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History at University of Nottingham - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

Are you fascinated by history? Do you want to understand more about the way people lived, worked and thought in the past? Our expert staff will support you to explore those very questions, whilst developing your own historical research into an area of your choice. You can tailor your studies through optional modules spanning the 7th century BCE to the modern day, and covering a wide geographical range including Britain, India, Japan, Portugal, and the USA. The key themes which we will explore include:

  • Identity formation and difference
  • Nationalism, nostalgia and memory
  • Authoritarianism and power
  • Everyday life, religion and culture
You are encouraged to engage with different theories and approaches for studying the past, so that you can develop your own methodology. A specially-tailored core module will develop your research skills, including hands-on sessions with archival material, and determine the theoretical and methodological approaches that best match your chosen dissertation topic.

Modules

Your course is made up of 180 credits. There are two core modules, and three optional modules. During the summer, you will complete a 60-credit dissertation (12-15,000 words) based on primary sources and supervised by a member of staff with expertise in your chosen field. You will have regular meetings with your supervisor and a weekly one hour lecture to guide you through this task.

Assessment method

Most modules are assessed by written work of varying lengths, corresponding with the content and weighting of the module. Your course tutors provide detailed comments on assignments. Towards the end of your studies, you will complete a 12-15,000 word dissertation. This is a major piece of independent research, and you will be allocated a supervisor who is a specialist in your chosen area. Your dissertation supervisor will provide advice and guidance to help you select your area of study, and offer close supervision and support as you complete your research.

How to apply

International applicants

6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element) English language requirements - As well as IELTS (listed above), we also accept other English language qualifications. This includes TOEFL iBT, Pearson PTE, GCSE, IB and O level English

Entry requirements

2:1 in history or a related subject

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For fee information, see www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/fees/postgraduate-fees.aspx
History at University of Nottingham - UCAS