In this page, we showcase some of the international history courses currently taught at the department. Watch the lecturers talk about the courses they teach, how they are structured and how students can benefit from taking them in order to better understand the world we live in today. Please note that all information was accurate at time of recording.
For a full list of all courses taught at the Department and for more information about the courses showcased below, visit undergraduate course guides and graduate course guides.
Undegraduate courses
HY113: From Empire to Independence: The Extra-European World in the Twentieth Century by Dr Antony Best (2015)
HY206: The International History of the Cold War, 1945-1989 by Dr Piers Ludlow (2015)
HY221: The History of Russia, 1682-1825 by Professor Janet Hartley (2016)
HY226: The Great War, 1914-1918 by Professor David Stevenson (2016)
HY235: Modernity and the State in East Asia: China, Japan and Korea since 1840 by Dr Antony Best (2015)
HY238: The Cold War and European Integration, 1947-1992 by Dr Piers Ludlow (2015)
HY246: The Global Caribbean: Colonialism, Race, and Revolutions 1780s-1980s by Dr Imaobong Umoren (2018)
HY323: Travel, Pleasure and Politics: The European Grand Tour, 1670-1825 by Dr Paul Stock (2016)
HY329: Independent India: Myths of Freedom and Development by Dr Taylor C. Sherman (2017)
Postgraduate courses
HY400: Crisis Decision-Making in War and Peace 1914-2003 by Professor David Stevenson (2016)
HY411: European Integration in the Twentieth Century by Dr Piers Ludlow (2015)
HY444: The Cold War in Latin America by Dr Tanya Harmer (2017)
HY461: East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945 by Dr Antony Best (2015)
HY465: The International History of the Balkans since 1939: State Projects, Wars, and Social Conflict by Dr Svetozar Rajak (2015)
HY469: Maps, History and Power: The Spaces and Cultures of the Past by Dr Paul Stock (2015)