Orian Mahlow, BSc Economics and Economic History
Graduating 2015
"When I was finishing high school and was looking into potential programmes to apply for at university, it was my aim to find a degree that would give me a better understanding of the events that were unfolding around me - the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008. The BSc in Economics and Economic History gave me a solid foundation in terms of economic theory, yet also allowed me to tailor my degree to areas of interest that evolved during my studies. The 3rd year dissertation and Economic History project in 2nd year enabled me to spend more time on questions I was interested in, whilst giving me an idea of what working in academia was like.”
"Once you start studying Economics you will learn that often the models we study are highly simplified and are subject to many assumptions. Without getting an idea of “real life economics” from studying Economic History I would have felt I was missing out on something.
"Back in Germany undergraduate degrees tend to be less interdisciplinary than in the UK. After three years of getting the best of both worlds from reading Economics and Economic History, I now have a better idea of what I want to focus on after graduating from LSE."
Peter Jegunma, BSc Economics and Economic History
Graduating 2015
"Studying Economics and Economic history gives students the opportunity to gain a nuanced understanding of economic phenomena which neither subject could achieve in isolation.
"Students have the opportunity to build the theoretical and quantitative tools of the economist, in conjunction with the critical analysis skills of the historian. These skills are applied to a broad range of countries, across the course culminating in the opportunity to stand on the shoulders of giants, and make an original contribution in a field one is interested in."