Early Modern History (MA)

Master

In London

£ 8,820 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

Our MA Early Modern History explores early modern European societies in the period from the Renaissance to the Reformation and on to the Enlightenment and the outbreak of the French Revolution. One of its most exciting and distinguishing features is that it considers developments in Britain, continental Europe (notably Italy, Germany and France) and the wider world in comparative perspective, which brings into question the idea of the distinctive nature of national histories.

Some of the key themes you will study are the impact of religious conflict, economic and social developments, government and social order, the growth of urban settlements, population and demographic change, the mutual interactions between Europe and the Americas, and the growth of state power.

You will read widely in both secondary works and translated primary sources, but there is no language requirement.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Malet Street, WC1E 7HX

Start date

On request

About this course

You will be able to choose option modules in early modern history from across the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology and you will receive training in historical methodologies and research techniques to help you research and write a dissertation on the subject that most interests you.

Graduates can pursue careers in research and archiving, museums and galleries, education, or journalism. Possible professions include researcher, archivist, teacher, or journalist. This degree may also be useful in becoming a museum/gallery curator, museum education officer, academic librarian, or information officer.

A second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) and references.

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Subjects

  • Communication Training
  • Writing
  • Public
  • Modern History
  • Historical
  • Mastering
  • Renaissance
  • Religion
  • Culture
  • Receptions
  • Directions

Course programme

COURSE STRUCTURE

You take one compulsory module and choose three option modules on a diverse range of topics.

Not all modules are available every year.

COMPULSORY MODULE
  • Mastering Historical Research: Birkbeck Approaches
INDICATIVE OPTION MODULES
  • Death, Disease and Early Modern City
  • Early Modern London: Society and Culture
  • Imagined Landscapes of the Middle Ages
  • Italy and the "New" European Right, 1945-present
  • Me, Myself and I: Identity and the Self in Europe, c. 1500-c.1750
  • Medievalism: Re-presenting the Middle Ages
  • Opposition and Dissent in Early Modern France
  • Plots, Conspiracy Theory and Political Culture in Early Modern Britain and France
  • Power and Communication in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe (1400-1800)
  • Public Histories in Practice
  • Renaissance Florence: Society, Religion and Culture
  • Rome in Britain: Receptions of Antiquity and the Grand Tour
  • Text and Action: Renaissance Stage Directions
  • The Making of Modern Societies: Britain and Europe, c.1500-c.1750
  • The Origins of the French Revolution
  • To See the World in a Grain of Sand: Reading and Writing Microhistories
  • Venice and Istanbul, 1453-1797

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FEES

Part-time home students: £4410 pa
Full-time home students: £8820 pa
Part-time international students: £8010 pa
Full-time international students: £16020 pa

Early Modern History (MA)

£ 8,820 VAT inc.