Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Master of Arts - MA
Alternative Exit
Alternative Exit

Programme Offerings

Full-Time

F2F-JMU-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

To enable students to develop a range of analytical skills and theoretical concepts relevant to the study of Modern History. To provide students with a critical understanding of the ways in which historians can take their skills and apply them outside the university. To enable students to develop skills in analytical, critical and original thinking. To enable students to develop the skills in scholarly presentation, documentation, evaluation, and communication of ideas commensurate with postgraduate level study. To provide a relevant, coherent, and intellectually stimulating experience which will encourage students to deal creatively and systematically with complex issues. To enable students to identify, access and employ appropriate bibliographical resources, archives and other sources of relevant information.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Skilfully situate a range of primary and secondary source material within the relevant historiography
2.
Show an ability to learn, reflect on learning and development and to solve problems at postgraduate level
3.
Demonstrate awareness of recent critical and theoretical debates in the subject area; and show how they apply to the material under consideration
4.
Deploy an effective methodology and a range of analytical skills to produce complex, sophisticated and sensitive readings of both primary and secondary material
5.
Identify and develop an appropriate theoretical and contextual framework to apply to a designated topic of enquiry
6.
Conduct independent and advanced forms of research, applying an appropriate methodology for a designated project
7.
Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, acting autonomously in planning and implementing tasks
8.
Deal with complex issues systematically and creatively, making judgements and communicating conclusions to specialist and non-specialist audiences
9.
Present research findings in a scholarly format that is appropriate to postgraduate standards in the subject area
10.
Exercise initiative and individual responsibility

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Teaching is through seminars, workshops, one-to-one tutorials, in addition to off-site visits. It focuses on the critical analysis of the historiography associated with many elements of Modern History in addition to a critical assessment of a range of primary source material. Students will be provided with detailed feedback on written and oral presentations. Assessment of knowledge and understanding is primarily through a range of coursework, including: research essays; seminar presentations; dissertation outline proposal. The dissertation provides a summative assessment of knowledge gained pertaining to a specific and identifiable field of modern history. Intellectual skills are developed through a combination of teaching methods, assessment tasks and detailed feedback. Formative assessment of intellectual development is through a variety of assessed tasks, including research essays, seminar presentations and the dissertation outline proposal. The final dissertation provides a summative assessment of research skills, analytical skills, presentational skills and progress in the development of ideas. Professional skills are developed through a combination of teaching methods, assessment tasks and detailed feedback. Assessment of professional and practical skills takes place across the programme through a variety of assessed tasks, including research essays, seminar presentations and the dissertation outline proposal. Key skills are promoted throughout all modules through a variety of tasks. Students are encouraged to communicate ideas both individually and in groups, to a variety of audiences. They are encouraged to use appropriate resources in an effective way and to present findings in a range of approved formats to meet specified deadlines. Transferable skills are assessed through a variety of tasks including presentations, research essays and the dissertation.

Opportunities for work related learning

The core module History Beyond the University offers a series of opportunities for students to engage directly with established practitioners and learn from their experiences. These experts include curators, educationalists and conservation experts. There are also focussed site visits which will provide hands-on, real-world experience of the heritage and museum sectors.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

The programme is taught and assessed within the Academic Framework. The programme has been designed to provide a coherent learning experience with progression via modules which have been designed to reflect broadly defined and agreed teaching aims at each stage. Progression is achieved through modules which are delivered both concurrently … For more content click the Read More button below.

Entry Requirements

Alternative qualifications considered
IELTS
Undergraduate degree

Extra Entry Requirements

  • Samples of written work and/or an interview may also be requested

HECoS Code(s)

(CAH20-01) history and archaeology