervised by a faculty member approved by the program adviser.
No minor is offered in Economic History.