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Early Modern Studies MA

UCL (University College London)

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UCL (University College London)

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    UCL (University College London) - Bloomsbury Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    28-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Pave the way towards a career in academia, the heritage sector or cultural industries through this unique degree. The Early Modern Studies MA teaches crucial bibliography, palaeography and research skills, along with a choice of modules that span art, history, law, literature, politics and science. Taught at UCL, with its renowned scholars and reputation, this degree will give you an essential skillset for your future career. The Early Modern Studies MA will teach you critical reading skills, the ability to assess and weigh evidence, and construct persuasive arguments. It combines training in book history, bibliography, and paleography with a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the early modern period. The course comprises of a dissertation and three compulsory modules: Reframing the Renaissance Forging the Early Modern and Unstitching the Early Modern: Archival and Book skills. These core modules are designed to work as a postgraduate-level foundation and provide you with the specific skills to research, write academic essays and the dissertation. Compulsory modules cover a range of disciplines, helping you identify areas of interest for further study and gain the skills required for archival research. You will also take 45 credits of optional modules and be exposed to concepts of research design and research methods, thus gaining the necessary knowledge to develop your research proposal and give you a broad understanding of the early modern period. The course is aimed at students with a degree in a relevant subject who wish to gain the key bibliography, paleography and research skills necessary for a future career in academia or in the heritage or cultural industries.

Application deadline

28/08/2026

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 35,400per year

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University information

UCL (University College London)

UCL (University College London)

  • University League Table

    13th

  • Campus address

    UCL (University College London) - Bloomsbury Campus, Gower Street, London, Greater London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom

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  • Subject ranking

    Sociology

    16th out of 103 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    145 73%

    10th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    80.0 80%

    4th

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.14 78%

    47th

    24

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