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MA - Master of Arts
Colchester Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MA - Master of Arts
Colchester Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
MA - Master of Arts
Colchester Campus
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
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What is the human experience – and cost – of war? Looking beyond the dates and battlefield details of typical military history, this MA raises urgent questions about why societies go to war. You will engage with diverse perspectives on violence and conflict in the modern period, and examine case studies from all over the world.
Drawing on our expertise across a variety of disciplines, including history, literature, law, sociology and psychoanalytic studies, you will consider the effects of war on different scales, from the individual to the global, and on different groups. Some of the key questions we will consider include:
?What did it mean to be a woman in the First World War – as a worker, grieving mother, or a combatant?
?How does psychological trauma and physical disability impact on veterans today?
?How is wartime service remembered and commemorated, privately and politically?
?Why are some groups excluded from popular representations of war – and how does the picture change once they are included?
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A 2:2 degree in one of the following subjects (with no module requirements): Archaeology; Anthropology; Art History; Foreign/Modern Languages; History; Law; Literature; Politics; Sociology. Other History or Humanities degrees such as Theology, Religious Studies, or Philosophy or we will also consider applicants with any other 2:2 degree or above which includes two modules in the following disciplines: History; Humanities.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,000 per year
Students from Domestic
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
£21,700 per year
Students from EU
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
£21,700 per year
Students from International
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
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