History

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Local:$ 3.85 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 16.6 k / Year(s) Deadline: Jan 15, 2025
27 place StudyQA ranking:2803 Duration:36 months

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Description

History is a wide ranging and challenging subject to study. It seeks to understand the past and to make sense of the present, adding an important dimension to the understanding of many aspects of human society.

The International History Department is world renowned in its field, offering a unique perspective on the history of relations between states, peoples and cultures. The Department prides itself on giving students the benefit of ground-breaking research throughout its teaching programme.

The departmental environment is collegial and supportive. Students and staff attend a number of informal social events during the course of the year. All students are also invited to attend a weekend retreat at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park during the Michaelmas Term.

We also encourage our students to pursue their personal development outside the confines of their degree programme by, for example, subsidising the cost of additional language certificate courses.

Past students have followed a range of careers in politics, journalism, public administration, the foreign service, industry, commerce and the legal profession, as well as in research, teaching, libraries and archives.

Features of LSE courses

Our degrees will give you a broad international perspective on the past. We give attention both to domestic and international issues and many of the courses we offer deal with major events in the history of international relations.

Since the behaviour of countries in the international arena cannot be understood without a knowledge of their distinct social, political, economic and cultural characteristics, we provide courses covering major aspects of the history of ideas and mentalities.

Through studying history you will learn how to analyse complex evidence from a variety of sources, to develop your analytical powers and to present your findings effectively. These skills and a broad knowledge of the development of the world around us are valued by many employers.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee
  • EUR 3847 Year (EEA)
  • EUR 16632 Year (Non-EEA)

Home UK/EU £3,375 for the first year. Non-UK/EU £14,592 for the first year.

Start date October 2015 Credits (ECTS) 180 ECTS
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test
  • English
Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time

Course Content

First year:

Three from:

  • From Empire to Independence: the extra-European world in the twentieth century
  • War and Society from the Renaissance to the Napoleonic Era c1500-1815
  • International History since 1890
  • Rule Britannia: Britain and Empire from 1780 to the Present Day
  • The Internationalisation of Economic Growth, 1870 to the Present Day
  • LSE100 (Lent Term only)

Plus:

  • One outside option (taught in another department at LSE)

you must take at least one of these options

Second year:

One from:

  • Towns, Society and Economy in England and Europe 1450-1750
  • The History of Russia, 1682-1825
  • The Early Colonial Empires: Europe and the World 1400-1750
  • Muslims, Christians and Jews in the Early Modern World
  • Anglo-Spanish Relations in the Age of Elizabeth I and Philip II
  • The European Enlightenment, c1680-1799
  • Napoleon and Europe
  • Modernity and the State in East Asia: China, Japan and Korea since 1840
  • Empire and Nation: Britain and India since 1750

Plus:

  • Two options from list A below, or Latin America and the International Economy or The Evolution of Economic Policy in Advanced Economies or The Making of an Economic Superpower: China since 1850
  • One outside option (taught in another department at LSE)
  • LSE100 (Michaelmas Term only)

Third year:

  • Representing the Past: Historiography and Historical Methods
  • One option from list B below
  • One further option from lists A or B below, or a further second year pre-twentieth century option from the list above
  • 10,000 word dissertation

First year

You will take three broad history survey courses listed at the beginning of this section. You may choose your remaining course from any of the options made available by other departments at LSE.

Second and third years

You take one course from a wide range of options before the twentieth century, ranging from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century. For your second and third courses you can pick from a range of subjects covering both the history of a specific country and the international history of a region. Choices cover major European countries and non-European countries, including the US, India and East Asia, as well as relations between powers both within Europe and outside.Your final course is another approved outside option.

