Want to know what it's like to study this course at uni? We've got all the key info, from entry requirements to the modules on offer. If that all sounds good, why not check out reviews from real students or even book onto an upcoming open days?
MA - Master of Arts
University of London Worldwide
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
Select a course option
MA - Master of Arts
University of London Worldwide
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
MA - Master of Arts
University of London Worldwide
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
Select a subject
Select a an exam type
The Institute of Historical Research’s MA in History, Place and Community is an exciting new programme (now in its second year of running) designed to be flexible and centred on your needs: whether you’re building the foundations for higher level research, looking to develop applied skills for your professional development, or simply interested in your own place and its history.
Today, the intersections between history, place and community have never been more visible in public discourse, heritage interpretation, conservation and policy. What does it mean to feel a sense of identity and commonality with a group or with a place? What are the bonds that link people as parts of a greater whole, and how are they created and perpetuated? How are communities imagined and what does it mean for those within them and outside?
The MA encourages you to ask and answer these questions and can be adapted to allow you to draw upon wider scholarship to focus on your own particular favoured areas, localities or research topics. This flexibility in approach also extends to the structure and teaching format: the course is taught using a hybrid, blended approach, making the most of London where appropriate but also allowing for study at a distance, allowing you the maximum opportunity to fit study around your own circumstances and needs.
The independent study element of the course – taking place in term 3 for full-time students or term 6 for part-time – will see you choose between a 15,000-word dissertation, a placement with a partner organisation (of your choice, although the IHR can assist in finding suitable placements) of not fewer than eight weeks, or an 'alternative output', which might be a series of podcasts, a small exhibition or a set of interpretation panels, or a set of teaching materials, or something similar of your own devising; we are open to offers!
Careers and further study
This programme is designed for those who wish to:
• develop a deeper, broader understanding of historical research – and/or build specific skills – to assist with their professional development (for example, those who work in the arts, in galleries, museums, archives and libraries, and heritage sectors) – there is a growing need for individuals and for institutions to develop research skills in history in many professional environments. The combined methodological and applied approaches adopted in this programme, together with the hybrid mode of instruction, provides appropriate professional training in the relevant areas.
• prepare for further study in history at PhD level – this programme builds a set of research practices and modes of critical thinking that will equip students to approach PhD study with confidence, tackling all of the key skills they will need to build a career in academia or historical research. This course provides students with the skills and awareness to construct and execute a convincing advanced research project at PhD level, and an experience and understanding of research and publishing environments to disseminate their research findings in academic and non-academic arenas.
• explore their own personal interests in history at any stage in life - the programme is also designed for those who wish to pursue personal research interests through a taught programme of study. There is plenty of space for individuals to acquire skills to help them realise their personal research ambitions or to explore a diverse programme of study that seeks to ignite new thoughts and ideas.
The normal minimum entry requirement is an upper second-class honours degree from a British university, or an equivalent qualification from a foreign institution, in any discipline in the humanities which is related to the course. All students whose first language is not English must provide recent evidence that their written and spoken English is adequate for postgraduate study.
Students living in
Domestic
£9,000 per year
Students from Domestic
The fee for 2023/24 entry is: £9000. There might be sight increase in fee for 2024/25 entry.
£14,000 per year
Students from EU
The fee for 2023/24 entry is: £14000. There might be sight increase in fee for 2024/25 entry.
£14,000 per year
Students from International
The fee for 2023/24 entry is: £14000. There might be sight increase in fee for 2024/25 entry.
Check out our
London city guide