Course videos

In this page, we showcase some of the international history courses taught at the department. Watch the lecturers talk about the courses they teach, how they are structured and how students can benefit from taking them in order to better understand the world we live in today. Please note that all information was accurate at time of recording.

For a full list of all courses taught at the Department and for more information about the courses showcased below, visit undergraduate course guides and graduate course guides.

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Undegraduate courses

HY113: From Empire to Independence: The Extra-European World in the Twentieth Century

HY116: International Politics since 1914: Peace and War

HY206: The International History of the Cold War, 1945-1989

HY221: The History of Russia, 1676-1825

HY226: The Great War 1914-1918

HY235: Modernity and the State in East Asia: China, Japan and Korea since 1840

HY238: The Cold War and European Integration, 1947-1992

HY240: From Empire to Commonwealth: War, Race and Imperialism in British History 1780 to 1979

HY323: Travel, Pleasure and Politics: The European Grand Tour, 1670-1825

HY326: Slavery, Capital and Empire in the British World, 1700-1900

HY329: Independent India: Myths of Freedom and Development

Postgraduate courses

HY400: Crisis Decision-Making in War and Peace 1914-2003

HY411: European Integration in the Twentieth Century

HY436: Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa

HY444: The Cold War in Latin America

HY461: East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945

HY465: The International History of the Balkans since 1939: State Projects, Wars, and Social Conflict

HY469: Maps, History and Power: The Spaces and Cultures of the Past

Office hours

Student handbooks

Student events for International History Students

LSE Careers events for IH students

Current students information

Current students Information and documents

New International History courses 2022/23

MPhil/PhD workshop and seminars

Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scheme

Staff-Student Liaison Committee You said we did!

LSESU History Society