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MSc in International and Asian History

Programme Code: TMIAHY

Department: International History

For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23

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

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:

 

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)

 

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HY434 The Rise and Fall of Communism in Europe 1917-1990 (1.0)  (withdrawn 2023/24)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)

 

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)

 

HY480 Cold War Public Diplomacy: United States Cultural Battles Abroad (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2023/24)

 

HY483 Land and Conflict in Latin America since 1750 (1.0)  (not available 2024/25)

 

HY484L Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation (0.5) 1  (withdrawn 2023/24)

 

HY484M Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation (0.5) 2  (withdrawn 2023/24)

 

HY486 The Anti-Slave-Trade Atlantic World, c. 1807-1870 (1.0)

 

HY488 European Empires and Global Conflict, 1935-1948 (0.5)  (not available 2024/25)

 

HY491 Race, Gender and Reproduction in the Caribbean, 1860s-1930s (0.5)  (not available 2024/25)

 

HY4A5 Women as Weapons: The Conservative Political Tradition in the Cold War (0.5)  (withdrawn 2023/24)

 

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 2024/25)

 

HY4B3 Citizenship in 20th century political thought: intellectual history in case studies (0.5)

 

HY4B6 German Transformations since 1990 (0.5)  (withdrawn 2023/24)

Paper 3

Asian History, Politics and Society

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

 

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)  (not available 2024/25)

 

HY489 China and the External World, 1644-1839 (0.5)

 

HY4A7 Islam, Power and Culture in Mughal India (0.5)  (withdrawn 2023/24)

 

HY4A8 Asian Borderlands (0.5)  (not available 2024/25)

 

HY4A9L China and the United States Since 1949 (0.5) 3  (withdrawn 2023/24)

 

HY4A9M China and the United States Since 1949 (0.5) 4  (withdrawn 2023/24)

 

HY4B1 The Vietnam Wars, 1930-75: Regional and International Perspectives (1.0)

 

HY4B4 Maritime Asia in Transition, 1405-1839 (0.5)

 

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) #

 

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)

Paper 4

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

 

A course from another ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ department (subject to approval by the Masters Programmes Tutor and the Teacher Responsible for the Course)

 

Or another course from papers 2 or 3:

Paper 2 options list

Paper 3 options list

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)

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)

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)

HY480 Cold War Public Diplomacy: United States Cultural Battles Abroad (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2023/24)

HY483 Land and Conflict in Latin America since 1750 (1.0)  (not available 2024/25)

HY484L Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation (0.5) 5  (withdrawn 2023/24)

HY484M Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation (0.5) 6  (withdrawn 2023/24)

HY486 The Anti-Slave-Trade Atlantic World, c. 1807-1870 (1.0)

HY488 European Empires and Global Conflict, 1935-1948 (0.5)  (not available 2024/25)

HY491 Race, Gender and Reproduction in the Caribbean, 1860s-1930s (0.5)  (not available 2024/25)

HY4A5 Women as Weapons: The Conservative Political Tradition in the Cold War (0.5)  (withdrawn 2023/24)

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 2024/25)

HY4B3 Citizenship in 20th century political thought: intellectual history in case studies (0.5)

HY4B6 German Transformations since 1990 (0.5)  (withdrawn 2023/24)


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) #

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)

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)  (not available 2024/25)

HY489 China and the External World, 1644-1839 (0.5)

HY4A7 Islam, Power and Culture in Mughal India (0.5)  (withdrawn 2023/24)

HY4A8 Asian Borderlands (0.5)  (not available 2024/25)

HY4A9L China and the United States Since 1949 (0.5) 7  (withdrawn 2023/24)

HY4A9M China and the United States Since 1949 (0.5) 8  (withdrawn 2023/24)

HY4B1 The Vietnam Wars, 1930-75: Regional and International Perspectives (1.0)

HY4B4 Maritime Asia in Transition, 1405-1839 (0.5)


Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

1 : HY484L can not be taken with HY484M

2 : HY484M can not be taken with HY484L

3 : HY4A9L can not be taken with HY4A9M

4 : HY4A9M can not be taken with HY4A9L

5 : HY484L can not be taken with HY484M

6 : HY484M can not be taken with HY484L

7 : HY4A9L can not be taken with HY4A9M

8 : HY4A9M can not be taken with HY4A9L

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