Convenor name: Onur Ulas Ince
Convenor email: ui2@soas.ac.uk
Office room: Main Building C409
Office hours: Friday 14:00 - 16:00
Module dates: Semester 2
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: 20 February 2026
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