Master programs and postgraduate courses in history form graduates with bachelor's or master's degree from humanities interested in careers related to conservation and management of historical and cultural heritage, history, restoration, management of cultural heritage, museums and events, film history, inter-culture, archeology, art events. Boys and girls who choose to become students of these graduate programs must have a basic passion for the past, civilizations, peoples, ancient traditions rather than a strong interest in the reconstruction of events that led to the creation of a political movement, a literary movement, an economic system.
Career opportunities
Graduates of master's degrees in history can aspire to roles such as manager of historical, artistic and cultural assets, restorer, curator of museums and events, historian, expert in archeology or inter-culture, history teacher.
Your coursework in visual theory and the history of photography will be enriched by guided visits to research centers, performance spaces, audiovisual production facilities, publishing houses, theatres, artists’ studios, museums, and contemporary art galleries.
The Master "Digital Strategies Management for Cultural Heritage" offers managerial education to graduates and young professionals in the fields of Humanities, Art History, Classical Studies and Architecture. The course aims at building the professional profile of the cultural manager.
Request more infoThis programme, to be inaugurated in September 2012, draws on courses across the School of Arts, permitting student to specialise in, for example: popular music and film in the Middle East; art, archaeology and music of the Silk Road; music, media and development in Africa
Request more infoThe programme suits anyone interested in the literary cultures of Korea, as well as students of literature with no prior knowledge of Korean literature who are looking for new areas of inquiry.
Request more infoThe Master`s Programm Culture, Arts & Media does research on cultural artifacts, practices, institutions and media as well as on fields of cultural production.
Request more infoThe MA Postcolonial Studies Programme offers a focus on the historical relationships of power, domination and practices of imperialism and colonialism in the modern period (late nineteenth-century to the present) through the study of literature and culture
Request more infoThe MA in Islamic Law allows students to study Islamic law and its application in a broad range of legal areas, including Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic family law, Law of Islamic finance and human rights, as well as its relationship to society in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Request more infoThe course is distinctive in its focus on medical and health issues pertaining to Africa, Asia and Latin America
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Request more infoOur MA English Studies: Writing in the Modern Age pathway explores 20th and 21st century literature and culture. Its core module, ‘Modernism and After’, tracks the central debates that run through modern writing and criticism
Request more infoThe MA in Law, Culture and Society allows students to study the relationships between law, society and cultural belief, broadly conceived.
Request more infoOur programme is a dynamic forum for you to reflect critically on contemporary issues such as cultural diversity, race, religion, gender and power.
Request more infoThis degree is designed either to prepare the student for advanced graduate work in a wide range of subjects related to Korea or as an end/qualification in itself.
Request more infoThe programme is designed to appeal to policy-makers, analysts, journalists and researchers in either international, national or regional institutions and organisations engaged in policy formation, inter-religious dialogue and community development, conflict resolution or diversity management
Request more infoThe two-year MA Advanced Chinese Studies offers comprehensive language-based training across a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
Request more infoThis programme enables students to engage critically with different aspects of Turkish culture and society. The degree offers comprehensive training in the field of Turkish studies
Request more infoThe MA Israeli Studies is an interdisciplinary degree which explores the history, culture, politics, language and music of Israel.
Request more infoThe MA in Historical Research Methods is designed to train students in research skills to the level prescribed by the research training guidelines favoured by UK Research Councils.
Request more infoThe MA in Cities and Cultures combines the study of cultural geography with a specific focus on urban cultures, both past and present.
Request more infoThis is the only Masters-level programme offered anywhere in the world that provides students who intend to proceed to conduct anthropological research (broadly defined) in Nepal with the necessary skills (disciplinary, linguistic, methodological).
Request more infoThis is a unique, highly practical course designed to provide a transition for recent graduates into the world of politics and related sectors.
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