MSc in Economic History (Research)
Programme Code: TMEHRE
Department: Economic History
For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (five units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year, five unit programme. Students must take two compulsory half-unit courses, optional courses to the value of two units and a dissertation (which counts as two units) as shown.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
EH401 Historical Analysis of Economic Change (0.5) | |
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And one of the following: | |
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EH402 Research Design and Quantitative Methods in Economic History (0.5) | |
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EH426 Quantitative Topics in Economic History I: Cross-section and panel data (0.5) # 1 | |
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EH427 Quantitative topics in economic history II: time series and economic dynamics (0.5) # 2 | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # | |
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EH454 Human Health in History (1.0) | |
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EH482 Pre-Modern Paths of Growth: Europe and the Wider World, 11th to 19th Centuries (1.0) | |
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EH483 The Development and Integration of the World Economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1.0) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EH404 India and the World Economy (0.5) | |
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EH408 International Migration, 1500-2000: from slavery to asylum (0.5) (not available 2018/19) | |
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EH409 Chinese Economy in Transition: 1850-1950 (0.5) | |
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EH413 African Economic Development in Historical Perspective (0.5) (not available 2018/19) | |
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EH423 Japan and Korea as Developing Economies (0.5) (not available 2018/19) | |
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EH426 Quantitative Topics in Economic History I: Cross-section and panel data (0.5) # 3 | |
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EH427 Quantitative topics in economic history II: time series and economic dynamics (0.5) # 4 | |
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EH428 History of Economics: Making Political Economy into a Social Science (0.5) | |
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EH429 History of Economics: Ideas, Policy and Performativity (0.5) | |
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EH451 Latin American Development: Political Economy of Growth (0.5) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
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EH452 Latin American Development and Economic History (0.5) | |
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EH463 The Long-Run Analysis of Firms and Industries (0.5) # (not available 2018/19) | |
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EH486 Shipping and Sea Power in Asian Waters, c 1600-1860 (0.5) | |
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LL4CB Modern Legal History: Private Law and the Economy 1750-1950 (0.5) | |
Papers 4 & 5 |
Dissertation which is assessed as: | |
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EH496 Research Dissertation A: Contextualisation, Theory and Research Design (1.0) | |
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EH497 Research Dissertation B: Implementation, Analysis and Contribution (1.0) | |
Paper 2 options list
EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # | |
EH454 Human Health in History (1.0) | |
EH482 Pre-Modern Paths of Growth: Europe and the Wider World, 11th to 19th Centuries (1.0) | |
EH483 The Development and Integration of the World Economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1.0) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
1 : EH426 can not be taken with EH422
2 : EH427 can not be taken with EH422
3 : EH426 can not be taken with EH422
4 : EH427 can not be taken with EH422
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
