Program structure
Module title
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Credits
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Explorations and Debates in History
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30 credits
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Research Skills
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30 credits
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Option modules
You also take two thematic option modules. You could:
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choose both options from those offered by the Department of History
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choose one departmental option and another from a different Goldsmiths department
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choose one departmental option and another from the list of 30+ options available each year in other History departments that participate in the University of London MA Intercollegiate Sharing Scheme
The Department of History options encompass a diverse regional, conceptual and methodological range to investigate religious, cultural and political history in both the Western and non-Western world from the 15th century to the present. All options are based on the tutors’ current research, and currently include:
Module title
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Credits
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Ethnic Conflict and Reconciliation in Modern Europe
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30 credits
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History of Violence
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30 credits
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Visual Culture and Empire in Early Modern Venice
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30 credits
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Religious and Political Controversies in Early Modern Europe
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30 credits
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Ireland’s First World War
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30 Credits
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Medicine on the Silk Roads: Traditions and Transmissions |
You also undergo training in Research Skills, which develops expertise in a variety of methodologies including the use of oral, visual and material, as well as textual, sources.
There will be a one-day, student-led, interdisciplinary research workshop to share ideas about projects and methodologies, and gain experience in event organisation.
And you'll complete a 15,000-word dissertation, based on primary research.