Course videos

On this page you can watch videos and read more about some of our undergraduate courses and postgraduate courses running in 2023/24.

Check the LSE Calendar to see every module we offer, at undergraduate and postgraudate.

Undergraduate students

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

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HY116: International Politics since 1914: Peace and War

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HY118: Faith, Power and Revolution: Europe and the Wider World, c.1500-c.1800

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HY120: Historical Approaches to the Modern World

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

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HY221: The History of Russia, 1676-1825

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HY226: The Great War 1914-1918

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

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HY246: The Global Caribbean: Colonialism, Race and Revolutions 1780s-1980s

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

*not available in 2023/24*

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HY329: Independent India: Myths of Freedom and Development

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HY334: Communication Revolutions in Latin America, c.1539 to the Present

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HY335: History of Foreign Relations of the People’s Republic of China, 1949-2008

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Continuing undergraduates: course selection for continuing students will open from 10am on Tuesday 29 August 2023 until 5pm on Monday 9 October 2023.
New undergraduates (including General Course students): you will be able to select courses from 10am on Tuesday 5 September 2023 until 5pm on Monday 9 October 2023.
You will be able to make changes to Winter Term half units from 10am on Monday 15 January 2024 until 5pm on Friday 26 January 2024.

It is not possible to change full unit courses or half-unit courses that were taught in Autumn during this period.

Postgraduate students

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

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HY411: European Integration in the Twentieth Century

*not available in 2023/24*

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HY422: Presidents, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy, from Roosevelt to Reagan, 1933-89

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HY424: The Napoleonic Empire: The Making of Modern Europe

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HY429: Anglo-American Relations from World War to Cold War, 1939-91

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HY432: From Cold Warriors to Peacemakers: the End of the Cold War Era, 1979-1999

*not available in 2023/24*

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HY435: Political Islam: From Ibn Taymiyya to ISIS

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HY436: Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa

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HY440: The Iranian Revolution

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HY444: The Cold War in Latin America

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

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HY463: The Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1962

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

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

*not available in 2023/24*

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HY472: China and the External World, 1711-1839

*not available in 2023/24*

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HY483: Land and Conflict in Latin America since 1750

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HY484: Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation

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HY486: Practicing Abolition in the Atlantic World, c. 1807-1870

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HY491: Race, Gender and Reproduction in the Caribbean, 1860s-1930s

*not available in 2023/24*

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HY498/499: Dissertation

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HY4A8: Asian Borderlands

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Postgraduate: students will be able to browse (but not select) courses from 10am on Monday 18 September 2023. Course selection for postgraduates will be open from 10am on Thursday 21 September until 5pm on Friday 6 October 2023.
You will be able to make changes to Winter Term half unit courses from 10am on Monday 15 January until 5pm on Friday 26 January 2024.

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Undergraduate students

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

HY116: International Politics since 1914: Peace and War

HY118: Faith, Power and Revolution: Europe and the Wider World, c.1500-c.1800

HY120: Historical Approaches to the Modern World

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

HY246: The Global Caribbean: Colonialism, Race and Revolutions 1780s-1980s

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

HY329: Independent India: Myths of Freedom and Development

HY334: Communication Revolutions in Latin America, c.1539 to the Present

HY335: History of Foreign Relations of the People’s Republic of China, 1949-2008

It is not possible to change full unit courses or half-unit courses that were taught in Autumn during this period.

Postgraduate students

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

HY411: European Integration in the Twentieth Century

HY422: Presidents, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy, from Roosevelt to Reagan, 1933-89

HY424: The Napoleonic Empire: The Making of Modern Europe

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

HY435: Political Islam: From Ibn Taymiyya to ISIS

HY436: Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa

HY440: The Iranian Revolution

HY444: The Cold War in Latin America

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

HY463: The Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1962

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

HY472: China and the External World, 1711-1839

HY483: Land and Conflict in Latin America since 1750

HY484: Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation

HY486: Practicing Abolition in the Atlantic World, c. 1807-1870

HY491: Race, Gender and Reproduction in the Caribbean, 1860s-1930s

HY498/499: Dissertation

HY4A8: Asian Borderlands

Undergraduate Course Selection Student Guide Access the full guide for the undergraduate course selection process here

Postgraduate Course Selection Student Guide Access the full guide for the postgraduate course selection process here