These key processes and themes include: the importance of the environment in human history issues of space, geography and the formation of border regions time and temporality religion and notions of value and historically and culturally diverse constructions of subjectivity and social order including gender, sexuality, class, race, and ethnicity. Using case studies of considerable regional breadth and chronological depth, you will familiarise yourself with the building blocks of past and present societies. This module is conceived around some of the major processes that shaped history and the key concepts that historians use to make sense of the past.
Global Histories: Comparisons and Connections.It will then explore the interplay of key actors: inter-governmental organisations nation states (especially, the USA, the USSR and the non-aligned) multinational corporations and non-governmental organisations. It will begin by examining the key institutions of a 'new world order' built after the Second World War in particular, those connected to the United Nations and Bretton Woods. It takes its cue from a growing but often problematic literature which sees 'globalisation' as a key feature of global history over the last half century. The module examines various aspects of global history in the second half of the 20th century. It examines the rise of mass society and modernity as social and cultural phenomena the rise of mass politics in Europe, America, and beyond the phenomenon of mass statelessness the main strands of authoritarian ideology and liberal democracy mass mobilisation in war and politics economic and military conflict and the growing ascendancy of the United States. The module examines various aspects of the first half of the twentieth century, focussing particularly-but not only-on Europe and America. You will study two core modules which are specific to the pathway you are studying: Contemporary History pathway You will study two core modules which are specific to the pathway you are studying, two modules which are core to all pathways and two optional modules before completing your dissertation.
This research expertise is evident within our teaching within our programmes drawing on the diverse regional and chronological expertise available in the Department of History. Research in the department spans the medieval to the modern, including topics such as China’s Middle Period, the material culture of the early modern household, and non-governmental organisations in modern Britain. Your chosen pathway will determine your choice of core modules and the theme of your dissertation, but you also have the opportunity to study two optional modules in other areas which suit your particular interest.īirmingham’s Department of History is ranked eighth in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework exercise 2021 based on Grade Point Average (Times Higher Education). You may pursue one of five pathways through the MA: This two-year distance learning programme offers you the opportunity to explore a number of historical themes, drawing on the Department of History’s broad range of expertise.
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