In your third year you will take another history of a country or international history course. In this year you will also develop your skills in three further papers: a historiography course which will give you an opportunity to reflect on how historians evaluate evidence and construct arguments and which provides an overview of the striking diversity of different genres of historical writing and of historical debate; a document based paper from a wide range of options which allows you to specialise in one particular area which interests you; a dissertation of 10,000 words on a topic which you choose. Because of the wide range of options we offer, you can choose to follow one of several specialised paths: to take mainly European or non-European courses, early or modern courses, or a mixture of periods and areas.

Options

Most courses are offered every year. Courses marked are document based special subjects (referred to above).

List A

  • The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nationalism, Territory, Religion
  • The International History of the Cold War, 1945-1975
  • The History of the United States since 1783
  • Four Reichs: Austria, Prussia and the Contest for Germany since 1618
  • The History of Russia, 1682-1825
  • The Great War 1914-1918
  • The Early Colonial Empires: Europe and the World, 1400-1750
  • Frontiers of Nationalism, Statehood, and Independence: the History of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, 1914-1990
  • Empire and Nation: Britain and India since 1750
  • Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Early Modern World
  • Modernity and the State in East Asia, China, Japan and Korea since 1840
  • The Cold War and European Integration, 1947-1992
  • Latin America and the United States since 1898

List B

  • Anglo-Spanish Relations in the Age of Elizabeth I and Philip II
  • Russia in Revolution, 1914-1921
  • Germany's New Order in Europe, 1939-1945
  • Limited War During the Cold War Era: The United States in Korea (1950-53) and Vietnam (1954-75)
  • The Struggle for the Persian Gulf, 1951-2003
  • The European Enlightenment, c1680-1830
  • Napoleon and Europe
  • The Cold War Endgame

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 7 CAE score : 80(Grade A) TOEFL paper-based test score : 627 TOEFL iBT® test : 107

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Requirements

Course requirement: GCSE Mathematics and English, grade C or above. A level History is not a requirement

Usual standard offer: A level: grades A A BInternational Baccalaureate: Diploma with 37 points including 6 6 6 at Higher level
Other qualifications are considered.

English language requirements

Although it is not necessary to have the required grade in an acceptable English Language qualification when you make your application to LSE, if you are made an offer of a place and English is not your mother tongue, it is likely that you would be asked to obtain an acceptable English Language qualification as a condition of your offer.

The following qualifications are acceptable to LSE:

  • GCSE English Language with a grade B or better.
  • International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) English as a First Language with a grade B or better including the Speaking and Listening coursework component (Edexcel) or grade 2 in the optional speaking test (CIE).
  • International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) academic test with a score of 7.0 in all four components.
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 627 in the paper test including 5.5 in writing and 50 in TSE, or 107 in the internet based test with a minimum of 25 out of 30 in each of the four skills.
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) with grade B or better.
  • Cambridge Advanced Certificate of English (CACE) with a grade A.
  • Cambridge English Language (1119) conducted overseas by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate: B4 or better.
  • O level (1120 Brunei, 1125 Mauritius A, 1127 Singapore) grade B or better.
  • Singapore Integrated Programme (IP) Secondary 4 English Language grade B or better.
  • Pearson Test of English (General) with a distinction at level 5 in both the written and the oral test.

Exceptions

If students offer the IGCSE in English as a First Language or O level (other than those specified above) and have been educated in the medium of English during their five most recent years of study (prior to 1 September 2011), then we will accept the qualification as sufficient evidence of English Language proficiency.

Please note that test scores must be achieved from one sitting of the relevant qualification. We will not accept individual component scores from multiple tests

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

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  • Access Bursary

    Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

  • Alumni Bursary

    Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than London School of Economics and Political Science.

Funding

Financial support for 2011 entry

The School recognises that the cost of living in London may be higher than in your home town or country. Government support, in the form of loans and grants, is available to UK and some EU students, while LSE provides generous financial support, in the form of bursaries and scholarships to UK, EU and overseas students.

Government support

for students from England

Student loan for maintenance

The student loan for maintenance helps students pay living costs during term times and holidays. The maximum loan available for students studying in London and living away from their parents' home is currently £6,928.

