1617 Notes For MSC Ec Hist

Department of Economic History
MSc in Economic History
NOTES FOR STUDENTS

2016-2017
Dates of Terms, 2016-17
Michaelmas Term: Thursday September 22nd Friday December 9th 2016

(Teaching begins Monday September 26th)
Lent Term: Monday January 9th Friday March 24th 2017

(Exams: Tuesday January 3rd Friday January 6th 2017)
Summer Term: Monday April 24th Friday June 9th 2017
Reading Weeks: W/c 31st October 2016

W/c 13th February 2017
The School will also be closed on English public holidays:
Christmas and New Year Closure: Thursday 22nd December 2016 Monday 2nd January
2017
Easter Closure: Thursday 13th April Wednesday 19th April 2017
May Bank Holiday: Monday 1st May 2017
Spring Bank Holiday: Monday 29th May 2017
Summer Bank Holiday: Monday 28th August 2017

List of Contents:
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SECTION 1: The Department/Programme
1. MSc Programme: Statement of Aims 2
2. Staf 2
3. Research Staf and Academic Visitors 3
4. Academic advisers and MSc Programmes Director 3
5. MPhil/Ph.D in Economic History 4
6. Syllabus and Courses 4
7. Choice of Courses 5
8. Coursework 5
9. Feedback 6
10. Submission of Assessed Work 6
11. The Dissertation 6
12. LSE Dissertation Week 7
13. IHR New Research Students Day / Senate House Library Induction 8
14. Examination Arrangements 8
15. Results 8
16. Transcripts of Results 8
17. Part-time Students 8
18. LSE For You and E-mail 9
19. Moodle 9
20. Staf-student Committee, Taught Graduate Students Consultative Forum 9
21. Paid Employment while Taking the MSc 10
22. Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty 10
Appendix I Preparing and Presenting the MSc Dissertation 11
Appendix II MSc Dissertation Timetable and Regulations 13
Appendix III Course Content, 2016-17 14
Appendix IV Penalties for Late and Over-length Submissions; Assessment Guidelines 20
Appendix V Transfer into MSc Economic History (Research) 21
Appendix VI Economic History Society Travel Grants 21
Appendix VII Useful Contacts 22
SECTION 2: The School

1. Fees 23
2. Certificate of Registration 23
3. Learning Development 23
4. Services for Disabled and Dyslexic Students 24
5. Welfare Services 24
6. Dean of Graduate Studies 24
7. English Language Support and Foreign Language Courses 25
8. Careers Service 25
9. Student Services Centre (SSC) 26
10. Financial Support 26
11. IT Support 26
12. The Library 27
13. LSE Life 27
14. Students Union 28
15. Presentation Ceremony 28
16. Degree Certificates 28
17. Alumni Association 28
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC HISTORY
INFORMATION FOR MSc ECONOMIC

HISTORY STUDENTS, 2016-17
Welcome to the Department of Economic The Department is one of the leading global
History. We hope that your studies prove centres for economic history and, since the
both successful and enjoyable. These Notes foundation of LSE, has been at the forefront
contain most of the information you need in economic history teaching and research.
on the MSc and the Department. These Our MSc students are a part of this tradition
Notes, however, do not repeat or replace of excellence.
University regulations and the LSE Calendar
is the authoritative source on School policy,
procedures, and regulations.
The taught MSc in Economic History was

initiated in 1964, and the MSc in Global
History in 2000. In 2004 the MSc Economic
History was divided into two programmes, Professor Kent Deng
the core MSc in Economic History and the MSc Programmes Director
MSc Economic History (Research), designed
for entrants to our MPhil/PhD programme.
In 2005-06 the MSc Global History became
part of the Erasmus Mundus Global Studies
Programme, and in 2008-09 the MSc
Political Economy of Late Development,
taught jointly with the Department of
International Development was launched.
Our most recent programme, the MSc
Quantitative Economic History, which is
taught jointly with the Department of
Economics, welcomed its first cohort in
2015-16.
The combined MSc programme is the

largest of its kind in Britain, and probably
the world. In the latest Research Excellence
Framework (REF), LSE History (Economic
History and International History) was
ranked 6th out of 83 submissions to the REF
History Panel for the percentage of its
research outputs rated World Leading (4*),
or Internationally Excellent (3*), and ninth
for its submission as a whole. On the basis
of the combination of quality publications
and number of staf submitted, a measure
of research power, LSE History ranks 4th in
the UK.
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SECTION 1: 2. Staf
The Department/Programme:
Photographs of all teaching staf in the
Department are displayed on our website.
1. MSc Programme: Statement of Aims
Dr Olivier Accominotti, Room SAR 514,
Ext. 6773 ([email protected])
The programme has two primary aims.
First, it provides a broad training in social
Mr Dudley Baines, Room SAR 608,
science research methods and their
application to historical study, including the
role of theory, evaluation, analysis and
Dr Gerben Bakker, Room SAR 509,
explanation, quantitative techniques and
computing, the use of sources, and
(Undergraduate Tutor)
presentational skills. This training responds
to labour market requirements for
Dr David Chilosi, Room SAR 607, Ext. 7055
enhanced research skills and is designed to
([email protected])
be valuable to individuals proceeding to
careers in public service, industry,
Dr Jordan Claridge, Room SAR 607,
commerce, the media, law, teaching and
any other occupations that require
intellectual judgement, the ability to assess
Dr Peter Cirenza, Room SAR 506, Ext. 6701
and analyse data and ideas, and
([email protected])
communication skills.
Dr Neil Cummins, Room SAR 513, Ext. 6688
Secondly, it provides a coherent and
([email protected]) (on leave
structured programme of advanced studies
Michaelmas and Lent Terms)
in economic history. This is designed for
students who read economic history,
Professor Kent Deng, Room SAR 517,
economics, or a related discipline at
Ext. 6163 ([email protected]) (MSc
undergraduate level, and for those whose
Programmes Director)
interests have moved towards economic
history or economics. The programme aims
Dr Leigh Gardner, Room SAR 507, Ext. 6427
also to meet the needs of mid-career
([email protected])
professionals who join the course partly as a
means of refreshing their research skills and
Professor Janet Hunter, Room SAR 604,
understanding of the subject. All of the
MSc courses are an important part of the
training for students working for the M.Phil.
Dr Alejandra Irigoin, Room SAR 611,
and Ph.D. degrees. The MSc Economic
Ext. 7068 ([email protected]) (Chair of
History (Research) is intended for those
MSc Exam Board)
planning to proceed to MPhil/PhD status
and is covered in a separate Notes
Helena Ivins, Room SAR 603, Ext. 7110
booklet, available on request.
([email protected])
Tracy Keefe, Room SAR 603, Ext. 7860

