Modern World History – (M.A.)

The MA in Modern World History is the only one of its kind in the UK to be endorsed and promoted by the internationally recognised World History Association.

It examines the transnational influences, connections and conflicts that intersect in world history and seeks to foster a holistic approach to historical problems that have had cross-cultural effects on people in many parts of the globe. This means that world history will be discussed alongside the combined elements of political, economic, social, cultural, demographic and intellectual history; and these historical underpinnings of world history will be presented in an interdisciplinary manner.

Among the historians at Brunel University are experts on the history of the United States, the Caribbean, Australia, China, Russia, and the United Kingdom whose scholarship will be an integral part of this offering at Master's level.

In the 2008 RAE, the Department ranked 39th in the UK, and 75 per cent of its research active staff were deemed to be internationally excellent. Located within the London area, the MA in Modern World History has established links with the world-renowned archives and libraries based in London and nearby Oxford.

This course examines the transnational influences, connections and conflicts that intersect in world history. It seeks to foster a holistic approach to historical problems that had cross-cultural effects on people in many parts of the globe. This means that World History will be offered with the combined elements of political, economic, social, cultural, demographic and intellectual history; and these historical underpinnings of World History will be presented in an interdisciplinary manner. Among the historians at Brunel University are experts on the history of the United States, the Caribbean, Australia, China, Russia, and the United Kingdom whose scholarship will be an integral part of this offering at master's level.