MSc in Quantitative Economic History

Programme code: TMQEH

Department: Economic History

This information is for the 2016/17 session.

Students are required to attend EC400 Introductory Course in Mathematics and Statistics.

Students complete and are examined in courses to the value of four full units.

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Paper

Course number and title

1

EH401

Historical Analysis of Economic Change (H)

2

EH422

Topics in Quantitative Economic History

3

EC411

Microeconomics or EC413 Macroeconomics

4

EC402

Econometrics

5

EH472

Essay in Quantitative Economic History (H)

 

Award of the MSc Quantitative Economic History

The award and classification of the MSc degree is consistent with the School's scheme for the award of a four-unit Taught Master's Degree. Student are required to achieve a pass mark of 50% in Papers 1 (half unit), 2, 3, 4 and 5 (half unit). Where a candidate receives a Fail mark in any course, the penalty rules that are set out in http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/TQARO/Calendar/SchemeTaughtMasters.pdf (see paragraph 3.2) apply. A Bad Fail (39% or lower) in any course of any unit value will result in an overall Fail for the degree.

Progression from the MSc to the MRes Quantitative Economic History

To progress unconditionally from the MSc to the MRes Quantitative Economic History degree programme, students need to obtain at least a Pass overall in the MSc and at least 50% in the (half unit) Essay in Quantitative Economic History (EH472). Candidates who achieved a Pass overall but received a Fail (but not a Bad Fail) in the (half unit) Essay in Quantitative Economic History (EH472) are permitted to progress to the MRes, but will need to re-submit the EH472 essay and pass with at least 50% in order to be eligible for completion of the MRes.