([email protected]) (MSc Programmes
Manager)
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Loraine Long, Room SAR 603, Ext. 6586 Dr Helen Yafe, Room SAR 607, Ext. 7055
([email protected]) ([email protected])
Dr Debin Ma, Room SAR 612, Ext. 7201 All members of the Department hold office
([email protected]) (on leave Lent and hours each week and display the times of
Summer Terms) these on their office doors and on the
Departmental website. During office hours,
Dr Chris Minns, Room SAR 512, Ext. 7812 they are available to see students without
([email protected]) (on leave 2016-17) appointment, but you should feel free to
email to arrange an alternative time.
Professor Mary Morgan, Room SAR 609,
3. Research Staf and Academic Visitors
Dr Natascha Postel-Vinay, Room SAR 613,
Ext. t.b.c (email: t.b.c) The department regularly hosts
distinguished academics from other
Professor Albrecht Ritschl, Room SAR 606, institutions. Details change from term to
Ext. 6482 ([email protected]) (Head of term, check website for up-to-date
Department) information
http://www.lse.ac.uk/economicHistory/who
Professor Joan Ross, Room SAR 515, Ext. sWho/teaching-staf.aspx
6678 ([email protected]) (Deputy Head of
Department (Research))
4. Academic Advisers and MSc
Professor Tirtankar Roy, Room SAR 616, Programmes Director
Ext. 6248 ([email protected]) (Deputy Head of
Department (Teaching)) Each student will be allocated an academic
adviser from within the department. Your
Dr Eric Schneider, Room SAR 518, Ext. 3680 academic adviser is your most important
([email protected]) link with the Department and with the
(on leave 2016-17) School, and it is important that you
establish contact in the early days of term
Professor Max Schulze, Room SAR 614, and maintain a close working relationship
Ext. 6784 ([email protected]) throughout the course. You will work most
closely together in the planning and
Dr Peter Sims, Room t.b.c, Ext. t.b.c production of your dissertation and he or
([email protected]) she will be able to advise you on choice of
courses, on the MSc regulations, on
Jennie Stayner, Room SAR 605, Ext. 7857 administrative matters generally, on the
([email protected]) (Department prospects of proceeding to the MPhil/PhD
Manager) degree etc. Your academic adviser may be
able to ofer advice if your work is afected
Professor Oliver Volckart, Room SAR 610, by illness, financial difficulties or other
Ext. 7861 ([email protected]) crises, and you should keep him/her
informed of any disruptions to progress. He
Professor Patrick Wallis, Room tbc, or she will also be your first contact with the
Ext. 7074 ([email protected]) (On leave college after you leave LSE. You may well
2016-17) require him/her to provide a reference at
some stage and are advised to give him/her
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a copy of your CV early in the year and to
provide an up-to-date CV should you The MSc Economic History (Research) is
require a reference after graduation. If the intended for those taking the MSc as a
hours your academic adviser sets aside to preparation for a research degree
see students without appointment clash (MPhil/PhD). It is broadly similar to the
with your teaching you should let him or MSc Economic History but includes a
her know this and make appointments to compulsory second research-training core
meet at regular intervals, at least three course on quantitative methods in
times each term. If you do not hear from Economic History and a longer dissertation
your academic adviser, you should approach (c.15,000 words) which accounts for 40% of
him/her to arrange a meeting. If you are total MSc marks, and must include original
unable to resolve any matter satisfactorily research. For more details, see MSc
with your academic adviser you can discuss Economic History (Research) Notes for
it with Professor Deng, MSc Programmes Students.
Director.
The MSc Programmes Directors main role is 6. Syllabus and Courses

to monitor postgraduate teaching and
tutorial arrangements. He also acts as an Please note: MSc Economic History and
academic adviser in cases of urgency. MSc Economic History (Research) have a
common syllabus in the Michaelmas Term.
Thus it is possible, until December, to move
5. MPhil/PhD in Economic History from either of these syllabuses to the other.
Should you wish to do this you should first
The Department is the largest provider of discuss the possibility with your academic
research training in economic history in the adviser and then with Professor Deng (SAR
UK: in recent years there have been 30 or 616).
more full-time registered MPhil/PhD
students. More than 60 students MSc Economic History ofers a core half-
completed PhDs in 2007-2015, many of unit course in methodology and
whom will go on to become university historiography and a wide choice of other
teachers. A Masters degree (with merit courses that enable candidates to compile a
overall and at least 65% in the dissertation) pathway that meets their particular
is a pre-requisite for MPhil registration and requirements. It is possible, for example, to
in every year several MSc students go on to focus upon diferent aspects of twentieth-
research degrees at LSE and elsewhere. century history, upon economic
Research students at LSE register initially for development and third-world issues, upon
the MPhil. and are upgraded to PhD methodology, upon quantitative history, or
registration, subject to satisfactory progress, business history.
towards the end of their second year. If you
are interested in the MPhil/PhD, or in Structure:
transferring to the MSc Economic History
(Research), your academic adviser can ofer a core half-unit course - EH401
advice and information, as can Professor Historical Analysis of Economic
Joan Ross, Research Student Tutor. Change;
Applications to transfer to MSc Economic
History (Research) must be received by the either EH482 Pre-Modern Paths of
end Growth, or EH483 The Development
of November. For more details see
Appendix V.
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and Integration of the World
Economy;
EH498 (a 6,000-word half-unit 7. Choice of Courses

