Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
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Study Details: 1 year full-time
2 years part-time
This course is a flexible and challenging masters, offering a range of potential specialist routes, such as Medieval and Early Modern, War and Conflict, Race and Gender, Country House, or a general History route.
We offer a wide range of modules that draw on the strengths of our research-active staff and the course aims to provide students with the skills to progress to higher research programmes.
You can choose to undertake a placement related to your research interests, organised in collaboration with staff members, and drawn from our extensive network of regional contacts. Previous placements have included National Trust properties, the People’s History Museum, and the Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre (Huddersfield).
You will normally have at least an upper second class undergraduate UK honours degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant subject, or equivalent academic qualification. If you have a different background you may be admitted if you have proven experience in a relevant field.
Overseas applicants will require IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 with no less than 5.5 in any category, or an equivalent accepted English qualification. Accepted English qualifications can be viewed here.
For fees and funding options, please visit our website to find out more
Graduates may choose to go on to higher research programmes or move into a wide range of industries like heritage, education, law, libraries or local government. With the analytical and self-expression skills gained on the course, many have gone on to pursue careers and further study in business where these skills are desired.
Students also develop skills as an independent researcher and have the option to experience specific, practical training for careers related to the heritage sector.
We’ll help you to establish connections with internationally excellent researchers covering social, cultural, political, military, and public history from the Ancient to Modern eras. Manchester Metropolitan has dedicated teams to support and grow your academic CV or to help develop a PhD proposal.
Core units
CASE STUDIES IN GLOBAL HISTORY
INDEPENDENT PROJECT
RESEARCH METHODS I & RESEARCH METHODS II
Option units
A FRIENDLY INVASION? - THE UNITED STATES MILITARY IN BRITAIN DURING WORLD WAR II
BUILDING THE COUNTRY HOUSE, 1600-1900
CASE STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL WARFARE
CONFLICT AND SOCIETY IN THE MODERN WORLD
EARLY MODERN BRITAIN
POLITICS OF THE PAST: WORLD HERITAGE
QUEER HISTORIES: MODERN SEXUALITY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
RACE AND GENDER IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
SHOCK CITY: ORDER AND DISORDER IN THE VICTORIAN CITY
THE RETURNING SOLDIER: VETERANS’ HISTORIES
THE WORLD OF THE COURTIER: MONARCHY AND COURT CULTURE IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE
WOMEN AND SLAVERY IN AMERICA
Study and assessment breakdown
10 credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A masters qualification typically comprises of 180 credits, a PGDip 120 credits, a PGCert 60 credits and an MFA 300 credits. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning, but it could be:
Study
Full-time 30% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 70% independent study
Part-time 30% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 70% independent study
Assessment
Full-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination
Part-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination
Placement options
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