Modern History (MA)

Course content

• a core module
• taught option modules
• a research training module
• 14,000 - 16,000-word dissertation

Modules Dissertation Modules Core modules: Approaches to Modern History Research Training Option modules: You will also study three option modules. Examples can be found below. Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course. Smell and the Past Creating the American Empire De/colonising Memory: Public Histories of Empire, Colonialism and Postcolonialism Fiction, Archives and Histories from Below Experiencing and Remembering the French Wars, 1792-1917 A Picture of Health: The Mass Media and Public Health in the Twentieth Century Colonialism in China The Bandung Moment: Afro-Asian Connections and Anti-Colonialism, 1940s-1960s Decolonisation and Development: the British Empire,1945-1964 The Organisation of Crime since 1600 - A Global History Russian Foreign Policy from Alexander I to Vladimir Putin Mending the Past: History and the Politics of Guilt and Reparation Borders, Boundaries and Belonging: Migrations in Sub-Saharan Africa since 1899 Lies, Darn Lies, and Statistics - for Historians Method Matters: Key Readings and Debates in Modern British Political History Goods, Ideas and People: Modern Latin America from a Global Perspective (1810-1910) After Slavery: Indentured Labour and Migration in the British Empire, c.1837-1920 Making Socialists: Oppositional Cultures and Radical Ideas in Britain c.1871-1900 Minorities, Nation-States, Fascism: Central Europe, From the Late 19th Century to 1949 Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning. Dissertation Research Dissertation You will write a dissertation of between 14,000 - 16,000 words on a topic of your choice. Using source materials and analysis techniques, you will draft up the findings into an independently researched dissertation. You will receive support, advice and guidance from your dissertation adviser throughout your project. The range of expertise of our staff and of our source materials means we can provide you with guidance on a wide range of topics. You will have five one-to-one meetings with your dissertation adviser across Semester 2 and the summer period (June/July). In these meetings, you will discuss the feasibility of your project and receive feedback on two draft chapters of your dissertation.