dissertation)*
Take care to ensure your chosen courses
then, optional courses to the value meet your needs and abilities. Be aware
of 2.0 units which can be taken in that EH422 is highly quantitative, as are its
either term. half-unit equivalents EH426 and EH427. In
exceptional cases it may be possible for MSc
*With the approval of your academic adviser, Economic History candidates to take a
you may request to take EH499 (a full-unit, course that is not listed in the syllabus. In
10,000 word dissertation) and courses to the such cases you should take particular care
value of 1.5 units from the papers 3 and 4 to ensure that you are opting for a course
options lists, instead of taking EH498. within your capabilities. When you have
decided which courses you would like to
For full details of the 2016-17 syllabus see take, you can select them via LSE For You at
the programme regulations: the end of Week 1.
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/pr You can keep your Lent Term options open
ogrammeRegulations/taughtMasters/2016_ until January, but please keep an eye on
MScEconomicHistory.htm the timetables as it is your responsibility to
ensure that your choices do not clash.
Some courses have an element of course
assessment. Syllabus details, and the There are, of course, many LSE courses
course regulations, can be seen in the LSE taught within and without the Department
Calendar. Not all courses are available that you might like to attend and in some
every year: when staf are on leave or, when cases attendance is possible. Please consult
insufficient students express interest, with your academic adviser.
courses may not be taught. Timetabling
difficulties may prevent certain
combinations of courses being taken.
8. Coursework
Details of courses available in the current
year, teaching times and teaching rooms,
You should attend regularly whatever
will be given at the introductory meeting.
meetings are arranged for your courses,
Appendix III (below) lists courses with brief
including those for the Dissertation. The
details of contents.
length of meetings, the form they take, and
the amount of written work required, varies
Examinations take place in the Lent and
from course to course. The Graduate
Summer Terms. Dissertations are submitted
School recommendation is that a minimum
by September 1st. If you need further
of three pieces of written work should be
advice in selecting your courses your
submitted for each full unit course (as
academic adviser will be able to help and
essays or as seminar presentations) and
you can get considerable guidance also by
that written work should be returned to you
looking at the course study guides printed
graded and with comments. Many teachers
in the LSE Calendar. Feel free to keep your
require, or encourage, students to do more
options open during Week 1 and attend as
than the minimum. You should keep your
many classes as you wish until you make
academic adviser informed of your
your final choice
progress. Some courses include essays or
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an extended essay as part of the formal You will need to submit your assessed work
examination requirements. according to instructions posted on Moodle.
In return you will receive a statement
Details of course-assessment requirements confirming receipt of your work. You will
and procedures, dates for submission, also be required to sign a statement
length of essays etc. will be made clear in confirming that it is your own work. Your
the Calendar and when courses begin. work should show your candidate number,
There are penalties for lateness and but not your name. If your submission date
overlong submissions (which may difer is before exam candidate numbers have
from those applicable to the dissertation), been published, a detachable cover sheet
so be sure you know exactly what is with your name, course title and title of
expected. Students grades, attendance, essay should be affixed.
and seminar contributions are reported to
the MSc Programmes Director who informs
academic advisers if this evidence indicates 11. The Dissertation
cause for concern.
The dissertation can take two diferent
Teaching takes a variety of forms, including forms depending on your choice between
workshops and formal lectures. But the the half-unit dissertation EH498, and the
greater part of post-graduate coursework at full-unit dissertation EH499 (see also 6.
LSE (as elsewhere) is organised in seminars above).
which are less structured than much first-
degree teaching and to which you are EH498 ofers you a shorter dissertation of
expected to contribute. Meetings start at no more than 6,000 words, which is
five minutes past the hour and end at five expected to be an informed literature
minutes to the hour. Please make every review. Choosing EH498 implies that you
efort to be present in good time. If you take additional courses to the value of 2.0
know you will miss a meeting for medical or units from the list of available electives.
other reasons, you should inform your
teachers. Prolonged absences should be EH499 ofers you a longer dissertation of no
reported to your academic adviser as well. more than 10,000 words, which is expected
to engage with primary source material in
addition to providing a discussion of the
9. Feedback literature. Choosing EH499 implies that you
take additional courses to the value of 1.5
You can expect to receive a high level of units from the list of available electives.
feedback during your time in the
Department. Feedback can take a variety of The choice between these two options gives
forms and ranges from the formal, written you the freedom to focus your eforts either
comments on a submitted essay, to a chat in more strongly on coursework (EH498), or
the pub after class. Your course lecturers more strongly own your own research
and seminar leaders are all available for you (EH499). We recommend that you discuss
to discuss your work individually during this choice with your adviser early on, as
their weekly office hours or by appointment your final decision is required no later than
at other times. Please try and take on board 28th October 2016 (see also 6. above).
any comments you receive.
Students should agree on their subjects
with their academic adviser as early as
10. Submission of assessed work possible; in the case of those taking the MSc
in one year, a provisional dissertation title
6
and outline is required by week 3 of the libraries and archives such as the Wellcome
Lent Term. Institute, the India Office Library, the
Imperial War Museum, the Museum of
Completed dissertations (two copies) must London and the resources of national trade
be submitted no later than Friday 1st unions, trade associations, political parties,
September. Note that in both cases, the professional bodies, pressure groups,
word limit does not include short footnotes companies and other organisations.
(up to 50 words), references, tables, In your search for a good dissertation topic
abstract, and bibliography. Keep a third you might find inspiration in the listings of
copy of your dissertation for your own use. the Historical Manuscripts Commission and
the National Registry of Archives. Many
There are several formal teaching seminars materials of potential value for dissertation
related to the Dissertation, and failure to topics are now available on-line, and you
attend without prior permission from your should investigate the e-library of the LSE
academic adviser may result in penalties on (see Section 2 below).
your marks.
To try to ensure parity of treatment
Most students find the dissertation the amongst students, academic advisers abide
most challenging, and most rewarding, by the following guidelines in supervising
element in the MSc Economic History dissertations: considerable advice is given at
programme. It allows you to conduct, and the initial stages of selecting a topic,
present, your own research on a topic you locating sources, constructing a bibliography
find particularly interesting. Normally you etc. After that the student should work
select (with your academic adviser) a topic without frequent or detailed supervision
from within the subject area covered in one until he/she has finished a summary of their
of your courses. project. Provided that this is done by the
end of the Summer Term, the academic
In selecting a dissertation topic you should adviser will provide comment and feedback.
avoid over-ambitious dissertations and After this stage no further extensive and
topics that require extensive travel outside detailed assistance is given although
London to consult sources. Rather, the MSc academic advisers are free to help with
dissertation is about focusing on an specific problems.
interesting question that is limited in scope
and tractable within the short time frame At the end of these notes you will find an
you have. Please also avoid dissertations appendix about the preparation and
with little historical content, a shortcoming presentation of the dissertation.
that examiners particularly dislike.
Detailed notes on writing The MSc
The research facilities in the London area Dissertation will be distributed during the
available to the historian are among the taught seminars (see timetables).
richest in the world, and as an LSE student
you are more centrally placed to take
advantage of them than any other UK 12. LSE Dissertation Week
students. Besides LSEs own library (see
below) there are the National Archives (at The LSE Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC)
Rosebery Avenue and Kew), the British runs an MSc Dissertation Week, usually in
Library, the Guildhall Library, the Institute of the last week of Summer Term. It
Historical Research, the London incorporates presentations by the TLC, the
Metropolitan Archive, the House of Lords Library, Information Technology Service,
Records Office, as well as many specialist Language Centre and Careers. You may well
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find it useful to attend some of the available after the Examiners Meeting
presentations. which takes place in October. No results
are disclosed before the Examiners
Meeting.
13. IHR New Research Students Day /
Senate House Library Induction All exam scripts, dissertations and course
work are marked independently by two
The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) internal examiners who then agree a grade.
holds an annual day for new research External (non-LSE) examiners participate at
students in history. all stages of the examining process including
vetting of examination questions, checking
Open to all students beginning historical the grading of exam scripts, dissertations,
research at any UK university, the day will and course-assessment work as is usual in
introduce the many services and facilities all UK universities.
ofered by the Institute, including its
unparalleled programme of research
seminars, its publications, websites, 15. Results
research training courses, and its open
access library. Participants will be guests of Results for 12 month taught Masters
the IHR for lunch before hearing a full programmes are considered at the
programme of talks showing how the Graduate School Board of Examiners in
Institute can help them with their work. November, and official results are published
by the end of that month.
This year it will be held on Tuesday 27th
September (12.45-4.15pm). Please note: the School will not release
your results if you owe any fees. Please
To book your place, please go to: check your balance on LSE For You to see if
http://www.history.ac.uk/research- you have any tuition, halls or library fees
training/courses/new-research-student-day. outstanding. If you cannot see any
outstanding fees on your account, then
Senate House Library will hold induction please contact the Finance Office on
sessions for postgraduate students on [email protected] for clarification
Wednesday 28th September at 2pm, and
Friday 30th September at 10am. Those
interested should pre-register on the 16. Transcripts of Results
website:
(http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/mem Once results have been confirmed by the
bership/online-pre-registration/online-pre- School you will be able to request a
registration/), then go along to the transcript of your marks called an
membership desk with your LSE card. 'intermediate transcript' online via LSE for
You. The Student Services Centre aims to
despatch all requests for intermediate
14. Examination Arrangements transcripts within five working days of the
request being made online. These are
Half-unit courses taught in Michaelmas provided free of charge to current students
Term are examined in Week 0 of Lent Term, and recent alumni (those who graduated
exams for all other courses taught in the within one calendar year of the official end
Department take place in late-May or June. date of your course).
Provisional examination results are normally
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Transcripts contain the following strongly advised to check your School e-mail
information: at least once a day. If you prefer to keep a
hotmail (or other) address, please ensure
Your full name that you set-up your LSE address to forward
Your date of birth your mail. If you move accommodation
Your student number during the course of the year, be sure to
The title and subject of your update this information on LSE For You.
programme
The details of the courses studied
and the marks awarded 19. Moodle
Start date
Completion date (or expected Moodle is the name of the School's Virtual
completion date) Learning Environment (VLE) run by the
Language of instruction and Centre for Learning Technology. Moodle is a
assessment password protected web environment that
contains a range of teaching resources,
activities, assignments, information and
17. Part-time students discussions relating to your course. The
content of Moodle is the responsibility of
Part-time students are examined in two your teacher and so it will vary from course
papers at the end of their first year and the to course.
remaining papers and the dissertation at
the end of the following year. Part-time Moodle can be accessed from any computer
students must attend EH401 Historical connected to the Internet, on and of
Analysis of Economic Change in their first campus. You can access Moodle using your
year. School user name and password from
http://moodle.lse.ac.uk/. This page also has
links to help and advice on using Moodle.
18. LSE For You and E-mail
A guide on how to get started with Moodle
On the LSE Homepage is a link to LSE For is available:
You. This service provides personalised http://moodle.lse.ac.uk/file.php/1/generic_
information for all students including flyer.pdf . You will also find links to Moodle
timetables, exam candidate numbers, and from a number of web pages including the
exam timetables and should not be main School homepage for staf and
confused with Moodle. You can use it to students. If you have any technical
change personal information about yourself, problems with Moodle you should contact
and are advised to check it regularly. It is the IT helpdesk.
also where you will need to register for your
chosen courses and related seminars. Use
your LSE network username and password 20. Staf-Student Committee, Taught
to login. Please keep your personal details Graduate Students Consultative Forum
up-to-date.
These committees meet regularly and
As a registered user of the Schools provide an additional opportunity to discuss
computing facilities, you will be allocated an courses, teaching arrangements, the Library,
e-mail address. The Department and most computing and anything else. There are at
teachers will normally contact you by e-mail least seven MSc representatives, one for
at your School account. Hence, you are each MSc programme on the Staf-Student
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Committee and one on the Consultative detection software to identify plagiarised
Forum. Students will be asked to nominate text. Work containing plagiarism may be
representatives early in the Michaelmas referred to an Assessment Misconduct
Term. A questionnaire seeking your views Panel which may result in severe penalties.
on course content, teaching, etc. will be
circulated during the year. Any problems, or The Regulations on Plagiarism can be found
dissatisfactions, can be raised at any time, at the following web link.
with your academic adviser, or with http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/a
Professor Deng. cademicRegulations/RegulationsOnAssessm
entOfences-Plagiarism.htm
21. Paid employment while taking

