Early Modern History
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This MA bridges the conventional division between British and European history, c.1500-1800. Students choose from a wide range of modules covering political, social and cultural history of the Early Modern period and take two compulsory taught modules: Approaches to Early Modern History & Advanced Skills for Historians. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.
KEY BENEFITS
- One of the best history departments in the world, ranked 2nd in the UK by The Sunday Times newspaper (2011).
- Excellent graduate prospects, amongst the top five in the country (Times Good University Guide, 2010).
- The MA bridges conventional division between Brit…
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This MA bridges the conventional division between British and
European history, c.1500-1800. Students choose from a wide range of
modules covering political, social and cultural history of the
Early Modern period and take two compulsory taught modules:
Approaches to Early Modern History & Advanced Skills for
Historians. Leads to further research or careers in education,
journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.
KEY BENEFITS
- One of the best history departments in the world, ranked 2nd in the UK by The Sunday Times newspaper (2011).
- Excellent graduate prospects, amongst the top five in the country (Times Good University Guide, 2010).
- The MA bridges conventional division between British and European history, 1500-1800.
- Wide range of modules covering political, social and cultural history of the Early Modern period.
- The central London location offers students unrivalled access to world-class museums, collections, archives and libraries as well as easy access to resources in Europe.
- Vibrant research culture, including seminars and conferences at which students are encouraged to participate and give papers.
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PURPOSEThe MA Early Modern History programme offers a rigorous
introduction to the advanced study of early modern history,
providing training in the historiographical and technical skills
necessary for doctoral study, but is also designed for those who
want to deepen their knowledge of the period.
DESCRIPTIONKing’s College London is at the forefront of new
approaches to teaching and researching early modern history. Our
specialisms connect the political and the social, the intellectual
and the religious dimensions of the early modern world.
The MA programme bridges the conventional division between British
and European history, focusing on ways in which cultural and social
themes stretch across the period c.1500-1800. Through a
methodological core module, a series of options drawing on the
research strengths of experts in the field, and a dissertation,
students examine the history of culture, religion, power, cities,
ritual, bodies, science, knowledge, images and objects. Students
also have the option to broaden the number of sources available to
them by studying a modern European language.
TeachingThe MA in Early Modern History is taught in small seminars,
typically fewer than 20 students, focusing on discussion, with some
student presentations. Students can also attend relevant
undergraduate lecture series such as Power, Culture and Belief in
Europe 1500-1800 and Early Modern Britain 1500-1750. Students on
the 1 year full-time programme attend 4-8 hours of taught classes
per week, whilst students following the 2 year part-time MA attend
2-6 hours of taught classes per week. The compulsory 15,000 word
dissertation enables students to research a topic of their choice,
working one-to-one with an academic supervisor.
Studying early modern history in LondonStudying in central
London provides students with a wealth of opportunities and
exceptional access to the sources and material artefacts of the
early modern period, including relevant buildings, libraries,
archives and exhibitions. Remnants of the early modern city survive
in the narrow streets and fragments of the old City Wall in the
City of London, in the planned grandeur of Covent Garden, the
eighteenth-century squares of Bloomsbury, in the Huguenot quarter
of Spitalfields, in the oldest city churches and the newer ones
built by Wren. Visits outside London are also organised, over the
last few years students have visited Amsterdam, Venice, Rome, and
the Pepys and Wren Libraries at Cambridge.
The archival resources in London are vast. The principal records of
the City and Westminster are within easy reach at the London
Metropolitan Archives. Ecclesiastical records are over the river at
Lambeth Palace Library. Public records of the period are a short
tube ride away at the National Archives in Kew. London is also the
home of many other archival and manuscript resources for the early
modern period. The British Library’s Manuscripts and Rare Books
Collections are enhanced by, for example, the extensive collection
of early printed books at the College’s own Maughan Library; the
Wellcome Library for medical history, and many other smaller
archives. Visual resources of the period are easily found at the
National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery, Courtauld Institute,
Tate Britain and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Students on the MA have access to an excellent range of library
resources. Our long-standing expertise in the early modern period
means the College Library has an extensive collection of journals
and books in this field. Students also use the British Library,
Senate House Library (University of London) and the Institute of
Historical Research. Access is provided to the most significant
online collections of primary printed material, Early English Books
Online and the Eighteenth Century Online and to JSTOR and other
online resources for secondary material.
Graduate community
London offers a strong graduate community, where students can
follow up a range of interests towards further research. Students
are strongly encouraged to participate in the seminars at the
Institute of Historical Research (IHR), where there are ten regular
seminars on the early modern period alone, many of them convened by
members of the King’ History department.
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