BSc Government and History 

For all first, second and third year students in 2008-09

Paper

Course number and title

Year 1

1

Either GV101 Introduction to Political Science or GV100 Introduction to Political Theory

2

One from:
HY101 The European Civil War, 1890-1990
HY113  From Empire to Independence: the Extra-European World in the Twentieth Century
HY114 War and Society from the Renaissance to the Napoleonic Era c.1500-1815
HY116 International History since 1890
HY117 Rule Britannia: Britain and Empire from 1780 to the Present Day

3

Either the paper not taken under 1 or a further paper from 2

4

An approved paper taught outside the Departments of Government and International History

Year 2

5

One from:
GV100 Introduction to Political Theory (must be taken and examined at the end of the second year if not taken in Year 1)
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (must be taken and examined at the end of the second year if not taken in Year 1)
An approved paper from the Government Selection List A or B* (if both GV100 and GV101 taken under 1 above)

6

An approved paper from the Government Selection List A or B* 

7 & 8

Two approved papers from the History Selection List A

Year 3

9

An approved paper from the Government Selection List A or B*

10

An approved paper from the History Selection List B

11

One from:
An approved paper from the Government Selection List A or B*
An approved paper from the History Selection Lists A or B
HY300 Dissertation

12

One from:
An approved paper from the Government Selection List A or B*
An approved paper from the History Selection Lists A or B
An approved paper taught outside the Departments of Government and International History

Notes

* Students are required to choose at least one paper from each of the Government Selections Lists
NB: Options in Government normally require GV100 or GV101 to have been completed; Course Guides should be checked accordingly

Government Selection List A

Comparative Politics

GV264

Politics and Institutions in Europe

GV265

States, Nations and Empires

GV310

Democracy and Democratisation

GV350

Theories and Problems of Nationalism European Politics

GV351

Government, Politics and Public Policy in the EU

Government Selection List B

Political Theory

GV262

Contemporary Political Theory

GV225

Public Choice and Politics

GV227

Politics of Economic Policy

GV263

Public Policy Analysis

GV302

Key Themes in the History of Political Thought Public Policy

GV314

Empirical Research in Government (n/a 08/09)

No third year course can be taken in year 2.

History Selection List A

HY203

The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nationalism, Territory, Religion 

HY206

The International History of Cold War, 1945-1975

HY208

The History of the United States since 1783 

HY209

Democracy, Civil War and Dictatorship in Twentieth-Century Spain 

HY221

The History of Russia, 1682-1825 

HY222

France in International Affairs, 1940-1981: European, Colonial, and East-West Conflict (n/a 08/09)

HY226

The Great War 1914-1918 (n/a 08/09)

HY230

The Early Colonial Empires: Europe and the World 1400-1750

HY232

Frontiers of Nationalism, Statehood and Independence. The History of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, 1914-1990 

HY233

Empire and Nation: Britain and India since 1750

HY234

Muslims Christians and Jews in the Early Modern World

HY235

Modernity and the State in East Asia: China, Japan and Korea since 1840 (may not be selected if HY211 and/or HY229 previously taken)

HY237

Western Intellectuals and the Challenge of Totalitarianism: Thinkers and Themes

HY238

The Cold War and European Integration, 1947-1992 (n/a 08/09)

History Selection List B

HY302

Anglo-Spanish Relations in the Age of Elizabeth I and Philip II

HY303

Russia in Revolution, 1914-1921 

HY304

Germany's New Order in Europe, 1939-45 (n/a 08/09)

HY311

Limited War During the Cold War Era: The United States in Korea (1950-53) and Vietnam (1954-75) 

HY312

From Suez to the Six Day War; Britain, the United States and Arab Nationalism, 1952-1970 

HY313

The International History of East Asia, 1914-1945 (n/a 08/09)

HY315

The European Enlightenment, c.1680-1799

HY319

Napoleon and Europe

HY320

The Cold War Endgame

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