the MSc
To register as a part-time student it is

usually necessary to have regular
employment. Students taking the MSc full-
time over one year, however, are unlikely to
be able to take on much paid employment
without detriment to their academic
progress. If you are contemplating paid
employment, consult your academic adviser
first. Most students find they need all the
time available to complete coursework
into September and you should keep this
in mind when contemplating full-time
employment, or travel in July and August.
22. Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty
The work you submit for assessment must

be your own. If you try to pass of the work
of others as your own whether deliberately
or not, you will be committing plagiarism.
Any quotation from the published or

unpublished works of other persons,
including other candidates, must be clearly
identified as such, being placed inside
quotation marks and with a full reference to
the source provided in a proper academic
form. A series of short quotations from
several diferent sources, if not clearly
identified as such, constitutes plagiarism
just as much as a single unacknowledged
long quotation from a single source.
The examiners are vigilant for cases of
plagiarism and the School uses plagiarism
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APPENDIX I below) and that may be used to check for
Preparing and presenting the MSc plagiarism.
Dissertation Please note also that confirmation of
examination entry by the Department is
Completed dissertations (two copies) must
conditional upon satisfactory work and
be submitted no later than 4pm on Friday
attendance throughout the year (including
1st September 2017. There are penalties
attending all dissertation meetings) and that
for late submission (below).
this includes getting a draft of your
dissertation to your Academic adviser by
Your exam candidate number, programme,
the last week of the Summer Term.
year of examination and the title of the
dissertation only must be shown on the first
Footnotes
page. The manuscript must be
The main purpose of footnotes is to direct
typed/printed in double spacing, on paper
the reader to the evidence used by the
size British A4, with a margin 3.5cm on the
author and to enable the reader to find it
left. It will greatly help the examiners if the
with the minimum of trouble. References
typescript is securely bound in some form
must therefore be precise, complete and
of simple folder. You should also provide a
accurate. Additional comments etc. may be
250-word abstract at the start of the
included but no footnote should exceed 50
dissertation.
words.
When preparing your dissertation, bear in
You should always provide a reference for
mind that great importance is attached to
direct quotations in the text, and you should
footnoting, grammar, punctuation, spelling,
also provide references for general ideas, as
bibliography etc.
well as detailed information, that you have
drawn from specialised texts. Failure to do
To help you avoid the same problems it may
so conscientiously constitutes plagiarism.
be useful to note here the main weaknesses
in a minority of MSc dissertations noted by
Particular care should be exercised should
examiners in recent years. They are:
you wish to incorporate in your dissertation
work that you, or others, previously
(a) badly defined thesis topic, research
submitted for assessment either at LSE or
question or structure
elsewhere. While there may be good
(b) insufficient historical content
reasons for incorporating earlier work in
(c) excessive length
your dissertation, you should do so
(d) poor presentation
sparingly and must always make clear (in
footnotes and by quotation marks) when
In fairness to those who take pains to abide
this is being done. Footnotes should be at
by the rules, over-length dissertations will
the bottom of the appropriate page.
be penalised (Appendix IV, below).
Dissertations for the MSc Economic History
Proper footnoting and referencing is
should be either 6,000 words (EH498) or
important. Incomplete or missing
10,000 words (EH499) (excluding footnotes
referencing may be considered plagiarism,
of up to 50 words, references, tables,
and is severely penalised
abstract, and bibliography). Include a note
(http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/a
of word-length on the title page or contents
cademicRegulations/RegulationsOnAssessm
page of your dissertation. You are also
entOfences-Plagiarism.htm). It is therefore
required to upload a copy to Moodle that
imperative that you invest substantial time
will enable verification of word count (see
and efort into clear and complete
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referencing. There is a large choice of file, and the page number within the
reference styles available. We recommend document. If the item is available both
that you take out a recent issue of a leading online and on paper, you may use either
journal in our field (such as the Economic form of citation.
History Review, the Journal of Economic
History, or the Journal of Development Online material and plagiarism
Economics) and apply its citation style to British Universities run a collaborative anti-
your work. plagiarism service, which facilitates
checking an electronic copy of any piece of
There is also a citation style sheet which work against millions of pieces of existing
provides a widely accepted reference style work. You are required to submit an
with detailed examples. electronic copy (on Moodle) of all written
work that counts towards your final grade,
Repetition of Reference to Same Source that is, assessed essays and theses. To
Again, there is a choice of styles available. preserve anonymity, it will not be accessed
Most styles provide for abbreviated repeat by the examiners. The Department may
references. Do check your chosen reference submit such work for checking.
style (see above) to find out how this is
being done. In any case, always make sure Please note: under no circumstances will
you apply that style clearly, consistently, and an e-version be considered a valid
completely. submission as per the submission
requirements laid out above. To submit
Abbreviations and Alternative Conventions your dissertation formally, you will have to
It is permissible and convenient to provide the print versions on time no
abbreviate references (eg to journals) matter what, and without fault or
where the title is long and frequently used. exception!
All that is necessary is that a list of such
abbreviations be included in your
dissertation, between the preface and the
beginning of Chapter One.
Citation of online material

It is equally important to reference
accurately on-line articles and sources. Just
as you must cite page numbers as well as
the title of the book, so, too, your online
citation must be precise. The Will of
Elizabeth Hunter of Fetter Lane, Fleet
Street, City of London, of 9 March 1802,
should, for example, be given as
http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchi
ves.gov.uk/details-result.asp?
Edoc_Id=794990&queryType=1&resultcoun
t=19 rather than simply as
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
In general, the reader should be able to use

