American History MA
Master
In Sheffield
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Type
Master
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Location
Sheffield
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Duration
1 Year
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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.
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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
- Research Presentation
- Approaches to the American Past
- Dissertation
- 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
You’ll be taught through seminars and individual tutorials.
AssessmentAssessment is by bibliographical and source-based exercises, written papers, oral presentation, and a 15,000 word dissertation.
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American History MA