MA History (Holocaust and Genocide Studies)

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. IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary 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 very 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 large-scale research project

As a postgraduate student in the department, you will also have the opportunity to plan meetings and conferences and get involved with the intellectual community of historians at Leicester.

Core modules

• Historical Research, Historical Writing
• The Holocaust
• After The Holocaust

Plus your Dissertation

Option modules

Choose two option modules from:

• The Holocaust
• How Buildings Work: Architectural History and Structural Engineering
• Families and Communities in England and Wales, c. 1600-1900
• The City in History
• Global History: comparative and connected approaches
• Mastering Medieval Sources
• Heritage in the Workplace
• After The Holocaust
• Global Cities: the View from Asia
• American Freedoms
• Landscapes and Identities in Medieval and Early Modern England
• Directed Reading Module