About Economic & Social History MA(socsci)/llb/ma in University of Glasgow

You will study economic and social trends from 1750 to the present day, in Britain and internationally, and with an emphasis on the development of a wide range of transferable skills.

YEAR 1

You will take two courses around the themes of: 

• globalisation
• changes in working lives
• social order and conflict
• gender and the family
• migration and the community
• international economic relations.

You will be introduced to major themes in history, including sources of economic growth and social change, and the international transmission of social and economic trends.

YEAR 2

You will study economic and social changes in the UK since 1750, in two courses, exploring the themes of:

• industrialisation and its social dimensions
• global trade and competition
• work, living standards and consumerism
• gender, sexuality and the family
• labour organisation and protest
• welfare and social policy
• changes in economic and industrial structures
• wars and economic and social change. 

YEARS 3 AND 4

If you progress to Honours (years 3 and 4) you will select courses on a variety of themes, in a range of national and international contexts, and mainly in the period from 1750 to the present.

These courses are taught by staff with rich expertise extending to modern Scotland, Germany, Japan, Latin America, the Middle East and the USA, with particular strengths in the areas of gender history, medical history, business history, and labour history.

In Junior Honours (year 3), core course students work in small groups on research projects, supervised by staff, and have the opportunity to explore their own specialist interests with the Senior Honours (year 4) dissertation. There is an emphasis on critical thinking and the development of a variety of personal and intellectual skills.

SQA Higher Entry Requirements (by end of S6)

• AAAAAA Higher or AAAA + BB Advanced Higher (AAABB S5 minimum for consideration)
• Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject or Mathematics.

SQA Higher Adjusted Entry Requirements* (by end of S5 or S6)

• MD20 – BBBBB (also other target groups*)
• MD40 – AABBB*
• Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject or Mathematics. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.

A-level Standard Entry Requirements

• AAB – BBB
• Additional requirements: A-level English or Humanities subject.

IB Standard Entry Requirements

• 38 (6,6,6 HL) – 32 (6,5,5 HL)
• Additional requirements: HL English or Humanities subject.

International students with academic qualifications below those required should contact our partner institution, Glasgow International College, who offer a range of foundation certificates.

For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)

• 6.5 with no sub-test under 6.0.
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. Combined scores from two tests taken within 6 months of each other can be considered.

TOEFL (ib, my best or athome)

• 90 with minimum R 20, L 19, S 19, W 23.
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. Combined scores from two tests taken within 6 months of each other can be considered.

PTE (Academic)

• 60 with minimum 59 in all sub-tests.
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. Combined scores from two tests taken within 6 months of each other can be considered.

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