MA Second World War Studies: Conflict, Societies, Holocaust

Module: 7WR021

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will acquaint students with a thorough understanding of the varying approaches of the Axis and Allied powers in the Second World War to the development and implementation of strategy. It will critically assess key aspects of coalition warfare, the development of strategic approaches to the prosecution of the war, and the the link between wartime politics and diplomacy in the formulation of grand strategy. The module will introduce students to a range of prmary sources and secondary historiographical issues and interpretations and further develop skills of critical anlaysis and interpretation. Students will discuss and debate these issues leading to a final essay.

Module: 7WR019

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will provide an analysis of the developments of societies under the conditions of total war. Special emphasis will be placed on Germany, the UK, the US and the USSR. Additionally, the contribution of women to war efforts will be examined as well as the civilian experience of occupation.

Module: 7WR020

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module will focus on the main developments of the war in the east and Germany’s occupation policies in Poland and the Soviet Union. Special emphasis will be given to ideologically driven strategies and their translation into the practice of occupation realities, the role of the occupied areas for the German war economy, forced migration, forced labour, and the treatment of prisoners of war.

Module: 7WR023

Credits: 60

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module allows students to produce a major piece of independent study, normally combining original research with a thorough analysis of the established literature in the relevant area. The ability of the student to complete this successfully is a significant component in demonstrating Masters level study. As such the dissertation will combine a comprehensive knowledge of a specific issue with effective use of research skills and thorough analytical skills.

Module: 7WR022

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will critically analyse the impact of air power on the conduct, experience and outcome of the Second World War. Students will address key historiographical debates through analysing secondary interpretations of major issues, whilst assessing primary documents and sources. The module will incorporate operational, economic and strategic issues in the employment of air power, but will place this alongside a critical appreciation of the moral, ethical and cultural effects of air power in shaping the Second World War.

Module: 7WR018

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module will analyse some of the milestones in Holocaust historiography and the main academic controversies from the end of the Second World War to the present day. It will highlight the sources available as well as the methodological problems when using Nazi documents and survivors’ testimonies. Finally, it will focus on aspects of slave labour, mass murder and genocide, carried out in Germany and occupied Eastern Europe.

Module: 7WR024

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will examine the campaign in the Northwest European theatre of war from the D-Day landings in June 1944 through to the end of the war in May 1945. Students will critically analyse a range of key secondary and primary sources to assess the planning, conduct and impact of miiltary operations prosecuted by the Allied and German forces throughout the campaign. Particular attendtion will be placed on historiographical debates concerning the Normandy campaign, Operation Market Garden and the Ardennes Offensive, but lesser known actions in the Autumn of 1944 and Spring of 1945 will also feature. The impact of the war on soldiers and civilians alike will feature, alongside the political / command levels.

Module: 7WR023

Credits: 60

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module allows students to produce a major piece of independent study, normally combining original research with a thorough analysis of the established literature in the relevant area. The ability of the student to complete this successfully is a significant component in demonstrating Masters level study. As such the dissertation will combine a comprehensive knowledge of a specific issue with effective use of research skills and thorough analytical skills.

Our part-time Master’s programme will enable you to explore the history of the Second World War. Special consideration will be given to military conflicts, societies at war, and the Holocaust.

You will be guided by a team of historians with the highest international reputation, led by Professor John Buckley and Professor Johannes-Dieter Steinert. The team includes Professor Gary Sheffield, Professor Stephen Badsey; and you will in addition be taught by other international scholars such as Professor John Gooch, Professor Martin Alexander, and Dr Peter Gray.

You will benefit from our international scholarly activities, among them the multidisciplinary conference series “Beyond Camps and Forced Labour. Current International Research on Survivors of Nazi Persecution” (Imperial War Museums, London), “Children and War: Past and Present”, battlefield tour/study trips to Normandy and the Low Countries and the University of Wolverhampton’s oral history programme and archive.

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Demonstrate critical and analytical understanding of key issues and debates in the history of the Second World War and Holocaust.
• Demonstrate the ability to negotiate, design and undertake independent research based on primary sources.
• Exercise critical, evaluative and analytical skills in relation to historiographical debates and sources Communicate effectively at an appropriate level for a Masters programme.

Location Mode Fee Year Home/EU Part-time £3825 per year 2020-21 Home Part-time £3900 per year 2021-22

These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.

A Honours Degree with 2:2 or above is desirable, but applicants with other qualifications and non-graduates will be considered on individual merits.

You should also have a good standard of written and spoken English (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent).

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Postgraduate Loan (Home Fee Status):

You may be able to get a postgraduate student loan from Student Finance England of up to £11,750 to help pay for a Master’s degree. Applications are made through Student Finance England and more information on the regulations and eligibility criteria can be found at Masters Loans gov.uk.

* Any RPL will invalidate your eligibility as you must study a minimum of 180 credits

Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as Overseas (International) students for fee purposes. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:

EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) click here.

Postgraduate Loyalty Discount:

You can get 20% discount on a taught on-site postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.

The University offers a generous 20% Loyalty Discount to students progressing from an undergraduate programme to a taught postgraduate programme, where both courses are University of Wolverhampton Awards.

There is no time limit on how long ago you completed your degree as long as this is your first Masters level qualification.

The discount applies to the first year of enrolment only. Students who receive a loyalty discount are not entitled to any further tuition discount or bursary. For full terms and conditions click here.

Self-funded:

If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here