LSEHistory
EH238

The Origins of Growth

One-to-one support for LSE's The Origins of Growth module, with help understanding the main ideas, keeping up with the work, and preparing confidently for assessments.

About

Investigates the origins of modern economic growth, with particular attention to Britain’s Industrial Revolution. Students engage with frontier debates on demography, family formation, geography, inheritance and institutions using economic history, intuitive econometrics and interdisciplinary evidence.

Support for EH238 The Origins of Growth at LSE

Our tutoring for EH238 is designed to make the module feel more manageable. Sessions can focus on clarifying lecture material, rebuilding foundations, working through readings, essays, historical evidence and exam preparation, and developing a clearer strategy for revision and assessed work. The aim is to help students understand the module deeply enough to apply the material independently, not just memorise model answers.

Common Challenges

Students often struggle with:

  • understanding the relationship between Britain's Industrial Revolution and demography and family formation across different historical explanations
  • using geography and inheritance to assess the role of institutions in the evidence and argument
  • balancing chronology, theory and empirical evidence in essays and examinations
  • building a clear revision plan when the module starts to feel cumulative
How our tutors help

Our tutors can help by:

  • Clarifying the historical debates linking Britain's Industrial Revolution with demography and family formation
  • Using geography and inheritance to evaluate competing explanations
  • Integrating institutions into clear, evidence-based essays
  • Improving chronology, argument structure and use of historical evidence
  • Tailoring sessions to the exact parts of EH238 that feel unclear

Tutors for EH238

Our EH238 tutors include experienced university teachers and subject specialists. If you are not sure who is right for you, tell us what you need help with and we will recommend the best match.

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