Contact Information

McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
Department of Economics
855 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T7

University Location and Description

McGill University has a secluded, beautiful campus in the heart of
Montreal - itself one of the most exciting cities in North America. While
education at McGill University is in English, Montreal combines a French
ambience, a variety of English institutions and a population of diverse
cultural backgrounds.

Type of Degree Offered

The economics department offers a Ph.D. and a Masters degree in
economics. Students may specialize in Economic History at both levels.

Short History of the Program

McGill University offers a unique opportunity to pursue graduate studies
in Economics in one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in
Canada. Its Department of Economics was one of the first such departments
in Canada to offer programmes leading to Masters and Ph.D. degrees in
Economics. There is no special programme in Economic History at McGill,
but graduate students working on economic history have always been welcome
as students in an M.A. or Ph.D. programme in Economics.

Students
	
In the past five years one student graduated at the Ph.D. level
(completed 1999), and two at the M.A. level (completed 1993 and 1994). The
Ph.D. student just completed his thesis this fall and he is currently in a
1 year job at University of New Brunswick. One of the M.A. students
subsequently completed a Ph.D. at UBC, and he has just been appointed to a
tenure-track position at Queen's University.

Faculty

Mary MacKinnon, George Grantham

Required Courses in Economic History
	
A student working in economic history at the Ph.D. level has to take two 
courses in economic history at the graduate level.

Offered Courses in Economic History

At the graduate level, one Economic History course is usually given.
In the winter of 1998/99 and the fall of 1999/2000 the focus was on
19th and 20th century labour economics issues. There is also a reading
course in economic history for interested students taught by George
Grantham or Mary MacKinnon. The topics for the reading course depend on
the interests of the student and professor.  A reading course could be
tied to an undergraduate course-the graduate student would do extra work
on some of the topics covered in the undergraduate course.
 
At the undergraduate level, we regularly offer at least 2, and
sometimes as many as 4, economic history courses. At the 300 level (for
2nd and 3rd year undergraduates), we usually offer at least two courses
drawn from "The International Economy 1830-1914," "The International
Economy since 1914" and "United States Economic Development." At the 400
level (final year, usually Honours students) we usually offer "Seminar in
Economic History" taught by George Grantham.

A graduate student interested in Economic History who was receiving 
financial support from the Economics Department would probably
be employed as a teaching assistant in one of the 300-level courses.
	
Seminar Series

We offer one or two economic history seminars per term.  We frequently
invite visitors to come to give talks at the University of Toronto,
Queen's University, and McGill.

General Department Information

The Graduate Secretary is Ms. Elaine Garnham.  Economics Department, 855 
Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2T7.  
Telephone 514-398-4850, fax 514-398-4938.
	
Links

http://www.mcgill.ca/economics/