A course with a small cohort but broad coverage, allowing you to combine two quite different subjects in many ways.
Here are some general resources related to History and Economics.
Official overview 🔗 🌟 A good overview of the course with an outline of its structure, entry requirements, and more.
Oxford History department information 🔗 Links to the student handbooks, which provide more information about course structure and other details. Not at all necessary reading, but available for the curious.
Alternative Prospectus page 🔗 🌟 A colourful overview written by students.
Pembroke College guide 🔗 Pembroke College is particularly interested in the course of history and economics so their guide is worth looking at.
Course handbooks 🔗 🌟 Handbooks for all of the History single and joint honours courses, including History and Economics, can be found here.
Economics-related reading suggestions 🔗 Can be found at the bottom of this webpage.
History Admissions Test 🔗 All applicants are required to sit the History Admissions Test (HAT). This website describes the format of the test and provides some past papers. Applicants must also sit Section 1 of the Thinking Skills Assessment 🔗, which is explained further here.
History mock interview 🔗 🌟 A mock interview produced by Jesus College, Oxford, which gives an idea about some possible topics of conversation and the style of questions.
‘Good mock interview for Oxbridge Economics’ video 🔗 An interesting example interview, although typically interviewers won’t ask for as much specific knowledge as in this example.
InsideUni History and Economics interview experiences 🔗 🌟 Current students talk about their interview experience, as well as sharing some tips. We’re biased, but we think they’re useful!