MSc Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation

Full year programme. Students must take courses to the value of four full units, comprising one compulsory paper, a dissertation and optional course as shown.

Paper

Course number and title

1

HY423

Empire, Colonialism and Globalization

2&3

Either two courses from list A, alternatively one course from list A and one course or two half-unit courses from list B.
List A

 

HY424

The Napoleonic Empire: The Making of Modern Europe?

 

HY429

Anglo-American Relations from World War to Cold War

HY432

From Cold Warriors to Peacemakers: the End of the Cold War Era, 1979-1999

HY433

Cultural Encounters from the Renaissance to the Modern World (n/a 11/12)

HY434

The Rise and Fall of Communism in Europe 1917-1990

HY436

Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa

HY439

War Cultures, 1890-1945 (n/a 11/12)

HY440

The Emergence of Modern Iran: State, Society and Diplomacy

HY461

East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945

HY463

The Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1962

HY464

Crises and Detente in the Cold War, 1962-1975 (n/a 11/12)

HY467

Media and politics, 1890-c.1970/80 (UK, Germany and the US)

 

List B

 

EH404

India and the World Economy (H) (n/a 11/12)

EH446

Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (n/a 11/12)

EH451

Latin American Development: political economy of growth (H)

EH452

Latin American Development: case-studies in growth, poverty and social change (H)

 

EH486

Shipping and Sea Power in Asian Waters, c1600-1860 (H)

EU426

The West: Identity and Interests (H)

GV436

National and Ethnic Conflict Regulation (H) * (n/a 11/12)

GV442

Globalization and Democracy (H) *

GV465

War, Peace and the Politics of National Self-Determination (H) *

GV4C7

Warfare and National Identity (H)

 

A course from another Masters programme taught at LSE which is complementary with the other courses chosen, is suitably timetabled and has the approval of the teacher concerned and the Programme Director.

4

HY499

Dissertation

Notes

* means subject to space.

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