your citation to access the item
immediately. If the item is a pdf file, you
should cite both the URL that leads to the
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APPENDIX II be validated. At this stage your title may be
Dissertation Timetable and provisional.
Regulations Your dissertation work should be well
underway by the end of the Lent Term
Michaelmas Term because preparation for the written exams
will loom large once term has ended.
In this term, and in association with your
Academic adviser, you should make Summer Term
progress towards formulating a viable
dissertation topic. The topic should relate By the last week of term a summary of your
to the contents of one of your taught dissertation work should be submitted to
courses and must have a substantive your academic adviser for comment.
historical content. Students writing research dissertations
(EH499) should submit at least 3,500 words
Meetings for EH498 and EH499 including a literature review, discussion of
There will be 4 dissertation sessions during sources and methods, and a clear outline of
the Michaelmas Term, and these sessions their research plan for the summer.
are attended by students taking all the MSc Students writing literature reviews (EH498)
degrees in the Department of Economic should submit a detailed outline (at least 2
History. The time and location will be pages) and bibliography on their topic for
indicated on the School timetable. comment. You should arrange to meet your
Attendance at all meetings is mandatory. If academic adviser in the last week of term to
you anticipate that you will not be able to receive detailed feedback on your work.
attend a meeting, you must seek prior
permission from your academic adviser. It is obviously in your best interest to have
as much of the dissertation completed as
You have until 28th October to decide possible to allow academic advisers to
whether you are going to write a research- comment usefully on your work. Advisers
based full-unit, 10,000-word (EH499) can ofer no detailed comment
dissertation or a literature-review based subsequently. If you fail to submit
half-unit, 6,000-word (EH498) dissertation. substantial written work at this time, your
dissertation examination may be cancelled.
Students who have opted to do a research-
based dissertation will be expected to Summer Vacation
attend an additional session in the Summer
Term which will give guidance on issues Incorporate whatever improvements your
such as research design and research academic adviser suggests and complete
methods. your remaining research and writing.
Deliver the amended version by 4pm on 1st
Lent Term September.
Prepare a short outline (2 sides A4) on your Requests for an extension beyond this time
choice of topic, its title, the nature and will be granted only in extenuating
quality of existing published work, what you circumstances supported, where
hope to achieve, and the sources you will appropriate, by a medical certificate. Late
use. This must be given to your Academic submissions will be penalised.
adviser by Week 3 of the Lent Term at the
latest, so that your examination entry can
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APPENDIX III multiple regression. The course will start
Course Content, 2016-17 with a consideration of broad issues in
research design, this might include, for
example, models, narrative and case
Historical Analysis of Economic Change
studies. The rest of the course will then be
(EH401) (Half-Unit)
concerned with quantitative issues, the
The course provides basic awareness of
problems of analysing and interpreting
central themes and key methodological and
quantitative historical evidence. It will
theoretical issues in economic history;
consider topics such as sampling and
introduces students to important analytic
statistical distributions, correlation, simple
tools used by economic historians, with an
and multiple regression, specification
emphasis on their practical application in
problems, hypothesis testing, logit and
economic history research; and examines
probit analysis, non-parametric tests, and
major ways in which economic historians
modern time series analysis, although the
collect, analyse and interpret evidence. The
content may vary slightly from year to year.
training is expected to inform dissertation
The course will also provide students with
work. The course covers two main areas.
training in using an econometrics software
1) Theory and Research: this section
package. An important component of the
introduces theoretical approaches to major
course is the deconstruction of historical
issues in economic history, and considers
articles that have used quantitative
the practical application in historical
techniques.
analysis of concepts from economics
(primarily) and related disciplines. The
India and the World Economy (EH404)
specific topics evolve but an illustrative list
(Half-Unit)
includes: processes of economic growth;
From the eighteenth century, the South Asia
economic development; culture and
region played an important part in
economic behaviour; the rational-choice
international transactions in goods, people,
institutionalist paradigm; imperfect
and money. The world economy, in turn,
information and incentive structures;
shaped potentials for economic growth in
modern macro-economic ideas (especially
the region. The aim of the course is to
on money and finance); welfare outcomes.
impart an understanding of the global
2) Historical Methodology: this section
factors that shaped economic change in the
introduces methodological issues in
South Asia region in the 18th through the
combining social science frameworks with
early-20th century. It will also deal with the
historical materials. It considers problems of
principal ways in which South Asia
knowledge and explanation in economic
contributed to economic change in the rest
history, and introduces quantitative and
of the world. The political context of
qualitative approaches to obtaining,
globalization, especially imperialism and
analysing and interpreting evidence.
colonial policies, will be considered. The
course will be divided into a set of topics,
Research Design and Quantitative Methods
which together cover a large ground, but a
in Economic History (EH402) (Half-Unit)
selection from which will be discussed in
This course is concerned with how
the class. Lectures and seminars will centre
economic historians have used quantitative
on the readings assigned to each topic.
methods and with how researchers design
and structure a research project. In terms of
Topics to be covered: Introductory: India
quantitative methods the emphasis is on
and the world economy in the eighteenth
the applied and practical rather than the
and nineteenth centuries - how each
theoretical and will range from the use of
shaped the other; textiles in eighteenth
simple summary descriptive statistics to
century India: scale - organization - impact
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on global consumption and innovation - beginning of the Atlantic era. It begins by
trade and territorial politics; nineteenth comparing levels of economic development
century market integration: de- in Africa c.1500 to that of other world
industrialization and the artisans; regions. It then examines how major shifts
nineteenth century market integration: in the international economy, from the
Agricultural exports, land rights, and the industrial revolution to the recent financial
peasantry - Trade and famines; Government crisis, influenced patterns of economic
finance in colonial setting: The drain development on the continent. Focusing on
controversy - public debt; overseas the longue dure, the course addresses
migration in the nineteenth century: Who issues which remain current in studies of
went where, how many, and why - private African development, including:
gains and losses - social efects: slavery and The role of globalization and trade and
indenture, women, nature of work and skill- promoting or undermining development
formation - labour and non-labour migrants Environmental challenges to expanding
compared; foreign capital and production
industrialization; balance of payments and The structure of state institutions and
the monetary system; overview: their impact on growth
Globalization and economic growth. The impact of economic change on social
structures
Chinese Economy in Transition: 1850-1950 Close attention will be paid to the ways in
(EH409) (Half-Unit) which economic development is measured
Course content: This course provides a and assessed in diferent periods with the
broad but selective survey of over 100 years available data. Readings will include
of economic change in China leading historical documents from the periods in
towards the rise of the new Communist question. The inclusion of primary sources
regime in 1950. With emphasis on the on the reading list will allow students to
importance of ideological and institutional build research skills while engaging with key
changes, the course gives in-depth coverage questions about the historical origins of
of some major debates and case Africas relative poverty.
studies on historical turning points such as
the opening of China in mid-19th century, Topics in Quantitative Economic History
the collapse of Qing in 1911, economic (EH422)
transformation during Chinas Republican The course is organised on a topic basis,
period. The course showcases the with subjects chosen to illustrate particular
critical relevance of a long-term perspective theoretical, quantitative or methodological
on understanding both the constraints and issues. Such topics could include: long run
capacity of Chinese economy to respond comparative economic growth; human
to past and future challenges and ofers capital issues in economic history; the
unique historical perspectives on the origin macroeconomics of the inter-war years; the
of Chinese modernization as well as the political economy of trade; industrial
grand economic transformation during the economic history; technological change;
past three decades. quantitative approaches to the evolution of
markets; the new economic history of
African Economic Development in institutional change; analysing historical
Historical Perspective (EH413) (Half-Unit) welfare issues. The aims are to: examine the
Africas economic development challenges techniques used by economic historians and
cannot be understood without looking back to assess their validity and whether they
to the history of the continent. This course help to further our understanding of the
provides an introduction to the economic particular historical issue to which they
history of sub-Saharan Africa since the have been applied; and to teach students
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how to evaluate the relevance of historical long tradition of analysis of economics as a
hypotheses and the historical applicability policy science with more recent ideas about
of models from economic and other social the performativity of economics. It will draw
scientific theory. Students are able to on the literatures of economic history,
investigate in detail the analysis contained history of economics and sociology of
in important journal articles using accounting and finance to explore the aims
appropriate computer packages. and methods used in economics to
influence the economy. The focus of study
Quantitative Topics in Economic History I: will be on particular episodes from 20th
Cross-section and panel data (EH426) century history in which economics features
(Half-Unit) as a technical art (e.g. the transition from
The course will provide an overview of colonial to independent economies; the
quantitative approaches in economic Soviet and Cuban revolutions; and the
history mainly using cross-section and panel reconstruction of depressed and damaged
data. The course will examine the use of economies).
quantitative techniques through practical
exercises and critical discussion of their Economic Development of East and
application in recent literature. Techniques Southeast Asia (EH446)
discussed will include multiple regression The course deals with conditions and paths
analysis, regression diagnostics, of economic development in East Asia
instrumental variables, limited dependent (excluding Japan) and Southeast Asia in the
variables, sample selection corrections, and past centuries. The first part of the course
panel data analysis. The course is organised looks at the debate on Asian economic
on a topic basis, with subjects chosen to history, endowments available, and
illustrate particular theoretical, quantitative institutions technology and economies that
and methodological issues. evolved independently in Asia to support a
large population with reasonable standards
Quantitative topics in economic history II: of living. The second part of the course
time series and economic dynamics examines reasons for the lack of indigenous
(EH427) (Half-Unit) modern growth in Asia, conditions and
The course will provide an overview of timing of miracle growth of the Asian Tigers,
quantitative approaches in economic ASEAN and Mainland China after World War
history using primarily dynamic panel and Two, and impact of such growth of the
time series. The course will examine the use world economy.
of quantitative techniques through practical Topics covered include: traditional
exercises and critical discussion of their economic patterns in the region by the 17th
application in recent literature. Techniques century; the impact of the early European
discussed will include the GMM estimator, maritime traders; the impact of the later
discrete choice and hazard models, analysis Europeans traders backed by
of unit roots in panels and time-series and industrialisation; attempts and success of
vector autoregressions. The course is the Western colonisation; resistance to the
organised on a topic basis, with subjects change from the core area in East Asian
chosen to illustrate particular theoretical, Mainland; reforms and modernisation in
quantitative or methodological issues. Asia; Asia and globalisation.
History of Economics: Ideas, Policy and Latin American Development and

