Eighteenth-Century Studies
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
Overview
Our Eighteenth Century Studies course is co- taught with the British Museum in London and by lecturers from eight different departments across Arts & Humanities, making it a truly multi-faceted degree, looking at all aspects of the eighteenth century.
You can explore the Enlightenment through race, gender, class, intellectual networks and material culture; analyse ideas, objects, texts and arts and have access to unique, diverse and rich collections in central London, all close to King’s, including the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Society, the Foundling Museum, and Sir John Soane’s Museum.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.
Key benefits
Joint degree with the British Museum
Unrivalled access to British Museum expertise
Unrivalled location for access to London's cultural collections
Located in the heart of London
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Course programme
Year 1 Required Modules
Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.
You are required to take:
- Representing the Eighteenth Century (40 credits)
- Dissertation (60 credits)
If you are a part-time student, you will take Representing the Eighteenth Century in your first year, along with 40 credits of optional modules from the list below. In your second year you will take your dissertation module, along with a further 40 credits of optional modules.
Optional ModulesIn addition, you are required to take 80 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:
- The Body & Society in Early Modern Europe (20 Credits)
- Ritual in Early Modern Society (20 credits)
- The World Novel (20 credits)
- London: Great Fire to Great Exhibition (20 credits)
- Poetic Movements, Poetics Moods 1660–1800 (20 credits)
- Rights before Human Rights: Eighteenth Century Theories & Representations (20 credits)
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Eighteenth-Century Studies
