MSc in Economic History (Research)
Programme Code: TMEHRE
Department: Economic History
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
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.
Paper |
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 Quantitative Analysis in Economic History I (0.5) | |
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EH426W Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH427 Topics in Quantitative Analysis in Economic History (0.5) # | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EC465 Economic Growth, Development, and Capitalism in Historical Perspective (1.0) # | |
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EH430 Monetary and Financial History (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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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) | |
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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EH409 Chinese Economic History: Culture, Institutions and Economic Growth (0.5) # | |
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EH413 African Economic Development in Historical Perspective (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH421 Economic History of Colonialism (0.5) | |
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EH426W Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH427 Topics in Quantitative Analysis in Economic History (0.5) # | |
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EH428 History of Economics: Making Political Economy into a Social Science (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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EH429 History of Economics: Ideas, Policy and Performativity (0.5) | |
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EH430 Monetary and Financial History (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH431 Women in Economic History (0.5) | |
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EH432 Economic History and Geography: Advanced Topics and Methods (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH436 Economic History of the Early Modern New World (The Americas) (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH442 Labour Markets in Historical Perspective (0.5) | |
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EH443 The History of Premodern Money (0.5) | |
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EH444 Population Dynamics and Economic Growth: A Historical Perspective (0.5) # | |
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EH448 Craft, Human Capital and Innovation in Europe, 1400-1800 (0.5) | |
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EH452 Latin American Development and Economic History (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH463 The Long-Run Analysis of Firms and Industries (0.5) | |
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LL4CB Modern Legal History: Private Law and the Economy 1750-1950 (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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
EC465 Economic Growth, Development, and Capitalism in Historical Perspective (1.0) # | |
EH430 Monetary and Financial History (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
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