The programme is based on four taught modules (each worth 30 credits), plus a dissertation on a topic of the student’s choice, negotiated in agreement with programme tutors (60 credits).
A module on research methods and approaches to History will be followed by three modules taken from (subject to availability each year): ‘Family and society in early Modern Britain’; ‘Celtic society and religious change, 1500-1700’; ‘Irish social and cultural history since 1890′; and ‘Sport and society in Britain since c1880’. The programme culminates in the independently-researched dissertation, which tests student ability to manage a large-scale project and to evaluate complex ideas in an original way.
Students must achieve 180 credits for an MA award, but may be awarded a postgraduate certificate upon successful completion of 60 credits or a postgraduate diploma when completing 120 credits.
The programme employs a range of teaching, learning and assessment strategies, aimed at fostering high-level written and oral communication skills and academic debate. Assessment methods include essays, projects and oral presentations.
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