MSc in Theory and History of International Relations
Programme Code: TMTHHYIR2
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 units, including a dissertation 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 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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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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HY429 Anglo-American Relations from World War to Cold War, 1939-91 (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) (not available 2022/23) | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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IR412 International Institutions (1.0) | |
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IR415 The Strategy of Conflict in International Relations (1.0) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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IR418 International Politics: Asia & the Pacific (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
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IR431 European Union Policy Making in a Global-Context (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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IR449 Conflict and Peacebuilding (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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IR455 Economic Diplomacy (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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IR462 International Political Theory (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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IR464 The Politics of International Law (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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IR466 Genocide (0.5) | |
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IR480 The Politics of Inequality and Development (0.5) | |
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IR481 Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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IR482 Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies (1.0) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EH452 Latin American Development and Economic History (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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EU426 The West (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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EU475 Racial Diversity and Conflict in Europe: Identities, Religion, and Culture (0.5) | |
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EU476 Emotions and Memory in European Politics (0.5) | |
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GV479 Nationalism (1.0) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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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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HY434 The Rise and Fall of Communism in Europe 1917-1990 (1.0) | |
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HY439 War Cultures, 1890-1945 (1.0) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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HY440 The Iranian Revolution (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
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HY441 Islam, State and Conflict in Southeast Asia (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
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HY444 The Cold War in Latin America (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
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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) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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HY459 The Ottoman Empire and its Legacy, 1299-1950 (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
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HY461 East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945 (1.0) # | |
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HY463 The Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1962 (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) (not available 2022/23) | |
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HY472 China and the External World, 1711-1839 (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
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HY473 The GDR and Communist Parties in Europe 1949-1990 (1.0) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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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) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
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HY478 Genesis of the Modern World: Europe, China & India, 1550-1840 (1.0) | |
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HY479 Environmental History in a Global Context (1.0) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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HY480 Cold War Public Diplomacy: United States Cultural Battles Abroad (1.0) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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HY481 A Gender History of National Socialism â History, Memory, Debates (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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IR471 Critical International Law (0.5) | |
Paper 4 |
HY498 Dissertation: LSE-PKU Double Degree MSc in International Affairs; MSc Theory and History of International Relations (1.0) |
Paper 2 options list
IR412 International Institutions (1.0) | |
IR415 The Strategy of Conflict in International Relations (1.0) # (not available 2022/23) | |
IR418 International Politics: Asia & the Pacific (1.0) (not available 2022/23) | |
IR431 European Union Policy Making in a Global-Context (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
IR449 Conflict and Peacebuilding (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
IR455 Economic Diplomacy (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
IR462 International Political Theory (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
IR464 The Politics of International Law (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
IR466 Genocide (0.5) | |
IR480 The Politics of Inequality and Development (0.5) | |
IR481 Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
IR482 Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies (1.0) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
Paper 1 options list
HY400 Crisis Decision-Making in War and Peace 1914-2003 (1.0) # * | |
HY422 Presidents, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy, from Roosevelt to Reagan, 1933-89 (1.0) * | |
HY429 Anglo-American Relations from World War to Cold War, 1939-91 (1.0) * | |
HY436 Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa (1.0) * (not available 2022/23) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
* means available with permission
# 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.