ECON 260European Economic History
- Faculty
- Arts
- Last listed
- 1966–67
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1963–64 to 1966–67; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
European economic development from the Roman Empire. Emphasis is given to the nature and origin of the forces which gave rise to particular methods of economic organization and institutions, and to the emergence of the market society. 2 lectures, 1 hour discussion. Given in alternate years.
As printed in the 1966–67 calendar, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention ECON 260, May 2019 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2021
Reduced Course Load BBA BCS DD 0 points, 7 comments
“Hi, I was just wondering if taking a reduced course load in the first semester of the DD was a bad idea? …”
[deleted]: “For grad school they normally look at your last two years, so I wouldn't worry too much about underloading for your first year. …”
[deleted]: “My DD friend who had econ credits just took ENGL109 in place of econ 120 and then took econ 260 in place of econ 140”
Spring 2019
Any bba/cs students wanna give advice for newcomers 0 points, 20 comments
u/katsukichan: “… Laurier iclicker is better I still don't get laurier school spirit or events like hoco but it doesn't hurt to try Don't hurry to take econ250/260 it's not pre req of any courses. Use 6th course or course during coop for "Gate way" courses like stat230/231 and co250. …”
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In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1963–64 to 1966–67, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1966–67 1 calendar
European economic development from the Roman Empire. Emphasis is given to the nature and origin of the forces which gave rise to particular methods of economic organization and institutions, and to the emergence of the market society.
2 lectures, 1 hour discussion. Given in alternate years.
Not in the 1964–65 to 1965–66 calendars.
1963–64 1 calendar
Titled Economic History of North America.
A study of the significance of economic factors in the growth of western civilization on the North American Continent with special reference to Canadian problems of staple production as shown in the fishing industry, the fur trade, lumbering, railroads and new techniques, wheat, mining, pulp and paper, and hydro electric power.
3 lectures.