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MA - Master of Arts
University of Sheffield
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MA - Master of Arts
University of Sheffield
Full time
SEP-25
1 year
MA - Master of Arts
University of Sheffield
Part time
SEP-25
2 years
Select a an exam type
Course description
Historians have long been fascinated by modernity and the societies to which it gave rise. The MA Modern History explores these changes, allowing you to work with internationally-renowned academics to investigate the political cleavages and cultural uncertainty unleashed by the great revolutions, the mobilisations and resistance of the two world wars and the transnational forces of empire and globalisation.
Our MA courses are designed to help you carry out specialist research under expert supervision in a friendly and supportive environment.
The core module develops your understanding of key historiographical and methodological approaches and your skills in using relevant sources, while the dissertation provides you the opportunity to further develop your skills and apply your knowledge in an independent research project. This is supported by the Research Presentation module which develops your skills in presenting research to a non-specialist audience.
Our range of option modules allow you to focus on the particular skills and knowledge that are most important to you. You can choose from a wide range of modules focussing on particular historical themes, supporting specific history research training and public history modules. All of this helps you build a broad range of transferable skills that will be desirable to future employers both inside and outside of academia.
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in history or another humanities or social sciences subject.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,240 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£23,110 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£23,110 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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