Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September
Notes: Courses will run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2, subject to staffing availability. The range of option courses available may vary. Students complete six courses and the MSc Dissertation over the duration of the degree.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 0
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 5
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
Overarching rule collection group: A
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 60 credits
from these collections:
Select
exactly 20 credits
course level 11, as available
PGHC11362
Introduction to Contemporary History
(20 credits)
Notes: This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
AND
Select
exactly 20 credits
course level 11, as available
PGHC11334
Historical Research: Skills and Sources
(20 credits)
Notes: This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
AND
Select
exactly 20 credits
course level 11, as available
PGHC11335
Historical Methodology
(20 credits)
Notes: This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
AND
Overarching rule collection group: B
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 60 credits
from these collections:
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
PGHC11144
|
The Material Culture of Gender in Eighteenth Century Britain
|
20
|
PGHC11149
|
Slavery in the British Atlantic World, 1650-1834
|
20
|
PGHC11190
|
Conservatism in the United States, c.1930-c.1990
|
20
|
PGHC11192
|
The Civil Rights Movement
|
20
|
PGHC11214
|
The Sources of Medieval History
|
20
|
PGHC11236
|
Themes in American Historiography
|
20
|
PGHC11341
|
The United States and the Cold War
|
20
|
PGHC11339
|
War and Identities in Twentieth Century Britain and Ireland
|
20
|
PGHC11332
|
History as Romance, Profession, Critique: Theory and Scholarship in the West, 1835 to 1985
|
20
|
PGHC11345
|
Propaganda in Renaissance Scotland
|
20
|
PGHC11357
|
The Crusades: Thirteenth Century Crossroads
|
20
|
PGHC11358
|
Cinema and Society in South Asia, 1947-Present
|
20
|
PGHC11362
|
Introduction to Contemporary History
|
20
|
PGHC11407
|
Genocide in Contemporary History
|
20
|
PGHC11369
|
Medieval Men and Masculinities
|
20
|
PGHC11398
|
Myth and the History of Scholarship in Early Modern Europe
|
20
|
PGHC11383
|
Thinking the 20th Century - Hannah Arendt and the breakdown of European Civilization
|
20
|
PGHC11426
|
Citizens and Subjects: concepts of citizenship in modern African intellectual history
|
20
|
PGHC11441
|
The Germans and the East: Myth, Migration and Empire 1795 - 1970
|
20
|
PGHC11447
|
Literature and History in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland
|
20
|
PGHC11445
|
The British Empire in Political Thought
|
20
|
PGHC11449
|
Debating Marriage between Antiquity and the Middle Ages
|
20
|
PGHC11444
|
The Scientific Revolution in Global Perspective
|
20
|
PGHC11434
|
Revolutions in Modern Europe
|
20
|
PGHC11446
|
Studying Women in Late Medieval England: Sources and Approaches
|
20
|
PGHC11436
|
Directed Reading & Research (PGT-Sem 1)
|
20
|
PGHC11435
|
Directed Reading & Research (PGT-Sem 2)
|
20
|
Notes: Further to discussion with the Programme Director a student may also choose an option from the suite of courses offered by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology or from other Schools.
AND
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
PGHC11376
|
Seeking 'Japan' in a Westernizing World: Revolution, Romance, and Imperialism, 1868 - 1945
|
20
|
PGHC11371
|
Willingly to War? The Origins of the First World War
|
20
|
PGHC11390
|
Scotland and Ireland, 1800 to 1945
|
20
|
PGHC11394
|
The Shadow of Versailles: Europe Between the Wars, 1918-1939
|
20
|
PGHC11391
|
The American Civil War and Reconstruction
|
20
|
PGHC11393
|
Athens of the North: the Origins and Ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment
|
20
|
PGHC11389
|
The Crusades and the Euro-Mediterranean world of the Central Middle Ages
|
20
|
PGHC11420
|
Diaspora, Migration & Exile: A History of the Global Irish since 1600 (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11415
|
British Empires, 1601-1948 (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11409
|
Ideology and Politics in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Space (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11416
|
Maps and Mappery in Historical Research: The Case of Scotland (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11419
|
Society and Culture in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Space
|
20
|
PGHC11422
|
Myth and the History of Scholarship in Early Modern Europe (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11440
|
Themes in Archaeology (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11442
|
Theories of Empire in the Early Modern Period (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11443
|
British Politics and Policy in the Second World War (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11450
|
The Closest of Enemies: Cuban-American Relations 1898-2014 (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11451
|
South Asia since 1947: History and the Politics of Historiography (ODL)
|
20
|
Notes: These courses are taught online and are prioritised for students taking an online degree, limited numbers of places may be available to on-campus students.
