History

Through thisHistorycourse from Lancaster University you will explore how historical scholarship impacts the real world, from informing government policy to courtroom advocacy; how it shapes public understanding of the past, and how big historical themes play out across the centuries and around the world.

Throughout theHistorycourse from Lancaster Universityyou will explore the many ways in which historical research, knowledge and skills have an impact. You will learn how to apply your historical craft to real-world challenges. Developing cross-chronological insights and global perspectives on the past, you will explore the significance of important historical themes - including changes in environment and climate; the relationship between war, health and society; and the preservation and promotion of histories through the heritage industry.

You will discover how public understanding of the past is shaped through exhibitions, historical fiction and gaming, trade publishing and documentaries, and you’ll build your fluency and confidence in communicating with a range of audiences. In short, you’ll develop the ability to make your own contribution to our knowledge of the past.

Career opportunities:

This MA equips you with the high-level skills in analysis, research and communication that are ideal for a wide range of roles in private and public sector organisations. Alternatively, you will be equipped to progress to higher level postgraduate research and a PhD.

Graduates of this course go on to careers in fields such as:

• Project management

• Cultural heritage management

• Galleries, museums and archives

• Research analysis

• Geographic information systems

• Digital librarianship

You’ll be in a strong position to continue your studies at doctoral level, and many of our graduates have secured funded PhDs. Postgraduate study is a great opportunity to further your research and deepen your historical expertise in a specific area.

Courses include:

• A Special Relationship? The USA and Great Britain from World War II to the War on

• Terror

• Beyond the Text: Image, Sound and Object as Historical Evidence

• Creative Voices: History and Fiction

• Critical Heritage Studies

• Digital texts in the Humanities

• Exploring the World of Digital Humanities

• Historical Research Project

• Latin Translation for Historians

• Medieval Primary Sources: Genre, Rhetoric and Transmission

• Outreach, heritage and public history placement

• School Placement