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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Manchester Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

This course is a flexible and challenging masters, offering a range of potential specialist routes, such as Medieval and Early Modern, War and Conflict, Race and Gender, Country House or a general History route.

We offer a wide range of modules that draw on the strengths of our research-active staff and the course aims to provide students with the skills to progress to higher research programmes.

You can choose to undertake a placement related to your research interests, organised in collaboration with staff members, and drawn from our extensive network of regional contacts. Previous placements have included National Trust properties, the People's History Museum, and the Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre (Huddersfield).

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

  • Academic expertise - work alongside leading researchers whose published work covers a wide range of geographical and chronological areas including: women and slavery in America, medieval crusades, Tudor religion, early modern politics and culture, crime and the Victorian city, terrorism and political violence, museums and public policy.
  • Industry connections - strong links with regional and national historians and archives.
  • Learn at the forefront of your discipline - taught by research-active and engaged tutors, who bring their ongoing research to the classroom.
  • Support for you - individual support throughout the course.
  • Manchester Centre for Public History and Heritage - draw on the expertise of the Manchester Centre for Public History and Heritage based in our department, where many of our academics are active researchers.
  • Research-informed teaching - 83% of our research is rated internationally excellent. (REF 2021).
  • Hone your research skills - pursue your own original historical project that allows you to develop your research skills, with the aid of expert supervision.
  • Postgraduate support - our Postgraduate Student Experience Tutor can support you in personal and academic areas, including finance, disability, careers, counselling services and mentoring schemes.

Tuition fees

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£ 18,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University

  • University League Table

    60th

  • Campus address

    Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Building, All Saints, Manchester, Manchester, M15 6BH, England

The university welcomes a diverse international student population of more than 2,700 international students from over 100 countries.
Each year a range of welcome events are organised to help new students settle into university, explore the city and prepare for academic studies.
Study in the heart of the global city of Manchester, on a campus with world-class learning spaces, a lively Students' Union and fantastic social hubs.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    59th out of 91 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 208
    123 60%

    43rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    51.0 51%

    66th

    19
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.91 78%

    68th

    9

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