This innovative course provides specialist coverage of the history of world affairs from the late-nineteenth century until today. It focuses on the global implications of interactions between states, societies and other international actors, and on the impacts of transnational phenomena on international affairs over time. Leading scholars in the field of international history will guide your study of the origins and significance of some of the key challenges we face in our times, including conflict, security, diplomacy, migration, refugeedom, international co-operation, and transnational activism. The course also offers the chance to work with some of our experts in global history and tackle issues such as empire, decolonisation, and global public health.
By studying the most-important changes in the global arena over the last one-hundred years, you will develop a portfolio of research skills that will be attractive to employers. You will take core modules that cover major themes in international history and the methods and approaches used by international historians. You will also be able to choose from a wide range of optional modules that span the history of a wide selection of nations, continents, periods, and themes. Your degree will be completed by a dissertation which will give you the opportunity to work like an historian. This will a 15,000-word project, completed under the supervision of one of our expert international historians, and based on your own research.
(Part-Time)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST5024M | Global Challenges and Diplomacy | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits of the following optional modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST5020M | Making History: Archive Collaborations | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST5720M | Revolution and Rebirth: Eastern Europe and the USSR, 1985-99 | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST5891M | Histories of Migration | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST5910M | The Idea of Black Culture | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
(Part-Time)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
View Timetable
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST5015M | Dissertation (MA) | 60 | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | |
| HIST5017M | International History in Action: Methods, Approaches, and Practices | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from one of the following optional modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST5020M | Making History: Archive Collaborations | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST5720M | Revolution and Rebirth: Eastern Europe and the USSR, 1985-99 | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST5891M | Histories of Migration | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST5910M | The Idea of Black Culture | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
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