Information for Current Master's Students

o.harrison1@lse.ac.uk | SAR.3.03

Oli is the main point of contact for all administrative queries relating to your studies, the Department, and your wider experience and interaction at LSE. He can advise on matters such as course selection, programme interuption, wellbeing support and more.

a.o.ristchl@lse.ac.uk | SAR.6.06

Albrecht is responsible for the academic leadership of our MSc programmes and plays a key role in manging the several dissertation courses in the Department. Albrecht offers regular office hours during term time and can also be contacted by email.

d.a.townsend@lse.ac.uk | SAR.3.04

Email Darren with your extension request form for Economic History courses. He can also help students with queries about their submissions and marks. His main role is to manage marking and assessment for the department. Deferral and Exenuating Circumstances requests should be submitted directly to the SSC.

j.c.stayner@lse.ac.uk | SAR.3.07

As a Safe Contact Jennie is trained to offer a confidential 'signposting' service for staff and students who have previously or are currently experiencing some form of bullying or harassment.

Find out more about Safe Contacts here: LSE Safe Contacts

a.koukoullis@lse.ac.uk | The Resource Centre

Anna is the Department's dedicated Careers Consultant and provides support for students with queries about exploring careers options, as well as a regular round up of career building opportunities of interest to Economic History students.

p.n.horsler@lse.ac.uk | LSE Library

Paul is the librarian for the Department of Economic History. He provides individual research consultations for students and staff to help them with finding information, using library resources effectively with particular reference to datasets and historical sources and using the reference management software, Endnote.

The Department is located in Sardinia House. Professional Support Staff are on the third floor, and academics on the 5th and 6th floors.

Student ID cards are required to access Sardinia House and all floors.

Teaching of Economic History courses will take place across the LSE campus.

Our Department Common Room is located on the ground floor of Sardinia House (SAR G.12). This is a quiet space for undergraduate and master's students to study and relax.
There is a private meeting room accesible from the Common Room which students can book for up to 2 hours via Moodle.

Outside of the classroom, you will find much of your course content such as reading lists, lecture slides, and assessment submission portals on an online platform called Moodle.

You can access your course Moodle pages by searching for the course code or title.

Make sure that you're enrolled onto the following.

EH MSc Students Information Page

EH MSc Dissertation Information Page

The Student Wellbeing Service works with you and the wider school to explore and manage challenges relating to disability, and to support your wellbeing so you can make the most of your LSE experience.

There is no obligation to inform the School of any disabilities or learning difficulties you may have, however, informing the Student Wellbeing Service may allow us to put reasonable adjustments in place to support you throughout your studies, in-class as well as for assessments. If you'd like more details on support available to students, access the My Adjustments guidance page and make an appointment to meet with a Wellbeing Advisor.

The Student Wellbeing Service can also offer students counselling services and 24/7 support.

If at any point you require Tech Support, you should get in touch with the Data & Technology Services team.

The Tech Centre is open to students, Monday to Friday at 09:30-17:30 and on Saturdays 11:00-18:00. It is located on the First Floor of the Library.

They can also be contacted via email at tech.support@lse.ac.uk.

If ever you need to check course and programme information as well as School and academic regulations, you can locate all of this on the LSE Calendar.

The Calendar currently applies to 2025 entry. Students who began their programme prior to September 2025 can find archived programme information on the Calendar.

Please see LSE Term Dates for information on Teaching Time and Breaks for the current and upcoming academic years.

If you require administrative support outside of the Department, you will likely need to contact the Student Services Centre.

The SSC Counter is located on the Ground Floor of Old Building between 10am-4pm on Monday to Friday.

You can also contact them via live chat and enquiry form.

If you have any queries related to your tuition fees, you should get in touch with the Fees Office who can provide specialist support.

If you require any guidance related to your student visa, you should contact the Student Advice and Engagement Team.

Please note that the Department are unable to provide any advice relating to visa queries.

The School has a “fit to sit” policy that applies to all students. If you submit an assessment, or sit an exam, the School considers you have declared yourself well enough to do so. If you experience disruption to your studies prior to the assessment (e.g. due to personal difficulties, crime, bereavement, illness etc.) you must think carefully about whether you should attempt it or whether you should apply for an extension or request to defer.

If you need to submit extension, deferral or exceptional circumstances request, you are advised to flag this to your programme officer as early as possible for specific guidance.

All reassessments will take place in the following academic year.