MSc in Economic History
Programme Code: TMEH
Department: Economic History
For students starting this programme of study in 2019/20
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take compulsory courses to the value of 1.5 units, optional courses to the value of two units and a half-unit dissertation.
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.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
EH401 Historical Analysis of Economic Change (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
EH482 The Origins of the World Economy: Europe and Asia, 1000-1800 (1.0) or | |
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EH483 The Development and Integration of the World Economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1.0) | |
Papers 3 & 4 |
EH498 Dissertation (0.5) | |
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and courses to the value of two full units from the following: | |
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With the approval of their Academic Mentor, students may request to take EH499 (Dissertation: MSc Economic History) and courses to the value of 1.5 units from the Papers 3 and 4 options list, instead of taking EH498: | ||
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and courses to the value of 1.5 units from the following: | |
Papers 3 & 4 options list
EC465 Economic Growth, Development, and Capitalism in Historical Perspective (1.0) # 1 | |
EH402 Research Design and Quantitative Methods in Economic History (0.5) 2 | |
EH404 India and the World Economy (0.5) | |
EH408 International Migration, 1500-2000: from slavery to asylum (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
EH409 Chinese Economy in Transition: 1850-1950 (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
EH413 African Economic Development in Historical Perspective (0.5) | |
EH421 Economic History of Colonialism (0.5) | |
EH423 Japan and Korea as Developing Economies (0.5) | |
EH426 Quantitative Topics in Economic History I: Cross-section and panel data (0.5) # 4 | |
EH427 Quantitative topics in economic history II: time series and economic dynamics (0.5) # 5 | |
EH428 History of Economics: Making Political Economy into a Social Science (0.5) | |
EH429 History of Economics: Ideas, Policy and Performativity (0.5) | |
EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # | |
EH452 Latin American Development and Economic History (0.5) | |
EH454 Human Health in History (1.0) | |
EH457 Living Standards since the Industrial Revolution: The British experience c.1750-2000 (0.5) | |
EH463 The Long-Run Analysis of Firms and Industries (0.5) | |
EH464 The Historical Context of Business (0.5) | |
EH476 The Economic History of War (1.0) # (not available 2019/20) | |
EH482 The Origins of the World Economy: Europe and Asia, 1000-1800 (1.0) | |
EH483 The Development and Integration of the World Economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1.0) | |
EH486 Shipping and Sea Power in Asian Waters, c 1600-1860 (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
LL4CB Modern Legal History: Private Law and the Economy 1750-1950 (0.5) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
* means available with permission
1 : Before taking EC465 you must take EC400
2 : EH402 can not be taken with EH426, EH427
3 : EH422 can not be taken with EH426
4 : EH426 can not be taken with EH422, EH402
5 : 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.
