Study Details: MA 1 year full-time; 2-3 years part-time
This programme allows you to specialise in particular themes, but also lets you bring together modules that aren’t commonly studied together. You will be taught by leading experts in their fields and will be exposed to innovative approaches and cutting-edge research.
The programme centres on skills of independent learning. For each module, you will, with the guidance of your tutors, establish your own research agenda and find ways to address the questions you wish to answer. You'll have access to abundant materials available to historians at York (including the rich holdings of the Borthwick Institute for Archives) to contextualise your findings and develop arguments.
2:2 or equivalent in History or a relevant subject
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This course will support you if you are wanting to work in a history-related field. However, it will also equip you a variety of transferable skills for many workplaces. This course is also an excellent springboard for further study.
Career opportunities
Core modules
You will study one core module:
Research Training
Option modules
You will study four option modules. Examples can be found below. Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.
Violence in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700
Experiencing and Remembering the French Wars, 1792-1917
The Organisation of Crime Since 1600
A Picture of Health
Death, Commemoration and Memory in the Viking World
Violence in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700
The Margins of Empire: Frontiers and Borderlands in the Americas and Southeast Asia, 1550-1800
Medicine and Spiritual Healing in the Early Modern World
Trans-Asian Trade along the Silk Roads
Borders, Boundaries and Belonging: Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa since 1900
Goods, Ideas and People: Modern Latin America from a Global Perspective
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
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