ECON 3520 — History of Economic Thought

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath WIusually offered: springtypical days: WBostonTraditional

Traces the evolution of Western economic thought. Covers several important periods and schools of economic thought including mercantilism, physiocracy, classical, Marxist, neoclassical, and Keynesian. Emphasizes the relationship between historical changes in society and economic thought, focusing on changes in the types of questions economists ask and the analytical tools they use.

Prerequisites

all of:
- one of:
  - ECON 1115 (min D-)
  - ECO 210M
- one of:
  - ECON 1116 (min D-)
  - ECO 213M
- one of:
  - ENGL 1102 (min C)
  - ENGL 1111 (min C)
  - ENGW 1102 (min C)
  - ENGW 1111 (min C)
  - WRIT 201M
  - ENGW 1113 (min C)
  - ENGW 1114 (min C)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Summer B 2023	1	6	40	15%	34.0
Spring 2024	1	29	40	73%	11.0
Fall 2024	1	40	45	89%	5.0
Spring 2025	1	45	45	100%	0.0
Spring 2026	1	41	43	95%	2.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 22% · T 4% · W 57% · Th 4% · F 28%

Common patterns: WF (28% of sections), S (25% of sections), W (25% of sections), M (18% of sections), MTWR (4% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Ilter Bakkal (100% of students) · reviews

Spring

Madhavi Venkatesan (75% of students) · reviews
Ilter Bakkal (25% of students) · reviews

Summer B

Ilter Bakkal (100% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

Official catalog (ECON course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ECON courses · Plan it at numap.app