The primary aim of this course is to allow students to develop a critical appreciation of the cultural and historical factors that affect industrial innovation and of the ways that industrial innovation can influence economic performance through comparing experiences in three different countries during the twentieth century.

Lectures: one hour per week

Seminars: one hour per week

Please note this course does not run every session. For further information please check the ESH Moodle page.

One essay = 25%

One source report = 15%

One two-hour exam = 60%

The primary aim of this course is to allow students to develop a critical appreciation of the cultural and historical factors that affect industrial innovation and of the ways that industrial innovation can influence economic performance through comparing experiences in three different countries during the twentieth century.

By the end of this course, students will be expected to have:

1. acquired some understanding of the political, economic, and social context of industrial innovation in the three countries under consideration;

2. developed the ability to compare the context and degree of success of industrial innovation in the three countries at specific points in time;

3. developed an ability to analyse the factors accounting for or hindering successful industrial innovation;

4. developed a critical awareness of some of the methods of comparative history.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.