Performativity (EH429) (Half-Unit Economic History (EH452) (Half-Unit)
The course aim is to understand how The course will consider some of the major
economics has been used to change the topics of development and economic
world. The course will bring to together the history of Latin America. The topics to be
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explored will be the role of geography, the course, in that it does not look at the
environment and factor endowments, the specific decisions of specific firms, but
role of institutions and policies, problems of rather looks at the environments in which
taxation and representation in the industries have operated in diferent
constitutional and political developments in periods and places in history.
the 19th and 20th century, the history of
labour and migrations into and out of Latin The Economic History of War (EH476)
America, the protracted character of Latin This course explores the economic history
America's inequality, the macroeconomics of war(s) from the late Middle Ages to the
of industrialization and the political 20th century within a comparative
economic nature of Latin American populist framework. Key themes examined include:
political culture. Using reciprocal long-term preparation for war - from
comparisons with the US, South East Asia, bullionism to autarchy; state formation and
between LA countries, and over time the deformation; organising warfare - from
course will revisit the current Renaissance condottiere to security firms;
interpretations of Latin American resource mobilisation - finance, material
development in the long run and will frame inputs, human capital; resource allocation -
the analysis of particular issues of policy- production and consumption; human and
making of the present into the economic economic consequences of war; post-war
historical context. reconstructions. The historical cases studied
include the Hundred Years War, the Thirty
The Long-Run Analysis of Firms and Years War, the European wars of the 18th
Industries (EH463) (Half-Unit) century, the Napoleonic Wars, the American
This course comparatively explores the Civil War, the First and Second World Wars.
history of strategies, business organisations
and industries since the nineteenth century. Pre-Modern Paths of Growth: East and
Diferent approaches to analyse this West Compared, c1000-1800/1900 (EH482)
evolution are discussed, as well as the This course surveys long-term processes of
history of thinking about management and growth and development in pre-modern
organisational structure and how this Europe, China and Japan. The course raises
afected history itself. Introductory fundamental questions about the nature of
lecture(s) set the scene, discuss key pre-industrial societies and economies.
concepts and various economic approaches First, it asks if stagnation and poverty were
to analyse the evolution of organisations. normal conditions in pre-industrial societies
Subsequently the course looks at the origins and growth an aberration. What kind of
of legal forms of organisation - such as the growth and development did 'Malthusian'
corporation, the private limited liability societies experience? Second, it addresses
company and the cooperative - at the debates over European industrialisation.
development of organisational structures, Why was Britain first? Was British success
at the history of thinking about them, and from the late 18th century the result of
at evolution of industries. unique social, institutional, or cultural
features? Was it the outcome of a
The Historical Context of Business (EH464) centuries-long, cumulative process, of
(Half-Unit) change that relied as much on inputs from
This course explores the evolution and the rest of Europe as much as specifically
variation of the conditions under which domestic features? Or was it the result of a
business has operated in diferent parts of 'fortunate conjuncture'? Third, it makes an
the world. It concentrates on but is not in-depth comparison of three major geo-
exclusively concerned with the nineteenth economic regions (Europe, China and Japan)
and twentieth centuries. It is not an "MBA" over seven centuries. It discusses recent
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research that suggests that parts of pre- problem in the literature. It must
modern Asia were as developed (in terms of demonstrate adequate knowledge of
living standards, agricultural productivity, appropriate literature in Economic History
commerce) as the more advanced regions and an ability to handle problems of
of modern Europe, and asks if there were evidence and explanation.
more than one 'pre-modern paths of Selection of title: The title must be
growth'. In the MT we focus on Europe; approved by the student's supervisor. A
during the LT, on China and Japan. The provisional title should be agreed by mid-LT.
approach throughout is thematic. Themes EH401 gives essential training for the
include: agriculture, population, dissertation. Starting in the first term,
urbanisation, technology, urban and rural students will receive advice on the choice of
industry, economic efects of legal, political topic and how to tackle it, both from the
and constitutional structure; political Department (in the form of a document)
economy and taxation; warfare; trade and and, individually, from their tutor and from
market integration, causes and efects of the teacher of the most relevant taught
European expansion. course. There will be meetings during the
course of the year. The student must submit
The Development and Integration of the a one page summary and draft work for
World Economy in the 19th and 20th comment by the end of the Summer Term.
Centuries (EH483) Supervisors will not normally provide
This course aims to provide an overview of comments on drafts submitted after that
the development and integration of the date.
world economy since the First Industrial
Revolution. Global economic history over Dissertation: MSc Economic History
this period can be divided into four phases, (EH499)
around which the lectures will be based: The dissertation should be an empirical
1. The birth of the modern world, 1780- study using primary source material to write
1870 on a topic of economic history. The topic
2. Globalisation, 1870-1914 should relate broadly to one of the
3. Globalisation Backlash, 1914-195- economic history courses taken.
4. Globalisation since 1950 Selection of title: The title must be
Particular themes covered include: approved by the student's tutor.
1. Catching-up, forging ahead and falling EH401 gives essential training for the
behind: analysis of reasons for success and dissertation. Starting in the first term,
failure in economic growth in diferent eras students will receive advice on the choice of
2. The role of factor and trade flows in the topic and how to tackle it, both from the
development process Department (in the form of a document),
3. Demographic transitions and their links to and, individually, from their tutor and from
economic factors the teacher of the most relevant taught
4. The international monetary system and course. There will be meetings during the
financial crises course of the year. Students must submit a
5. The wider role of institutions and draft of at least 3,500 words for comment
institutional change by the end of the Summer Term.
Supervisors will not normally provide
Dissertation: MSc Economic History comments on drafts submitted after that
(EH498) (Half Unit) date.
The subject of the dissertation should relate
broadly to one of the economic history Economic Growth, Development, and
taught courses taken by the student. It Capitalism in Historical Perspective (EC465)
should be a critical survey of a well-defined
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This course will provide a rigorous
introduction to the analysis of long run
economic growth and development. The
focus is on acquiring the necessary
empirical skills to engage in advanced
analysis of economic evidence, and to
develop an understanding of how historical
evidence can shape and inform economic
theory. Topics at the forefront of economics
and economic history will be covered. These
include political economy, technological
change, economic growth, education,
demography, the economics of law and
property rights, gender, culture, and the
distribution of income. The emphasis will be
on combining theory and data to evaluate
fundamental ideas in economics concerning
the determinants of well-being and the
dynamics of market economies.
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APPENDIX IV Sub-Board local rules can be found here:
Penalties for late and over-length http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/L
ocalRules/EconomicHistory.htm
submissions; assessment guidelines
Late Submission of dissertation. For each

working day the submission is overdue a
deduction of five percentage points will be
made.
Length of dissertation. Details are given

above (11 and Appendix I). You must
indicate the word count of your
dissertation. Submissions in excess of the
word limit by up to 20 per cent will be
penalised 10 percentage points eg: a mark
of 62 becomes 52. Submissions between 20
and 30 per cent in excess of the limit will be
penalised 30 percentage points eg: a mark
of 62 becomes 32. Submissions more than
30 per cent in excess of the word limit will
receive no marks.
Assessment guidelines. In each of the

Departments MSc programmes candidates
overall results are classified as either
Distinction, Merit, Pass or Fail. Distinction is
70% and over, Merit is 60-69%, Pass is 50-
59%. The guidelines for final assessment,
used by the Board of Examiners in October,
are complex to take account of variables
such as half and full units, diferent weights
accorded to the Dissertation, etc. Moreover
the guidelines are not binding upon the
Board of Examiners which may consider a
candidates performance as a whole and
may take into account medical and other
relevant circumstances afecting
performance. In each programme a
marginal fail mark in one component of the
degree may be condoned.
Candidates who fail any part of the degree

may, on re-entry, obtain a Pass, but cannot
be awarded a Distinction or Merit.
Full details on examination and assessment

are available in the School Calendar:
Calendar
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APPENDIX V APPENDIX VI
Transfer into MSc Economic History Economic History Society Travel
(Research) Grants
The major diference between the research The Society will consider applications for
track and non-research track masters is the grants (normally up to 500) to assist with
scope, content and length of the travel expenses incurred in undertaking
dissertation, accepted by the Department Dissertation Research. Details and
as the best guide to capacity for PhD application form available from
research. However, it is possible to enter http://www.ehs.org.uk/the-society/grants-
the MPhil/PhD programme from any of the awards-and-prizes/research-fund-for-
departments masters degrees, although graduate-students.html
students transferring from the non-research
track are likely to be required to undertake
some additional coursework in their first
year of research.
Since the MSc Economic History and the

