University of Sheffield

Modern History

University of Sheffield

Historians have long been fascinated by modernity and the societies to which it gave rise. The MA Modern History explores these changes, allowing you to explore the political cleavages and cultural uncertainty unleashed by the great revolutions, the mobilisations and resistance of the two world wars, and the transnational forces of empire and globalisation.

Course modules

Core modules: Research Presentation; Modernity and Power: Individuals and the State in the Modern World; Dissertation. Examples of optional modules: Voices of the Great War: gender, experience and violence in Great Britain and Germany, 1914-1918; The Fin-de-Sie`cle; Autobiography, Identity and the Self in Muslim South Asia; Stories of Activism, 1960 to the Present; Cold War Histories; Sex and Power: The politics of women's liberation in Modern Britain; Worlds of Labour: working class lives in colonial South Asia; City Life in Jacksonian America, 1828-1850.

Assessment methods

Assessment is by bibliographical and source-based exercises, written papers, oral presentation, dissertation (15,000 words).

Sponsorship information

University and AHRC Studentships are available. You'll need to submit your application by the University deadline in March preceding a September entry.

Qualifications

Qualification	Study mode	Start month	Fee	Course duration
MA	Full-time	September 2018	GBP 7,000 per Year 1 (England)	1 Years
MA	Full-time	September 2018	GBP 16,800 per Year 1 (International)	1 Years
MA	Full-time	September 2018	GBP 7,000 per Year 1 (Northern Ireland)	1 Years
MA	Full-time	September 2018	GBP 7,000 per Year 1 (Scotland)	1 Years
MA	Full-time	September 2018	GBP 7,000 per Year 1 (Wales)	1 Years
MA	Part-time	September 2018	-	2 Years