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The MA in History offers you the opportunity to choose from a wide range of options to design a programme that reflects your interests.

Students continuing from our undergraduate programmes will get the opportunity of a further year of taught study on the historical subjects they enjoyed most as undergraduates; students new to Northumbria will get the opportunity to be taught by specialists in their fields. The structure of the MA programme is chosen by students who determine which historical strands they wish to concentrate their studies on.

Students can choose from the following strands:

• American History

• British History

• European History

• Early Modern History

The content of the MA programme consists primarily of taught courses. These taught courses draw together a wide range of expertise to offer a challenging, yet flexible, schedule of study. Students also conduct independent research on a topic of their choice that corresponds with the historical strand they decide to concentrate on. Independent research will be supervised by an expert in the historical field who will closely assist MA students through their degree.

Entry Requirements

Normally a 2.1 or first-class honours degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent qualifications

International/English Language Requirements:
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International applicants are required to have one of the following English language qualifications with grades as shown below.

A British Council International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 (or above) with a minimum score in each component of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking of 5.5

Pearson Academic score of 62 (or above) with a minimum score in each component of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking of 51

The University also accepts many other English language qualifications and if you have any questions about our English Language requirements please contact the International Admissions Office and we will be glad to assist you.

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The MA in History offers you the opportunity to choose from a wide range of options to design a programme that reflects your interests.

Students continuing from our undergraduate programmes will get the opportunity of a further year of taught study on the historical subjects they enjoyed most as undergraduates; students new to Northumbria will get the opportunity to be taught by specialists in their fields. The structure of the MA programme is chosen by students who determine which historical strands they wish to concentrate their studies on.

Students can choose from the following strands:

• American History

• British History

• European History

• Early Modern History

The content of the MA programme consists primarily of taught courses. These taught courses draw together a wide range of expertise to offer a challenging, yet flexible, schedule of study. Students also conduct independent research on a topic of their choice that corresponds with the historical strand they
decide to concentrate on. Independent research will be supervised by an expert in the historical field who will closely assist MA students through their degree.

Entry Requirements

Normally a 2.1 or first-class honours degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent qualifications

Other Fees

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This wide-ranging and fascinating course will develop and deepen your knowledge of different periods of history from antiquity to the twentieth century. You’ll tackle such exciting and challenging issues as imperialism, politics, social relations, medicine, warfare and religion – learning the skills of the historian in studying historical materials; exploring how we understand and interpret past events; and investigating a range of critical approaches.

Key features of the course
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Build a study profile that reflects your particular interests

At Stages 2 and 3, choose to focus on History or include modules in classical studies, Scottish history or heritage studies

Develop transferable skills that are highly valued by employers.

Entry Requirements

None

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This degree course is based around the study of British and Irish local and regional history between 1750 and 1950. Using our world-class collection of online primary source materials you will be encouraged to produce an independent research project on a topic of your choice. It will suit you if you have the appropriate entry qualifications, a passion for history and are looking for an intellectual challenge.

Entry Requirements

You must hold an honours degree to study for our MA in History course. Your degree need not be in history, but you must have the basic skills expected of a graduate in that area. The first module brings you up to date with the latest ideas and approaches in history but does not offer remedial undergraduate training for those without a history-related bachelors degree or inadequate experience. Before you enter the degree you must be able to:

write clear, concise, grammatically correct and accurately spelt prose

read large quantities of text quickly, accurately and critically

classify evidence precisely and assess its value and reliability

argue logically, consistently and sceptically

assemble and synthesise various sorts of evidence to support a logical argument.

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This innovative online programme allows you to take advantage of Edinburgh’s remarkable range of historical expertise from the comfort of your own home.

Thanks to our state-of-the-art e-learning software and extensive digital resources, you can gain a world-class graduate qualification without the expense of relocating.

Our flexible structure allows you to fit your studies around work or childcare commitments and to develop your own specialised interests under the expert guidance of distinguished academics.

You can work towards a graduate certificate, a diploma, or an MSc by completing skills training courses and specialised options in a broad range of subjects that span geographical regions and cover a diversity of periods.

The thematic breadth of this programme means you can choose from a diverse range of topics such as American politics to modern Japanese history, from post Second World War Europe to medieval Scottish history, and you will be able to further your own specialised interests through the dissertation.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:1 degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant discipline is normally required.

English language requirements
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If English is not your first language, you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your spoken and written English.

- IELTS: total 7.0 (at least 6.0 in each module)

Other accepted tests and scores

- TOEFL-iBT: total 100 (at least 20 in each module)

- PTE: total 67 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections)

- CPE: Grade B; CAE: Grade A

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