Education at the Economic and Environmental History Group

Theses

When you are a BSc student, you can write your BSc thesis at RHI if you follow the specialisation Economics of Development of the Bachelor’s programme International Development Studies (BIN), or the programme Economics and Governance (BEB). If you follow a different Bachelor’s programme it is possible that RHI co-supervises your thesis in collaboration with another chair group.

MSc students can write their MSc thesis at RHI if they follow the specialisation Politics and Governance of Development of the Master’s Programme International Development Studies (MID), or the Economics of Sustainability track of the Master’s Management, Economics and Consumer Studies (MME). If you follow a different Master’s programme it is possible that RHI co-supervises your thesis in collaboration with another chair group.

Possible thesis themes

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Courses

History courses have even more to offer. Our courses question aspects of the deep roots of human development by focussing on long-term processes of change. History reminds us that ‘development’ is a process, rather than a condition. And even though the future is in many ways unpredictable, knowledge of history helps to create a better understanding of the dynamics of change. This understanding is a potentially valuable part of your intellectual development and once appreciated, it will improve your capacity to make decisions in and contribute to your future academic and professional life.