Taught courses
You will take several courses across two semesters of teaching.
Core courses
You will take the following three core courses:
Course name | Credits |
---|---|
Economic and Social Theory for Historical Analysis | 20 |
Supervised Reading Course (E&SH) |
20 |
Core quantitative Data Analysis 1 and 2 | 20 |
Skills courses
In addition you will take a pair of skills courses (ERSC funded students must take the first pair).
Course name | Credits |
---|---|
EITHER | |
Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection | 20 |
Research Design | 20 |
OR | |
Historical Research: Skills and Sources | 20 |
Historical Methodology | 20 |
Optional courses
You will then take one further option course of your choice, subject to availability.
Option courses previously offered include those listed below. Option courses change from year to year and those available when you start your studies will be different from those shown in this representative list.
Course name | Credits |
---|---|
Macroeconomics 1 OR Microeconomics 1 | 20 |
Economic and Social History Courses | 20 |
Online History Courses | 20 |
Teaching and assessment
The courses are mostly taught in small-group seminars. Most courses are assessed by means of an extended piece of written work. Some courses also assess non-written skills.