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History of Political Thought and Intellectual History – (M.A.)
Queen Mary, University of London
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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,553 - ≈ € 13,677 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Queen Mary, University of London
(University of London Intercollegiate Masters Programme)
This MA is an intercollegiate programme, which draws on the expertise of academic staff in the fields of the history of political thought and intellectual history from across the Colleges and Institutes of the University of London.
The MA Programme as a whole offers advanced training in intellectual history, the history of political thought and the history of philosophy, spanning the period from the ancient world to the twenty-first century. It also provides students with essential grounding in the various methods and approaches associated with the study of the history of thought developed over the past quarter-century in Europe and the United States.
Contents
The MA consists of the core module: Method and Practice in the History of Political Thought and Intellectual History, a selection of modules chosen from the below, and an individually supervised dissertation.
Below is a typical sample of modules that may be offered in a given year:
* Democracy: Ancient and Modern, Richard Bourke (Queen Mary)
* Ideology and Propaganda in the Roman Republic, Valentina Arena (UCL)
* Political Thought in Renaissance Europe, Angus Gowland (UCL)
* The Significance of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan, Quentin Skinner (Queen Mary)
* The Theory and Practice of Golden Age Kingship, Alexander Samson (UCL)
* Political Thought in the British Atlantic World, c. 1660–1801, Ian McBride (KCL)
* Selfhood, Sensibility and the Politics of Difference in the European Enlightenment (c. 1660-1800), Adam Sutcliffe (KCL)
* Infamous Writings: Controversies and Receptions in the History of Political Thought in Early Modern Europe, Peter Schroeder (UCL)
* Nationalism, Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism in Political Thought, Nineteenth-Twentieth Centuries, Georgios Varouxakis (Queen Mary)
* Republicanism and Liberalism: Historical and Analytical Perspectives, Cecile Laborde (UCL)
* Languages of politics: Italy 1250-1500, Serena Ferente (KCL)
* Crisis and Future in Nineteenth-Century European Thought, Axel Korner (UCL)
* Signs, Mind, and Society: Early Modern Debates on Language, Avi Lifschitz (UCL)
* Visions of Capitalism, Jeremy Jennings (Queen Mary)
* Political Thought and Political Contexts: England 1640-1700, Blair Worden (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Assessment Modules are assessed by coursework, examination and a dissertation.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
An upper-second class first degree within the broad field of the Humanities (or overseas equivalent). We actively encourage applications from students who have developed an interest in any aspect of the history of political thought, intellectual history, or the history of philosophy
English language entry
* IELTS 6.5
* TOEFL 580
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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