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Content

A joint degree in history and economics provides a rare opportunity to study these two disciplines together.

Economics is concerned with the mechanisms and incentives affecting resource allocation, while history is concerned with wider sources of change, including the political. History provides specific insights into why change occurs when it does, and emphasises the differing contexts in which ideas emerge and are used.

In studying MA (Master of Arts) History and Economics, you will combine the conceptual and mathematical approaches of economics with the contextual and archival approaches of history. This programme will give you the opportunity to develop your qualitative, quantitative and analytical skills.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Standard entry:
4 Highers at AABB (first sitting) or AAAB (two sittings) including Maths plus English at National 5.

Widening access entry:
4 Highers at ABBB (two sittings) including Maths plus English at National 5. Highers at BBB must be achieved in one sitting.