Economic & Social History 3: Research Methods In Econ & Social History A ESH3001

  • Academic Session: 2025-26
  • School: School of Social and Political Sciences
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

Part of a suite of three courses aimed at students taking the non-Honours MA in Social Sciences. Students will focus on one theme relating to the economic and social history of Britain, 1775-2000, to be agree with their supervisor. Students will develop skills in historiography, critical analysis of scholarship, and writing. The course will enable students to develop understandings of economic and social change and how the historiography of a specific theme has been shaped and changed by historical research.

Timetable

One hour lecture x 1, followed by six 1 hour group supervision sessions.

(introductory lecture in Week 1; followed by 6 group supervisions, week 2 onwards).

Requirements of Entry

40 credits of Level 2 Economic & Social History.

Co-requisites

ESH3002 Research Methods in Economic and Social History B

ESH3003 Studies in Economic and Social History

Assessment

One annotated bibliography (1500 words, 35%)

One essay (3,000 words, 65%)

Course Aims

The aim of the course is to enable students to develop discipline-relevant skills, knowledge and competencies in historiographical writing related to Economic and Social History on a single theme.

The course aims include developing and improving library and bibliographical skills and to develop transferable and other skills associated with the University's Graduate Attributes.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

Upon completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Evaluate critically key published works on a theme set by the module tutor

2. Demonstrate self-directed learning skills

3. Formulate complex ideas and theories

4. Interpret the economic and social histories of Britain, 1775-2000, within academic debates and national trends

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.