MSc in Economic History
Programme Code: TMEH
Department: Economic History
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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 | |
|
EH483 The Development and Integration of the World Economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1.0) | |
Papers 3 & 4 |
EH498 Dissertation (0.5) | |
|
and courses to the value of two full units from the following: | |
|
OR | |
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: | ||
|
||
|
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 | |
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) (not available 2024/25) | |
EH421 Economic History of Colonialism (0.5) | |
EH426W Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
EH427 Topics in Quantitative Analysis in Economic History (0.5) # 3 | |
EH428 History of Economics: Making Political Economy into a Social Science (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
EH429 History of Economics: Ideas, Policy and Performativity (0.5) | |
EH430 Monetary and Financial History (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
EH431 Women in Economic History (0.5) | |
EH432 Economic History and Geography: Advanced Topics and Methods (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
EH436 Economic History of the Early Modern New World (The Americas) (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
EH442 Labour Markets in Historical Perspective (0.5) | |
EH443 The History of Premodern Money (0.5) | |
EH444 Population Dynamics and Economic Growth: A Historical Perspective (0.5) # | |
EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
EH448 Craft, Human Capital and Innovation in Europe, 1400-1800 (0.5) | |
EH452 Latin American Development and Economic History (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
EH463 The Long-Run Analysis of Firms and Industries (0.5) | |
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) | |
LL4CB Modern Legal History: Private Law and the Economy 1750-1950 (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
* means available with permission
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
1 : Before taking EC465 you must take EC400
2 : EH402 can not be taken with EH426, EH427
3 : EH427 can not be taken with EH422
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the . Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the .