Welsh History (MA or PGDip)

Entry requirements

A 2:2 Honours degree is required, or equivalent qualifications.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Please see the Welsh description for this course here.

This modular course is designed to allow students to further their undergraduate interest in history or a related subject by developing a particular specialism in the History of Wales. The course may be taken in its own right or as a preparation for further research in this area. It combines training in research techniques and theoretical and historiographic analysis, with taught courses and a substantial dissertation. There is a choice of specialist modules covering a range of periods, matching the research interests of the teaching staff.

This programme aims to provide a detailed knowledge and understanding of a specific academic area of the history of Wales through rigorous research training. Students will become acquainted with relevant historical theoretical issues and methods of interpretation and the use of evidence. It also provides the student with the necessary research skills to carry out an original piece of historical research in the chosen area of study, under supportive supervision.

For more information on the MA courses, please download this document or, for the Welsh version, please download this document.

What will you study on this course?

An MA will be awarded on successful completion of all 180 credits. A Diploma will be awarded on the successful completion of the first 120 credits.

Compulsory Modules:

Themes and Issues in History - This module develops knowledge of relevant historical theoretical issues and methods of interpretation of the historical past.

Documents and Sources - This module examines the wide range of evidence that historians use to reconstruct the past, and the problems and opportunities of interpretation. One module chosen from the following:

• Documents and Sources in Medieval and Early Modern History
• Documents and Sources in Modern History

Research Skills - This is an advanced level skills module that has three aims: to train students to initiate research projects, to familiarise them with how to critique a research seminar paper and to supply them with skills that will enhance their employability.

Dissertation - The dissertation module gives you the opportunity to complete a piece of scholarly research on a subject of your choice and discussed in detail with a chosen supervisor.

Option Modules

One chosen from the following:

• The Age of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth
• Work Placement
• Nationalism and Minorities

Modules for the current academic year

Module listings are for guide purposes only and are subject to change. Find out what our students are currently studying on the Welsh History MA Modules page.

Course content is for guidance purposes only and may be subject to change.

Information for international students

For non-native speakers of English an IELTS score of 6.0 overall (with no element below 5.5 is required).

Fees and funding

Please see our Fees & Finances pages for more information. You can also visit our Scholarships, Studentships & Bursaries to learn more about funding available.