MSc in Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation
Programme Code: TMHYEMCOGL
Department: International History
For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19
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 must take courses to the value of four full units, comprising one compulsory paper, a dissertation and optional course as shown.
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) | |
Paper 1 |
HY423 Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation (1.0) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
Papers 2 & 3 |
Either courses to the value of 2.0 units from List A: | |
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OR | |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from List A and courses to the value of 1.0 unit from List B: A | ||
Paper 4 |
HY499 Dissertation (1.0) | |
List A
HY424 The Napoleonic Empire: The Making of Modern Europe (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
HY429 Anglo-American Relations from World War to Cold War, 1939-91 (1.0) | |
HY432 From Cold Warriors to Peacemakers: the End of the Cold War Era, 1979-1999 (1.0) | |
HY434 The Rise and Fall of Communism in Europe 1917-1990 (1.0) | |
HY436 Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
HY439 War Cultures, 1890-1945 (1.0) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
HY440 The Iranian Revolution (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
HY441 Islam, State and Conflict in Southeast Asia (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
HY444 The Cold War in Latin America (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
HY459 The Ottoman Empire and its Legacy, 1299-1950 (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
HY461 East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945 (1.0) # | |
HY463 The Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1962 (1.0) | |
HY469 Maps, History and Power: The Spaces and Cultures of the Past (1.0) | |
HY471 European Empires and Global Conflict, 1935-1948 (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
HY472 China and the External World, 1711-1839 (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
HY473 The GDR and Communist Parties in Europe 1949-1990 (1.0) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
HY474 Slavery and Emancipation in the British World (1.0) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
HY477 Race, Gender and Reproduction in the Caribbean, 1860s-1980s (1.0) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
HY478 Genesis of the Modern World: Europe, China & India, 1550-1840 (1.0) | |
HY479 Environmental History in a Global Context (1.0) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
HY480 Cold War Public Diplomacy: United States Cultural Battles Abroad (1.0) # (not available 2022/23) | |
HY481 A Gender History of National Socialism – History, Memory, Debates (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
List B
EH404 India and the World Economy (0.5) | |
EH408 International Migration, 1500-2000: from slavery to asylum (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
EH413 African Economic Development in Historical Perspective (0.5) | |
EH421 Economic History of Colonialism (0.5) | |
EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # | |
EH452 Latin American Development and Economic History (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
EH454 Human Health in History (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
EH482 The Origins of the World Economy: Europe and Asia, 1000-1800 (1.0) | |
EH483 The Development and Integration of the World Economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1.0) | |
EH486 Shipping and Sea Power in Asian Waters, c 1600-1860 (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
EU426 The West (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
EU475 Racial Diversity and Conflict in Europe: Identities, Religion, and Culture (0.5) | |
GI409 Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction (0.5) | |
GI411 Gender, Post/coloniality and Development: Critical Perspectives and New Directions (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
GV442 Globalisation and Democracy (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
GV465 War, Peace and the Politics of National Self-Determination (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
GV4C7 Nationalism and War (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
GY464 Race and Space (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
GY467 Global Migration and Development (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
A course from another Masters programme taught at LSE which is complementary with the other courses chosen, is suitably timetabled and has the approval of the teacher concerned and the Programme Director. | |
Footnotes
A : EH408, EH413, EH482, EH483, GV442 and GV465 are subject to space.
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
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