Intellectual History MLitt

Each module typically comprises:

• seminars ranging from 1.5 to 3 hours per week
• fortnightly tutorial sessions for directed reading
• 100% coursework assessment.

• Current Controversies in Intellectual History: enables students to scrutinise central historiographical disputes that continue to determine the nature and practice of intellectual history.
• Directed Reading (Masterclass in Intellectual History): offers a directed reading project designed to encourage the development of skills of historical analysis through concentrated study of a topic chosen by the student.
• Theory and Practices of Intellectual History: provides a methodological introduction to intellectual history by surveying how it has been practised in the last half century.
• Turning Points in the History of Ideas: investigates a series of historical moments of intellectual change by directly engaging with the major political, philosophical, and scientific writings of different eras.

Student dissertations will be supervised by members of the teaching staff who will advise on the choice of subject and provide guidance throughout the research process. The completed dissertation of not more than 15,000 words must be submitted by a date specified in August.

If students choose not to complete the dissertation requirement for the MLitt, there is an exit award available that allows suitably qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Diploma. By choosing an exit award, you will finish your degree at the end of the second semester of study and receive a PGDip instead of an MLitt.