Master of Arts - History
- 1 year
- Duration
- 16,950 GBP
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
Our MA in History is a very flexible curriculum that is provided in a close-knit, encouraging environment similar to a tutorial setting. It aims to capitalize on your historical interest in order to assist you in expanding your knowledge and experience as a working historian.
Our department's top researchers have shaped the course. This implies that the most recent advancements in a variety of historical topics are reflected in our curriculum.
We provide modules for core skill training. Additionally, you have the choice of doing research on any subject you like. Independent study and dissertation module formats are used for this.
You are able to graduate with confidence in your capacity to conduct research, write, and create your own work thanks to this independence and advanced training. This puts you in the perfect position to pursue other fields of endeavor or further academic studies.
Graduates of the MA in History program have gone on to work in a number of fields. For instance:
- Archive Management
- Law
- Accountancy
- Local Government
- the Civil Service
- GCHQ
Program structure
Year 1
- Theories, Methods and Practices in History
Optional Modules
- American Colossus: US Domestic and Foreign Politics, 1945-2012
- Behaving Badly: Crime, Deviance and Civilization
- Monsters and Magical Beings: Medieval Lore to Pop Culture
- Religion, Doubt and Secularism in Modern Britain and the US
- The Road to Brexit: Britain and the European Communities, 1945-2016
- America at War: from the Revolution to the War on Terror
- The Reformation and the Parish Church
- History That Was Not: Counterfactuals and Alternate History
- Armies, Immigrants, and Gangs: The History of the U.S.-Mexican Border
- Worlds of Risk: Technology, Health and the Environment 'Risk'
- Engineering Society: Eugenics and Biopolitics, 1860-1945
- Terrorism in History
- The Hospital in History
- Blasphemy from the Ancient to the Contemporary World
- Renaissances: Space and Society in Europe, 1400-1600
- Understanding Civil War: Russia, Spain, Greece
- Independent Study Module
Final Project
- Dissertation (History)
Price
- Tuition Fee - 16,950 GBP
Requirements for applicants
Specific Entry Requirements
- A second class honours degree (2:2), or equivalent, in History or in a related subject
English Language Requirements
- IELTS 6.5 overall and including a minimum 6.0 in all components.
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
