Economics / History (SocSci), MA (Hons)

In economics, students examine how individuals and societies allocate scarce resources, determine production priorities, and distribute goods, while evaluating costs, benefits, risks, and broader impacts. The curriculum covers core principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics, offering opportunities to explore areas such as government policy, developing economies, business economics, and international trade and finance.In history, the focus is on the dynamics of change and continuity in human societies across time. Glasgow provides a comprehensive program spanning medieval to modern periods and global contexts, featuring small-group instruction, varied assessments like policy papers and blogs, personalized feedback tutorials, and access to leading research centers in gender history, war studies, slavery studies, American studies, and Scottish and Celtic studies.