MSc Financial History

The minimum entry requirement for the MSc Economic History programme is an Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a social science.

Competition for places at the School is high. This means that even if you meet our minimum entry requirement, this does not guarantee you an offer of admission.

If you have studied or are studying outside of the UK, please consult the Information for International Students.

Full-year programme. Students must take the compulsory course to the value of 1.0 unit, semi core courses to the value of 2.0 units, and a full-unit dissertation.

Part Time students should take 2 units in both years of their programme. Minor adjustments to this course load may be permitted where possible. EH437 must be taken in Y1 of the programme.

(0.5 = Half unit)
(N/A = not available)

Paper 1

EH437 History of Global Finance

Paper 2

One of the following:

EH438 History of Financial Markets (0.5)

EH439 History of Banking Systems (0.5) (N/A 23-24)

EH441 Macroeconomic History (0.5) (New for 23-24!)

EH443 The History of Premodern Money (0.5) (New for 23-24!)

EH449 History of Corporate Finance and Institutional Investment (0.5) (New for 23-24!)

Paper 3

One of the following:

EH402 Quantitative Analysis in Economic History I (0.5)

EH426M Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5)

EH426L Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5) (N/A 23-24)

EH427 Topics in Quantitative Analysis in Economic History (0.5)

Paper 4

One of the following:

FM447 Global Financial Systems (0.5)

FM472 International Finance (0.5)

FM473M / FM473L Financial Markets (0.5)

FM474M / FM474L Managerial Finance (0.5)

Paper 5

A half-unit course from Paper 2 or 3 if not already taken or from the following:

EH404 India and the World Economy (0.5) (N/A 23-24)

EH409 Chinese Economic History: Culture, Institutions and Economic Growth (0.5)

EH413 African Economic Development in Historical Perspective (0.5)

EH421 Economic History of Colonialism (0.5) (N/A 23-24)

EH426L Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5) (N/A 23-24)*

EH426M Quantitative Analysis in Economic History II (0.5)*

EH427 Topics in Quantitative Analysis in Economc History (0.5)*

EH428 History of Economics: Making Political Economy into a Social Science (0.5) (N/A 23-24)

EH429 History of Economics: Ideas, Policy and Performativity (0.5)

EH431 Women in Economic History (0.5)

EH432 Economic History and Geography: Advanced Topics and Methods (0.5)*

EH436 Economic History of the Early Modern New World (The Americas) (0.5)

EH442 Labour Markets in Historical Perspective (0.5) (New for 23-23!)

EH448 Craft, Human Capital and Innovation in Europe, 1400-1800 (0.5) (New for 23-24!)

EH452 Latin American Development and Economic History (0.5)

EH457 Living Standards since the Industrial Revolution: The British Experience c. 1750-2000 (0.5) (N/A 23-24)

EH463 The Long-Run Analysis of Firms and Industries (0.5)

EH486 Shipping and Sea Power in Asian Waters c. 1600-1860 (0.5) (N/A 23-24)

IR454 Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (0.5)

Paper 6

EH499 Research Dissertation

*Indicates that the course may have pre-requisites, please consult the course guide for more information.

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You can access the MSc Financial History handbook for 2023/24 here.

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MSc Programmes Director: Professor Olivier Accominotti

MSc Programmes Officer: Oli Harrison

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