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Degree Programme Table: History (Online Learning) MSc - 2 Years (Part-time) (PTMSCHISTY3P)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:
Courses will run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2, subject to staffing availability.

Students complete two compulsory courses, four specialised option courses and the MSc Dissertation over the duration of the Degree. Courses run in either Semester 1 or Semester 2, the range of specialised courses will vary depending on staffing availability.

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

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

Historical Research: Skills & Sources (online)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This compulsory course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Research: Skills & Sources (online)
PGHC11378 20 credits
AND

Historical Research: Approaches to History (online)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This compulsory course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Research: Approaches to History (online)
PGHC11379 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 80 credits in this group.

History MSc Online Courses

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Candidates must take a total of 80 credits of option courses over the four semesters of their part time degree. Normally, a total of 40 credits will be taken in each academic year, but this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.

Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.
Willingly to War? The Origins of the First World War (online)
PGHC11371 20 credits
Seeking 'Japan' in a Westernizing World: Revolution, Romance, and Imperialism, 1868 - 1945 (online)
PGHC11376 20 credits
The American Civil War and Reconstruction (online)
PGHC11391 20 credits
Athens of the North: the Origins and Ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment (online)
PGHC11393 20 credits
The Shadow of Versailles: Europe Between the Wars, 1918-1939 (online)
PGHC11394 20 credits
The Lords of the Isles: Clan Donald, c.1336 - c.1545 (online)
PGHC11404 20 credits
British Empires, 1601-1948 (online)
PGHC11415 20 credits
British Politics and Policy in the Second World War (online)
PGHC11443 20 credits
The Trial of the Templars (online)
PGHC11468 20 credits
Modern Latin American History (online)
PGHC11470 20 credits
Genocide in Contemporary History (online)
PGHC11519 20 credits
Narrating Native Histories (online)
PGHC11528 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:
Courses will run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2, subject to staffing availability.

Students complete two compulsory courses, four specialised option courses and the MSc Dissertation over the duration of the Degree. Courses run in either Semester 1 or Semester 2, the range of specialised courses will vary depending on staffing availability.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation, Taught MSc in History
PGHC11313 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

Historical Research: Skills & Sources (online)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This compulsory course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Research: Skills & Sources (online)
PGHC11378 20 credits
AND

Historical Research: Approaches to History (online)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This compulsory course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Research: Approaches to History (online)
PGHC11379 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 80 credits in this group.

History MSc Online Courses

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Candidates must take a total of 80 credits of option courses over the four semesters of their part time degree. Normally, a total of 40 credits will be taken in each academic year, but this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.

Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.
Willingly to War? The Origins of the First World War (online)
PGHC11371 20 credits
Seeking 'Japan' in a Westernizing World: Revolution, Romance, and Imperialism, 1868 - 1945 (online)
PGHC11376 20 credits
The American Civil War and Reconstruction (online)
PGHC11391 20 credits
Athens of the North: the Origins and Ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment (online)
PGHC11393 20 credits
The Shadow of Versailles: Europe Between the Wars, 1918-1939 (online)
PGHC11394 20 credits
The Lords of the Isles: Clan Donald, c.1336 - c.1545 (online)
PGHC11404 20 credits
British Empires, 1601-1948 (online)
PGHC11415 20 credits
British Politics and Policy in the Second World War (online)
PGHC11443 20 credits
The Trial of the Templars (online)
PGHC11468 20 credits
Modern Latin American History (online)
PGHC11470 20 credits
Genocide in Contemporary History (online)
PGHC11519 20 credits
Narrating Native Histories (online)
PGHC11528 20 credits
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