BSc in International Relations and History
Programme Code: UBIRHY
For all first, second and third year students in 2015-16
Paper |
Course number and title | |
See note |
The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things | |
Year 1 | ||
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1 |
Concepts of International Society | |
2 |
International History since 1890 | |
3 & 4 |
Two from: | |
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From Empire to Independence: The Extra European World in the 20th Century | ||
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Faith, Power and Revolution: Europe and the Wider World, c.1500-c.1800 | |
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An approved language (LN) course | |
Year 2 | ||
5 |
International Political Theory | |
6 |
Either IR202 Foreign Policy Analysis I or IR203 International Organisations | |
7 & 8 |
Two from: | |
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HY200 |
The Rights of 'Man': the History of Human Rights Discourse from the Antigone to Amnesty International | |
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nationalism, Territory, Religion | ||
The International History of the Cold War, 1945-1989 | ||
HY208 |
The History of the United States since 1783 (withdrawn 15/16) | |
Four Reichs: Austria, Prussia and the Contest for Germany since 1618 | ||
The History of Russia 1682-1825 | ||
The Great War 1914-1918 | ||
War, Genocide and Nation Building. The History of South-Eastern Europe 1914-1990 | ||
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Empire and Nation: Britain and India since 1750 (n/a 15/16) | |
Modernity and the State in East Asia: China, Japan and Korea since 1840 | ||
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The Cold War and European Integration, 1947-1992 | |
Latin America and the United States since 1898 (n/a 15/16) | ||
From Empire to Commonwealth: War, Race and Imperialism in British History, 1780 to the present day | ||
What is History? Methods and Debates (n/a 15/16) | ||
The Soviet Union: Domestic, International and Intellectual History | ||
Islamic Empires, 1400 - 1800 | ||
Year 3 | ||
9 |
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10 |
One full unit from: | |
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Theories and Problems of Nationalism | ||
International Political Economy (H) | ||
IR304 |
The Politics of International Economic Relations I (withdrawn 15/16) | |
Strategic Aspects of International Relations | ||
Sovereignty, Rights and Justice: Issues in International Political Theory (n/a 15/16) | ||
Systemic Change in the Twentieth Century: Theories of the Cold War (n/a 15/16) | ||
Europe's Institutional Order (n/a 15/16) | ||
Genocide (n/a 15/16) | ||
Managing China's Rise in East Asia | ||
Southeast Asia: Intra-regional Politics and Security | ||
The Middle East and International Relations Theory (n/a 15/16) | ||
IR316 |
United Nations (withdrawn 15/16) | |
American Grand Strategy (H) | ||
Visual International Politics (H) | ||
Empire and Conflict in World Politics (H) | ||
Revolutions and World Politics (H) | ||
Sovereignty, Rights and Justice: Issues in International Political Theory (H) | ||
Political Economy of International Labour Migration (H) * | ||
Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (H) | ||
Economic Diplomacy (H) * | ||
International Political Economy of the Environment (H) * (n/a 15/16) | ||
The Political Economy of Trade (H) * | ||
Politics of Money in the World Economy (H) * | ||
11 |
One from: | |
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Limited War During the Cold War Era: The US in Korea (1950-53) and Vietnam (1954-75) | ||
European Enlightenment, c1680-1799 | ||
Napoleon and Europe (n/a 15/16) | ||
The Cold War Endgame | ||
The Struggle for the Persian Gulf, 1945-2003 | ||
Nazi Germany and the Second World War: Causes and Course, 1933-1945 | ||
Travel, Pleasure and Politics: The European Grand Tour, 1670-1825 | ||
Muslim-Jewish Relations: History and Memory in the Middle East and Europe, 622-1945 | ||
Retreat from Power: British foreign and defence policy, 1931-68 | ||
Slavery, Capital, and Empire in the British World, 1700-1900 | ||
12 |
One from: | |
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Dissertation | |
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An approved paper taught outside the Department of International Relations and International History | |
Notes |
* Prerequisite for this course is IR204 International Political Economy (H) | |
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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. | |
