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BA in History

Programme Code: UBHY2

Department: International History

For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Three-year classification scheme for BA/BSc degrees for all students from the 2018/19 academic year

Students on this programme have the opportunity to receive a language specialism attached to their degree certificate and transcript. See the details at the bottom of this page for more information.

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)

See note

LSE100 The LSE Course

Year 1

Papers 1 & 2

Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

EH101 The Internationalisation of Economic Growth, 1870 to the present day (1.0)

 

HY113 From Empire to Independence: World History in the Twentieth Century (1.0)

 

HY116 International Politics since 1914: Peace and War (1.0)

 

HY118 Faith, Power and Revolution: Europe and the Wider World, c.1500-c.1800 (1.0)

Paper 3

HY120 Historical Approaches to the Modern World (1.0)

Paper 4

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Year 1)

Year 2

Paper 5

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

EH238 The Origins of Growth (1.0)

 

HY200 The Rights of Man: the History of Human Rights Discourse from the Antigone to Amnesty International (1.0)

 

HY221 The History of Russia, 1676-1825 (1.0)

 

HY243 Islamic Empires, 1400 - 1800 (1.0)  (not available 2023/24)

 

HY315 The European Enlightenment, c.1680-1799 (1.0)

 

HY319 Napoleon and Europe (1.0)

 

HY323 Travel, Pleasure and Politics: The European Grand Tour, 1670-1825 (1.0)  (not available 2023/24)

 

HY330 From Tea to Opium: China and the Global Market in the Long Eighteenth Century (1.0)

 

HY333 People and Power in West African History, c. 1450 - 1850 (1.0)

 

HY334 Communication Revolutions in Latin America, c.1539 to the Present (1.0)

Paper 6

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

History List A

Paper 7

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

EH207 China since 1800: Culture, institutions and economic growth (1.0) # or

 

EH225 Latin America and the International Economy (1.0)

History List A

History List B

Paper 8

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Year 3

Papers 9 & 10

Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following: A

History List A

History List B

Paper 11

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

History List A

History List B

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Paper 12

HY300 Dissertation (1.0)

Notes

LSE100 is a half unit taken by all students, running across Autumn and Winter Terms in the first year. The course provides one of the marks that is eligible to be included in the calculation of the First Year Average for purposes of classification.

History List A

History List B

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Year 1)

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

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.

Footnotes

A : One course in Papers 9 & 10 must be from History List B if no course from this list was already taken at Paper 5 or Paper 7.

Language Specialism:
Students who have taken and passed at least one language course in each year of their degree (i.e. 25% of their overall programme of study) will be offered the opportunity to receive a language specialism attached to their degree certificate and transcript. Students must take all courses in the same language (French, Spanish, German, Mandarin or Russian) in order to qualify for the specialism. The three courses must also be consecutively harder in level, for example: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Students who choose to take language courses are not obligated to receive a specialism, but have the option if they wish. Degree certificates which include a language specialism will state the language in the title, for example: BA in History (with French).

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.