MA in Global Studies: A European Perspective
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Two-year programme. Students attend LSE for either their first or second year and also attend, for a year, one of the following participating institutions: Ghent, Leipzig, Roskilde, Vienna or Wroclaw. During their year at LSE students will be required to take the MSc in Global Economic History (Erasmus Mundus) based in the Department of Economic History. This programme is only available to students on the MA in Global Studies: A European Perspective.
MSc in Global Economic History (Erasmus Mundus)
Programme Code: TMGLHY3
Department: Economic History
For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take compulsory courses to the value of 2.5 units, a dissertation and optional courses. Students at LSE for Year 1 (route 1) must take compulsory courses to the value of 2.5 units, optional courses to the value of one unit, and a half-unit dissertation (EH498). Students at LSE for Year 2 (route 2) must take compulsory courses to the value of 2 units, optional courses to the value of one unit, and a full-unit dissertation (EH499).
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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Paper 1 |
EH401 Historical Analysis of Economic Change (0.5) and EH402 Quantitative Analysis in Economic History I (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EU455 Concepts in Political Economy (0.5) | |
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GI409 Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction (0.5) | |
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GY409 Globalisation and territorial development: Theory, Evidence and Policy (0.5) | |
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Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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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) | |
Paper 4 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
Paper 5 |
EH498 Dissertation (0.5) | |
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Year 1 at participating institution | ||
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Paper 1 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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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) | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EH482 The Origins of the World Economy: Europe and Asia, 1000-1800 (1.0) | |
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EH483 The Development and Integration of the World Economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1.0) | |
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OR any HY400-level course(s), subject to availability, timetabling and the approval of the programme director. | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
Paper 4 |
EH499 Research Dissertation (1.0) | |
Options List
EH402 Quantitative Analysis in Economic History I (0.5) | |
EH404 India and the World Economy (0.5) | |
EH409 Chinese Economic History: Culture, Institutions and Economic Growth (0.5) | |
EH413 African Economic Development in Historical Perspective (0.5) | |
EH421 Economic History of Colonialism (0.5) | |
EH426M Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
EH427 Topics in Quantitative Analysis in Economic History (0.5) # | |
EH428 History of Economics: Making Political Economy into a Social Science (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
EH429 History of Economics: Ideas, Policy and Performativity (0.5) | |
EH431 Women in Economic History (0.5) | |
EH432 Economic History and Geography: Advanced Topics and Methods (0.5) # | |
EH436 Economic History of the Early Modern New World (The Americas) (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # | |
EH452 Latin American Development and Economic History (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
EH454 Human Health in History (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
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) | |
EH476 The Economic History of War (1.0) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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 2022/23) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
1 : HY484L can not be taken with HY484M
2 : HY484M can not be taken with HY484L
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.