MSc Economic History (Research) have a
common first term, in exceptional cases it
may be possible for students on the non-
research track MSc to transfer into the
research track, and vice versa. Students on
the research track whose first term
performance is deemed inadequate may be
advised that they should transfer into the
non-research track degree.
All applications for transfer between

degrees must be made in writing by the end
of November, and require the support of
the students academic adviser. Applicants
for the research track should indicate clearly
why their original application was not for
this degree. Decisions on transfer into the
research track will take into account the
students past academic record, which must
be of the level that would have permitted
entry into the MSc Economic History
(Research).
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Student Union: http://www.lsesu.com/
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Timetables Office:
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Alejandra Irigoin, Chair of MSc Exam Board,
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acancies/volunteerCentre/Home.aspx
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Tirthankar Roy, Deputy Head of
Department (Teaching), Room SAR 616, Ext.
6248 ([email protected])
Joan Roses, Deputy Head of Department
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Loraine Long, PhD Administrator, Room
SAR 603, Ext. 6585 ([email protected]).
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Language Centre:
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guidance that provide the tools necessary
financeDivision/feesAndStudentFinance/Ho
for efective and rewarding study.
me.aspx
Learning development events
There is a year round series of workshops
2. Certificate of Registration and lectures on topics such as efective
reading strategies, exam preparation and
A certificate of registration provides proof participating in classes and seminars. You
to organisations, such as the Home Office, can just turn up, but booking guarantees
council tax offices and banks, that you are you a place. More information at
registered as a current student at LSE. http://www.lse.ac.uk/tlc/development
Once you are formally registered with the One to one advice
School you will be able to print out your Study advisers are available to ofer free
certificate via LSE for You. The Certificate of advice on aspects of both quantitative and
Registration option can be found in the qualitative subjects. LSE also hosts two
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Royal Literary Fund Fellows who can advise
on writing style and structure. For details on For further information please visit
all of these, see http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/
http://www.lse.ac.uk/tlc/taughtstudents disabilityAndWellBeingService/home.aspx
or email [email protected].
Maximise Your Potential
For undergraduates, LSE ofers several two 5. Welfare Services
week intensive programmes at the end of
Summer Term that enable you to broaden The Students Union has an Advice and
skills in research, languages, job searching Support Centre which provides legal advice
and peer support. See on housing, immigration, visa extensions,
http://www.lse.ac.uk/apd/maximise employment problems, welfare benefits,
grants, fee status and disability rights:
Language support http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/su
As well as degree options, the LSE Language pportServices/theStudentsUnion.aspx
Centre provides a comprehensive
programme of support if English is not your The Faith Centre is available to all students
first language and a range of extra-curricular of any faith, or none, to confidentially
courses designed for students of the social discuss anything and everything:
sciences. http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/f
aithCentre/Home.aspx
MSc Dissertation Week
For MSc students, there are five days of Nightline is a free and confidential listening
events at the end of the Summer Term service run by students for students from
designed to help you plan, write and make 6pm to 8am: http://www.nightline.org.uk/
the most of your dissertation. See
http://www.lse.ac.uk/tlc/dissertation St Philips Medical Centre is an on-campus
NHS medical practice available to students
living locally to the school:
4. Services for Disabled and Dyslexic http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices
Students /medicalCentre/Home.aspx
Disability equality is the responsibility of the

