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Study Details: 1-2 years, full- or part-time
The MRes in History will provide you with an excellent opportunity to develop your research skills and complete an extended research project. You will acquire advanced skills in historical research methods in the first semester of our course which will prepare you for your extended dissertation.
Before you begin this course, you will have the opportunity to identify a potential supervisor from within the department based on the specific interests and expertise of our staff.The core of the degree will be an extended piece of research in which you will pursue a major independent research project of your own choosing. This gives you the flexibility to shape your own course and produce a piece of written work to a standard that might form the basis of a publication.
2:1 degree in history or another relevant discipline.
We also welcome applicants who can supply evidence of substantial alternative research training and experience.
Our MRes in History will offer you a very strong competitive advantage and career choices and your future salary can be considerably enhanced by postgraduate qualifications.
A postgraduate degree in history provides you with a wide range of skills including:
critical analysis of textual, visual, and material evidence
statistical analysis and database design
advanced written and oral presentation skills
time management and independent working on a large-scale research project
Core modules:
Historical Research, Historical Writing
MRes Dissertation
Option modules
Choose one option module from:
After The Holocaust
How Buildings Work: Architectural History and Structural Engineering
Families and Communities in England and Wales, c. 1600-1900
The City in History
Religious Conflict and Coexistence
Directed Reading Module
The Holocaust
Landscapes and Identities in Medieval and Early Modern England
Global Cities: the View from Asia
Directed Reading Module
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