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Degree Programme Table: American History (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCAMHIS1P)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: 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.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 60 credits in this group.

Themes in American Historiography

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Themes in American Historiography
PGHC11236 20 credits
AND

Historical Research: Skills and Sources

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Research: Skills and Sources
PGHC11334 20 credits
AND

Historical Methodology

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Methodology
PGHC11335 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 60 credits in this group.

American History MSc Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability.  Popular courses may fill up quickly

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.
Slavery in the British Atlantic World, 1650-1834
PGHC11149 20 credits
The Civil Rights Movement
PGHC11192 20 credits
The Demise of the Slave-Holding American South, 1846-1877
PGHC11283 20 credits
An uncertain world: the West since the 1970s
PGHC11397 20 credits
Gender in the History of the Americas
PGHC11458 20 credits
American Borderlands: Histories of the Western Hemisphere
PGHC11482 20 credits
A Cultural History of Photography
PGHC11488 20 credits
Narrating Native Histories
PGHC11498 20 credits
AND

American History MSc online courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
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.
Modern Latin American History (online)
PGHC11470 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: 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

You must take these courses
MSc Dissertation - American History
PGHC11193 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 60 credits in this group.

Themes in American Historiography

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Themes in American Historiography
PGHC11236 20 credits
AND

Historical Research: Skills and Sources

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Research: Skills and Sources
PGHC11334 20 credits
AND

Historical Methodology

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Methodology
PGHC11335 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 60 credits in this group.

American History MSc Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability.  Popular courses may fill up quickly

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.
Slavery in the British Atlantic World, 1650-1834
PGHC11149 20 credits
The Civil Rights Movement
PGHC11192 20 credits
The Demise of the Slave-Holding American South, 1846-1877
PGHC11283 20 credits
An uncertain world: the West since the 1970s
PGHC11397 20 credits
Gender in the History of the Americas
PGHC11458 20 credits
American Borderlands: Histories of the Western Hemisphere
PGHC11482 20 credits
A Cultural History of Photography
PGHC11488 20 credits
Narrating Native Histories
PGHC11498 20 credits
AND

American History MSc online courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
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.
Modern Latin American History (online)
PGHC11470 20 credits
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