MRes Economic and Social History

at University of Exeter

The programme is divided into units of study called modules which are assigned 'credits'. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with 1 credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work.
 

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
 

135-165 credits of compulsory modules, 15-45 credits of optional modules
 

Subject to selecting 180 credits overall you must:
 

a select one of the two Dissertation modules, HISM400 or HISM403 (you cannot select both modules).
 

b in order for your degree programme to be funded by the ESRC, select one each of the following modules (if you take only the 15-credit versions of the above modules, you will be required to select the additional 15-credit HISM185 Supervised Independent Study in the Humanities module):
 

• POLM063 or POLM140 (you cannot select both modules)
• POLM086 or POLM809 (you cannot select both modules)
• SOCM002A or SOCM002B (you cannot select both modules)
   

c select 0-30 credits from this list of optional modules.
 

d select 0-30 credits from HISM185 or HISM186 (you cannot select both modules).

Compulsory modules

• Advanced Historical Research Skills
• Dissertation in History
• Dissertation in History
• Qualitative Methods in Social Research
• Qualitative Methods in Social Research
• Quantitative Data Analysis
• Applied Quantitative Data Analysis
• Philosophy of the Social Sciences 1
• Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Normally a minimum of a 2:1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in a related discipline.

English Language Requirements
 

• IELTS

  Overall score 6.5. No less than 6.0 in any section.

• TOEFL

  Overall score 90 with minimum scores of 21 for writing, 21 for listening, 22 for reading and 23 for speaking.

A degree in Economic and Social History, will provide you with a wide range of skills which will be useful in your future study or employment. Our students develop skills in researching, analysing and assessing sources, particularly quantitative analysis, written and verbal communication, managing and interpreting information and developing ideas and arguments. Some of our graduates choose to follow their interest in their degree studies with further study. Others use the skills gained on their course to enter a wide variety of careers.
 

Some destinations of graduates from History programmes are:

• Assistant Archivist
• Assistant Visitor Services Manager
• Associate Research Fellow
• Author
• Cataloguer
• Foreign Expert
• HR Coordinator
• Lecturer
• Marketing & PR Executive
• Media Planner
• Ministry Assistant
• National Trust Volunteer Internship
• Paralegal
• Personal Assistant
• PhD Study in History
• PR Intern
• Recruitment Consultant
• Relay Worker
• Research Fellow
• Sabbatical Officer
• Speech Assisted Pre-Recorded Subtitler
• Strategic Analyst
• Teacher
• Trainee Trust and Estates Practitioner
• Trust Administrator

A degree in Economic and Social History, will provide you with a wide range of skills which will be useful in your future study or employment. Our students develop skills in researching, analysing and assessing sources, particularly quantitative analysis, written and verbal communication, managing and interpreting information and developing ideas and arguments. Some of our graduates choose to follow their interest in their degree studies with further study. Others use the skills gained on their course to enter a wide variety of careers.
 

Some destinations of graduates from History programmes are:

• Assistant Archivist
• Assistant Visitor Services Manager
• Associate Research Fellow
• Author
• Cataloguer
• Foreign Expert
• HR Coordinator
• Lecturer
• Marketing & PR Executive
• Media Planner
• Ministry Assistant
• National Trust Volunteer Internship
• Paralegal
• Personal Assistant
• PhD Study in History
• PR Intern
• Recruitment Consultant
• Relay Worker
• Research Fellow
• Sabbatical Officer
• Speech Assisted Pre-Recorded Subtitler
• Strategic Analyst
• Teacher
• Trainee Trust and Estates Practitioner
• Trust Administrator