BSc in International Relations
Programme Code: UBIR
Department: International Relations
For all first year students in 2017/18.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the BA/BSc degrees (other than four-year BA/BSc degrees)
Paper |
Course number and title | |
See note |
The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things | |
Year 1 | ||
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1 |
Theories and Concepts of International Relations | |
2 |
International History since 1890 | |
3 |
One from: | |
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Introduction to Political Theory | |
The Big Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy | ||
Social Theory | ||
4 |
An approved paper taught outside the Department | |
Year 2 | ||
5,6 & 7 |
Three of the following full-unit courses: | |
International Political Theory | ||
Foreign Policy Analysis I | ||
International Organisations | ||
International Security | ||
International Political Economy | ||
8 |
One from: | |
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A further full-unit course from Papers 5-7 | |
Economics A or | ||
Economics B § | ||
The Internationalisation of Economic Growth | ||
Theories and Problems of Nationalism (not available 2017/18) | ||
HY203 |
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nationalism, Territory, Religion (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
The International History of the Cold War, 1945-1989 | ||
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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HY233 |
Empire and Nation: Britain and India since 1750 (withdrawn 2017/18) |
Modernity and the State in East Asia: China, Japan and Korea since 1840 | ||
The Cold War and European Integration, 1947-1992 | ||
The Soviet Union: Domestic, International and Intellectual History | ||
Public International Law | ||
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Or a course relevant to the study of International Relations from outside the Department, approved by the candidate's Academic Advisor and the Departmental Tutor. | |
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Or an approved foreign language course from the following: | |
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Russian Language and Society 3 (Advanced) | |
Russian Language and Society 1 (Beginner) | ||
Russian Language and Society 2 (Intermediate) | ||
Mandarin Language and Society 1 (Beginner) | ||
German Language and Society 3 (Advanced) | ||
Spanish Language and Society 3 (Advanced) | ||
Spanish Language and Society 1 (Beginner) | ||
Spanish Language and Society 2 (Intermediate) | ||
French Language and Society 3 (Advanced) | ||
French Language and Society 1 (Beginner) | ||
French Language and Society 2 (Intermediate) | ||
Mandarin Language and Society 3 (Advanced) | ||
Mandarin Language and Society 2 (Intermediate) | ||
Russian Language and Society 4 (Proficiency) | ||
German Language and Society 4 (Proficiency) | ||
Spanish Language and Society 4 (Proficiency) | ||
French Language and Society 4 (Proficiency) | ||
Mandarin Language and Society 4 (Proficiency) | ||
English Literature and Society | ||
Comparative Literature and Society | ||
Global Literature and Society | ||
European Literature and Society | ||
Society and Language: Linguistics for Social Scientists | ||
Spanish Language and Society 5 (Mastery) (not available 2017/18) | ||
French Language and Society 5 (Mastery) | ||
Mandarin Language and Society 5 (Mastery) | ||
Year 3 | ||
9,10 & 11 |
Three units from: | |
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A further full-unit course from Papers 5-7 | |
Strategic Aspects of International Relations | ||
Genocide (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Managing China's Rise in East Asia | ||
Southeast Asia: Intra-regional Politics and Security | ||
The Middle East and International Relations Theory | ||
American Grand Strategy (H) | ||
Visual International Politics (H) | ||
Empire and Conflict in World Politics (H) | ||
Europe's Institutional Order (H) + (not available 2017/18) | ||
Revolutions and World Politics (H) | ||
Sovereignty, Rights and Justice: Issues in International Political Theory (H) | ||
Gender and International Politics (H) # | ||
The Practices of Transitional Justice (H) # + | ||
The Situations of the International Criminal Court (H) # + | ||
The Rule of Law: A Global History (H) | ||
Political Economy of International Labour Migration (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (H) | ||
Economic Diplomacy (H) | ||
Global Environmental Politics (H) | ||
The Political Economy of Trade (H) | ||
Politics of Money in the World Economy (H) | ||
China and the Global South (H) | ||
The Politics of Governance, Development and Security in Sub-Saharan Africa (H) | ||
Dissertation | ||
International Protection of Human Rights ** | ||
12 |
A paper relevant to the study of International Relations approved by the candidate's teachers from the Selection List below. | |
Notes |
§ Course allocation dependant on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guides for further information. | |
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** Prerequisite for this course is LL278 Public International Law. | |
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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. | |
Selection List of Papers Approved by the Department as Relevant to the Study of International Relations
Economics in Public Policy | |
Latin America and the International Economy | |
The Politics of Economic Policy | |
Democracy and Democratisation | |
Theories and Problems of Nationalism (not available 2017/18) | |
Government, Politics and Public Policy in the European Union | |
Contemporary Political Theory | |
Politics and Institutions in Europe | |
Introduction to Global Development | |
Environment: Science and Society | |
The Political Geography of Development and the South | |
HY203 |
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nationalism, Territory, Religion (withdrawn 2017/18) |
The International History of the Cold War, 1945-1989 | |
The Great War, 1914-1918 | |
The Soviet Union: Domestic, International and Intellectual History | |
Napoleon and Europe | |
Law and the Environment | |
Public International Law | |
Philosophy of the Social Sciences | |
Any other 200 or 300 level paper, not on the selection list, approved by the Departmental Tutor of the Department of International Relations. | |
Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.
