Economic and Social History
Postgraduate Study

Economic and Social History offers a range of research and taught postgraduate degrees.

The ‘MSc by Research in Economic and Social History’ involves courses in research skills, historical methodology, and social science theory, in addition to the writing of a substantial dissertation. The programme is officially recognised by the ESRC and provides an ideal foundation for those students wishing to progress to a Ph.D.

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In addition, Economic and Social History runs two taught degree programmes: an ‘MSc in Social and Cultural History’ and an ‘MSc in the Material and Visual Cultures of the Past’. Members of staff also contribute to a variety of other taught degrees offered within the School of History, Classics and Archaeology and beyond. These include the Masters in ‘British and Irish History’, the interdisciplinary degree ‘From Renaissance to Enlightenment’, the ‘MSc in Gender History’, and the ‘MSc in Slavery Studies’.

These taught degrees encompass a broad base of training courses and specialist options as well as the opportunity to write a dissertation. For details see Postgraduate Programmes