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.
Having completed Level 2, you’ll have the option to spend a year in an industrial placement or at a host University abroad, which would enable you to develop and enhance your transferable skills.
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.
Students 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) | |
| MEDV1081 | Religion and Culture: Medieval Christianity, Judaism and Islam | 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.
Students 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 candidates must choose a minimum of 40 credits of Economics modules and a minimum of 40 credits of History modules.
Candidates 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 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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.
Please note candidates wishing to take LUBS3302 Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project must take LUBS2430 in their second year of study.
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 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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. These modules will vary year on year.
Basket 1 - MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN HISTORY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2035 | Medieval Masculinities: Sex, Violence and Learning 1000-1200 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2083 | Voices of the People: Language and Speech in the Early Modern World | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2090 | Sin in Spanish America, 1571-1700 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2105 | Medieval Romans and the shape of Afro-Eurasia today | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2170 | Patient Voices: Medicine and Healthcare in the Middle Ages | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2260 | Digital Methods for History, Art and Literature | 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 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) | |
| HIST2309 | Communist Eastern Europe, 1945-89 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2360 | Bass Culture in Modern Britain | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2420 | Nationalism, Colonialism and 'Religious Violence' in India, 1857-1947 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2432 | Lost Colonists: Failure and the Family in Southern Africa, 1880-1939 | 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 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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) | |
| HIST2557 | Thinking About History | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2565 | Histories of Black Britain | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST2658 | Mao Zedong and Modern China, 1949-Present | 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 4 - MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN HISTORY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2037 | Dread and Despair? Living with Disability in the Middle Ages | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) | |
| HIST2220 | The Body, Disease and Society in Europe, 1500-1750 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2580 | Slavery Studies Through Autobiography | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV2085 | Medieval Narratives in the Modern World: Nationalism, Terrorism, Popular Culture | 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.
Basket 5 - MODERN HISTORY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2103 | Later Victorian England: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2315 | Mughals, Merchants and Mercenaries: 'Company Raj' in India 1600-1857 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2353 | America and the Sixties | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2430 | The History of Africa since 1900 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2434 | The Global Caribbean, 1641-1848 | 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.
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Candidates are required to study 120 credits in total.
Candidates must take at least 60 credits of Economics modules and 60 credits of History modules.
Candidates will be required to study one of the following Final Year Project modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3430 | History Long Essay | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| LUBS3302 | Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from one of the following Special Subject modules. These modules will vary year on year.
Basket 1 Medieval & Early Modern History
| 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) | |
| HIST3071 | An Animal History of Byzantium, c. 1000-1200 | 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) | |
| HIST3687 | The Later Elizabethan Age: Politics and Empire | 40 | 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 2 Modern History – International
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3235 | Dividing India: The Road to Democracy in South Asia, 1939-1952 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3330 | Europe in an Age of Total Warfare | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3332 | The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3590 | White Africans: Intimacy, Race and Power | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3695 | The Korean War | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3930 | The First World War: A Global Conflict | 40 | 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 3 Modern British History
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3076 | Bodies on Display: Histories and Ethics of Human Exhibition in Britain | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3392 | Eastern Subjects: British Attitudes to India, 1757-1857 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3440 | The Photographic Age: Photography, Society and Culture in Britain, 1839-1945 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3685 | Georgians at War | 40 | 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 Modern World History
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3018 | Pieces of A Man: the art, politics and life of Gil Scott-Heron (1949 – 2011) | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3220 | Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3240 | The Harlem Renaissance | 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) |
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 International History and Politics - Britain & Europe
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3747 | The Iron Lady Abroad: Margaret Thatcher and UK Foreign Policy from 1979 | 40 | 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 6 International History and Politics - Global
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3015 | Indonesia from Revolution to Dictatorship (1945-1967) | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3026 | People, Water and Sand: An Environmental History of the Middle East | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3888 | The Global Vietnam War | 40 | 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 are required to study 60 credits of Economics modules at Level 3.
Candidates will be required to study between 30 and 60 credits from the following optional modules, depending on the choice of final year project.
ECONOMICS BASKET 1
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HECN3010 | Introduction to the Economic Evaluation of Health | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3011 | Contemporary Issues in Economic Growth | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
ECONOMICS BASKET 2
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUBS3005 | Advanced Microeconomics | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3250 | Transnational Corporations in the World Economy | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3341 | Applied Mathematical Analysis for Economics and Finance | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3365 | Environmental Economics | 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.
ECONOMICS BASKET 3
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 BASKET - SEMESTER 1
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3100 | Colonial Bodies: Life and Death in British India, 1757-1900 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3450 | American History, American Historians | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3790 | Gender and Slavery in Latin America, 1580-1888 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MEDV3411 | Medieval Women Mystics: Visionaries, Saints and Heretics | 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.
HISTORY OPTIONS BASKET - SEMESTER 2
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3074 | The Slave Trade, Slavery and Britain’s Atlantic Empire | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3530 | Mapping the Middle Ages: Space and Representation from the Pacific to the Atlantic | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV3010 | Medieval Origin Stories: From the Trojans to the Turks | 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.
Cross Listed with International History and Politics
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3710 | Nazism, Stalinism and the Rise of the Total State | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3880 | 'Parasites' and 'Cockroaches': Genocide in the Twentieth Century | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3920 | People and Protest: Transnational Activism in the 20th Century and Beyond | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3999 | Doomed to Failure? European Great Power Politics from Bismarck to the Outbreak of World War I | 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.
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