Course Overview
This degree is designed to provide you with the general and specific training necessary to pursue research at postgraduate level, and is often a step to further research. Our curriculum develops both theoretical and conceptual understanding and practical skills ranging from Information Technology to Medieval Latin depending on your individual needs. It is structured so you can either take four modules and a 25,000 word dissertation or six modules and a 15,000 word dissertation.
Modules:
(Subject to change, and not all available in a given year)
- Researching and Writing History
- History for Life
- Advanced Social History
- Historical Approaches to Locality and Region
- Advanced Cultural History
- Advanced Political History
- Beyond the Text: Literature, Image and Voice as Historical Evidence
- Digital Humanities
- Sources for Medieval History and Palaeography
- Medieval Latin Translation for Historians
- Landscape and Heritage
- Historical Consultancy/Placement Project
Key Information
Director of Studies: Professor Andrew Jotischky
Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time
Entry Requirements: An upper second class honours degree, or its equivalent, in History or a related discipline
IELTS: 6.5 or equivalent
Assessment: Coursework and dissertation
Funding: All applicants should consult www.lancs.ac.uk/pgfunding/
Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time
Entry Requirements: An upper second class honours degree, or its equivalent, in History or a related discipline
IELTS: 6.5 or equivalent
Assessment: Coursework and dissertation
Funding: All applicants should consult www.lancs.ac.uk/pgfunding/
Fees: View details of our current Postgraduate Research fees or Postgraduate Taught fees.
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