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Goldsmiths, University of London: History
| Institution | Goldsmiths, University of London View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | History |
| Web | https://www.gold.ac.uk/ |
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Summary
**The distinctive emphasis of Goldsmiths' Department of History is a theorised, interdisciplinary and comparative approach to research.**
The culture of the Department of History is open, friendly and accessible, and research students are encouraged to be innovative in their use of sources and methodologies.
Our staff is young and we are on the cutting-edge of our fields and the student-teacher ratio allows us to devote an unmatched amount of time to individual supervision.
**MPhil and PhD topics in the department currently include:**
+ The Song of the Pen: Penny Romantic Literature 1839-89
+ The Freak Show in Nineteenth-Century Britain
+ British Women and German Prisoners of War in the 1940s
+ Decoding Dress in Interwar Detective Fiction
+ The British Diaspora - Race Return Migration and Identity in 20th Century Britain
+ Atatürk and his Cult - A Visual History, 1918-1968
+ Another Balkan Myth? The Extreme Right Wing in Serbia: Indigenous Phenomenon or Foreign Adaptation?
+ London Schools and Children, 1870-1920
+ The Seekers Found: Radical Religion during the English Revolution
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) a taught Masters in a relevant subject area. You might also be considered if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. |
| Location | Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross London SE14 6NW |
Summary
**The distinctive emphasis of Goldsmiths' Department of History is a theorised, interdisciplinary and comparative approach to research.**
The culture of the Department of History is open, friendly and accessible, and research students are encouraged to be innovative in their use of sources and methodologies.
Our staff is young and we are on the cutting-edge of our fields and the student-teacher ratio allows us to devote an unmatched amount of time to individual supervision.
**MPhil and PhD topics in the department currently include:**
+ The Song of the Pen: Penny Romantic Literature 1839-89
+ The Freak Show in Nineteenth-Century Britain
+ British Women and German Prisoners of War in the 1940s
+ Decoding Dress in Interwar Detective Fiction
+ The British Diaspora - Race Return Migration and Identity in 20th Century Britain
+ Atatürk and his Cult - A Visual History, 1918-1968
+ Another Balkan Myth? The Extreme Right Wing in Serbia: Indigenous Phenomenon or Foreign Adaptation?
+ London Schools and Children, 1870-1920
+ The Seekers Found: Radical Religion during the English Revolution
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) a taught Masters in a relevant subject area. You might also be considered if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. |
| Location | Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross London SE14 6NW |
MA
Summary
**The MA in History is innovative, creative, free-thinking, stimulating, diverse and challenging – everything that is distinctive about history at Goldsmiths.**
**Why study MA History at Goldsmiths**
- The Department of History’s approach is thematic and interdisciplinary, with staff expertise spanning the histories of Britain, East and West Europe, South Asia and Africa.
- We are on the cutting-edge of our fields and the student-teacher ratio allows us to devote an unmatched amount of time to individual supervision.
- Our focus is primary research and we'll encourage you to follow your own historical interests. You'll be able to develop your specific subject interests through a range of option modules and the dissertation.
- You'll develop your research skills and your understanding of key debates and methods in historiography.
- In addition to the compulsory core module (Explorations and Debates) and the Research Skills modules, you'll choose two options, one of which, if you wish, can be from another department at Goldsmiths or from the wide-ranging intercollegiate list (a list of MA modules available at other colleges of the University of London).
- You'll end the programme by writing a 15,000-word dissertation on a topic of your own choice, based on primary research. The process of writing the dissertation includes participating in, organising, and presenting at, the department's dissertation conference.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a humanities or social science subject. You might also be considered if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. |
| Location | Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross London SE14 6NW |
Summary
**The MA in History is innovative, creative, free-thinking, stimulating, diverse and challenging – everything that is distinctive about history at Goldsmiths.**
**Why study MA History at Goldsmiths**
- The Department of History’s approach is thematic and interdisciplinary, with staff expertise spanning the histories of Britain, East and West Europe, South Asia and Africa.
- We are on the cutting-edge of our fields and the student-teacher ratio allows us to devote an unmatched amount of time to individual supervision.
- Our focus is primary research and we'll encourage you to follow your own historical interests. You'll be able to develop your specific subject interests through a range of option modules and the dissertation.
- You'll develop your research skills and your understanding of key debates and methods in historiography.
- In addition to the compulsory core module (Explorations and Debates) and the Research Skills modules, you'll choose two options, one of which, if you wish, can be from another department at Goldsmiths or from the wide-ranging intercollegiate list (a list of MA modules available at other colleges of the University of London).
