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Department of International History

Welcome to the world-leading Department of International History at LSE. We are ranked 4th in the world in the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2024 tables for History.

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Undergraduate programmes BA History and BSc International Relations and History

Masters programmes MSc and double Master degrees

Research programme PhD International History

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LSE Ranks No.4 in the World for History! The QS World University Rankings for 2024 are out now

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Promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are recruiting! LSE Fellow in the History of Latin America and the History of the Caribbean Closing date: 04/04/2025

We're recruiting! LSE Fellow in Early Modern History Closing date: 04/04/2025

We are recruiting! LSE Fellow in 20th Century History Closing date: 04/04/2025

New books

Contesting Indonesia: Islamist, Separatist, and Communal Violence since 1945 (2024) by Professor Kirsten E. Schulze

Global Monarchy: Royal Encounters in the Imperial Age (2024) by Dr David Motadel

State Building in Cold War Asia: Comrades and Competitors on the Sino-Vietnamese Border (2024) by Dr Qinfei Yin

Making Sense of the Great War: Crisis, Englishness, and Morale on the Western Front (2024) by Dr Alex Mayhew

Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade (2024) by Dr Elizabeth Ingleson

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General enquiries: +44 (0)20 7955 6174

Email

General enquiries: ih.ug.admin@lse.ac.uk

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Department of International History, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE

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Department of International History

Introduction

Undergraduate programmes BA History and BSc International Relations and History

Masters programmes MSc and double Master degrees

Research programme PhD International History

Podcasts Did you miss something? Check out our event recordings

Alumni How to stay in touch, general information, transcript requests and events

LSE Ranks No.4 in the World for History! The QS World University Rankings for 2024 are out now

Research Clusters Discover our research

The Gerda Henkel Visiting Professorship Professor Paul Nolte

NSS and Undergraduate Survey Use your voice to make a difference

Funding Opportunities See what we can offer students

Podcasts Listen to our podcasts and event recordings

Promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are recruiting! LSE Fellow in the History of Latin America and the History of the Caribbean Closing date: 04/04/2025

We're recruiting! LSE Fellow in Early Modern History Closing date: 04/04/2025

We are recruiting! LSE Fellow in 20th Century History Closing date: 04/04/2025

Contesting Indonesia: Islamist, Separatist, and Communal Violence since 1945 (2024) by Professor Kirsten E. Schulze

Global Monarchy: Royal Encounters in the Imperial Age (2024) by Dr David Motadel

State Building in Cold War Asia: Comrades and Competitors on the Sino-Vietnamese Border (2024) by Dr Qinfei Yin

Making Sense of the Great War: Crisis, Englishness, and Morale on the Western Front (2024) by Dr Alex Mayhew

Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade (2024) by Dr Elizabeth Ingleson

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