MSc Financial History at London School of Economics and Political Science

Provides students with a historical and interdisciplinary perspective on the main challenges facing the global monetary financial system, and capital markets. The MSc Financial History provides students with a historical and interdisciplinary perspective on the main challenges facing the global monetary and financial system and capital markets. In the last decade, the field of financial history has experienced considerable growth globally.

Department: Department of Economic History  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time  |  Intake: 27 September 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You'll take courses in financial history and economic history to the value of two units, choose one half unit finance course delivered by the Department of Finance and one half unit course on quantitative research methods delivered by the Department of Economic History. You'll also complete a dissertation in financial history. Compulsory and core courses include History of Global Finance, Research Dissertation.

Career pathways

Economic history graduates can be found in management and administration in the public and private sectors; banking; journalism; economic consultancy; and library and museum services, to mention just a few. This data is drawn from the latest 2023/24 Graduate Outcomes Survey, conducted by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

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