Welcome to the Department of International History and congratulations on your offer to study with us. Here you can meet our students and staff virtually and find out more about the Department and your programme. Take your time to browse through the information and follow the links to our department webpages to really get to know us.
We hope you can get a sense of what we as a Department are all about, from the comfort of your home, and hope to have you join us in September.
If you have any questions regarding your application then please contact the undergraduate admissions team.
Visit the Department webpages
- We have a global approach – our students can select courses that cover different continents and regions between 1400 and the present day. Themes such as empire, trade, migration, diplomacy, and cultural practices run throughout our courses.
- Our teaching is delivered by world-class experts in their research field, who encourage our students to be inquiring thinkers, who are able to research, analyse and explain the history they encounter.
- Studying as a historian in London offers a wealth of resources including archives, major research libraries, historical institutes and museums.
Learn more about the Department and why you should study with us on our department pages.
Here you will find various talks which we have recorded at past events which you can listen to at your leisure:
Click on the programme you have received an offer for to remind yourself about the detail of the course you have applied for including information on careers, programme structure, course choices and teaching at LSE.
Alongside your studies you can also apply to our Undergraduate research internships scheme. Find out more on our website.