Economics in Scotland

Location: London, Cambridge, York - England; Dalkeith, Stirling, New Lanark, Edinburgh - Scotland
Dates: June 18, 2013 - July 13, 2013
Course: Economics 409 (SS) and Economics 427 (3 cr)
Accommodation: hotels; Dalkeith House
Program Model: Faculty-led
Contact: Nancy Burnett, Sage 2481, 424-1471; Lee Van Scyoc, Sage 2483, 424-7153

Explore the development of Great Britain from the stone age to today – from the druids to the Romans to today’s great economy. Visit sites as diverse as a distillery, a woolen mill, roman ruins and one of the great castles and palaces in all of Scotland. Go on a ghost walk, see how people lived in the 1700’s, experience life in a Scottish castle, learn about the lives and history of Scotland and England… and create memories that will last a lifetime. Join a group of UW Oshkosh students and faculty as they...

EXAMINE the philosophical foundations of modern economic theory,

COMPARE original market structures from the middle ages
with the industrialized might of modern manufacturing,

EXPLORE the development of economic conditions
which paralleled economic theory of the time and

EXPERIENCE places illustrative of economic theory and living history in action.

LIVE in Dalkeith Castle!