Modern History - MA
The twentieth century was marked by appalling episodes of violence, war and genocide. The MA in Modern History takes you from the political and economic crisis and cultural uncertainty unleashed by the First World War, through the period of conquest, occupation and resistance we know as the Second World War and into a new postwar world shaped by the forces of decolonisation and globalisation.
Entry Requirements
A 2:1 honours degree or equivalent in history or other humanities or social science discipline from a UK or overseas university. You may be asked to supply examples of previous written work.
English language requirements for overseas students
IELTS 7.0 (with no less than 6.5 in each part), or TOEFL 600 with TWE 4.5 (paper based) or TOEFL 250 with TWE 4.5 (computer based), or TOEFL 100 (iBT), or equivalent.
Core modules
- Research presentation
- Modernity and Power: Individuals and the State in the Modern World
- Dissertation
Optional modules
- International Relations and the Early Cold War in Britain
- Media and Political Culture in Modern Britain
- Voices of the Great War: Violence and Experiences in Great Britain and Germany, 1914-1919
- Discovering Rural England
- Colonialism on Film
- Genocide and Modernity
- Life Stories: Men and Women in War and Revolution, 1917-49
- Nehru and India
- The United States in Vietnam 1945-1975
- Research Skills for Historians
- PhD proposal
- Work placement
Teaching
- Seminars
- Individual tutorials
Assessment
- Bibliographical and source-based exercises
- Written papers
- Oral presentation
- Dissertation (15,000 words)
Contact
The Postgraduate Admissions Secretary
Department of History
Jessop West
1 Upper Hanover Street
Sheffield
S3 7RA
Tel: +44 (0)114 222 2552
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 2576
email : history@sheffield.ac.uk