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HY458

LSE-Columbia University Double Degree Dissertation

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Courses to the value of three full units from the following:
International History

HY400

Crisis Decision-Making in War and Peace, 1914-1991

HY411

European Integration in the Twentieth Century

HY422

Presidents, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy: From Roosevelt to Reagan, 1933-1989

HY423

Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation

HY424

The Napoleonic Empire: The Making of Modern Europe?

HY426

The European Enlightenment, c.1680-1799

HY429

Anglo-American Relations from World War to Cold War, 1939-91

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

HY435

Political Islam: From Mohamed Abduh to Osama bin Laden

HY436

Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa

HY438

Western Intellectuals and the Challenge of Totalitarianism

HY439

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

HY440

The Emergence of Modern Iran: State, Society and Diplomacy

HY451

Persecution in Europe: from Witch-hunts to Ethnic Cleansing (n/a 11/12)

HY461

East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945

HY463

The Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1962

HY464

Crises and Détente in the Cold War, 1962-1979 (n/a 11/12)

HY465

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

HY467

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

Economic History

EH404

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

EH408

International Migration, 1500-2000: from Slavery to Asylum (H)

EH413

African Economic Development in Historical Perspective (H)

EH418

Research Issues in African Economic History (H) (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)

EH466

Labour and Work in Preindustrial Europe (H)

EH467

Epidemics: epidemic disease in history, 1348-2000 (H) (n/a 11/12)

EH477

History of Economics: from Moral Philosophy to Social Science

EH485

Scientific, Technical and Useful Knowledge from Song China to the Industrial Revolution (H) (n/a 11/12)

EH486

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

Regarding Economic History (EH) courses only: it may be possible to take further options among EH courses with the agreement of the course teacher responsible and the Academic Coordinator of the Double Degree.
One of the above may be replaced by a further course from other LSE departments (subject to agreement with tutor and teacher responsible for the course).

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Compulsory Language Requirement
Students can fulfil the language requirement of the dual Master's degree in three different ways:
1) By taking two years of language training while at Columbia and the London School of Economics.
2) By taking, and passing, two translation exams. (Both translation exams must be taken at Columbia. See sample translation exams on the CU History Department website).
3) By taking, and passing, one translation exam and studying a language for one year, either at Columbia or at the LSE Language Centre.