The MA in Modern History aims to enable applicants to develop:

• Knowledge and understanding of the approaches and methods used by historians from a range of sub-disciplines to study modern period.
• Training in specific research skills commensurate with their future career plans and continuing professional development.
• Confidence in handling a broad spectrum of primary evidence.
• An appreciation of a culturally and socially sensitive learning environment.
• The ability to analyze and evaluate theories and approaches to the study of the modern period.
• An understanding of the values of internationalization, global citizenship and sustainability, through reflection on the diversity of modern cultures.