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History The Open University

Department name: Department of History
Qualification, duration, mode: PhD 36FT 72PT variableDL*MPhil 15FT 24PT variableDL
Months of entry: October
Entry requirements: PhD: The normal minimum entrance requirement is an upper second class honours degree or master's degree, relevant to the proposed area of study, from a recognised higher education institution in the UK. You should also have experience of academic research in the previous four years, normally in the form of either a master's degree in research methods, an undergraduate degree with a research element in the final year, or work-related experience with evidence through research reports. If you're not sure if you meet the entry requirements, please contact us (research-degrees-team@open.ac.uk). MPhil: see http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/ for more information.
Course description: The Department of History covers a broad range of the political and social history of Britain and Europe from the late middle ages to the present, with additional expertise in imperial history and in heritage studies. It has particular strengths in policing and crime (embedded in a multidisciplinary research group), medical history, and imperial history (supported by the University's multidisciplinary Ferguson Centre for Asian and African Studies). We welcome applications from students interested in studying full or part time for a PhD in medieval, early modern, modern, international, heritage, imperial or medical history. Key facts - Leading national and international role played by the History Department's European Centre for the Study of Policing and Justice, with close links to social policy colleagues via the International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research. - Leading scholars in the fields of criminal justice history, the history of medicine, early modern, imperial, central European history and heritage. - Key research areas supported by multidisciplinary groups, notably in criminal justice history, empire, gender and heritage. - Regular training events enable students to combine training and networking. - Competitive full-time studentships available, funded by the Faculty of Arts. - Particular expertise in supporting part-time students. Facilities The University houses an important archive of material for police history collected from individuals and organisations from the police service. The Open University's library offers outstanding access to one of the UK's largest collections of online resources and our postgraduate students benefit from access to collections of both primary and secondary source materials, online journals, periodicals, and other online publications.
Named pathways: - Early modern Britain and Europe - Empire and postcolonial studies - Heritage - History of medicine - Policing and criminal justice - Social and economic history of Britain and Ireland 18th-20th centuries - War, conflict and politics in Europe
Funding: Please see The Open University website http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/ for more information.
New students enrolled annually: unknown
Total enrolled students: unknown
Contact name: Professor James Moore, Postgraduate Admissions Tutor
Contact email: arts-history-pg-enquiries@open.ac.uk
Contact phone: +44 (0)1908 653266
Contact web: http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/
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