BSc in Economic History with Economics 

Programme Code: UBEHWEC

Department: Economic History

For all first, second and third year students in 2017/18.

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Classification scheme for the BA/BSc degrees (other than four-year BA/BSc degrees)

Paper

Course number and title

See note

LSE100

The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things

Year 1

1

EC100

Economics A or

 

EC102

Economics B §

2

EH101

The Internationalisation of Economic Growth, 1870 to the Present Day

3

MA100

Mathematical Methods

4

An approved paper taught outside the Departments of Economics and Economic History

 

The unassessed course EH103 Making Economic History Count is strongly recommended for all first year students.

Year 2

5

Either EC201 Microeconomic Principles I or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II or EC210 Macroeconomic Principles

6

EH237

Theories and Evidence in Economic History

7

One from:

 

EH204

Money and Finance: From the Middle Ages to Modernity

 

EH207

The Making of an Economic Superpower: China since 1850

 

EH211

Africa and the World Economy, 1500-2000 (not available 2017/18)

 

EH225

Latin America and the International Economy

 

EH238

The Industrial Revolution

 

EH240

Business and  Economic Performance since 1945: Britain in International Context

8

An approved paper taught outside the Departments of Economic History and Economics (normally papers available to second and third year students) or a further paper from Paper7 above

Year 3

9

One from:

 

Either EC201 Microeconomic Principles I or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II or EC210 Macroeconomic Principles

10

One from:

 

EC311

History of Economics: How Theories Change

 

EH304

The Economic History of North America: From Colonial Times to the Cold War

 

EH306

Monetary and Financial History since 1750

 

EH307

The Economic History of South Asia, 1600-2000 (not available 2017/18)

 

EH308

Historical Economic Geography: Cities, Markets and Regions in the 19th and 20th Centuries

 

EH309

Slavery from Ancient Greece to the Gulag (not available 2017/18)

 

EH325

Issues in Modern Japanese Economic Development: Late Industrialisation, Imperialism and High Speed Growth (not available 2017/18)

 

EH326

Innovation and its Finance in the 19th and 20th Centuries

 

EH327

China's Traditional Economy and its Growth in the Very Long-Term (not available 2017/18)

11

Either a further paper from Paper 7 above or a further paper from Paper 10 above

12

EH390

Dissertation in Economic or Social History

Notes

§ Course allocation dependant on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guides for further information.

 

LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.

Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.