MA History

The MA in History offered at Bangor University is a specialized postgraduate program that equips students with in-depth historical knowledge and research skills. The course encourages individuals to engage with historical themes and issues, explore challenging historical debates and experiment with different historical periods, from medieval to contemporary times. Course Content: The course includes modules on foundations of practice in history, public history placement where you work with a public history project in a museum or archive setting, and advanced studies in medieval, early modern, modern, and contemporary history. Additionally, the course also contains a module on dissertation preparation, followed by a lengthy and detailed dissertation on a chosen historical subject matter.Key Modules: Some significant modules in this course are Themes and Debates in History, Public History Placement, Research Methods and Professional Skills in History, and a History Dissertation.Future Careers: The course prepares students for a wide array of career fields. It enhances skills in research, analysis, presentation, communication, problem-solving, and management, thereby making graduates ideal candidates for roles in journalism, media, teaching, law, public service, civil service, heritage and tourism industry, museum and archive service, research and policy development, and PR, amongst others.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.