MSc in International and Asian History
Programme Code: TMIAHY
Department: International History
For students starting this programme of study in 2020/21
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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 |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Year 1 | ||
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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 2024/25) | |
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HY422 Presidents, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy, from Roosevelt to Reagan, 1933-89 (1.0) | |
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HY423 Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation (1.0) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
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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 and Beyond, 1939-2003 (1.0) | |
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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HY434 The Rise and Fall of Communism in Europe 1917-1990 (1.0) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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HY436 Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa (1.0) | |
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HY444 Latin America in the Cold War (1.0) | |
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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International History of Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race from the Second World War to the end of the Cold War (1.0) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |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 2024/25) | |
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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) | |
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HY471 European Empires and Global Conflict, 1935-1948 (1.0) | |
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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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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) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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HY484 Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation (0.5) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
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HY485 Germanness in the 20th century: Identity, Politics, and Violence in Germany from the First World War to Re-Unification (1.0) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
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HY486 The Anti-Slave-Trade Atlantic World, c. 1807-1870 (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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HY441 Islam, State and Conflict in Southeast Asia (1.0) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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HY461 East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945 (1.0) # | |
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HY472 China and the External World, 1711-1839 (1.0) (not available 2024/25) | |
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HY478 Genesis of the Modern World: Europe, China & India, 1550-1840 (1.0) | |
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AN420 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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AN444 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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AN447 China in Comparative Perspective (1.0) | |
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DV432 China in Developmental Perspective (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH404 India and the World Economy (0.5) | |
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EH409 Chinese Economic History: Culture, Institutions and Economic Growth (0.5) # | |
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EH423 Japan and Korea as Developing Economies (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH482 The Origins of the World Economy: Europe and Asia, 1000-1800 (1.0) | |
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EH486 Shipping and Sea Power in Asian Waters, c 1600-1860 (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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GV432 Government and Politics in China (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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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 ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ 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 2024/25) | |
HY422 Presidents, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy, from Roosevelt to Reagan, 1933-89 (1.0) | |
HY423 Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation (1.0) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
HY424 The Napoleonic Empire: The Making of Modern Europe (1.0) | |
HY429 Anglo-American Relations from World War to Cold War and Beyond, 1939-2003 (1.0) | |
HY432 From Cold Warriors to Peacemakers: the End of the Cold War Era, 1979-1999 (1.0) | |
HY434 The Rise and Fall of Communism in Europe 1917-1990 (1.0) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
HY436 Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa (1.0) | |
HY444 Latin America in the Cold War (1.0) | |
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) | |
HY459 The Ottoman Empire and its Legacy, 1299-1950 (1.0) (not available 2024/25) | |
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) | |
HY471 European Empires and Global Conflict, 1935-1948 (1.0) | |
HY474 Slavery and Emancipation in the British World (1.0) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
HY477 Race, Gender and Reproduction in the Caribbean, 1860s-1980s (1.0) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
HY479 Environmental History in a Global Context (1.0) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
HY480 Cold War Public Diplomacy: United States Cultural Battles Abroad (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
HY484 Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation (0.5) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
HY485 Germanness in the 20th century: Identity, Politics, and Violence in Germany from the First World War to Re-Unification (1.0) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
HY486 The Anti-Slave-Trade Atlantic World, c. 1807-1870 (1.0) | |
Paper 3 options list
AN420 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN444 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
AN447 China in Comparative Perspective (1.0) | |
DV432 China in Developmental Perspective (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
EH404 India and the World Economy (0.5) | |
EH409 Chinese Economic History: Culture, Institutions and Economic Growth (0.5) # | |
EH423 Japan and Korea as Developing Economies (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
EH482 The Origins of the World Economy: Europe and Asia, 1000-1800 (1.0) | |
EH486 Shipping and Sea Power in Asian Waters, c 1600-1860 (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
GV432 Government and Politics in China (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5) | |
HY441 Islam, State and Conflict in Southeast Asia (1.0) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
HY461 East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945 (1.0) # | |
HY472 China and the External World, 1711-1839 (1.0) (not available 2024/25) | |
HY478 Genesis of the Modern World: Europe, China & India, 1550-1840 (1.0) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
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