MA Modern History
Canterbury, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 19,300 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for EU and International| UK: GBP 10,000
Introduction
The MA in Modern History focuses on the period c1750-2000 and draws on the considerable range of expertise within the School to help you explore history and bring it to life.
The MA in Modern History has allowed me to explore the subjects I am passionate about alongside inspiring, supportive, and engaging lecturers. The course has allowed me to mature as a historian and build an exciting and progressive future.
Why study Modern History at Kent?
- Work with world-leading experts. Based on the most recent Research Excellence Framework, the School of History was ranked 1st in the UK for research in the Times Higher Education.
- Develop an advanced understanding of modern history, ranging from the eighteenth century to recent events of contemporary relevance.e
- Develop your capacity to think critically about past events, approach primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives and understand the complex issues surrounding context and significance
- Engage with the wider historiography and discourse associated with your studies, understanding the structure and nature of cultural, political and social forces in the modern period. iod
- We offer a suite of modules offered by leading experts in our areas of research strength, which include modern British and European history, military history, American history, imperial history, and medical and environmental history.
- Gain practical skills which are essential to your studies and open up an exciting range of career possibilities. ties
- You'll have full access to the Centre for the Study of War, Media and Society, the Centre for the Study of Global Cultures and Encounters, and the Centre for the Study of Health, Science and the Environment which provide an active programme of seminars, conferences and reading groups involving both academic staff and postgraduates.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarship value
The award covers tuition fees, return airfares and living costs for a one-year taught Master's programme.
Deadline
Deadline for Commonwealth application: - 12 December 2024.
Hold an unconditional offer (with the only outstanding condition, international fee deposit) of a programme of study from the University of Kent - 31 January 2025
Criteria
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, candidates must:
- Hold an undergraduate degree at UK first-class level equivalent.
- Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by one of the eligible Commonwealth countries listed or be a British Protected Person.
- Be a permanent resident in one of the eligible Commonwealth countries listed above.
- To be committed to the University of Kent, you can apply for more than one course and/or to more than one University, but you may only accept one offer of a Shared Scholarship.
- Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high-income country.
- Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.
- Return to their home country as soon as their period of study is complete. In some circumstances, a student may be permitted to remain in the UK if seeing doctoral study and satisfy certain strict conditions.
- Hold an offer by the deadline for a full-time postgraduate taught degree on one of the eligible courses at the University of Kent:
- MSc Artificial Intelligence
- MSc Infectious Diseases
- MSc Cyber Security
- MA International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- MSc Applied Actuarial Science
- MSc Conservation Science
- MA English and American Literature
Further details
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships, set up by DFID in 1986, represent a unique partnership between the United Kingdom government and UK Universities.
Funded by the UK Department of International Development (DFID), Commonwealth Shared Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development. They are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK.
These scholarships are offered under six themes:
- Science and technology for development
- Strengthening health systems and capacity
- Promoting global prosperity
- Strengthening global peace, security and governance
- Strengthening resilience and response to crises - Access, inclusion and opportunity.
How to apply
To be considered for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship you must:
- Make a formal application for a postgraduate degree at the University of Kent commencing September 2025/26. This can be done online here.
- Complete the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) online application process. For information on how to do that and full details of the application process please go directly to the Commonwealth Scholarships webpages.
- Applications will be considered based on Academic Excellence and a completed application.
- The Commonwealth will accept applications until 12th December 2024 (closing at 16:00 GMT).
Curriculum
Stage 1
- Reading the Past Pt.1
- Reading the Past Pt.2
- Violence in Modern History
- Power in Modern History
- Public Histories
- Becoming an Independent Researcher
- Dissertation
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, postgraduate qualifications are becoming more attractive to employers seeking individuals who have finely tuned skills and abilities, which our programmes encourage you to hone. As a result of the valuable transferable skills developed during your course of study, career prospects for history graduates are wide-ranging. Our graduates go on to a variety of careers, from research within the government to teaching, politics records management and journalism, to working within museums and galleries – to name but a few.