LSE-NUS Double Degree MA in Asian and International History
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Two-year programme. Students take the first year at National University of Singapore, and the second year at LSE as follows.
Programme Code: TMHYNUS
Department: International History
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
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 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 1 |
HY4A4 Dissertation with an Asian focus (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
International History | |
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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HY411 European Integration in the Twentieth Century (1.0) # (not available 2023/24) | |
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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) (not available 2023/24) | |
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HY436 Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa (1.0) | |
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HY444 The Cold War in Latin America (1.0) | |
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HY459 The Ottoman Empire and its Legacy, 1299-1950 (1.0) (not available 2023/24) | |
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HY463 The Roots, Origins and Dynamics 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) (not available 2023/24) | |
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HY483 Land and Conflict in Latin America since 1750 (1.0) | |
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HY486 The Anti-Slave-Trade Atlantic World, c. 1807-1870 (1.0) | |
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HY488 European Empires and Global Conflict, 1935-1948 (0.5) | |
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HY491 Race, Gender and Reproduction in the Caribbean, 1860s-1930s (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
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HY4B1 The Vietnam Wars, 1930-75: Regional and International Perspectives (1.0) | |
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HY4B2 The Afterlives of Empires in the Neo-Colonial Caribbean (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
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HY4B3 Citizenship in 20th century political thought: intellectual history in case studies (0.5) | |
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HY4B8 On German Memory Politics: From the Cold War to New Global Challenges (1.0) | |
Paper 3 |
Asian History, Politics and Society | |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | ||
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HY461 East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945 (1.0) # | |
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HY478 Genesis of the Modern World: Europe, China & India, 1550-1840 (1.0) | |
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HY487 Islam, State and Conflict in Southeast Asia (0.5) | |
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HY489 China and the External World, 1644-1839 (0.5) | |
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HY4A8 Asian Borderlands (0.5) | |
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HY4B1 The Vietnam Wars, 1930-75: Regional and International Perspectives (1.0) | |
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HY4B4 Maritime Asia in Transition, 1405-1839 (0.5) | |
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HY4B9 China and the United States Since 1949 (1.0) | |
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AN420 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) | |
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AN444 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) # (not available 2023/24) | |
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AN447 China in Comparative Perspective (1.0) | |
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DV432 China in Developmental Perspective (0.5) # (not available 2023/24) | |
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EH404 India and the World Economy (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
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EH409 Chinese Economic History: Culture, Institutions and Economic Growth (0.5) # | |
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EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # | |
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EH482 The Origins of the World Economy: Europe and Asia, 1000-1800 (1.0) | |
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GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
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GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5) | |
Paper 4 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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A course from another LSE department (subject to approval by the Masters Programmes Tutor and the Teacher Responsible for the Course) | |
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Or another course from papers 2 or 3: | |
Paper 2 options list
HY400 Crisis Decision-Making in War and Peace 1914-2003 (1.0) # | |
HY411 European Integration in the Twentieth Century (1.0) # (not available 2023/24) | |
HY422 Presidents, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy, from Roosevelt to Reagan, 1933-89 (1.0) | |
HY424 The Napoleonic Empire: The Making of Modern Europe (1.0) | |
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) (not available 2023/24) | |
HY436 Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa (1.0) | |
HY444 The Cold War in Latin America (1.0) | |
HY459 The Ottoman Empire and its Legacy, 1299-1950 (1.0) (not available 2023/24) | |
HY463 The Roots, Origins and Dynamics of the Cold War, 1917-1962 (1.0) | |
HY465 The International History of the Balkans since 1939: State Projects, Wars, and Social Conflict (1.0) # | |
HY469 Maps, History and Power: The Spaces and Cultures of the Past (1.0) (not available 2023/24) | |
HY483 Land and Conflict in Latin America since 1750 (1.0) | |
HY486 The Anti-Slave-Trade Atlantic World, c. 1807-1870 (1.0) | |
HY488 European Empires and Global Conflict, 1935-1948 (0.5) | |
HY491 Race, Gender and Reproduction in the Caribbean, 1860s-1930s (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
HY4A8 Asian Borderlands (0.5) | |
HY4B1 The Vietnam Wars, 1930-75: Regional and International Perspectives (1.0) | |
HY4B2 The Afterlives of Empires in the Neo-Colonial Caribbean (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
HY4B3 Citizenship in 20th century political thought: intellectual history in case studies (0.5) | |
HY4B8 On German Memory Politics: From the Cold War to New Global Challenges (1.0) | |
Paper 3 options list
AN420 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) | |
AN444 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) # (not available 2023/24) | |
AN447 China in Comparative Perspective (1.0) | |
DV432 China in Developmental Perspective (0.5) # (not available 2023/24) | |
EH404 India and the World Economy (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
EH409 Chinese Economic History: Culture, Institutions and Economic Growth (0.5) # | |
EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # | |
EH482 The Origins of the World Economy: Europe and Asia, 1000-1800 (1.0) | |
GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5) | |
HY461 East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945 (1.0) # | |
HY478 Genesis of the Modern World: Europe, China & India, 1550-1840 (1.0) | |
HY487 Islam, State and Conflict in Southeast Asia (0.5) | |
HY489 China and the External World, 1644-1839 (0.5) | |
HY4A8 Asian Borderlands (0.5) | |
HY4B1 The Vietnam Wars, 1930-75: Regional and International Perspectives (1.0) | |
HY4B4 Maritime Asia in Transition, 1405-1839 (0.5) | |
HY4B9 China and the United States Since 1949 (1.0) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# 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.