Maintenance grants

The means-tested maintenance grant (currently worth up to £2,906) also helps students with living expenses during their time at university. The amount a student is eligible to receive is assessed by Student Finance England. The grant does not have to be repaid.

Special Support Grant

The special support grant replaces the maintenance grant for some students who during the course of the academic year, meet the conditions for being a 'prescribed person' under the income support or housing benefit regulations. Students who are likely to qualify include:

  • Single parents
  • Other student parents if they have a partner who is also a student
  • Students with certain disabilities

Other students may be eligible for the Special Support Grant. You don't necessarily have to receive or even have applied for Income Support or Housing Benefit.

for students from elsewhere in the UK

Different financial support packages are available for students from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Students from these countries should refer to one of the following websites:

Student Finance Wales

www.studentfinancewales.co.uk

Student Awards Agency Scotland

www.saas.gov.uk

Student Finance Northern Ireland

www.studentfinanceni.co.uk

for EU students

Students from the EU are not usually eligible for UK Government financial support. However, EU nationals (or children of EU nationals) who have lived in the UK or islands for three years before the start of their course (ie, since 1 September 2008 for a course starting on 1 September 2011) may now qualify for a student loan and grants.

for overseas students

Students from outside the EU are not eligible to apply for UK Government funds. However, there is a range of funding available for overseas students from external agencies, bodies or your home government, details of which are available from your home government or nearest British Council office (www.britishcouncil.org/learning), or UKCISA (www.ukcisa.org.uk).

LSE financial support

for UK students

LSE Bursary

The LSE Bursary is available for students from low-income backgrounds (from England and Wales) and is worth up to £7,500 over a three-year programme. The value of the LSE Bursary is linked to students' (or their family's) income levels, which will be assessed when calculating the maintenance grant. The maximum LSE Bursary of £2,500 per year is awarded to those students with the lowest residual income. These Bursaries do not have to be repaid.

LSE Discretionary Bursary

The LSE Discretionary Bursary is available for new LSE students (from the UK and the EU) who face exceptional financial needs, including, for example, caring responsibilities, financial need related to disability or an unavoidable requirement to live at home. The value of the award may vary according to need. These Bursaries do not have to be repaid.

LSE Scholarships

Each year LSE awards a number of scholarships - funded by private or corporate donation - to UK applicants to the School. The number, value, eligibility criteria and type of awards vary from year to year. Awards are made on the basis of financial need and academic merit.

Stelios scholarships

Four Stelios scholarships, currently worth £5,444 per year, are available for UK students applying for business subjects at LSE.

Access to Learning funds

Registered UK students from low-income households can apply directly to LSE for Access to Learning funds. These funds are designed for students who may need extra financial support for their course, and are provided by the Government to assist with living expenses.

for EU students

LSE Discretionary Bursary

The LSE discretionary bursary is available to EU students. For information about this bursary and how to apply, please see the section on LSE financial support for UK students.

LSE scholarships

LSE offers a number of undergraduate scholarships of varying amounts each year to EU students.

Stelios scholarships

Six Stelios scholarships, currently worth £5,444 per year, are available for EU students applying for business subjects at LSE.

for overseas students

LSE undergraduate support scheme

The LSE undergraduate support scheme (USS) is designed to help overseas students who do not have the necessary funds to meet all their costs of study. In 2008, the School disbursed nearly £1 million in entrance awards available to self-financing students of all nationalities. This financial aid is available only for study at LSE. If you are made an offer of admission, we will advise you on how to apply to the USS online. This system is able to provide an immediate indication of an applicant's eligibility for assistance. In the first instance, you will be assessed on the basis of your financial circumstances. Awards are renewable for each year of your course. Applications will be considered between the end of February and the middle of August.

LSE scholarships

The School offers a limited number of undergraduate scholarships of varying amounts each year for overseas students.

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