Postgraduate Certificate in Historical Studies

Master

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  • Type

    Master

  • Methodology

    Online

The Postgraduate Certificate in Historical Studies offers an exciting opening for graduates of all disciplines to pursue a taught postgraduate qualification in historical studies. This one-year part-time course offers a unique opportunity for students to combine focused study of key historical themes and concepts in British and Western European history with either a broad-based approach to history or with the opportunity to specialise by period or in a branch of the discipline (political, social, economic, art, architectural and local). The course culminates in the research and preparation of a substantial dissertation. The Postgraduate Certificate is a free-standing qualification but also forms the first year of a two-year part-time MSt. Programme in Historical Studies.

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Subjects

  • Professor Training
  • Part Time
  • European History

Course programme

  • provide a structured introduction to the study of medieval and modern British and European history;
  • develop awareness and understanding of historical processes, such as continuity and change, comparative perspectives and the investigation of historical problems;
  • provide the methodology required to interpret visual arts as historical evidence;
  • equip students to evaluate and interpret historical evidence critically;
  • promote interest in the concept and discipline of history and its specialisms;
  • enable students to develop the analytical and communication skills needed to present historical argument orally and in writing;
  • prepare students for progression to study at Master's level.
  • display a broad knowledge and understanding of the themes and methodologies studied;
  • demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of key topics, the historical interpretation surrounding them and the relationship between local case-studies and the national perspective;
  • utilise the appropriate critical and/or technical vocabulary associated with the disciplines, periods and themes covered;
  • identify underlying historical processes, make cross-comparisons between countries and periods and explore historical problems;
  • assess the relationship between the visual arts and the cultural framework within which they were produced;
  • evaluate and analyse texts and images as historical evidence and utilise them to support and develop an argument;
  • develop, sustain and communicate historical argument orally and in writing;
  • reflect upon the nature and development of the historical disciplines and their contribution to national culture;
  • demonstrate the skills needed to conduct an independent research project and present it as a dissertation within a restricted timeframe.
  • Dr Janet Dickinson, Senior Associate Tutor at OUDCE and tutor for the Open University
  • Dr Elizabeth Gemmill, Associate Professor in Local History, OUDCE and Fellow of Kellogg College
  • Dr Matthew Holford, Curator of the Medieval Manuscripts Online Catalogue project at the Bodleian Library, Oxford
  • Dr Christine Jackson, Associate Professor in History, OUDCE and Fellow of Kellogg College
  • Dr Ashley Jackson, Professor of Imperial and Military History at King's College London and Visiting Fellow of Kellogg College
  • Dr Yasmin Khan, Associate Professor in British History and a Fellow of Kellogg College
  • Dr Myfanwy Lloyd, freelance historian and part-time tutor at OUDCE
  • Dr Michael Redley, Tutor in History and Politics at OUDCE and a member at Kellogg College.
  • Dr Kate Watson, Senior Associate Tutor for OUDCE

Postgraduate Certificate in Historical Studies

Price on request