MA War, Culture and Society at University of Essex

Programme overview

The MA War, Culture and Society is a one-year full-time degree that looks beyond traditional military history to ask why societies go to war and what the human experience and cost of war is. It draws on history, literature, law, sociology and psychoanalytic studies to consider the effects of war from the individual to the global scale, with optional field trips to war memorial sites in London and Berlin.

Department: School of Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies | Duration: 1 year full-time | Intake: October 2027 | Study mode: full-time; part-time | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core and compulsory modules are an 80-credit Dissertation, Making History, Sharing History: Sources, Methods, and Audiences for Historical Research (20 credits) and a further 20-credit autumn module (HR962), plus 70 credits of options.

Career pathways

Graduates have gone on to teach in higher education institutions and to work in archives, research and managing research funds.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 degree or international equivalent in Archaeology, Anthropology, Art History, Foreign/Modern Languages, History, Law, Literature, Politics, Sociology, or other History or Humanities degrees such as Theology, Religious Studies or Philosophy (no module requirements); any other 2:2 or above that includes two History or Humanities modules is also considered. English: IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all components for applicants whose first language is not English.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,600 for the whole programme. Fee period not labelled on the page; one-year full-time course Source

International applicants: GBP 25,075 for the whole programme. Fee period not labelled on the page; one-year full-time course Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

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