Contemporary British History

King’s College London

Master

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

Overview
This course offers you the chance to study Contemporary British History at an advanced level in a strong research environment in central London where you can choose from a wide range of options taught by experts in the field. It also includes economic, social, cultural, political and diplomatic history. Our unique course covering contemporary historiography and research methods leads to careers in research, journalism, the civil service, politics, teaching and finance.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Key benefits
Comparative approach to contemporary British history.
Our unique location in the heart of the British administrative centre with unrivalled access to library and archival resources and easy access to resources in Europe, as well as a wide range of contemporary history experts.
You attend regular research seminars in contemporary British history and have full access to the Institute of Contemporary British History’s (ICBH) other exciting activities, such as our oral history programme, history & policy, conferences and research projects.
Our annual residential workshop for ICBH MA and PhD students at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park.
Our specialist historiography and research methods course for contemporary history, including oral history, and expert dissertation supervision in contemporary political, economic, social and diplomatic history.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • International Relations
  • Politics
  • Access
  • International
  • Historiography

Course programme

Year 1 Required Modules

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.

You are required to take:

  • Britain 1900–1945: Politics, Society, Economy, Culture, International Relations (20 credits)
  • Britain since 1945: Politics, Society, Economy, Culture, International Relations (20 credits)
  • Advanced Skills for Historians (20 credits)
  • Dissertation (60 credits)
  • Britain since 1900: Politics, Society, Economy, Culture, International Relations
  • Britain Since 1900: Politics, Society, Economy, Culture, International Relations since 1945
Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take three modules (totalling 60 credits) from a range that typically includes the following from History and other departments.

  • The Provisional IRA (20 credits) (History)
  • English Exceptions since 1918 (20 credits) (History
  • Spiritual Nation: Secularization, Multiculturalism & Christianity in Britain, 1945-present (20 credits) (History)
  • Britain & Decolonization (20 credits) (History)
  • The British Empire (20 credits) (History)
  • London Calling: Colonial & Postcolonial Encounters with the Metropole (20 credits) (History)
  • From Farm to Fork: Food in Modern Britain (20 credits) (History)
  • Gender & British Society (20 credits) (History)
  • Science, War & the Nation: Britain 1900-2000 (20 credits) (History)
  • Downriver: Writing the Thames Estuary from 1890 to the Present (20 credits) (English)
  • Anglo-American Relations (20 credits) (DPE)
  • Britain & the Cold War (20 credits) (DPE)
  • Election Campaigning, Public Opinion & Politics in Britain 1945–2010 (20 credits) (DPE)
  • History & Policy: Policymaking Under Pressure (20 credits) (DPE)
  • Parties, Voters & Political Culture in Britain 1945–2000 (20 credits) (DPE)

Other modules from the History Department and other departments may be taken in consultation with the course convenor.
Part-time students typically take the required taught modules and one optional module in Year 1 and two optional modules and the dissertation in Year 2.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant courses of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

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