Early Modern History - MA
Master
In Coventry
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Coventry
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
Different dates available
This programme explores religious, social, economic and cultural developments in the early modern world, including the strains created by soaring prices and population, and heightened social mobility.
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About this course
Outside academia, postgraduates from this course have entered careers including teaching, publishing, curatorial and heritage positions, political campaigning, and roles in the creative sector.
2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject
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Subjects
- Modern History
- Historical
- Research
- Theory
- Medical
- Humanities
- Culture
- Religious
- Analytical
- Development
Course programme
- Historical Research: Theory, Skills & Methods
- Themes in Early Modern History
Students are required to take two of the following:
- Matters of Life & Death: Topics in the Medical humanities
- Themes and Approaches to the Historical Study of Religious Cultures
- Themes & Approaches to the Historical Study of Consumption
- Themes & Approaches to the Historical Study of Empire
- Themes & Approaches to the Historical Study of Gender & Sexuality
All course-specific core modules and optional modules will be delivered by weekly two-hour seminars, and the MA methdological core module by a variety of lectures, seminars and workshops.
Assessment:
All modules apart from the dissertation will be assessed solely by the submission of a 6,000 word essay. A 15,000 word dissertation is required (20,000 for MA in History of Medicine students), The dissertation project will be undertaken under the supervision of one of the Department’s faculty members.
Early Modern History - MA