Global Challenges - History, Policy, Practice MA

University of Southampton

Explore the historical contexts that have given rise to the emergencies of today. You’ll analyse past approaches to global challenges and learn ways to influence attitudes and bring about change.Our world faces many challenges, from conflict and sustainability to migration and the preservation of human rights. On this 1-year MA, you’ll engage critically with some of the biggest problems in the world to learn to develop solutions for both now and the future.You’ll have the opportunity to:choose a contemporary challenge and identify and analyse past approaches to addressing itshare your findings effectively by using data visualisation, writing policy briefs, and creating video contentuse the skills you have developed and collaborate with other studentstake part in an intensive summer school experience that will support the start of your final project portfoliostudy a foreign language or alternative modules from the History MALearn how to influence and create change using:data analysis to create more effective briefs for policy debatesdata visualisations to create more effective opinion pieces for advocacyvideo essays to create more effective lesson plans for studentsexhibitions and podcasts for better public advocacyThis course will also give you a range of additional skills not normally prioritised within a History MA degree, including data analysis and visualisation, project management, and media communication.