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Theory and History of International Relations – (M.Sc.)
London School of Economics and Political Science
Department of International History
| Application Deadline: | None - rolling admissions | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 11,620 - ≈ € 17,973 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 90 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of London School of Economics and Political Science
Students interested in combining a theoretical and empirical approach to contemporary international relations have a unique opportunity to do so in this programme. Students take core courses in both the International Relations and the International History Departments, take a third course from the wide range of options offered by the two departments, and complete the programme with a dissertation on a relevant historical topic.
The programme provides an excellent preparation for careers in business or consulting, government or international agencies, the media, politics and law, or for advanced academic research.
This programme is based in the Department of International History and offers the following benefits:
* Study in a department whose teaching and research have been rated as excellent in national assessment exercises and press league tables.
* Study in a department focused on the history of international relations and the treatment of national histories in an international context, and where over half the graduate students come from elsewhere in Europe or further afield.
* The tight coherence of course choices enables students from related disciplines such as political science, modern languages, economics, law or journalism to make the transition to the study of international relations.
* Through required and optional courses in international relations and international history, the combination of theoretical issues with sound empiricism in different proportions depending on your interests.
* The opportunity to specialise in a wide range of geographical regions or other aspects of international relations including world wars, East-West conflict, European integration, the role of political doctrines and ideologies, revolutions and national liberation struggles.
* Engaging at an advanced level with the latest academic research and undertaking your own research based term work and dissertation.
* Superb library and IT facilities, and easy access to a world class range of nearby libraries and archives.
Contents
Course 1
Choose one from:
* Crisis Decision-Making in War and Peace, 1914-1991
* Presidents, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: from Roosevelt to Reagan 1933-1989
* Anglo-American Relations from World War to Cold War, 1939-1991
* Political Islam: From Ibn Taymiyya to Osama Bin Laden
* Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa
Course 2
Choose one full unit from:
* Foreign Policy Analysis
* International Institutions
* Strategic Aspects of International Relations
* The EU in the World
* International Politics: Asia and the Pacific
* International Relations of the Middle East
* Conflict and Peace Studies
* Economic Diplomacy
* European Union Policy-Making in a Global Context*
* Introduction to International Political Theory*
* The International Political Theory of Humanitarian Intervention*
* The Politics of International Law*
* Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations*
* Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies
Course 3
Choose one full unit from:
* European Integration in the Twentieth Century
* The Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1962
* Crises and Détente in the Cold War, 1962-1979
* From Cold Warriors to Peacemakers: the End of the Cold War Era, 1979-1997
* The European Enlightenment, c1680-1830
* The Rise and Fall of Communism in Europe, 1917-1990
* Western Intellectuals and the Challenge of Totalitarianism
* War Cultures, 1890-1945
* The Emergence of Modern Iran: State, Society and Diplomacy
* East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945
* Cultural Encounters from the Renaissance to the Modern World
* Persecution in Europe: From Witch-Hunts to Ethnic Cleansing
* Nationalism
* The West: Identity and Interests*
* The International History of the Balkans Since 1939: State Projects, Wars and Social Conflict
* An international relations course from Course 2 (not already taken but subject to space and by agreement with the course convenor)
* A further course from the Course 1 selection list (subject to approval by the programme director)
Course 4
* Dissertation on a relevant historical topic
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Minimum entry requirement:
* 2:1 in any discipline
English requirement:
* TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 627 in the paper test or 107 in the internet based test
* IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 7.0
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 627 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 107 |
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