Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2017 | Página 72

Postgraduate Prospectus 2017

History
Key Information
Overview

Our MA explores the attempts of human beings in past societies,
from the Middle Ages to the very recent past, to organise life
materially and conceptually, individually and collectively.
It will enable you to engage critically with the contested
nature of the past and the role of the discipline as a mediator
for understanding both the past and the present.
The master’s programme enables you to:
• Understand historical change over time and the nature of human
societies in the past
• Develop the ability to construct a historical argument, present
this coherently, economically and elegantly with the appropriate
supporting evidence
• Deepen your historical knowledge of a variety of periods, places,
topics and themes
• Evaluate and critically assess a range of different kinds of primary
sources and to use them appropriately in the development
of historical analysis relevant at master’s level
• Evaluate and critically assess secondary sources and
historiographical debates, and to use them appropriately
in the development of historical analysis
• Develop the ability to research, plan and write a substantial
independent project
• Work both constructively and critically, by yourself and as part
of a team, to deliver specific projects
• Develop research skills commensurate with postgraduate study
in the field of history

Course type
MA

Mode of study

Full-time or part-time

Indicative entry
requirements
2:1 or above in History
or any other relevant
humanities subject.

For a list of full entry
requirements please visit
www.keele.ac.uk/pgtcourses

Contact email

postgraduate.humanites@
keele.ac.uk

Indicative modules

You will take four core modules:
• Approaches to Historical Research
• Research Skills for Historians
• Directed Reading in History
• Dissertation
In addition, you will take two further modules (from a range
of enhanced level three modules) that cover the period
and field of history you wish to study.

Did you
know?

Your own independent research project, supported
by taught modules, is at the heart of an MA in History.

External
Examiner 2015

For more information please visit

keele.ac.uk/pg/history
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The teaching is of a high standard.
The history staff are dedicated and
very hard working. They give the
students great depth of support.
Students benefit from the research
specialisms of the history staff.