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University of Buckingham: Modern War Studies and Contemporary Military History

Institution University of Buckingham
Department London-based
Web http://www.buckingham.ac.uk
Email humanitiespg-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Telephone 01208 820227
Study type Research

Summary

The University of Buckingham is: - Home of the two-year degree, the University of Buckingham, based in the South East of England, is ranked 6th for Student Satisfaction in the UK (National Student Survey, 2020).

  • We are proudly independent and not-for-profit, and offer courses in Allied Health, Business, Computing, Education, Humanities, Law, Medicine, Psychology and Security and Intelligence. We are one of the few universities in the UK that offer September and January start dates for almost all of our courses.

  • Based in Buckingham on a riverside campus, we are only 20 minutes’ from Milton Keynes central station and a short drive from Bicester, Aylesbury, Banbury and Northampton. There is free parking on-site and we are within easy reach of London and Oxford.

  • Our award-winning small class tutorials ensure every student is known by name and supported throughout their studies, including by dedicated personal tutors.

  • As pioneers of the two-year degree, we offer a condensed version of the traditional three-year degree, meaning you can gain a full honours degree and complete your studies a whole year earlier. Alternatively, you can complete both your undergraduate and master’s degree with us in just three years: saving you time and money.

In a world of uncertainty and rapid change it is more important than ever to study why and how wars are fought. The University of Buckingham has a well-established Master’s degree in Modern War Studies and Contemporary Military History based in London. The one year (two years part time) course* commences in October with a ‘Course Study Day’ followed by ‘Research Skills’ lectures and culminates, after a period of supervised research, with the submission of a dissertation. The course includes a Saturday ‘Seminar Day’ at the Honourable Artillery Company’s House headquarters, three evening seminars at the university’s London home in Bloomsbury, and a ‘Course Symposium’ at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. This series of talks examines a range of historical subjects as well as those issues affecting modern Defence in all dimensions.

Speakers currently include: General Sir Nick Carter (Chief of the Defence Staff) Professor Sir Hew Strachan (University of St Andrews) Lt Gen Jonathon Riley (Former Deputy Commander ISAF, Afghanistan) WO1 Glenn Haughton (Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee) British Army Solider) Professor Richard Toye (University of Exeter) Dr Ziya Meral (Resident Fellow at the Centre for Historical and Analysis and Conflict Research and Director of the Centre on Religion and Global Affairs) Mark Seddon (Media Advisor to the President of the UN and Director UN Studies Centre) Maj Gen Susan Ridge (Former Director General Army Legal Services) Dr Matt Offord (University of Glasgow) Dr Chris Kempshall (University of Kent and Research Fellow at the Centre for Army Leadership Research Fellow)

MA (Res)

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