Study Details: 2 years Part-time
History at LJMU is consistently rated highly by our students and graduates. Indeed our History degree was named 9th best in the 2020 Guardian University league Table. Embarking on this course you will join a vibrant postgraduate community within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, be taught by research active teaching staff and study modules including: Second World War film and cinema, modern internationalism and slavery in Liverpool.
While firmly rooted in research-led scholarship, the programme also explores how societies use history, providing an understanding of the ways in which historians can take their skills and apply them beyond the university environment.
The course reflects the team's varied and wide-ranging interests, facilitating a varied range of study, often in new and innovative fields. Our modules cross national borders and historical approaches, encountering a rich array of primary source materials from newspapers and magazines, film, the ephemeral, through to statistics and propaganda.
Applicants for the MA in Modern History will normally be considered in the light of their ability to meet the following criteria: Students should normally have a good first degree (2:1 or above) in History or related subject with a 65% or higher in their dissertation (or equivalent). Appropriate indicators will include: two references and academic transcripts or their equivalent. Samples of written work and/or an interview may also be requested. The student must demonstrate a sufficient level of knowledge to embark on the programme (including the required linguistic competence) and to complete the programme within the required time limits. Students should provide evidence, in the view of the assessors, of the learning capability, study opportunity, and commitment to a postgraduate programme of study. The programme of study offers the student the opportunity to develop their personal and professional skills to an appropriate level and the School of Humanities and Social Science is able to provide appropriate supervision and facilities for their chosen programme of work. Although most applicants will be graduates, the fact that candidates may not have a degree is not necessarily a bar to entry. Non-standard applications will be considered and will be subject to an interview with two members of the department and will ensure accessibility and inclusivity.
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