King's College London

Queer history is both a subject and a practice, and this course provides an introduction to both. It is, first, an introductory global history of sexuality, demonstrating the vast range of approaches different societies have taken to regulating and experiencing the body and desire. It also aims to introduce students to the method of queer history, one of many approaches to the past which illuminate how Historical Grand Narratives are produced, and how they might change. 

The course provides a broad overview of this diverse critical discourse over the past generation, while also paying close attention to some of the most pressing debates currently animating the field. Topics include identities, sexualities, temporalities, homophobia, activism, deviance, performance and transgression. 

This course introduces students to the history of the world from 1900 to the present. It focuses on the idea of modernity, following four major themes that help explain the making of the modern world: war and empire; the material world; politics and revolution; and societies and cultures. It also reflects on what it means to think globally about the past. A series of chronologically organized lectures and seminars addresses significant events, topics, and concepts relating to the history of Britain, Europe, and other world regions. 

This course provides students with theoretical and practical understanding of macroeconomics. The course covers long run and short run analysis of the economy, goods, money and labor market analysis, and policy implications. Students must have a good knowledge of calculus and basic mathematical tools such as log transformations. Visiting students must have studied an introductory economics course.

This course provides an overview of science fiction criticism and its history. It considers what form "scientific’" endeavors took on in the Middle Ages and how these might have informed the "fiction" of the time; it will place modern and pre-modern texts in critical conversation in order to rethink the history and future history of the genre and of the book. Most of all, this course develops new insights into a diverse selection of medieval texts and illuminations, and, through these, allows students to explore critical and theoretical topics such as periodization, otherness, space and place, and the possibilities and problems of genre fiction. 

This course introduces students to the history of a hundred-year period from the Emperor Constantine’s death to the reign of the emperor Theodosius II. This is one of the pivotal centuries of Roman history, characterized varyingly by historians as a time of transformation, rupture, and of continuity. During this century, Christianity moved from being a sporadically persecuted minority religion to a faith promoted and eventually enforced by emperors; political and economic activities were brought under pressure by the movement of peoples within and without the empire’s borders; and the old rhythms of aristocratic cultural and social life had to accommodate both ascetic and episcopal demands and priorities.

This course is broadly equivalent to A1 Basic User, Breakthrough level of the Common European Framework. 

This course develops students’ familiarity with modern philosophy through an examination of the thought of Spinoza and Leibniz. Students are introduced to the central metaphysical, epistemological, and moral claims of each philosopher, through a reading of primary texts. They develop an appreciation of the historical context within which the thought of Spinoza and Leibniz developed. The course examines the similarities and differences between these two crucial thinkers in the modern period, and set out their approaches to topics such as the nature of substance, knowledge, and morality.

The course is conceived against the background of important debates on the conceptualization of development in global academic and policy contexts from the post-independence period (1960s) to date. This course is concerned with the notions of "emergence" and "transition" and pays special attention to African economies that are increasingly cited as having "achieved" some level of prominence in this regard. Students are encouraged to engage critically with mainstream thought on African experiences as they examine the interaction between theoretical frameworks/debates and empirical realities.

This course develops the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to both appreciate the real-world societal context in which taxation exists as well as the technical ability to plan and manage the taxation for individuals and companies.