History (International) MA
Facts about History (International)
| Qualification | MA |
|---|---|
| Duration | Full time: 1 year Part time: 2 years |
| Attendance | To be confirmed |
| Assessment | The main form of assessment is the dissertation. Course work will be assessed through essays, written assignments and presentations. |
| Course structure | |
Choose Kingston's History (International) MA
The History (International) MA at Kingston focuses on relations between states in the nineteenth and twentieth century, with a particular emphasis on politics, diplomacy and war. The course looks beyond Europe and North America to analyse how relations between states have undergone (and are still undergoing) change.
The course will appeal to students with a first degree in history, politics, sociology or economics (or any combination of these subjects).
What will you study?
You will study a range of topics, including Britain's and Europe's changing relationship with the wider world. You will consider in detail historical and contemporary events that contributed to the changing nature of international affairs during the nineteenth, twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. We now also specialise in Italian history, and the history of fascism and the extreme right in modern Europe.
Many of the staff in the history department are research active. This ensures they are in touch with the latest thinking and bring best practice to your studies.
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Core modules
- Archives, Records and the Historian
- Great Historical Debates
- History Dissertation
- Introduction to your History Specialism
- Literature Review
- Research Skills and Methods in Social Sciences
- The Digital Historian
Optional modules
- Britain's Role in the World since 1900
- British Society since the 1960s
- Contemporary European Protest Movements
- Fascism and the Post War Extreme Right
- Gender and Politics
- Special Topic, Gender and Power: Britain and France 1500-1800
- The Politics of Mass Murder
- Themes in 20th Century USA History
- US Foreign Policy in an Age of Terror
- Women in Britain and America, 1840-1950
- Europe in the Contemporary World
- Postgraduate History Worklink
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Related courses
Related to this course:
- History (Early Modern) MA
- History (European) MA
- History (Local) MA
- History (Modern British) MA
- History (Modern) MA
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