Graduate training, with either courses or a specialty track on the history of economics thought and/or methodology/philosophy of economics, or yet the possibility of writing dissertations or theses on history of economics and related areas, is available at the following universities –please check the links for more information about the graduate programs, as there are many national differences on course requirements and the status of graduate students in terms of teaching and research:
North-America
Canada
| University of British Columbia (UBC) | Department of Philosophy | MA and PhD in Philosophy |
| University of British Columbia (UBC) | Departments of English, History and Philosophy | MA and PhD in Science and Technology Studies |
| University of British Columbia (UBC) | Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program | Master’s and PhD |
| University of Québec at Montréal (UQAM) | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
| University of Toronto | Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | Master’s and PhD |
| York University | Department of Economics | Master’s |
Mexico
| Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
| Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) | Department of Social Sciences and Humanities | Master’s and PhD |
| National Autonomous University of México (UNAM) | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
The United States
| American University | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
| Arizona State University | Faculty of Social Science | Master’s |
| Buffalo State, SUNY | Economics and Finance | MA in Applied Economics |
| Duke University | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
| George Mason University | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
| Georgia State University | Department of Economics | PhD |
| The New School for Social Research | Department of Economics | MA in Global Political Economy and Finance MA in Economics MS in Economics PhD in Economics |
| University of Denver | Department of Economics | Master’s |
| Colorado State University | Department of Economics | Undergrad, Graduate, and PhD |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Economics Department | Undergraduate (ECON306) and PhD level (ECON700) |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
| University of New Hampshire | Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics | PhD |
| University of Notre Dame | John J. Reilly Center: History and Philosophy of Science Graduate Program | Master’s and PhD |
| University of Utah | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
South-America
Argentina
| University of Buenos Aires (UBA) | Department of Economics | Master’s in Economic History and PhD in Economics |
Brazil
| Federal University of ABC (UFABC) | Department of Economics | Master’s |
| Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
| Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
| Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UFF) | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
| University of Brasília (UnB) | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
| University of São Paulo (FEA-USP) | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
Colombia
| National University of Colombia | Department of Economic Siences | PhD |
| University of Los Andes (Uniandes) | Department of Economics | PhD |
| Universidad del Valle | Economics Department | Undergraduate and Master’s |
Asia
Japan
| Shiga University | Graduate School of Economics | Master’s (Economics) and PhD (Risk Research in Economics and Management) |
| Tohoku University | Graduate School of Economics and Management | Master’s and PhD |
India
| Azim Premji University | Department of Economics |
Europe
Austria
| Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz | Social Economics | Master’s |
| University of Graz | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
France
| École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (ENS) | Master 2: Sciences, Technologies and Societies | Master’s |
| University Aix-Marseille | Master 2: Public Economics | Master’s |
| University of Lyon 2 | Master 2: Théories et Histoire de l’Économie dans la Société (THESE) | Master’s |
| University of Paris 1: Panthéon-Sorbonne | Master 2: Research Program in Epistemology and Economic Philosophy | Master’s |
| University of Paris 1: Panthéon-Sorbonne | Master 2: History of Economic Thought (PHARE) | Master’s |
| University of Paris 1: Panthéon-Sorbonne | Doctoral School of Economics | PhD |
Germany
| University of Bayreuth | Departments of Philosophy, History and Economics | Master’s in Philosophy and Economics Master’s in History and Economics |
| University of Hamburg | School of Economics and Social Sciences | Master’s in Politics, Economics, and Philosophy |
| University of Oldenburg | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
| University of Siegen | Faculty III (includes economics) | Master’s in Plural(istic) Economics |
| University of Witten-Herdecke | Faculty of Management and Economics | Master’s in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics |
Italy
| Universities of Florence, Pisa and Siena | Joint Doctoral Program in Economics | PhD |
| University Roma Tre | Department of Political Science | Master’s in European Studies Master’s in International Relations Master’s in Public Administration (Corsi di Laurea Magistrale) |
| University of Salento | Department of Economics | PhD |
| University of Turin | Department of Economics and Statistics | PhD (Economics & Complexity) |
The Netherlands
| Erasmus University | Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics (EIPE) | Master’s and PhD |
| Radboud University | Nijmegen School of Management | Master’s (Economic Policy) |
| University of Gronigen | Faculty of Philosophy | Master’s in Philosophy, Politics and Economics |
| Vrij University Amsterdam | John Stuart Mill College | Master’s in Philosophy, Politics and Economics |
Portugal
| Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE) | Department of Economics | Master’s |
| Nova School of Business and Economics | Master’s in Economics | |
| University of Lisboa | School of Economics and Management (ISEG) | Master’s in Economics |
| University of Porto | Faculty of Economics | PhD |
Spain
| Complutense University of Madrid | Faculty of Economics and Business Administration | Master’s and PhD Master’s Controversies in the History of Economics and Business thought (Máster Proprio) |
Sweden
| Lund University | Department of Economic History | PhD (with an area on Methodology and History of Economic Thought) |
| Stockholm University | Department of Economic History | Master’s and PhD |
Switzerland
| University of Lausanne | Centre Walras-Pareto | PhD in history of economic thought and economic philosophy |
The United Kingdom
| Cambridge University | Economics | MPhil in Economic & Social History |
| Goldsmiths University of London | Economics | BA |
| Leeds University | Business School | PhD |
| London School of Economics (LSE) | Department of Economic History | Master’s and PhD |
| University of Oxford | Faculty of History – Economic and Social History | MSc/ MPhil |
| University of Bristol | Department of Economics | Undergraduate |
| University of Buckingham | Vinson Centre | BSc, MA, PhD |
| SOAS University of London | Department of Economics | Undergraduate and PHD |
Oceania
Australia
| University of Sydney | School of Economics | Master’s (Economic Analysis) and PhD |
| University of Western Australia | Department of Economics | Master’s and PhD |
New Zealand
| University of Auckland | Department of Economics | Master’s (MA and MCom) |
Caveat: this is not in any sense an official and complete list of institutions where history of economics is taught at graduate level. Moreover, there surely are cases in which history of economics is integral to other courses (in economics, history, philosophy, etc.), and the goal here is not to cover all this. The idea was to produce this public good by resorting to HES colleagues and compile a list that can be useful for undergraduate students interested in the area who are looking for graduate training. Students can use this list as a suggestion of places where they could have a class in history of economics and, if interested, where they could eventually write dissertations or theses. Students are advised to search for specific information with the institutions listed here as to the availability of courses and advisors in the area.
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