BA in History
Programme Code: UBHY2
Department: International History
For all first, second and third year students in 2017/18.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the BA/BSc degrees (other than four-year BA/BSc degrees)
Paper |
Course number and title | |
See note |
The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things | |
Year 1 | ||
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Students take the following unassessed course which runs during Weeks 3, 4, 5, 7 & 8 of Michaelmas Term only: | |
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Thinking Like a Historian | |
1 & 2 |
Two courses from the following: | |
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From Empire to Independence: the Extra-European World in the Twentieth Century | ||
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International History since 1890 | |
Faith, Power and Revolution: Europe and the Wider World, c.1500-c.1800 | ||
The Internationalisation of Economic Growth | ||
3 |
Either a further course not taken under Papers 1 and 2 or an approved course taught outside of the Department. | |
4 |
An approved course taught outside the Department | |
Year 2 | ||
5 |
One course from the following: | |
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The Industrial Revolution | ||
The Rights of Man: the History of Human Rights Discourse from the Antigone to Amnesty International | ||
The History of Russia 1682-1825 | ||
HY233 |
Empire and Nation: Britain and India since 1750 (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
Islamic Empires, 1400 - 1800 | ||
The European Enlightenment, c.1680-1799 | ||
Napoleon and Europe | ||
Travel, Pleasure and Politics: The European Grand Tour, 1670-1825 (not available 2017/18) | ||
Muslim-Jewish Relations: History and Memory in the Middle East and Europe, 622-1945 | ||
Slavery, Capital, and Empire in the British World, 1700-1900 (not available 2017/18) | ||
From Tea to Opium: China and the Global Market in the Long Eighteenth Century | ||
6 |
One course from Selection List A | |
7 |
One course from Selection List A or | |
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One course from Selection List B or | |
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Latin America and the International Economy or | |
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The Making of an Economic Superpower: China since 1850 | |
8 |
An approved course taught outside the Department | |
Year 3 | ||
9 & 10 |
Two courses from Selection List A or Selection List B, one of which must be from Selection List B if not already taken as Paper 5 or Paper 7. | |
11 |
Either a further course from Selection List A or Selection List B not already taken or an approved course taught outside of the Department. | |
12 |
Dissertation | |
Notes |
LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification | |
History Selection List A
The Rights of Man: the History of Human Rights Discourse from the Antigone to Amnesty International | |
HY203 |
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nationalism, Territory, Religion (withdrawn 2017/18) |
The International History of the Cold War, 1945-1989 |
The History of Russia, 1682-1825 | |
The Great War 1914-1918 | |
War, Genocide and Nation Building. The History of South-Eastern Europe 1914-1990 | |
HY233 |
Empire and Nation: Britain and India since 1750 (withdrawn 2017/18) |
Modernity and the State in East Asia: China, Japan and Korea since 1840 |
The Cold War and European Integration, 1947-1992 | |
Latin America and the United States since 1898 (not available 2017/18) | |
From Empire to Commonwealth: war, race and imperialism in British History, 1780 to the present day | |
What is History? Methods and Debates | |
The Soviet Union: Domestic, International and Intellectual History | |
Islamic Empires, 1400-1800 | |
The United States and the World since 1776 |
History Selection List B
Limited War During the Cold War Era: The US in Korea (1950-53) and Vietnam (1954-75) (not available 2017/18) | |
The European Enlightenment, c.1680-1799 | |
Napoleon and Europe | |
The Cold War Endgame | |
The Struggle for the Persian Gulf, 1945-2003 | |
Nazi Germany's War: Violence and Occupation in Europe, 1939-1945 | |
Travel, Pleasure and Politics: The European Grand Tour, 1670-1825 (not available 2017/18) | |
Muslim-Jewish Relations: History and Memory in the Middle East and Europe, 622-1945 | |
Retreat from Power: British foreign and defence policy, 1931-68 (not available 2017/18) | |
Slavery, Capital, and Empire in the British World, 1700-1900 (not available 2017/18) | |
The Anglo-American Special Relationship, 1939-89 | |
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nationalism, Territory, Religion | |
Independent India: Myths of Freedom and Development | |
From Tea to Opium: China and the Global Market in the Long Eighteenth Century |
Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.
