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MA Politics and Contemporary History

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    MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Description

This course explores the recent past and how political, social and historical events have shaped the world we’re living in today. You’ll engage with topics including labour and urban history, women’s history, religion and conflict in the Middle East, film history, and contemporary British history.

You’ll be taught by expert staff from a range of disciplines including social sciences, history, theology and American studies.

Entry Requirements

2.1 (or international equivalent)

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Fees

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Student Destinations

This course will introduce you to the advanced study of contemporary history and equip you with the skills needed for a wide range of career paths, from media and leisure, to national government and international organisations.

Many students take an active role in politics throughout their time in the school, and after. Politics is an ideal academic discipline if you are interested in a career in politics or government.

Other students go into a range of careers, including management, marketing, teaching and broadcasting. Recent graduate destinations include Channel 4, the European Union, GCHQ, Reuters and the Thailand National Police Department.

90.7% of postgraduates from the School of Politics and International Relations secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual salary for these graduates was £26,593.

Module Details

Core modules

  • Dissertation

Optional modules

Politics and international relations

  • Contemporary Warfare
  • Covert Action and Unacknowledged Interventions
  • EU-China: Trade, Aid and Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century
  • Global Asia
  • Gender and Political Representation
  • Grand Strategy
  • International Political Economy
  • Justice Beyond Borders: Theories of International and Intergenerational Justice
  • Left and Right in Contemporary Politics
  • Research Methods in International Relations
  • Russia and Great Power Politics: From Lenin to Putin
  • Sex, Celebrity and Alternative Lifestyles
  • Terrorism and Insurgencies
  • Theories and Concepts in International Relations
  • The Theory and Practice of Diplomacy

History

  • Japan and the Asia-Pacific War: Conflict, Aftermath and Memory
  • Exploring English Identity
  • Foreign Policy and Appeasement, 1933-39
  • Memory and Social Change in Modern Europe and Beyond
  • (Mis)Perceptions of the Other: From Savages and Barbarians to the Exotic and Erotic

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