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Study Details: 1 year full time, 2 years part time
This programme will give you a comprehensive understanding of the increasingly global experience of humankind in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
What has brought about the most recent past? Has the end of the Cold War created a ‘new world order’? Has 9/11 changed our world forever? Is globalisation the dominant force of our age or is there a return to nationalism? By exploring such questions critically and analytically, you have a unique opportunity to understand the present through the recent past.
This programme teaches you to appreciate the distinctiveness of contemporary history, its use of sources (e.g. radio, television, film, internet-based sources, such as the ‘Wikileaks’, etc.) and its methodology.
Contemporary History is unique in that it offers a study of the past supported by oral, not just written, sources, including interviews, film and sound documents. Students will also be introduced to the important process of uncovering still secret archives and materials and familiarise themselves with the process of declassification.
You will need a UK 2:1 honours degree, a minimum US 3.25 GPA or international equivalent, in a subject related to this programme. Relevant experience, or professional or other qualifications will also be considered.
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Many students are attracted to the MSc in Contemporary History as an advanced qualification that is valued by a range of employers; a more specialised supplement to their undergraduate degrees that could set them apart in a crowded job market. Others are interested in pursuing long-term academic careers and see the MSc as preparation for a PhD, while some are considering an academic career as a possibility, and use the MSc to establish whether it is the right career choice.
While some of our students go on to study for their PhDs, either at Edinburgh or at other universities, the majority go on to pursue careers in different fields. The MSc could lead into careers in the cultural sector, but a graduate degree from Edinburgh will be respected by employers in many fields. The combination of skills training courses, specialised seminars, and independent research provides students with transferable skills that will be beneficial whatever they end up doing.
You will take several courses across two semesters of teaching, including three compulsory courses and a range of optional courses.
The compulsory courses for this programme are:
Historical Research: Skills and Sources 20
Historical Methodology 20
Introduction to Contemporary History 20
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