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[ 928POSPPOTK21 ] KS Plural Economic Theory

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
3 ECTS M1 - Master's programme 1. year Economics Julian Reiss 2 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Pre-requisites (*)keine (die Zulassung zum Studium vorausgesetzt)
Original study plan Master's programme Social Economics 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
  • Students are able to critically analyse different economic schools of thought and theories, identifying their assumptions, derivations, and weaknesses.
  • They can compare various economic theories and schools of thought and evaluate their implications for current economic and societal issues.
  • They are capable of approaching economic problems with an integrated and interdisciplinary mindset and independently developing theoretical arguments.
Skills Knowledge
  • Analyse and interpret texts from economic literature (k4).
  • Formulate questions, discuss, and develop arguments (k4).
  • Apply theoretical concepts to current economic and societal issues (k5).
  • Critically reflect on and comparatively analyse economic literature (k6).
  • Fundamentals of economic theory development.
  • Arguments from different economic perspectives.
  • A comprehensive overview of various economic theories and schools of thought beyond mainstream neoclassical economics.
  • In-depth knowledge of standard economic literature (topics vary).
  • Discursive methods and the development of theoretical arguments.
Criteria for evaluation Presentation of individual chapters, submission of an essay with reference to the course topic, oral participation and contributions to the discussion.
Methods Presentation and discussion by course leader and students.
Language German
Study material The required literature will be provided by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester.
Changing subject? Yes
Further information (*)Die Lehrinhalte dieser Lehrveranstaltung wechseln. Sie können diese LVA mehrmals besuchen und auch mehrfach als Leistung das Fach "Philosophie und Ökonomie" einbringen.
Corresponding lecture (*)928POSPAOTU20: IK Alternative ökonomische Theorien (3 ECTS)
On-site course
Maximum number of participants 40
Assignment procedure Assignment according to priority