Program Overview

Through innovative, digital and real-world assessments, the History MA prepares you for your professional future by equipping you with transferable and essential analytical, research and management skills.

The History MA builds on your existing knowledge and experience by offering a research-led and student-inspired postgraduate course.

• The course aims to develop your research and professional capabilities, equipping you with the essential skills to thrive in an increasingly global and mediatised world.
• This interdisciplinary course investigates essential questions about the nature and ownership of history and explores important debates about the role of the media and social change in modern history.
• You will have the option to apply for a ‘professional experience’ opportunity2 designed to further develop your skills and knowledge with the aim of maximising your employability prospects. See modules for more information.

Why you should study this course

The course has been designed to use the past to prepare you for the future. Through a range of historical specialisms, taught using a diversity of teaching methods and innovative forms of assessment (including blogs, emulations and video presentations), this MA prepares you for the graduate job market.

• You will have the opportunity to study a wide selection of issues, including the history of wartime media, environmental and indigenous history, and the history of gender/social change.
• The close relationship between the MA course and the research expertise of the historians in the school gives you the chance to learn from specialists and to strengthen your research skills.
• The interdisciplinary and innovative approach of the course to teaching and assessment provides transferable skills – skills that are valued by employers across the public and private sectors.