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MA Politics & Contemporary History Modules

Please see below a list of   level 7 modules for academic year 2018/19  for the MA Politics & Contemporary History programme. 

The information on this website is correct to the best of our knowledge but in the event of unforeseen staff changes or similar, modules may have to be withdrawn or moved into a different semester. This is extremely unlikely, and we will inform you of any such changes as soon as we become aware of them.

When choosing your modules, please refer to the programme structure within the student handbook on the intranet (if you are a current student) or on the online prospectus (if you are a prospective student). 

Compulsory & Core Modules 

(This is for academic year 2018/9 only)

Semester 1

  • 7YYH0016 Contemporary History in Practice  (compulsory module, 20 credits, semester 1)     
  • 7YYH0023  British Political History Since 1945  (core module, 20 credits, semester 1)     

Semester 2

  • 7YYH0021  The Evolution of British Government Since 1945  (core module, 20 credits, semester 2)

Full Year

  • 7YYH0014  Dissertation                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (core module, 60 credits - this is a full year module, students will do this in semester 1 and continue on in semestert 2)

 

Optional Modules Within DPE

(This is for academic year 2018/9 only)

Semester 1

  • 7SSI0032  Contemporary British Monarchy
  • 7SSI0045  The Treasury and an Introduction to Economic History - in partnership with HM Treasury
  • 7SSPP023  No. 10 Downing Street and The History Of The Prime Minister I, 1945-79: Lessons in Leadership from Attlee and Churchill
  • 7SSPP038  From Blair to Brexit
  • 7YYH0003  Financial Crises in History – Public Debt and Exchange Rate Crises
  • 7YYH0012  Welfare and the State in Britain, 1900-1945
  • 7YYH0020  Democracy in the United Kingdom

Semester 2

  • 7SSIJD01 The Blair Years
  • 7SSPP035  The History of the Prime Minister 1979-2015 - in partnership with No10 Downing St (20 credits) 
  • 7SSPP054 London: History and Governance (not running in 2018/9 academic year) 
  • 7YYH0011 Parties, Voters and Political Culture in Britain, 1945 - 2000
  • 7YYH0013 Welfare and the State in Britain since 1945
  • 7YYH0025 Britain and Europe Since 1945
  • 7YYH0026 Election Campaigning, Public Opinion and Politics in Britain 1945 - 2010
  • 7YYH0027 No. 10 The Cabinet and UK Central Government Leadership and Coordination
  • 7YYH0030 Anglo-American Relations Since 1945
  • 7YYH0031 The Armed Forces, States and Society 1815 to the Present                                                                                                          (not running in 2018/9 academic year) 
 (This information is for academic year 2018/9 only)
 
    Postgraduate Modules 2018/19 ( Full  https://www.kcl.ac.uk/political-economy/postgraduate )