Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 year - 2 years
How is history shaped, shared, and experienced in today’s world? Discover the many ways history comes alive across museums, heritage, culture, media, technology, and even the video game industry with this one-year MA at UCL’s dynamic new East campus, with access to historic Bloomsbury. Learn from leading practitioners and gain real-world insights through exclusive behind-the-scenes field trips with industry experts. Step into public history and explore its impact on a local and global scale!
The MA in Public History combines cutting-edge, research-led knowledge of how history is produced and engaged with in public contexts, with training in the practices through which public historical understanding is created and communicated.
A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.
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UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.
The programme is designed to teach many of the transferable skills that history MA programmes offer and which provide a strong foundation for those hoping to undertake PhD research and an academic career. On top of this, the programme provides the transferable skills necessary to pursue a career in media and arts, heritage, education, civil service, and business.
Debate, small group seminars and tutorials provide you with solid presentation and negotiation skills for your future career. Project-based work will help you learn to collaborate and manage your time and workload effectively. Employers highly prize these skills across a range of sectors. The media and digital skills training you acquire will develop your ability to communicate effectively across various genres and audiences. By learning with industry professionals and specialist practitioners, you will gain knowledge of multiple career pathways and possibilities for further networking.
Many additional activities are available, both within the department and the wider UCL community, to help you focus on employability skills whilst you are here, for example, departmental careers talks and networking opportunities with UCL History alums.
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