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MSc course guides

On this page you can read the course guides for our taught postgraduate courses to help you find out about which courses are right for you.

The Moodle guides listed below will come online throughout August 2026 and you will be able to view them with your LSE login.

IR40A World Orders in Historical International Relations

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IR40B: The EU in the world

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IR40C: Global Politics of China

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IR411: Foreign Policy Analysis III

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IR412: International Institutions

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IR419: International Relations of the Middle East

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IR422: Conflict and Peacebuilding

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IR434: European Defence and Security

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IR448: American Grand Strategy

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IR452: Empire and Conflict in World Politics

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IR464: The Politics of International Human Rights

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IR466: Genocide

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IR471: Critical International Law

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IR473: China and the Global South

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IR475: Race, Resistance and Decolonisation in International Relations

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IR476: Gender, Power and International Politics

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IR478: Critical War Studies

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IR479: Eastern Europe: Domestic Regimes and Foreign Policies

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IR488: International Politics of Southeast Asia

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IR490: The Strategy of Conflict in International Relations

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IR493: Global Governance of Technological Risks

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IR4A1: International Relations: Core Theories and Debates

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IR4A2: International Relations: Global Applications

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IR4A3: International Relations: Critical Perspectives

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IR4B1: Islam in World Politics

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MY4IR: Research Design for International Relations

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IR453: Global Business in International Relations

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IR454: Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future

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IR467: Green Political Economy

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IR468: The Political Economy of Trade

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IR469: Politics of Money in the World Economy

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IR470: International Political Economy

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IR480: The Politics of Inequality and Development

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IR489: Economic Diplomacy

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IR491: Globalisation and Development

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IR492: The Political Economy of China's Technological Rise

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MY4IR: Research Design for International Relations

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