whole School. If you are disabled, dyslexic 6. Dean of Graduate Studies
or have a long term medical condition you
are entitled to services from the School to The Dean, Dr Sunil Kumar, has a wide range
facilitate equal access to services and help of duties relating to both academic and
with your studies. The Disability and Well- pastoral aspects of student life. He is
being Office (DWO), co-ordinates specialist available to any student who wishes to
individual assistance, for example, advice discuss a personal or academic matter and
from a mental health adviser or dyslexia he supports students who experience
specialist. difficulties during their studies. The Dean is
also responsible for student disciplinary
You may be entitled to an individual student matters. To arrange an appointment email
support agreement (ISSA). This is created [email protected] or contact Giovanni
by the DWO and outlines relevant Graglia, Executive Assistant to the Dean
reasonable adjustments. It is disseminated ([email protected]) .
to staf within the school, as agreed by you
and the DWO, to meet your needs.
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7. English Language Support and employers in the best way. We do this
Foreign Language Courses through a programme of careers advice
sessions, seminars, an extensive
If English is not your first language the information website, fairs, forums,
Language Centre is on hand to give you employer-led events and more.
advice and support throughout your time at
LSE. The support is free and starts as soon We also run tailored events specifically for
as your main course starts. There are the department. Lizzie Darlington, the
specific classes for academic units and Careers Consultant working with the
information sessions are held during the Economic History will run a range of
first days of term to advise you on the most workshops and networking events
appropriate classes to take. Classes begin in throughout the year for students. These
week 2 of the Michaelmas Term. Please see provide tailored information on how to
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/language/EnglishPro market your degree to employers and will
grammes/EnglishHome.aspx for information provide the opportunity to meet with
on the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) alumni from the course and hear their
In-sessional Support Programme. careers stories,
The LSE Language Centre also ofers an LSE is very fortunate in attracting the top
extra-curricular programme in a range of recruiters in many sectors which enables us
modern foreign languages which is open to to run an LSE-exclusive vacancy board full of
all LSE members for a fee. To help you internships, voluntary, part time and
choose the most appropriate course there graduate positions.
are a series of information sessions and
individual appointments held during the We work closely with employers to secure
first weeks of term. Courses start in week 5 internship opportunities in all sectors with a
of the Michaelmas Term and the cost of a focus on business and management and
standard course in 2016-17 is 240.00. with entrepreneurs. We also source a series
Please see of graduate internships to help you make
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/language/ModernFo the transition from study to employment.
reignLanguages/Certificate/MFLCertificateH You can search for internship opportunities
ome.aspx for information on the Modern throughout the year on Careers Hub.
Foreign Language (MFL) Certificate Course
Programme. If you are considering a career in
parliament, public and social policy, media
policy or corporate social responsibility, look
8. Careers Service out for the LSE Internship scheme, which
ofers internships for up to 15 hours per
week for postgraduate students.
LSE Careers is a very active service ofering a
Applications open in early October each
wide range of activities about campus,
year. See
online and in the Careers Service on 5th
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/CareersAnd
Floor, Saw Swee Hock Building. Find out
Vacancies/careersService/LSEParliamentaryI
what is happening right now at:
nternships/LSEParliamentaryInternships.asp
www.lse.ac.uk/careers
x for the latest information.
Our aim is to advise you through the career
planning and recruitment process, helping The LSE Volunteer Centre is also based
you to research options, acquire within the Careers Service and is here to
employable skills and promote yourself to support you in finding voluntary roles while
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studying. We advertise volunteering Financial Support Advice on
opportunities at diferent charities across scholarships, awards, prizes,
London and internationally, with positions emergency funding and studentships
ranging from one-of opportunities to part Information for new arrivals
time internships with charities. Programme Registration
Presentation of Awards Ceremonies
The annual Volunteering Fair takes place in Transcripts and Degree certificates
the first week of Michaelmas term and is a Visa and immigration advice
great opportunity to meet with over twenty
charities. Throughout the year, we run skills, The SSC provides a counter service for
training and information events and work students at the following times:
with charity partners to support student- 11am4pm every weekday during term
focused projects, such as the READ Campus time.
books drive, FoodCycle and the Teach First
Access Bus. You can also contact us by telephone.
Details of who to contact and more
Take a look at the Volunteer Centre website information on advice can be found on the
for practical information and advice about website:
volunteering while at LSE and then search http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/st
under volunteering to browse through the udentServicesCentre/Home.aspx
exciting range of positions available on My
Careers Service:
www.lse.ac.uk/volunteerCentre 10. Financial Support
Booking for all events and appointments at The Financial Support Office is located
LSE Careers and searching for jobs and within LSE's Student Services Centre and is
opportunities is available in one place on responsible for administering School funds
the LSE Career Hub system via our website. and a variety of scholarships, studentships,
We can work with you whatever role you prizes and awards.
may wish to pursue and whatever stage you
have reached in planning your future after The Financial Support Office provides
LSE. To get started, take a look at information about funds such as the
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/CareersAnd Student Support Fund, the Access to
Vacancies/careersService/Home.aspx. Learning Fund, and the Postgraduate Travel
Fund.
Full details and application forms are
9. Student Services Centre (SSC) available from
www.lse.ac.uk/financialSupport.
The Student Services Centre, located on the
ground floor of the Old Building, provides
advice and information on the following 11. IT Support
services
Student IT Help Desk - first floor, Library
Admissions Contact the IT Help Desk for support
Certificates of Registration regarding School-owned hardware and
Course choice and class changes software on the LSE network, network and
Examinations and results email account issues, and general IT
Fees process fee payments and queries.
distribute cheques VITA (Virtual IT Assistance)
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Double click on the 'Virtual IT training events from across the School, at
Assistance' icon on the desktop of a campus https://apps.lse.ac.uk/training-system/
PC to get real-time assistance from an IT
Help Desk Adviser during opening hours. Staf at the Enquiry Desk on the ground
floor are available for any questions you
Laptop Surgery First Floor, Library may have about using our collections and
Visit the Laptop Surgery for free advice and electronic resources and every Department
hands on assistance with problems has an Academic Support Librarian to help
connecting to LSE resources from personally support your studies
owned laptops and mobile devices. http://www.lse.ac.uk/academicsupportlibra
rian . The Academic Support Librarian for
IT Support for disabled students Economic History is Paul Horsler
IT Services is committed to providing ([email protected] )
facilities and support for disabled students,
to ensure equality of access to services.
Additional PCs and printing facilities for 13. LSE Life
disabled students are provided in the public
computer areas in the Library. Other LSE Life is the Schools centre for academic,
facilities are available in three dedicated PC professional and personal development.
rooms in the Library (LRB R25,26) and St We are here to help you find your own
Clements Building (STC S073). We also best ways to study, think about where your
provide one-to-one support for disabled studies might lead you, and make the most
students who wish to become familiar with of your time at LSE.
adaptive technologies and software
contact [email protected]. We ofer:
Guidance and hands-on practice of
For contact details and further information the key skills you will need to do well
about our services visit at LSE: efective reading, academic
www.lse.ac.uk/itservices writing and critical thinking.
Workshops related to how to adapt
to new or difficult situations,
12. The Library including development of skills for
leadership, study/work/life balance,
Your LSE student card is also your Library and preparing for the working world
card. No additional registration with the A place to meet and work together
Library is required. with your peers on interdisciplinary
group projects and research
All the information you need to get started Support in making the transition to
is on the Library website at: (or back to) university life
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library but please do Advice and practice on working in
ask Library staf at the beginning of term for study groups and on cross-cultural
general information, your Library guide and communication and teamwork
other freebies. Ideas and inspiration about
academic pursuits and pathways into
Use Library Search to find both the Librarys
professional life
print and electronic resources.
And much more.
You can sign up for a course on finding
items from your reading list, and other LSE Life is located on the ground floor of the
library and is your first port of call to
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discover what is available for you. The LSE The Graduation Ceremony normally takes
Life team, together with advisers and place in December. Do check that you have
specialists from LSE Careers, LSE Library, the passed all parts of the examination before
Language Centre and other parts of the you make arrangements to attend.
School will be on hand to answer your Invitations are emailed to all students
questions. Sign-up for a workshop, come by expected to successfully complete their
for help with your homework, or just drop programme of study around two months
in. before the ceremonies. Tickets can then be
booked online.
http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/LSE
-Life/lseLIFE.aspx The ceremonies take place in the Peacock
Theatre and you are able to bring along two
guests.
14. Students Union
For more information on the presentation
The Students Union is run by students, for ceremonies, please see:
students and exists to make LSE students http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/regi
time at the School the best it can be. It is strationTimetablesAssessment/ceremonies/
run by an Executive Committee of elected home.aspx
student Sabbatical Officers and elected
volunteers.
16. Degree Certificates
Representation and student
engagement the Union exists to The degree certificate details your full
represent students to the School and name, level of award, programme of study,
campaign on student issues through and class of degree obtained.
School committees and developing links
with key external stakeholders. Your certificate will be available for
Student activities the Union funds and collection on the day of your presentation
supports over 200 societies, sports ceremony. If you are unable to attend the
clubs, Media Group societies and ceremony, your certificate will be posted
Raising and Giving charitable out to your home address within four weeks
fundraising. of the ceremony so please ensure that your
Welfare and student support the home address is complete and up-to-date
Student Support Unit of legally-trained on LSE For You. For more information see:
advice workers runs our Advice and http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/re
Counselling Centre, which ofers free, gistrationTimetablesAssessment/examinatio
confidential advice to students on a nsAndResults/DegreeCertificate.aspx
range of issues.
Commercial services the Union runs
the Three Tuns Pub, the Underground 17. Alumni Association
Bar, two Shops and the LSE Gym.
LSEs Alumni Association is the official voice
of LSE's global alumni community,
comprising more than 133,000 people in
more than 190 countries, 53 country
groups, nine special interest groups and 30
15. Presentation Ceremony contact networks.
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Its primary role is to support the alumni
programme co-ordinated by the LSE Alumni
Relations team by a) developing and
supporting the network of international and
special interest alumni groups and contact
networks, and, b) representing the voice of
the alumni community within the School.
You automatically become a member upon

graduation. Membership is free. By
registering with the Houghton Street Online
community, you will be able to stay
connected with former classmates and the
School after your graduation. You will
receive a monthly e-newsletter, LSE Alumni
Echo, and the biannual alumni magazine,
LSE Connect.
LSE alumni also have access to:

Alumni Professional Mentoring
Network
LSE Careers for up to two years after
graduation
An email forwarding address to
continue using an LSE email address
The Librarys printed collections on a
reference basis, and can borrow free
of charge
For more information about the benefits

and services available to alumni, please
contact the Alumni Relations team on
[email protected].
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Department of Economic History

MSc in Economic History

NOTES FOR STUDENTS

Michaelmas Term: Thursday September 22nd Friday December 9th 2016

Lent Term: Monday January 9th Friday March 24th 2017

Reading Weeks: W/c 31st October 2016

The School will also be closed on English public holidays:

Easter Closure: Thursday 13th April Wednesday 19th April 2017

May Bank Holiday: Monday 1st May 2017

Spring Bank Holiday: Monday 29th May 2017

Summer Bank Holiday: Monday 28th August 2017

SECTION 2: The School

INFORMATION FOR MSc ECONOMIC

The taught MSc in Economic History was

The combined MSc programme is the

Tracy Keefe, Room SAR 603, Ext. 7860

The MSc Programmes Directors main role is 6. Syllabus and Courses

EH498 (a 6,000-word half-unit 7. Choice of Courses

21. Paid employment while taking

To register as a part-time student it is

22. Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty

The work you submit for assessment must

Any quotation from the published or

Citation of online material

In general, the reader should be able to use

History of Economics: Ideas, Policy and Latin American Development and

Late Submission of dissertation. For each

Length of dissertation. Details are given

Assessment guidelines. In each of the

Candidates who fail any part of the degree

Full details on examination and assessment

Since the MSc Economic History and the

All applications for transfer between

For full fee information, including how to 3. Learning Development

Disability equality is the responsibility of the

You automatically become a member upon

LSE alumni also have access to:

For more information about the benefits

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