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

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Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, 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 exactly 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 exactly 80 credits in this group.

History MSc Online Courses

Select between 40 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.
The Lords of the Isles: Clan Donald, c.1336 - c.1545 (online)
PGHC11404 20 credits
British Empires, 1601-1948 (online)
PGHC11415 20 credits
Myth and the History of Scholarship in Early Modern Europe (online)
PGHC11422 20 credits
Theories of Empire in the Early Modern Period (online)
PGHC11442 20 credits
The Closest of Enemies: Cuban-American Relations 1898-2014 (online)
PGHC11450 20 credits
The Holocaust (online)
PGHC11466 20 credits
Debating Marriage Between Antiquity and the Middle Ages (online)
PGHC11481 20 credits
Gender, Empire, and Labour in the Nineteenth Century: Perspectives from the Wider World (online)
PGHC11521 20 credits
The Contemporary Theory of War (online)
PGHC11526 20 credits
Race, Religion, and Ridicule: The American South from Reconstruction to World War I (online)
PGHC11609 20 credits
AND

Ancient Worlds MSc Online Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are prioritised for students taking the MSc in Ancient Worlds, limited numbers of places may be available. Students are permitted to take up to 40 credits of Ancient Worlds courses over the course of their degree programme.
Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation in History and Culture (online)
DIVI11047 20 credits
Debating Marriage Between Antiquity and the Middle Ages (online)
PGHC11481 20 credits
Herod the Great and the End of Hellenism (online)
PGHC11529 20 credits
The Athenian Akropolis (online)
PGHC11530 20 credits
Egypt and its neighbours during the New Kingdom (1550-1069 BCE) (online)
PGHC11537 20 credits
Etruscan Italy, 1000-300 BC (online)
PGHC11539 20 credits
Popular Culture in the Roman World (Online)
PGHC11610 20 credits
Homo migrans: The archaeology of migrations from prehistory to the present (online)
PGHC11611 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, 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 exactly 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 exactly 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.
The Lords of the Isles: Clan Donald, c.1336 - c.1545 (online)
PGHC11404 20 credits
British Empires, 1601-1948 (online)
PGHC11415 20 credits
Myth and the History of Scholarship in Early Modern Europe (online)
PGHC11422 20 credits
Theories of Empire in the Early Modern Period (online)
PGHC11442 20 credits
The Closest of Enemies: Cuban-American Relations 1898-2014 (online)
PGHC11450 20 credits
The Holocaust (online)
PGHC11466 20 credits
Debating Marriage Between Antiquity and the Middle Ages (online)
PGHC11481 20 credits
Gender, Empire, and Labour in the Nineteenth Century: Perspectives from the Wider World (online)
PGHC11521 20 credits
The Contemporary Theory of War (online)
PGHC11526 20 credits
Race, Religion, and Ridicule: The American South from Reconstruction to World War I (online)
PGHC11609 20 credits
AND

Ancient Worlds MSc Online Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are prioritised for students taking the MSc in Ancient Worlds, limited numbers of places may be available. Students are permitted to take up to 40 credits of Ancient Worlds courses over the course of their degree programme.
Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation in History and Culture (online)
DIVI11047 20 credits
Debating Marriage Between Antiquity and the Middle Ages (online)
PGHC11481 20 credits
Herod the Great and the End of Hellenism (online)
PGHC11529 20 credits
The Athenian Akropolis (online)
PGHC11530 20 credits
Egypt and its neighbours during the New Kingdom (1550-1069 BCE) (online)
PGHC11537 20 credits
Etruscan Italy, 1000-300 BC (online)
PGHC11539 20 credits
Popular Culture in the Roman World (Online)
PGHC11610 20 credits
Homo migrans: The archaeology of migrations from prehistory to the present (online)
PGHC11611 20 credits
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