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Birkbeck, University of London
European History MA
Birkbeck, University of London

European History MA

BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

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Full time | Birkbeck, University of London | 1 year | OCT

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

OCT

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Europe: History

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

COURSE OVERVIEW

Our MA European History offers you the chance to study at a department with world-renowned expertise in European history, including British, German, French, Italian, Balkan, Russian and Eastern European history, as well as international, transnational, global and comparative historical perspectives.

The course brings together these different fields and develops new approaches to the history of Europe from the Early Modern period to the present day. It provides you with an appreciation of key debates that have shaped our understanding of Europe and the most important historical and methodological approaches to critically interpreting the European past. Rather than presuppose one all-encompassing definition of 'Europe', whether geographical, ideological or otherwise, the course highlights the different contexts within which the European past and present can be analysed.

Alongside a wide range of option modules covering many aspects of European history and politics from the Early Modern period to the Cold War, you will also receive training in research methods and undertake your own dissertation, which makes this course an excellent entry point for more advanced study at either MPhil/PhD level or professionally.

Modules

Mastering Historical Research: Birkbeck Approaches (30 Credits) - Core
What is an historian? How has the role changed, from antiquity to the twenty-first century? This lecture will explore the different roles which historians have played in society, and the different ways in which ?history? has been viewed, as a political and social resource. Through so doing, we will discover the roots of our current practices as academic historians and students of history; and will consider how ?history? is now related to the wider public, at the start of the twenty-first century.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£10,800

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£19,830

Entry requirements

A second-class honours degree (2:2 or above). We offer a one-year Graduate Certificate in History, which can be used as a conversion course if you want to study history at postgraduate level but have a degree in a significantly different discipline.

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Birkbeck, University of London is a university which continues to change lives. In 2023 the institution marks its 200th anniversary. Established in 1823, Birkbeck is a world-class research and teaching institution, well known for being London’s premier evening university. Most classes take place in the evening, and this makes Birkbeck stand out from the crowd. Students have the freedom to use their daytimes however they like – a benefit that has...more

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