- You'll end the programme by writing a 15,000-word dissertation on a topic of your own choice, based on primary research. The process of writing the dissertation includes participating in, organising, and presenting at, the department's dissertation conference.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a humanities or social science subject. You might also be considered if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. |
| Location | Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross London SE14 6NW |
Master of Philosophy - MPhil
Summary
**The distinctive emphasis of Goldsmiths' Department of History is a theorised, interdisciplinary and comparative approach to research.**
The culture of the Department of History is open, friendly and accessible, and research students are encouraged to be innovative in their use of sources and methodologies.
Our staff is young and we are on the cutting-edge of our fields and the student-teacher ratio allows us to devote an unmatched amount of time to individual supervision.
**MPhil and PhD topics in the department currently include:**
+ The Song of the Pen: Penny Romantic Literature 1839-89
+ The Freak Show in Nineteenth-Century Britain
+ British Women and German Prisoners of War in the 1940s
+ Decoding Dress in Interwar Detective Fiction
+ The British Diaspora - Race Return Migration and Identity in 20th Century Britain
+ Atatürk and his Cult - A Visual History, 1918-1968
+ Another Balkan Myth? The Extreme Right Wing in Serbia: Indigenous Phenomenon or Foreign Adaptation?
+ London Schools and Children, 1870-1920
+ The Seekers Found: Radical Religion during the English Revolution
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) a taught Masters in a relevant subject area. You might also be considered if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. |
| Location | Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross London SE14 6NW |
Summary
**The distinctive emphasis of Goldsmiths' Department of History is a theorised, interdisciplinary and comparative approach to research.**
The culture of the Department of History is open, friendly and accessible, and research students are encouraged to be innovative in their use of sources and methodologies.
Our staff is young and we are on the cutting-edge of our fields and the student-teacher ratio allows us to devote an unmatched amount of time to individual supervision.
**MPhil and PhD topics in the department currently include:**
+ The Song of the Pen: Penny Romantic Literature 1839-89
+ The Freak Show in Nineteenth-Century Britain
+ British Women and German Prisoners of War in the 1940s
+ Decoding Dress in Interwar Detective Fiction
+ The British Diaspora - Race Return Migration and Identity in 20th Century Britain
+ Atatürk and his Cult - A Visual History, 1918-1968
+ Another Balkan Myth? The Extreme Right Wing in Serbia: Indigenous Phenomenon or Foreign Adaptation?
+ London Schools and Children, 1870-1920
+ The Seekers Found: Radical Religion during the English Revolution
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) a taught Masters in a relevant subject area. You might also be considered if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. |
| Location | Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross London SE14 6NW |
Master of Research - MRes
Summary
**The MRes provides excellent preparation for study at MPhil/PhD level for students with a defined research topic, but is also a degree in its own right.**
The programme is primarily assessed by a 30,000-word dissertation on your chosen topic, but also incorporates two taught courses:
- **Explorations and Debates in History** investigates the ways historians have conceptualised and contested historical practice in the modern and early modern periods.
Or
- **Explorations and Debates in Queer History** explores experiences, articulations and understandings of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer lives and desires across period and region from medieval and early modern Europe to the present.
Or
- **Explorations and Debates in Black British History** explores experiences, articulations and understandings of people of African descent and origin within a British context from the early modern period through to the present.
- **Research Skills** develops expertise in a variety of methodologies including the use of oral, visual and material, as well as textual, sources.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | You should normally have, or expect to gain, an upper second class undergraduate degree in a humanities or social science subject, or be qualified by previous experience and able to demonstrate the ability to work at postgraduate level. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. |
| Location | Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross London SE14 6NW |
Summary
**The MRes provides excellent preparation for study at MPhil/PhD level for students with a defined research topic, but is also a degree in its own right.**
The programme is primarily assessed by a 30,000-word dissertation on your chosen topic, but also incorporates two taught courses:
- **Explorations and Debates in History** investigates the ways historians have conceptualised and contested historical practice in the modern and early modern periods.
Or
- **Explorations and Debates in Queer History** explores experiences, articulations and understandings of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer lives and desires across period and region from medieval and early modern Europe to the present.
Or
- **Explorations and Debates in Black British History** explores experiences, articulations and understandings of people of African descent and origin within a British context from the early modern period through to the present.
- **Research Skills** develops expertise in a variety of methodologies including the use of oral, visual and material, as well as textual, sources.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | You should normally have, or expect to gain, an upper second class undergraduate degree in a humanities or social science subject, or be qualified by previous experience and able to demonstrate the ability to work at postgraduate level. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. |
| Location | Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross London SE14 6NW |
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