This varied and dynamic degree will give you a deep understanding of the historical origins of economic growth and the real-world economic challenges and opportunities of the modern world. You’ll develop into a well-rounded economist and historian with a unique set of skills that that will stand out to employers.
Core modules will introduce you to key concepts and approaches in both subjects, such as historiography, public history, archival research, economic theory and statistics. You’ll build on this when you choose from an impressive range of optional modules spanning periods, cultures and sectors.
At Level 1, you’ll lay the foundations for your degree. Core modules will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to understand the economy in the present and the past, offering a grounding in economic theory, as well as archival and historiographical approaches. You’ll also study a specialist module on economics and global history and develop the mathematical skills you need, taking different modules depending on your previous qualifications.
At Level 2 will improve your knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics and history in practice. This year will allow you to choose from options in both subjects to tailor your degree to suit you. You could study anything from how to become a successful policy economist to why Britain became the world’s first country to experience an Industrial Revolution.
Throughout your degree, you’ll develop your skills in independent research and analysis. You'll put these into practice at Level 3 when you undertake an independent piece of research on a topic of your choice.
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Candidates are required to study 120 credits.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST1000 | Exploring History | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1065 | Diverse Histories of Britain | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1285 | Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1295 | Economics and Global History | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1951 | Economic Theory and Applications | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates without an A-level Maths (Statistics) qualification (or equivalent) must also take the following module:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUBS1275 | Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Depending on the pathway, candidates may have up to 30 remaining credits to use in University designated Discovery Modules, or to pursue optional modules in the two named subjects.
The following optional modules are particularly recommended:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST1060 | Faith, Knowledge and Power, 1500-1750 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1310 | The Medieval World in Ten Objects | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1320 | Medieval Lives: Identities, Cultures and Beliefs | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST1510 | Global Empires | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1520 | Global Decolonization | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST1530 | The Making of the Twentieth Century | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1291 | Economic Perspectives and Controversies | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional History of Science modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPSC1015 | Magic, Science and Religion | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HPSC1030 | History of Psychology | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC1046 | Introduction to the History of Science | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC1050 | Darwin, Germs and the Bomb | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC1080 | History of Modern Medicine | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates may study up to 30 credits of Discovery Modules
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Candidates must study 120 credits in total. These 120 credits will comprise any compulsory modules stated as well as a mix of optional and/or University designated ‘Discovery Modules’ as set out below.
At Level 2 students must choose a minimum of 40 credits of Economics modules and a minimum of 40 credits of History modules. Students should select a maximum of 70 credits and a minimum of 50 credits per semester.
Candidates are required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2025 | History in Practice | 20 | ||
| LUBS2140 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2610 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional Economics modules. These optional modules will vary year on year.
ECONOMICS BASKET
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUBS2042 | The Evolution of Economic Ideas | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2230 | Mathematics for Business and Economics 2 | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2281 | Macroeconomic Policy and Performance | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2430 | Economics Research Methods | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2575 | Statistics and Econometrics | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS2590 | Labour Economics | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2675 | How to be a Successful Policy Economist | 10 | Not running in 202425 | |
| LUBS2680 | Ethics and Economics | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following baskets of History optional modules. No more than one module per basket can be selected.
Basket 1 - MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN HISTORY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2083 | Voices of the People: Language and Speech in the Early Modern World | 20 | ||
| HIST2105 | Medieval Romans and the shape of Afro-Eurasia today | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2135 | Britain and the Industrial Revolution | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2170 | Patient Voices: Medicine and Healthcare in the Middle Ages | 20 | Not running in 202425 |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 2 - MODERN HISTORY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2011 | Mud, Blood and Poetry: The Cultural History of War in Britain | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2360 | Bass Culture in Modern Britain | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2432 | Lost Colonists: Failure and the Family in Southern Africa, 1880-1939 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2580 | Slavery Studies Through Autobiography | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2595 | Curiosities and Monstrosities: Stuff on Display in Britain, c. 1753-1851 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 3 - CROSS LISTED WITH BA INTERNATIONAL HISTORY AND POLITICS
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2140 | Imperial Germany 1871-1918 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2152 | Spain, 1898-1936: Disaster, Reaction and Reform | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2301 | The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union, 1921-1993 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2430 | The History of Africa since 1900 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2557 | Thinking about History | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2565 | Histories of Black Britain | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 4 - MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2045 | Transformations of the Roman World | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2073 | Most Christian Kings: France, 1515-1715 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2111 | Sacred Figures and Social Power: The Saints of Medieval Europe | 20 | ||
| MEDV2085 | Medieval Narratives in the Modern World: Nationalism, Terrorism, Popular Culture | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 5 - MODERN HISTORY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2079 | The Republic in Crisis: Conflict and Identity in France since 1870 | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2103 | Later Victorian England: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2320 | The Lucky Country? The Social History of Australia in the Twentieth Century | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2434 | The Global Caribbean, 1641-1848 | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2658 | Mao Zedong and Modern China, 1949-Present | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates may study up to 40 credits of University designated ‘Discovery Modules’ as needed to bring their overall credits for Level 2 up to 120 credits. Please note candidates wishing to take LUBS3302 Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project must take LUBS2430 in their second year of study.
