Program Overview
Course overview
MA History is an exciting opportunity to study global history through local lenses and explore the relationship between war and the media, the history of environmentalism, indigenous voices, and gender history.
Through innovative, digital and real-world assessments, MA History prepares students for their professional futures by equipping them with transferable and essential analytical, research and management skills. Students are given insights in the ways in which the history of modern society, culture and the media shape the world today.
The MA in History builds on Coventry’s highly successful BA History (Hons) course by offering a research-led and student-inspired postgraduate course aimed at developing the research and professional skills of students, equipping them with essential skills to thrive in an increasingly global and mediatised world.
The course explores essential questions about the nature and ownership of history. It explores important debates about the role of the media and social change in modern history through an interdisciplinary series of modules.
You will have the option to apply for a ‘professional experience’ opportunity
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designed to further develop your skills and knowledge with the aim of maximising your employability prospects. See modules for more information.
Global ready
An international outlook, with global opportunities
Teaching excellence
Taught by lecturers who are experts in their field
Employability
Career ready graduates, with the skills to succeed
Why you should study this course
The course has been designed to use the past to prepare students for the future. Through a range of historical specialisms, taught using a diversity of innovative assessments and teaching methods, this course helps prepare students for the professional graduate job market. It provides historical context for modern societies and cultures.
MA History is taught by experts in their fields and research-informed teaching underpins all aspects of the course. The History Team at Coventry University have a proven track record of gold standard teaching and high-quality publications. Students will be imbued with a greater degree of knowledge regarding the team’s specialities (including, for example, the history of wartime media, environmental and indigenous history and the history of gender/social change).
The close relationship between the MA course and the research expertise of the historians in the School means that this MA course will also help students develop stronger research skills during their dissertation under the tutelage of experts in their field.
The interdisciplinary and innovative approach of the course to teaching and assessment provides transferable skills – skills that are valued by employers across the public and private sectors.
The course also includes a professional development module (Leading Diverse Workforces) which is currently accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Upon successful completion of the module, you will gain the CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice at no additional cost
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Accreditation and professional recognition
This course has been accredited
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and recognised by the following bodies:
Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
As part of this course, you will undertake a professional development module which is currently accredited by the
Chartered Management Institute
(CMI) for the 2022-23 intake. Upon successful completion of the module, you will gain the CMI
Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice
at no additional cost. Further details can be found under the modules tab and on the
Professional Development
module homepage.
Coventry University’s accreditation with CMI is currently ongoing for the relevant modules and is regularly reviewed and monitored by the CMI through their quality systems.
