Convenor name: Dr Nathaniel George
Convenor email: ng33@soas.ac.uk
Office room: MB C 218
Office hours: Thursdays, 2:30–4:30pm
Appointment booking link: https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/174f9e13819249a88da72e0c92577071@soas.ac.uk?anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled&ep=plink
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Show good knowledge about key aspects of global history; in particular, those relating to major political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the emergence of ‘modernity’
- Think historically about yourself and the things around you
- Identify and appraise different intellectual perspectives on the subject
- Write arguments based on the analysis of different accounts of global history as they relate to international politics
- Develop specific research skills in areas of international politics and global history
- Think about concepts in International Relations through an engagement with global historical events and processes
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: 31 October 2025
Assessment 2: Name: Exam (EX1)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Page type: Module
Study year: 2025/26
Librarian name: Yurie Watanabe
Librarian email: yw25@soas.ac.uk
Page template: 2025/26 On campus
