MA (Hons) Economics and History

Course Overview This combined honors course in Economics and History provides a comprehensive understanding of how societies allocate scarce resources and how their past shapes contemporary challenges. You will analyze macroeconomic trends and microeconomic decision-making alongside social, cultural, and political history from a global perspective. The program emphasizes critical analysis through the direct engagement with a diverse range of primary sources and key historical debates. Key Program Highlights Analyze global economic challenges like climate change, inequality, and investment alongside historical contexts. Examine social and political history from the early modern period to today across five continents. Work directly with diverse primary sources, including documents, oral materials, maps, film, and music. Develop critical skills by evaluating how historical evidence and media shape our understanding of the past. Gain expertise in both economic advising and historical analysis for a versatile academic profile.