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PostgraduateCourse summary
A Master's by Research (MA) allows you to undertake a one-year full time or two-year part time research degree. You will have one-to-one supervision by a specialist in your field and join regular Graduate History Seminars designed to enhance your research skills. Such programmes are attractive to those studying for personal interest, professional development or as preparation for a PhD. The MA by Research in Public History, Oral History and Community Heritage allows you to undertake independent research in applied and practical historical study. It will develop your applied and theoretical skills for practice and employment as a historian, heritage worker or community heritage activist. You will produce a thesis of between 15,000 and 25,000 words and a public-facing output such as an exhibition, film, oral history archive or collaboration with a community organisation, which will then be examined. On successful completion, you will be awarded your degree and if you have enjoyed this taste of research you may then decide to apply for the full research doctoral degree (PhD).
Modules
You will be able to choose the focus of your study, which may align with one or more of the course’s core themes, and you will be encouraged to combine reflection on research methodologies and historical theories with practical applications. There is potential for internships with local and regional community organisations and museums. History at Huddersfield has about 25 research students who are part of a lively research culture. We also work closely with Heritage Quay, the University’s Heritage Lottery-funded award-winning archive and the Holocaust Education and Learning Centre. Previous and current students in public history, oral history and community heritage at Huddersfield have researched:
- From Pauper Lunatics to Rate Aided Patients (in partnership with the Thackray Medical Museum)
- Archaeology of the Voice: Exploring Oral History, Locative Media, Audio Walks, and Sound Art as Site-Specific Displacement Activities.
- Public History and Regeneration: A Co-Production Approach.
- The Gott Collection and the landscape of Yorkshire: a co-production case study with The Hepworth Wakefield.
- ‘Remploy and the Changing Face of Disability Employment in Britain, 1944-79’.
- ‘Bussing Out: Educational policy and ethnic minorities in late twentieth-century Britain.
Entry requirements
The normal entry requirements for enrolment on a MA by Research is an Honours degree (2:1 or above) or equivalent, in a discipline appropriate to that of the proposed programme to be followed.
English language requirements
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.
Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our 'Where are you from?' information pages.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £2420 | Year 1 |
| England | £2420 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £2420 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £2420 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £2420 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £2420 | Year 1 |
| EU | £8000 | Year 1 |
| International | £8000 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Tuition fees for UK students will cover the cost of your study at the University. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see our Fees and Finance - https://www.hud.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-and-finance/
Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years of study may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X).
If you are an EU or international student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available - https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/
Please email the Student Finance Office ([email protected]) or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.
Sponsorship information
For further information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding-studies/
Provider information
University of Huddersfield
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Huddersfield
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