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Full time | Singleton Park Campus | 1 year | 23-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

History

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

COURSE OVERVIEW

The MA in History allows you to traverse fascinatingly different periods of history, from the middle ages onwards.

You can study British, European, American or Asian History, supported by the diverse expertise of historians working at Swansea University.

Additional modules cover the history of art and culture, empire, gender, politics, religion, sexuality and science.

You will benefit from an unusually high concentration of historians at Swansea, as well as the wider presence of the College of Arts and Humanities Research Centres, the Callaghan Centre for the Study of Conflict, Power and Empires, and the Richard Burton Centre.

HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

You will develop impressive transferable skills around research, writing and speaking, as you build confidence in presenting your ideas in different ways.

Graduates from this course enter a range of industries including education, government, marketing and advertising. They also undertake research degrees and pursue a career in academia.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Modules

Students produce a dissertation of up to 20,000 words on a historical topic, chosen in conjunction with their supervisor. This represents the culmination of the History MAs, and constitutes Part Two of the programme. Upon successful completion of the dissertation, students should be able to demonstrate: capacity to think and work independently on a significant theme that they have identified; ability to identify relevant primary sources and secondary literature and engage with them in a direct and critical manner; ability to construct a coherent and original argument based on these materials; ability to locate their own work within an existing corpus of scholarship; competence in the use of critical apparatus such as footnote references and bibliography.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£8,650

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£18,400

Entry requirements

The typical entry requirement is a degree in History or a relevant discipline, normally an upper second or above or equivalent.

University information

Located on the stunning Swansea Bay coastline, this Welsh university provides easy access to a vibrant city centre as well as to the beaches of the spectacular Gower Peninsula. The university offers a range of superb taught and research postgraduate programmes across three academic faculties: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science Faculty of Science and Engineering Swansea’s...more

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