ࡱ> :<9!` zbjbj\\ .$>>z0000000D D,D$phl0|||00|^00|g00 p?g"0,DDD0L,6b, ,||||DDDD $DDD DDD000000 DEGREE OF MASTER OF LETTERS MODERN HISTORICAL STUDIES (MLitt/PgDip with a view to transfer to MLitt) 91V1MOA2/92V1MOVX Qualifications for entry: Candidates must normally possess an Honours Degree of at least II(i) level (or recognised equivalent). Duration: 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time (MLitt); 9 months full-time or 18 months part-time (PgDip) Aims: To provide integrated but flexible training at postgraduate level in Modern Historical Studies, through a mixture of key training and relevant content specific courses, with a view to preparing students for doctoral work. Content: Candidates are required to take courses from Part I, Part II and Part III and then proceed, if eligible, to the dissertation, which constitutes Part IV. All candidates must take at least 20 credits from Part I, at least 40 credit points from Part II and at least 40 credit points from Part III. The following levels and exit points are available:- MLitt acquisition of 180 credit points through completion of taught courses (120 credit points) followed by the dissertation of 15,000 20,000 words (60 credit points) PgDip acquisition of 120 credit points through completion of taught courses Eligible candidates can apply to transfer to the PhD programmes in participating departments upon successful completion of the Masters degree. Part I: Candidates must follow courses from the list below to a value of 20 credit points: HI 5001 Introduction to Historical Research (10 credit points) HI 5032 Approaching the Past: Historiographical Perspectives (10 credit points) Part II: Candidates must follow courses from a list available from the programme co-ordinator to a value of at least 40 credit points. Students intending to take HI 5904 must also include HI 5532 (Modern Historical Studies Dissertation I: Sources & Source Criticism) in their curriculum: Choices include: HI 5527 Computing for Historians (10 credit points) HI 5028/HI 5528 History and Memory: The Past in the Present (20 credit points) HI 5533 Oral History: Training, Ethics, Theory (20 credit points) HI 5501 Historical Writing and Editing (10 credit points) HI 5504 Statistical Analysis for Historians (10 credit points) HI 5506 Sources and Methodologies for the History of Medicine (10 credit points) HI 5532 Modern Historical Studies Dissertation I: Sources & Source Criticism (10 credit points) Part III: Candidates must follow courses from the list below to a value of at least 40 credit points: DR 5056 Catholicism and Politics in the 20th Century (20 credit points) DR 5057 Contemporary Catholic Thought (20 credit points) DR 5552 Religion, Identity and Politics (20 credit points) GM 5504 Berlin: City of the 20th Century (20 credit points) HA 5504 Imaging Scottish History: Art, Museums and Visual Culture (20 credit points) HI 5026 Witchcraft, Traditional Practices and the Rise of a Protestant Culture in Early Modern Scotland (20 credit points) HI 5508 Irish & Scottish Jacobitism (20 credit points) HI 5540 End of Empire: Russia, 1900-1917 (20 credit points) HI 5541 Cities on the Rise: Urban Culture and Society in Early Modern Scotland and Central Europe, c.1550-1780 (20 credit points) PI 5000 Arab-Israeli Relations (20 credit points) PI 5005 War: Evolution, Theory and Practice (20 credit points) Only candidates who complete the programme of courses in Parts I, II and III at an appropriate standard will be allowed to progress to Part IV. Candidates who fail to achieve the standard for progression to, or who elect not to proceed to, Part IV shall be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma if they have achieved the appropriate number of credits for that award. Part IV (Mlitt only): HI 5904 Modern Historical Studies Dissertation II: Research and Writing (60 credit points) Assessment: By course work, by written examination, or by a combination of these, as prescribed for each course. Candidates who proceed to Part IV will be required to submit a 15,000 20,000 word dissertation on a topic agreed in advance with their supervisor. The degree of MLitt shall not be awarded to a candidate who fails to complete HI 5904 at an appropriate standard (a CAS mark of at least 9), irrespective of their performance in other courses. 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