War History and Politics MA (PGCert PGDip)

at University of Brighton

Core module

• Causes of War and Forms of Conflict

The core module is split into two themes. Causes of war provides an advanced introduction to key theories in historical and political studies on the deep origins and short term causes and justifications of modern wars and violent conflicts, looking every week at a different case study.
 

Forms of conflict looks in particular on how military power is imposed and sustained, and how it is resisted, using as case studies some of the most significant examples of occupation, resistance and anti-war movements across the globe. You will examine theories on imperialism, nationalism, civil war, wartime resistance, anti-colonialism, just war, pacifism, the bio-politics of war, drone warfare, terrorism and other topics from the last hundred years of warfare.
 

Option modules

Options for the MA are chosen from across the Humanities MA programme, giving you a wide variety of subjects to choose from.

• Professional Placements
• Causes of War: Theories and Framings
• Forms of Conflict: Domination and Resistance
• Cultural Memory in the Irish Troubles: Peace-building and the conflicted past
• Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• Globalisation and Global Politics
• Conflict, Security and Human Rights
• Extended Essay
• Holocaust Memory
• Cultural Memory: Concepts, Theories and Methods
• ‘Race’ and Reparative Histories
• Postcolonial Heritage and Transnational Histories
• Constructing and Contesting Britishness: Histories, Cultures, Identities
• Cultural and Critical Theory (Foundations of Critical Theory)
• Cultural and Critical Theory (Traditions of Critical Theory)
• Cultural and Critical Theory (Aesthetics)
   

Final dissertation

For your final dissertation you can take advantage of the wide variety of specialisms that we cover across the Humanities Programme. Our external examiners have persistently praised the variety of topics covered by our students’ research projects. Recent examples include: Croatian Nationalism and the Fall of Yugoslavia in 1991; The Role of the United States in the 1973 Coup in Chile; A Critique of the Arguments for Intervention in the Recent Syrian Civil War; Gendered Violence: the Holocaust’s female victims.

The entry requirements listed here are our typical offer for this course if you wish to begin studying with us in 2022. They should be used as a general guide. 
 

Degree and experience

Normally a 2:1 undergraduate degree in a relevant subject. Candidates with a 2:2 or lower or who do not have a degree will still be considered for admission if they can demonstrate suitable professional experience or substantial experience of the subject area. 
 

Interview

You will normally be interviewed so that we can assess your potential to study at masters level.
 

English language requirements

IELTS 7.0 overall and 6.5 in writing.

International (full-time) - 15,462 GBP

The interdisciplinary approach that is particular to our MA allows you to open up to a wide range of disciplines and employment sectors.
 

At the end of your studies you will have a degree that covers the two major disciplines of history and politics, and, most crucially, it will testify to your capacity to be a flexible learner across different fields of research.
 

Our graduates are particularly well equipped to follow career paths in sectors that deal with violent conflicts, their consequences and resolution, such as a variety of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), particular sections of the civil service, and international bodies.
 

More broadly our degree opens up to sectors that value critical research skills and a good knowledge of modern history and politics, such as media, journalism, law, politics, government, museums, archives, and publishing.
 

Many of our students go on to teach in primary and further education or they continue their postgraduate studies doing doctorates.