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Modern History – (M.A.)
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,256 - ≈ € 13,116 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Canterbury / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Kent, Canterbury Campus
Launched in 2009, this popular MA programme focuses on the period c1500-2000, and draws on the considerable range of expertise within the School to offer a broad selection of modules, allowing you to tailor your programme to your interests.
You will learn from academics regarded as experts in their fields and research areas. You will develop your capacity to think critically about past events, approach primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives and strive to understand the complex issues surrounding context and significance. In addition, you will engage with the wider historiography and discourse associated with your studies, understanding the structure and nature of cultural, political and social forces in the modern period.
Contents
Programme structure
* Methods and Interpretations in Historical Research
* At least one subject option from: The Early Modern Town: Canterbury, an International City; Word and Image; The Image of France in English Culture, c1500-1620; Religion and Society in 17th-century England; Britain and the Modern World: Imperialism, Industrialisation and Capitalism, 1800-1914; The Global History of Capitalism; Cities at War: The Urban Dimension of Total War; No End of a Lesson: Britain and the Boer War; From Wounded Knee to the Little Bighorn Casino; The British Army and the Great War; War Propaganda and the Media; Geiger Counter at Ground Zero: Explorations of Nuclear America; The Vietnam War; History of Science; Visualising Science; Science, Ethics and Controversy; Zara Steiner: An Historian Examines History (all subject to student recruitment and tutor availability).
* Dissertation of 18-20,000 words
Assessment
All courses are assessed by coursework, and the dissertation counts for half the final grade (comprising one third assessed preparation, two thirds actual dissertation).
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Minimum 2.1 or equivalent in history or a relevant subject (eg, politics, international relations, archaeology). In certain circumstances, the School will consider candidates who have not followed a conventional education path. These cases are assessed individually by the Director of Graduate Studies.
English language requirements
IELTS
* 6.5 incl
* 6.0 reading
* 6.0 writing
* 5.5 listening
* 5.5 speaking
TOEFL internet-based
* 90 incl
* 22 reading
* 21 writing
* 21 listening
* 23 speaking
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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