MA Modern History
Master
In Norwich
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Norwich
The MA in Modern History offers you the opportunity to work with a group of historians who continue UEA’s long-standing reputation as a major centre for the study of modern European, British, and international history. We have a unique and distinctive concentration of expertise in European history in the 19th and 20th centuries, especially that of Russia, Germany, France, Italy, and Yugoslavia. We also hold one of the largest groups of modern British historians in the country, specializing in particular in social, political, and imperial history. Other colleagues contributing to the MA programme include experts in refugee studies, the history of human rights, modern Japan, and US diplomatic history.
UEA’s School of History was rated third after Cambridge and Oxford in research intensity (REF 2014). The breadth and depth of our expertise is reflected in the programme, which encourages scholarly debate and independent research.
This course is also available on a part-time basis.
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Degree Subject History or a related subject Degree Classification UK BA (Hons) 2.1 or equivalent Special Entry Requirements Applicants must submit a sample of written work (in English). This should be a typed essay on a historical subject, 2-3,000 words long, preferably a photocopy of an assessment marked by a tutor, complete with critical comments and a percentage or grade. The essay should address a specific question, and must demonstrate an ability to construct a historical argument, familiarity with the conventions of academic writing, and competence in English . This should be...
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Course programme
At the core of this MA is the seminar module Nationalism and Violence in the 20th Century. This innovative course approaches the turbulent history of the 20th century from a transnational and comparative perspective. You will get to engage with a broad variety of topics, including violence against civilians in times of war, racially motivated genocide, wars of national liberation and decolonisation, as well as questions of memory and representation.
Alongside the core module, you will be trained throughout the year in the practice of being a professional historian in our Historical Research Skills seminars and workshops. We place an emphasis on practical employability skills and professional development, and you will be taught by academics in the School of History who are specialists in specific theoretical approaches and research methods. This module will help you to develop key transferable skills in identifying, using and interpreting different forms of data, and in the oral and written presentation of research. Topics include using state archives, biography as history, approaches to studying everyday lives, how to write conference papers, academic publishing, and writing grant and PhD applications.
These modules are supported by Specialist Tutorials, which will give you the opportunity to choose one topic from a wide array of options relating to modern history, allowing you to develop clear postgraduate historical expertise. Over the academic year you will work closely in tutorial sessions with an active researcher in your chosen field; examining secondary and/or primary source material, you will gain a strong grounding in the major historiographical questions of the research area. This will give you historiographical knowledge needed to produce your own new, original historical research.
The range of tutorial options varies each year, reflecting the availability and expertise of our teaching staff, but topics may include: refugees in modern Europe; urban history; gender; sport and nation in the 20th century; French foreign policy; the decline of the British Empire; the Yugoslav Wars; and communism in Europe.
The culmination of your Master’s programme is the dissertation. With guidance and support, you will pursue an independent piece of historical research of your own devising. This is undertaken mainly in the second half of the degree and you will be supervised by one or more members of the School.
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Tuition fees
Tuition fees for the academic year 2018/19 are:
UK/EU Students: £7,550
International Students: £15,800
If you choose to study part-time, the fee per annum will be half the annual fee for that year, or a pro-rata fee for the module credit you are taking (only available for UK/EU students).
We estimate living expenses at £1,015 per month.
Scholarships and Awards
There are a variety of scholarships and studentships available to postgraduate applicants in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Further scholarship information for the School of History.
MA Modern History