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History MA
at Northumbria University

Newcastle, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 16,500
Country Rank#43
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Would you like to participate in a dynamic and flexible course that can be tailored to meet your interests and career aspirations?

The MA History course will introduce you to rich historical subjects, as well as how to complete historical research in the digital age. All modules will be taught by staff who are experts in their field and draw upon their expertise to enhance your learning experience.

Offering a flexible approach to study, this course incorporates five core modules, which mix conventional historical study with training in research methods. We include close consideration of the big interpretative questions, animating the study of history today. A particular strength of the course is how it familiarises students with digital history projects and contemporary debates.

These taught modules provide you with the skills needed to write your dissertation on a subject of your choice. Working with a specialist supervisor, your dissertation topic will reflect your interests and showcase your knowledge throughout your degree.

You will be supported throughout your degree by your specialist supervisor as well as the staff working in the Department of History at Northumbria University. The department is made up of around 30 historians, all of which are active in publishing journal articles and books when not teaching. They specialise in a range of different time periods, geographical regions and incorporate a variety of different approaches to history. Our staff are very approachable and always keen to hear what our students are working on.

Throughout your postgraduate studies, you will have access to our leading learning facilities, and you will be welcome at academic events and seminars hosted by the new Institute of the Humanities. This includes the fortnightly History Research Seminar, where we welcome historians from throughout the world to show us their latest research.

Master of Research opportunity

If you already have quite a clear idea about a particular topic you’d like to explore, or you’re interested in a research-based career, then you might want to consider our History MRes.

Course Content
The MA History course offers a programme of study that will empower you to problematise the past, set your own field of enquiry and test your ability to manage a significant research project.

This course is primarily delivered via a classroom setting, with regular face-to-face supervision. This course can also be undertaken as a distance-learning course through a Virtual Learning Environment (VLR).

Our wide-ranging modules will deepen your historical understanding and help prepare you for the dissertation. 'War and Peace in Historical Context' will develop your understanding of the social, cultural and political consequences of war in rich and varied contexts. 'British Empire and its Imperial Rivals' will enhance your understanding of the global history of colonialism, one of history's most dynamic forces. 'Historical Contexts' has a twofold purpose. It will introduce you to some of the key questions animating current historiography and showcase the historical expertise within the department. Finally, 'History in the Digital Age: Institutions, Issues and Ideas', an innovative and wide-ranging module, will give you the insights and cutting-edge skills needed to make a success of your dissertation.

The assessment methods employed on this course include historical and historiographical essays, oral and written presentations, critical reviews and portfolios of work.

Your dissertation will form a large part of the assessment process and will be overseen by a supervisor who specialises in your subject area.

Modules

Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.

Year one
- EF0126 -Academic Language Skills in FADSS Level 7 (Optional,0 Credits)
- HI7001 -Historical Contexts (Core,30 Credits)
- HI7004 -War and Peace in Historical Perspective (Core,30 Credits)
- HI7005 -History in the Digital Age: Institutions, Issues and Ideas (Core,30 Credits)
- HI7010 -History Dissertation (Core,60 Credits)
- HI7015 -Britain's Empires: Imperialism and Resistance in the Modern World (Core,30 Credits)
Entry Requirement
Entry Requirements 2022/23

Standard Entry

Applicants should normally have:

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent, in a related discipline.

International qualifications:

If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages.

English language requirements:

International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).
Fees & Scholarships
Fees and Funding 2022/23 Entry

Full UK Fee: £7,950

Full EU Fee: £16,500

Full International Fee: £16,500
Career Prospect
Your previous qualifications and the specialist nature of this course will provide a strong foundation for your future work or study.

The MA History course has been designed to form the basis for those wishing to progress to PhD level and we offer advice in writing PhD and funding applications should you decide to take this route.

The broad range of skills and knowledge acquired on this course can help to enhance promotion prospects in many professions, most notably teaching, professional research, museums or archives, public policy and project management. It should also enhance your prospects of employment should you wish to move into such vocations.

You will also leave prepared for a career as a researcher or employment within a broader business environment.

Cost Of Studying At Northumbria University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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History MA at Northumbria University