Economic and Social History

The University of Edinburgh
Postgraduate MSc (Res) Full-time 1 Year History

About this course

We host one of the largest economic and social history research groupings in the UK. Staff research interests are wide-ranging, including the study of:

  • economic development

  • energy policy

  • financial history

  • globalisation

  • urban history

  • consumption

  • material culture

  • museums and collecting

  • leisure

  • religious belief

  • popular culture

  • medicine and disease

  • gender

  • sexuality

  • the family

    The diversity of our research means we can support students’ economic and social history study in a vast range of time periods and geographical regions and from the early modern period to the present day.

    Particular areas of expertise available for research are:

  • culture and society in early modern Britain

  • the material culture of gender in 18th-century Britain

  • urban society and civil society in historical context

  • cinema and society in modern Britain

  • gender, crime and deviancy: Britain 1860–1960

  • energy policy in Britain since 1920

  • the economic history of China in the 20th century

  • history of medicine and health in Britain since 1750

    The University’s economic and social historians host three research groups:

  • material and visual cultures of the past

  • enlightenment and popular culture

  • economic and social history

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MSc (Res)

    Location: Edinburgh

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MSc (Res)

    Location: Edinburgh

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    3412 Authors, writers and translators
    2472 Archivists, conservators and curators
    4214 Company secretaries and administrators
    4112 Local government administrative occupations
    4135 Library clerks and assistants

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc (Res)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Edinburgh
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    History

    Offered by

    The University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh

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