The MA History is designed for students with a passion for the past, to enable you to increase your historical knowledge, develop your own projects and gain valuable skills in research methods and public history. The MA History at DMU is distinctive in that it offers you an opportunity to study local and world history, through a detailed case study of Global Leicester, along with a wide range of other subjects

Reasons to study History MA at DMU:

• A flexible structure to studying: the course has four core modules and a dissertation that develops your History skills through training in historical debates, historiography and the use of primary sources, along with close supervision and mentoring. You can choose to develop your own lines of enquiry or work on historical topics more broadly, with a range of projects which can be tailored to your interests.
• Research-rich learning environment with historians who have a passion for their research and teaching. Specialisms range from the medieval Indian Ocean, modern Britain and Europe, Colonial History, Sports History and Photographic History. Please visit the Institute of History to see individual staff research interests.
• Give your career an edge by developing your research and transferable skills through the study of historical sources and methods; practical training in writing for publication, teaching and research, presentations and event management, providing you with skills in teaching, publishing, research and managing cultural events