|
Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September
Notes: Courses will run in either Semester 1 or Semester 2, subject to staffing availability. The range of option courses may vary. Students complete six courses and the MSc Dissertation over the duration of the degree.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 1
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
PGHC11374
|
Dissertation, Taught MSc in Contemporary History |
As available |
60 |
|
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 5
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
Overarching rule collection group: A
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 60 credits
from these collections:
Select
exactly 20 credits
course level 11, as available
PGHC11362
Introduction to Contemporary History
(20 credits)
AND
Select
exactly 20 credits
course level 11, as available
PGHC11334
Historical Research: Skills and Sources
(20 credits)
AND
Select
exactly 20 credits
course level 11, as available
PGHC11335
Historical Methodology
(20 credits)
AND
Overarching rule collection group: B
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 60 credits
from these collections:
Select
exactly credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
PGHC11144
|
The Material Culture of Gender in Eighteenth Century Britain
|
20
|
PGHC11149
|
Slavery in the British Atlantic World, 1650-1834
|
20
|
PGHC11190
|
Conservatism in the United States, c.1930-c.1990
|
20
|
PGHC11192
|
The Civil Rights Movement
|
20
|
PGHC11214
|
The Sources of Medieval History
|
20
|
PGHC11236
|
Themes in American Historiography
|
20
|
PGHC11341
|
The United States and the Cold War
|
20
|
PGHC11339
|
War and Identities in Twentieth Century Britain and Ireland
|
20
|
PGHC11332
|
History as Romance, Profession, Critique: Theory and Scholarship in the West, 1835 to 1985
|
20
|
PGHC11345
|
Propaganda in Renaissance Scotland
|
20
|
PGHC11357
|
The Crusades: Thirteenth Century Crossroads
|
20
|
PGHC11358
|
Cinema and Society in South Asia, 1947-Present
|
20
|
PGHC11362
|
Introduction to Contemporary History
|
20
|
PGHC11407
|
Genocide in Contemporary History
|
20
|
PGHC11369
|
Medieval Men and Masculinities
|
20
|
PGHC11398
|
Myth and the History of Scholarship in Early Modern Europe
|
20
|
PGHC11383
|
Thinking the 20th Century - Hannah Arendt and the breakdown of European Civilization
|
20
|
PGHC11426
|
Citizens and Subjects: concepts of citizenship in modern African intellectual history
|
20
|
PGHC11441
|
The Germans and the East: Myth, Migration and Empire 1795 - 1970
|
20
|
PGHC11447
|
Literature and History in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland
|
20
|
PGHC11445
|
The British Empire in Political Thought
|
20
|
PGHC11449
|
Debating Marriage between Antiquity and the Middle Ages
|
20
|
PGHC11444
|
The Scientific Revolution in Global Perspective
|
20
|
PGHC11434
|
Revolutions in Modern Europe
|
20
|
PGHC11446
|
Studying Women in Late Medieval England: Sources and Approaches
|
20
|
PGHC11436
|
Directed Reading & Research (PGT-Sem 1)
|
20
|
PGHC11435
|
Directed Reading & Research (PGT-Sem 2)
|
20
|
Notes: Further to discussion with the Programme Director a student may also choose an option from the suite of courses offered by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology or from other Schools.
AND
Select
exactly credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
PGHC11376
|
Seeking 'Japan' in a Westernizing World: Revolution, Romance, and Imperialism, 1868 - 1945
|
20
|
PGHC11371
|
Willingly to War? The Origins of the First World War
|
20
|
PGHC11390
|
Scotland and Ireland, 1800 to 1945
|
20
|
PGHC11394
|
The Shadow of Versailles: Europe Between the Wars, 1918-1939
|
20
|
PGHC11391
|
The American Civil War and Reconstruction
|
20
|
PGHC11393
|
Athens of the North: the Origins and Ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment
|
20
|
PGHC11389
|
The Crusades and the Euro-Mediterranean world of the Central Middle Ages
|
20
|
PGHC11420
|
Diaspora, Migration & Exile: A History of the Global Irish since 1600 (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11415
|
British Empires, 1601-1948 (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11409
|
Ideology and Politics in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Space (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11416
|
Maps and Mappery in Historical Research: The Case of Scotland (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11419
|
Society and Culture in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Space
|
20
|
PGHC11422
|
Myth and the History of Scholarship in Early Modern Europe (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11440
|
Themes in Archaeology (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11442
|
Theories of Empire in the Early Modern Period (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11443
|
British Politics and Policy in the Second World War (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11450
|
The Closest of Enemies: Cuban-American Relations 1898-2014 (ODL)
|
20
|
PGHC11451
|
South Asia since 1947: History and the Politics of Historiography (ODL)
|
20
|
Notes: These courses are taught online and are prioritised for students taking an online degree, limited numbers of places may be available to on-campus students.
|
|