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Intellectual History at University of Sussex - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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Course summary

We combine a long tradition in a field of scholarship pioneered at Sussex with a commitment to fostering new and emerging fields of inquiry. Core supervisory expertise is offered in:

  • British political thought c1500-1900
  • early modern intellectual history
  • the Scottish Enlightenment and 18th-century political thought
  • political thought in 19th-century Europe.
We also welcome outstanding applications in adjacent areas that reflect Sussex’s interdisciplinary approach to intellectual history, which has traditionally spanned history, literature, philosophy, classics, politics, economics and theology. We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.

Modules

Where it is thought advisable, 1st-year research students may be required to participate in the historical skills and methods module, or the historiography and intellectual history module during the autumn term. Recent thesis titles include: Neighbourhood, family and home: the working-class experience in mid-20th century Britain; the American prosecution’s use of film at the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal; the political thought of the Cordeliers Club.

Assessment method

Research project

Entry requirements

You’re normally expected to have a Masters degree and an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree. Your qualification should be in history or a related subject area. You may also be considered for the degree if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

Fees and funding

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Sponsorship information

History at Sussex has been successful in attracting research preparation Master’s quota funding via the AHRC Block Grant Partnership Scheme; students who are applying for ESRC funding (1+3 years) will take the Master’s in Social Research Methods (economic and social history); there are also a number of individual bursaries and teaching assistantships offered by the University and financial opportunities for research students to contribute towards undergraduate teaching. Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique people.

Intellectual History at University of Sussex - UCAS