Bachelor [Veterinary Medicine] From Royal Veterinary College, University of London

The exciting and challenging course will enhance your historical understanding and allow you to concentrate on specialist fields including the cultural and social history of English towns, urban behaviour and landscapes, global and colonial cities, and contemporary issues in urban regeneration and conservation.

You will have the opportunity to acquire advanced research and analytical skills and will develop your capability to work independently on a large scale research project. Our course also gives you the structure to develop your transferable skills including oral and written presentation techniques which can be used if you're thinking of continuing to doctoral level or to pursue careers in other areas. You will take part in visits to local and national archives and trips to historical sites.

In the first semester you will take the two core modules Historical Research Methods and The City in History. During the second semester you will have the opportunity to select from a variety of options to suit your interests. You will also write a 20,000-word dissertation on an approved topic of your choice under the direction of a supervisor.

Career Opportunities

Our MA in Urban History will offer you a very strong competitive advantage and career choices and your future salary can be considerably enhanced by postgraduate qualifications.

A postgraduate degree in history provides you with a wide range of skills including:

• critical analysis of textual, visual, and material evidence
• statistical analysis and database design
• advanced written and oral presentation skills
• time management and independent working on a large-scale research project