MA History (Local History)

2:1 degree in history or another relevant discipline.

We also welcome applicants who do not have a degree but who can show enthusiasm and competence by having attended relevant certificated courses, by submitting published work or by writing qualifying essays to a first degree standard.

For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.

There are a number of possible sources of funding: loans and grants, bursaries and scholarships.

Our MA course will offer you a strong competitive advantage and career choices and your future salary can be considerably enhanced by postgraduate qualifications.

A postgraduate degree in history provides you with a wide range of skills including:

• critical analysis of textual, visual, and material evidence
• statistical analysis and database design
• advanced written and oral presentation skills
• time management and independent working on a significant research project.

Core modules

• Historical Research, Historical Writing
• Families and Communities in England and Wales, c. 1600-1900
• Landscapes and Identities in Medieval and Early Modern England

Plus your Dissertation

Option modules

Choose one option module from:

• Global Cities: the View from Asia
• The City in History
• The Holocaust – A Genocide: Mass Murder in Comparative Perspective
• After The Holocaust – History and Memory in Post-war Germany
• How Buildings Work: Architectural History and Structural Engineering from the Ancient World to 2000
• Conservation, Heritage and the Urban Environment
• Conservation in Practice
• Mastering Medieval Sources / Latin (ab initio)
• American Freedoms
• Victorian Society
• Global History: comparative and connected approaches
• Religious Conflict and Coexistence
• Doctors, Disease and Pandemics: Patients and Practitioners
• Heritage in the Workplace
• Directed Reading Module