Master of Arts - History

Through innovative, digital and real-world assessments, the History MA prepares students for their professional future by equipping them with transferable and essential analytical, research and management skills. The History MA builds on students' existing knowledge and experience by offering a research-led and student-inspired postgraduate course. The course aims to develop students' research and professional capabilities, equipping them with the essential skills to thrive in an increasingly global and mediatised world. This interdisciplinary course investigates essential questions about the nature and ownership of history and explores important debates about the role of the media and social change in modern history. The course will examine questions about the creation and preservation of history, the potential ramifications of who controls the past, the impact of the media on framing and understanding historical events across the world, the ways in which the understanding of the past and the present is often a result of mediatisation and the role that historical debates and events play in current discussions surrounding race and gender. The themes and topics at the heart of the MA include environmental and indigenous history, the history of the wartime media, and the history of gender and social change. It also draws on the interdisciplinary expertise of the school’s International Relations and Politics teams, empowering students to gain a better and more comprehensive insight into the historical development of the modern period.