Universities United Kingdom University of Essex Courses MA History

MA History
at University of Essex

Essex, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 19,740
Country Rank#40
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 7 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

Whether you’re interested in culture and society, politics and power, or war and conflict, in the Department of History at Essex we give you the freedom to explore the history that excites you. Our global expertise and topical diversity give you an unrivalled opportunity to pursue your historical passions and discover new ones.

Our MA History is rigorous, flexible and wide-ranging, so that you can to choose the modules and a dissertation topic which best suit your interests. Historical research at Essex concentrates on the period from 1500 to the present, and covers a wide geographical area that includes Britain and Europe, Russia, Latin America, the USA, China and Africa.

In addition to two compulsory modules, one that deals with recent developments in the study of history and the other providing you with practical steps to undertake historical research, you take three optional MA modules which enable you to explore the latest in historical research in our specialist areas. You also write a 15,000-word dissertation on a topic of your choice. Our Masters degree also provides you with opportunities to explore local history, and we have strong links with the Essex Record Office, one of the best county record offices in the UK.

Course Content
Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field. The following modules are based on the current course structure and may change in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.

Year 1

COMPONENT 01: CORE
- Dissertation
COMPONENT 02: CORE
- Making History, Sharing History: Sources, Methods, and Audiences for Historical Research
COMPONENT 03: COMPULSORY
- Rethinking History: Approaches, Theories and Concepts
COMPONENT 04: OPTIONAL
- History option from list
COMPONENT 05: OPTIONAL
- History option from list
Entry Requirement
UK entry requirements
- A 2.2 Degree in History or a related subject such as: Archaeology, Anthropology, Art History, Foreign Language with Literature content Law, Literature, Politics or Sociology.
- Will consider applicants with an unrelated degree but relevant work experience in for example museums or libraries.
International & EU entry requirements
- A degree with an overall grade of between 50 to 55% OR 5.3 to 5.8/10 OR 2.12 to 2.32/4 depending on the degree institution .
English language requirements
- IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum component score of 5.5
Fees & Scholarships
Home/UK fee
£9,200

International fee
£19,740

Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
Career Prospect
We have excellent links with the research community, both in the UK and worldwide, so many of our students have gone on to teach in higher education institutions. Others have found employment in archives, research, managing research funds, other forms of educational provision, the Civil Service, the National Health Service, and primary and secondary school teaching.

Within our Department of History, we offer supervision for PhD, MPhil and MA by Dissertation. Themes of particular research interest include:
- Cultural and social history
- War, culture and memory
- Public history
- Urban history
- Digital history
- Oral history
- Histories of class, race and gender
- The history of medicine
- The history of crime
- The history of food
- Slavery and slave societies

Cost Of Studying At University of Essex

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MA History at University of Essex