This course is concerned with economic change in the past. It uses concepts and theories from across the social sciences to examine important global issues such as the economic and social effects of wars, the importance of education and human capital in economic change, and the history of economic development in the third world. Meanwhile, economics takes an open-minded and scientific approach to consider broad-ranging real world issues, from barriers to economic development to international financial crises. It considers questions such as why, as economies grow richer, are people often not any happier? This programme combines the two complementary fields of economic history and economics in a major/minor format, with around 75 per cent of this programme in economics, and the remaining 25 per cent in economic history. Economics at LSE is mathematically rigorous, and you should have aptitude for and enjoyment of mathematics, along with a strong analytical ability. This programme will provide you with a thorough grounding in the analytical methods of economics and you will then learn to apply these methods to a diverse range of problems. You will also learn to analyse and construct complex arguments and communicate these effectively.