History

About this course

History is the discipline that interrogates how the past was experienced, recorded, and interpreted, and asks what it means for who we are today. It teaches you to weigh evidence critically, to understand the limits of sources, to appreciate how people in very different times and places understood their world, and to construct arguments that are grounded in evidence rather than assumption. These capacities for critical thinking and rigorous analysis are among the most transferable any degree can offer. This three-year, full-time programme at the London School of Economics is distinctive for its strongly international perspective. Spanning the fifteenth century to the present day, you will study political, economic, social, and cultural developments that have shaped states and societies, paying serious attention to the relationships between them and to the global processes that have conn

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 70% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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