American History MA

Master

In Sheffield

£ 7,000 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Sheffield

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Contemporary politics shows that there is more need than ever for critical understanding of the formative political, social, economic and intellectual trends in American history.
This MA allows you to study the historical development of the United States from the first encounter between Europeans and Native Americans in the colonial period through to the end of the Cold War.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Sheffield (South Yorkshire)
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Western Bank, S10 2TN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

A 2:1 honours degree or equivalent in history or other humanities or social science discipline.
You may be asked to supply examples of previous written work.

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Subjects

  • American History
  • American Past
  • Research Presentation
  • Dissertation
  • Colonial World
  • Civil War
  • Global Context
  • Bibliographical
  • Written papers
  • Context

Course programme

ModulesCore modules
  • Research Presentation
  • Approaches to the American Past
  • Dissertation
Optional modules
  • Burying the White Gods: Indigenous People in the Early Modern Colonial World
  • Another Country: America and the Problem of Decolonisation
  • The U.S. Civil War in Global Context
  • The United States and the Global 1970s

Teaching

You’ll be taught through seminars and individual tutorials.

Assessment

Assessment is by bibliographical and source-based exercises, written papers, oral presentation, and a 15,000 word dissertation.

Additional information

Overseas  Fee (2018 annual fee) : £16,800

American History MA

£ 7,000 VAT inc.