Course summary
Sussex is well-situated for accessing an extraordinary range of resources and documentary materials. The Keep, a world-class archival centre on our doorstep is home to the German-Jewish archives, the papers of Rudyard Kipling and Leonard Woolf, and the Mass Observation Archive, an unparalleled resource for the study of modern British history. Sussex also has easy access to the British Library and National Archives in London. 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 the following:
- all aspects of 20th-century British history
- the history of the United States
- trans-national and comparative histories of race
- gender history
- the histories of youth and popular culture
- the impact of war in the modern world
- German-Jewish history
- the history of emotion.
Modules
Please check our website in January 2024 for the modules running in the academic year 2024/25.
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
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
Sponsorship information
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.
Provider information
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Brighton
BN1 9RH