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MA History (Urban History)

University of Leicester, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Our MA in Urban History will offer you a decisive competitive advantage, and postgraduate q; qualifications can considerably enhance career choices and your future salary.

A postgraduate degree in history provides you with a wide range of skills, including:

critical analysis of textual, visual, and material evidence

statistical analysis and database design

advanced written and oral presentation skills

time management and independent work on a large-scale research project

As a postgraduate student in the school, you will also have the opportunity to plan meetings, conferences, and options for teaching and demonstrating to undergraduate students.

General Eligibility

2:1 degree in history or another relevant discipline.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Modules

Core modules

  • Historical Research, Historical Writing

  • The City in History

  • Global Cities: The View from Asia

Option modules

Choose one option module from:

  • Landscapes and Identities in Medieval and Early Modern England

  • Families and Communities in England and Wales, c. 1600-1900

  • The Holocaust - A Genocide: Mass Murder in Comparative Perspective

  • After The Holocaust - History, and Memory in Postwar Germany

  • How Buildings Work: Architectural History and Structural Engineering from the Ancient World to 2000

  • Conservation, Heritage, and the Urban Environment

  • Conservation in Practice

  • Mastering Medieval Sources / Latin (ab initio)

  • American Freedoms

  • Victorian Society

  • Global History: comparative and connected approaches

  • Religious Conflict and Coexistence

  • Doctors, Disease and Pandemics: Patients and Practitioners

  • Heritage in the Workplace

  • Directed Reading Module

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89

IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to prove your English ability. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard.

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