Program Overview
The Jewish History and Culture at University of Southampton is a MA programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Jewish History and Culture programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 16,710 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Jewish History and Culture programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Students may choose any MA module from those offered by Humanities, but must contact their MA Convenor in the first instance.
- Students studying this programme at the London Jewish Cultural Centre must take Approaches to Modern Jewish History & Culture as a compulsory module that runs across both semesters and is worth 60 CATS credits (this module is only available to the London cohort).
- Students studying this programme at the University of Southampton must take Jews and Non-Jews: relations from antiquity to modernity as a compulsory module that runs in semester 1 and is worth 30 CATS credits (this module is only available to the Southampton cohort).
- Research Skills and Dissertation Preparation
- Approaches to Jewish History and Culture
- Jews and Non-Jews: Relations from Antiquity to Modernity
- The Holocaust in American Film
- The Jews of Egypt: from Alexander to Trajan
- Individually Negotiated Topic 1
- Dialectics of Time and Space
- Jewish History and Culture Partnership Module
- Approaches to Jewish History and Culture
- History Dissertation
- Jewish Society and Culture in Eastern Europe
- The Holocaust, Englishness and Americanness
- Individually Negotiated Topic 2
- The History of the Jews in Babylonia
- Jerusalem: City and Symbol
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Degree
- First- or upper second class honours degree or an equivalent standard in other qualifications approved by the University in history or a cognate discipline
English Language
- IELTS 7.0 overall, with minimum of 7.0 in writing, 6.5 in reading, listening and speaking, or equivalent in other approved English language test.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 16,710 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 16,710 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of Southampton directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About University of Southampton
University of Southampton
Moffat, United Kingdom
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University Profile- Start Date 2017-09-29
- Language English
- Duration 12 months