MSc in Economic History (Research)
Programme Code: TMEHRE
Department: Economic History
For students starting this programme of study in 2020/21
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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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EH426 Quantitative Topics in Economic History I: Cross-section and panel data (0.5) # 2 (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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EH426L Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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EH426M Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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EH427 Topics in Quantitative Analysis in Economic History (0.5) # 3 | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EH422 Topics in Quantitative Economic History (1.0) # 4 (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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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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EH454 Human Health in History (1.0) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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EH476 The Economic History of War (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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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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EH408 International Migration, 1500-2000: from slavery to asylum (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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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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EH423 Japan and Korea as Developing Economies (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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EH426 Quantitative Topics in Economic History I: Cross-section and panel data (0.5) # 5 (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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EH426L Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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EH426M Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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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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EH452 Latin American Development and Economic History (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH457 Living Standards since the Industrial Revolution: The British experience c.1750-2000 (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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EH463 The Long-Run Analysis of Firms and Industries (0.5) | |
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EH464 The Historical Context of Business (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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EH476 The Economic History of War (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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EH486 Shipping and Sea Power in Asian Waters, c 1600-1860 (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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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
EH422 Topics in Quantitative Economic History (1.0) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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) | |
EH454 Human Health in History (1.0) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
EH476 The Economic History of War (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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.
1 : EH402 can not be taken with EH426
2 : EH426 can not be taken with EH422, EH402
3 : EH427 can not be taken with EH422
4 : EH422 can not be taken with EH426, EH427
5 : EH426 can not be taken with EH402
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