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University of Bristol - Arts and Humanities
MA History
- Bristol, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The MA in History offers you the opportunity to explore a variety of historical approaches, and many different periods and places. This MA is characterised by a high degree of choice, both in what and how you learn. It offers unique opportunities to get hands-on experience for students looking to move into work in heritage and research.
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University of Siena
History and Philosophy
- Siena, Italy
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
Italian
The main purpose of this interclass course is to integrate the historical and philosophical perspective in the study of the phenomena of society and culture, according to a tradition of research and education that has characterized this university site since its foundation in the early 1970s. The training course will allow the student to acquire knowledge and ability to analyze the sources, full mastery of the authors and texts, as well as the most relevant problems and methods of investigation of the different interpretative traditions. In this way, he will be able to orient himself within the epistemological and contemporary hermeneutic debate both in the historical and in the philosophical sphere.
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University of Siena
Classics
- Siena, Italy
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
Italian
Attending the Master’s Degree Course in Classics proposed by the University of Siena means studying the ancient world through a multidisciplinary approach, capable of making the student grasp the determinant values of the ancient cultural dimension, with its common traits and no less important differences compared to the modern one. Students will acquire advanced disciplinary and methodological skills not only in the two classical languages, in classical philology and in ancient history, but also in the anthropology of the ancient world, a discipline linked to the “interdepartmental center of anthropology and the ancient world”. Among the other subjects included in the curriculum, there are disciplines that complete the path of the classicist future: papyrology, Greek and Latin paleography, Byzantine civilization, medieval Latin and humanistic literature, the history of ancient philosophy, and classical archeology.
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University of Stirling
MRes Historical Research
- Stirling, United Kingdom
Master
Full time, Part time
12 months
On-Campus
English
Our postgraduate degree in historical research enables you to become a research-oriented historian, equipped to undertake research at a Doctoral level.
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KU Leuven
Master of History
- Leuven, Belgium
MA
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English, Dutch
History is the study of the events and forces that have shaped our world, our society and ourselves. This comprehensive Master of History gives you the freedom to explore a variety of different historical approaches and time periods.
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University of St Andrews
MLitt in Systematic and Historical Theology
- Saint Andrews, United Kingdom
Master
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The MLitt in Systematic and Historical Theology offers students the opportunity to engage at a high level with the study of Christian doctrine in its historical context and systematic expression. It is a one-year taught program run by the School of Divinity.
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University of St Andrews
MLitt in Global Social and Political Thought
- Saint Andrews, United Kingdom
Master
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The MLitt in Global Social and Political Thought provides an innovative transnational and comparative approach to the study of the history and influence of global thought traditions. Global intellectual history – the transnational and comparative approach to the history of ideas – is a developing field of academic study.
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Central European University (CEU)
MA in History in the Public Sphere Dual Degree Program (Vienna-Tokyo)
- Vienna, Austria
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
History in the Public Sphere is a two-year master's program, run by Central European University and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. It focuses on the ways the past is represented, contested, and negotiated in the public sphere, exploring various contexts from the early modern period to the present in a comparative and transnational way.
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Central European University (CEU)
Master of Arts in Historical Studies (2 years)
- Vienna, Austria
MA
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Master of Arts in Historical Studies (2 years) The program provides a systematic introduction to theories, methods, and research skills (including source language training) in a variety of historical disciplines. The program’s location in Vienna and its international faculty provide students with an inspiring setting to study historical change in action and conduct their research on a topic of their choice. Successful graduates will write and defend a thesis of original research based on methodologically rigorous employment of primary sources.
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Central European University (CEU)
Master of Arts in Historical Studies (1 year)
- Vienna, Austria
MA
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Master of Arts in Historical Studies (1 year) as an international faculty and student body, we strive to think about the past not only within but also across historical periods, world regions, national boundaries, and academic disciplines to avoid academic insularity and to keep in mind both the distinctiveness and interconnectedness of historical trajectories.
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Universidad de Alicante
Master in History of the Mediterranean World and its Regions: from Prehistory to the Middle Ages
- Alicante, Spain
Master
Full time
2 semesters
Blended
Spanish
To recognize Mediterranean identity means to explore the cultural diversity of European society. Our objective is to find mechanisms in favor of integration, respect for diversity, and cohesion within the Mediterranean and European territory. In this sense, the master can give graduates the research training necessary to identify the socioeconomic, political, and cultural structures inherited from Prehistory, Ancient History, and the Middle Ages, to be able to apply a proper historical analysis.
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Goldsmiths, University of London
MA Black British History
- London, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
On-Campus
English
The MA in Black British History is an exciting opportunity to study and research the histories of Africans and African-descended peoples in the United Kingdom.
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University of the Highlands and Islands
Master in Viking Studies
- Kirkwall, United Kingdom
- Thurso, United Kingdom + 1 more
Master
Full time, Part time
1 year
Distance Learning, On-Campus
English
The Vikings have been incredibly influential in world history and culture. The Institute for Northern Studies' team will be using their recognized expertise in this area to create this unique and exciting course on offer to students all over the world and to re-evaluate the Vikings; past, present, and future.
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University of the Highlands and Islands
Master in Coastal and Maritime Societies and Cultures
- Online
Master
Full time, Part time
1 year
Distance Learning
English
The sea has often acted as a highway for people living along adjacent coasts and on islands; such communities have frequently experienced closer ties with each other than with places further inland. The MLitt Coastal and Maritime Societies and Cultures explore these environments from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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University of the Highlands and Islands
Master in History and Archaeology of the Highlands and Islands
- Online
Master
Full time, Part time
1 year
Distance Learning
English
This programme brings together the disciplines of history and archaeology through the study of a specific region, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
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Master Programs in Humanities Studies History
The contemporary world has been introduced to the idea that history and its research should be treated with respect merged with some skepticism. History is a study of the past; it often seeks to discover patterns of cause and effect that can objectively determine events of the past. Scholars mostly use narrative to analyze and unravel the events of the past. At the same time, the narrative method leads to a problem, controversial with the objectiveness, which historical science claims to have. The problem is that history is always written in the context of the time contemporary to the narrator. If you are interested in these issues surrounding the study of history, then a Master in History is an excellent first step into the professional field.
To leave the philosophical questions aside, History assists many fields of knowledge, for example Medieval Studies, International History, World History and Cultural Heritage. These are also examples of specialization areas that students can choose with a Master in History program. Some of the combined elements that almost any Master in History program consists of are cultural, demographic, intellectual, economic and political facts and bonds that tie up the historical narrative and provide a holistic picture of the matter. Library and archive work is greatly involved, as well as renowned deductive methods that will turn your Master in History degree into a real adventure along the path of the past.
If you are looking for Master in History degree, have a look at the various programs below, offered by some of the best universities worldwide!