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Students will spend the year in a partner Institution. Students should expect to pass this element of the programme in order to proceed to the final year.
For Study Abroad Students
If you register for Study Year Abroad, you will select HIST9001 Study Abroad and you will be expected to select mostly History courses at a non-UK University.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST9001 | Study Year Abroad | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS9001 | Year Abroad | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
OR
For Horizon Year Abroad Students
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEED9000 | Horizon Year Abroad | 100 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3150 | Intercultural Communication and Global Citizenship: A Critical Approach for the Horizon Year Abroad | 20 | 1 Jun to 30 Sep |
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Candidates are required to study 120 credits.
Over levels 2 and 3 combined, students must pass:
- Economics: a minimum of 100 credits (60 credits must be taken at level 3)
- History: a minimum of 100 credits (60 credits must be taken at level 3)
It is not possible for students to take discovery modules at level 3.
Candidates will be required to study one of the following project modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3430 | History Long Essay | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3302 | Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following Special Subject modules.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3001 | Conquest, Convivencia and Conflict: Christian and Muslim Spain, 711-1212 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3005 | The 'Russian' Civil Wars, 1916-1922 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3018 | Pieces of A Man: the art, politics and life of Gil Scott-Heron (1949 – 2011) | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3026 | People, Water and Sand: An Environmental History of the Middle East | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3071 | Debating the Woman Question | 20 | ||
| HIST3235 | Dividing India: The Road to Democracy in South Asia, 1939-1952 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3240 | The Harlem Renaissance: Black Culture and Politics 1919-1940 | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3270 | The Third Reich, 1933-1945 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3290 | Popular Belief in the Medieval West 1000-c.1500 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3332 | The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3390 | The Soviet Sixties: Politics and Society in the USSR, 1953-1968 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3498 | Early Modern Media: Printing and the People in Europe c.1500-c.1800 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3590 | White Africans: Intimacy, Race and Power | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3687 | The Later Elizabethan Age: Politics and Empire | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3695 | The Korean War | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3745 | Secret Service: The World of British Intelligence | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3747 | The Iron Lady Abroad: Margaret Thatcher and UK Foreign Policy from 1979 | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3785 | Europe on the Move: Refugees and Resettlement, 1919-59 | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3888 | The Global Vietnam War | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3930 | The First World War: A Global Conflict | 40 | Not running in 202425 |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates will be required to study between 40 and 60 credits from the following optional modules, depending on the choice of final year project. (Students are required to study 60 credits of Economics modules in level 3.)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HECN3010 | Introduction to the Economic Evaluation of Health | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3005 | Advanced Microeconomics | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3011 | Contemporary Issues in Economic Growth | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3150 | International Banking and Finance | 10 | ||
| LUBS3250 | Transnational Corporations in the World Economy | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3330 | Economic Development | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3365 | Environmental Economics | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3370 | Applied Econometrics | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3375 | Behavioural Economics | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3430 | Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3435 | Public Enterprise and Regulation | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3505 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3590 | International Economics: Integration and Governance | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3930 | Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates who chose the Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project are required to choose an additional 20 credits from the following baskets of History optional modules:
HISTORY OPTIONS - Semester 1 Basket.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3100 | Colonial Bodies: Life and Death in British India, 1757-1900 | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3790 | Gender and Slavery in Latin America, 1580-1888 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV3411 | Medieval Women Mystics: Visionaries, Saints and Heretics | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
HISTORY OPTIONS - Semester 2 Basket.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3073 | The First Crusade: The Conquest and Liberation of the Holy Land, 1096-1099 | 20 | ||
| HIST3530 | Mapping the Middle Ages: space and representation from the Pacific to the Atlantic | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3724 | Caribbean Identity, Society and Decolonisation | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV3020 | Medieval Manuscripts and New Technologies | 20 |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Cross Listed with INTERNATIONAL HISTORY AND POLITCS.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3710 | Nazism, Stalinism and the Rise of the Total State | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3728 | The Breaking of Contemporary Britain: Challenges from the Post-War Period | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3877 | The World of Terror | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3880 | 'Parasites' and 'Cockroaches': Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide in the Modern World | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3920 | People and Protest: Transnational Activism in the 20th Century and Beyond | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3999 | Doomed to Failure? European Great Power Politics from Bismarck to the Outbreak of World War I | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
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