MSc in History of International Relations
Programme Code: TMHYIRS
Department: International History
For students starting this programme of study in 2020/21
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students take courses to the value of three full units (only one of which can be an outside option i.e. a course not listed below) and a dissertation.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Papers 1, 2 & 3 |
Courses to the value of 3.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EH452 Latin American Development and Economic History (0.5) | |
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EU475 Religious Diversity and Conflict in Europe (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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EU476 Politics of Memory: Germany, France, UK and Turkey (0.5) # (not available 2020/21) | |
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HY400 Crisis Decision-Making in War and Peace 1914-2003 (1.0) # | |
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HY422 Presidents, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy, from Roosevelt to Reagan, 1933-89 (1.0) | |
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HY424 The Napoleonic Empire: The Making of Modern Europe (1.0) | |
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HY429 Anglo-American Relations from World War to Cold War, 1939-91 (1.0) | |
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HY432 From Cold Warriors to Peacemakers: the End of the Cold War Era, 1979-1999 (1.0) | |
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HY435 Political Islam: From Ibn Taymiyya to ISIS (1.0) | |
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HY436 Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa (1.0) | |
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HY440 The Iranian Revolution (1.0) | |
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HY441 Islam, State and Conflict in Southeast Asia (1.0) (not available 2020/21) | |
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HY444 The Cold War in Latin America (1.0) | |
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HY448 Living with the Bomb: An International History of Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race from the Second World War to the end of the Cold War (1.0) (not available 2020/21) | |
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HY459 The Ottoman Empire and its Legacy, 1299-1950 (1.0) (not available 2020/21) | |
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HY461 East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945 (1.0) # | |
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HY465 The International History of the Balkans since 1939: State Projects, Wars, and Social Conflict (1.0) | |
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HY469 Maps, History and Power: The Spaces and Cultures of the Past (1.0) | |
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HY471 European Empires and Global Conflict, 1935-1948 (1.0) | |
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HY472 China and the External World, 1711-1839 (1.0) | |
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HY474 Slavery and Emancipation in the British World (1.0) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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HY477 Race, Gender and Reproduction in the Caribbean, 1860s-1980s (1.0) | |
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HY478 Genesis of the Modern World: Europe, China and India, 1550 - 1840 (1.0) (not available 2020/21) | |
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HY479 Environmental History in a Global Context (1.0) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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HY482 National Socialism. Old theories and new research approaches (1.0) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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HY483 Land and Conflict in Latin America since 1750 (1.0) (not available 2020/21) | |
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HY485 Germanness in the 20th century: Identity, Politics, and Violence in Germany from the First World War to Re-Unification (1.0) | |
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HY486 Practicing Abolition in the Atlantic World, c. 1807-1870 (1.0) | |
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Or a HY course from another MSc programme run by the Department of International History (subject to approval by the programme director). Or a related course from another department (outside option) (subject to approval by the programme director). | |
Paper 4 |
HY499 Dissertation (1.0) | |
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
