History (Taught)

With an MA History from Canterbury Christ Church University, you'll deepen your historical knowledge whilst gaining the advanced research, analytical, and professional skills valued across a variety of sectors. Based in a city steeped in heritage and recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, you’ll study History where the past is woven into the fabric of everyday life.

What you’ll learn

• Explore complex historical themes and their relevance to contemporary global challenges, developing insight into how the past can inform solutions for the future.

• Apply historical approaches and research methods used across the humanities to deepen your understanding of how we study and interpret the past.

• Develop advanced research skills and learn to apply them to real-world and academic contexts.

• Critically evaluate historical theories, debates, and methodologies to build your analytical confidence and intellectual independence.

• Engage with primary sources across broad historical periods whilst reflecting on global citizenship, diversity, and sustainability.

You’ll learn from expert historians and researchers who bring their specialist knowledge into engaging seminars and workshops. Small-group teaching and collaborative projects will ensure you're fully supported as you refine your critical thinking and explore your own areas of interest.

You’ll also benefit from opportunities to engage with local cultural and heritage organisations, building professional networks and gaining practical experience to enhance your career prospects or prepare you for further research.

The past continually shapes our present and future, and nowhere is this more evident than in the historic city of Canterbury.

Students might be assessed via essays, annotated bibliographies, mock reports and consultancy papers, presentations, podcasts or other digital outputs, independent research projects, and they will be assessed through a 60-credit Dissertation project. This Course does not set exams.