History MLitt

Master

In Dundee

£ 7,300 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Dundee (Scotland)

  • Duration

    12 Months

  • Start date

    September

This degree offers flexible study, either full-time (1 year) or part-time (2 years). Covering the history of Scotland, Europe, India, Africa and North America, the teaching is organised around research clusters in Global History, Scottish History and Public History. Critical issues in the history of social justice, crime and policing, political, cultural, military, economic and social history are explored, all taught by research specialists.

A key element of your training is the opportunity to gain specialist skills that will enhance your employability. You will be offered the chance to learn about documentary making, public outreach, the historical study of crime fiction and forensics, research ethics, the work of archivists, grant getting and techniques to undertake research with databases.

The dissertation will provide an opportunity for you to deepen your historiographical knowledge and to develop and demonstrate advanced historical research and conceptual skills, particularly important if you are interested in doctoral study.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Dundee (Dundee City)
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University of Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course

Students who take this course will gain a solid foundation from which they can proceed to doctoral research.

However, due to the non-vocational nature of a History degree many students also enter jobs unrelated to their course of study. For these students this course provides them with an opportunity to further develop their written presentation skills, as well as the ability to work independently and plan independent research and study.

For those wishing to use their studies more directly, for example in heritage, museum or archivist work, the job market is competitive, and the MLitt will provide students with a chance to further their knowledge and understanding of History and to demonstrate advanced research skills necessary for work in archives or heritage.

Students will normally be expected to have a 2:1 honours degree in History or a related discipline. Applicants with alternative qualifications and/or relevant experience may also be considered.

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Subjects

  • Public
  • Full Time
  • Global
  • Teaching
  • History
  • Scottish History
  • Interpretations
  • Global Empires
  • Public History
  • Documentary and History

Course programme

First semester

Choose two further modules from:

  • Interpretations in Scottish History (20 credits)
  • Global Empires (20 credits)
  • Public History (20 credits)
  • Forensic Science and Networks of Knowledge in the 19th and 20th Centuries (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Practical Non-Fiction Filmmaking (20 credits)

Second semester

Choose two further module from:

  • Directed Reading (20 credits)
  • Documenting Dissent: Power, Protest, and Social Justice in the 20th Century (20 credits)
  • Documentary and History (20 credits)
  • The Rise of the Modern Detective, 19th/20th centuries (20 credits)
  • History of the Book 1500-1800 (20 credits)
  • Film editing: Theory and Practice (20 credits)

All students then complete a History Research Dissertation (over the summer) (60 credits).

How you will be taught

All the core teaching is conducted in the early evening to allow attendance by part-time and full-time students alike. Other classes are scheduled for the mutual convenience of staff and students.

A variety of teaching methods will be used, including: small group teaching, supervised study, seminars and presentations.

Learning methods will include oral and written presentations, as well as research essays and a dissertation. One-to-one supervision of a dissertation is designed to promote continuity in the learning experience and to provide students with the opportunity to work on a topic of their own choosing (subject to approval by the tutor).

How you will be assessed

Assessment includes essays, skills tests, a presentation and a dissertation.

Students whose dissertation fails to satisfy the examiners will be awarded the PG Diploma, provided that the taught elements of the course have been successfully completed.

Additional information

Overseas students (non-EU) Fee - £17,275 per year of study

History MLitt

£ 7,300 VAT inc.