Category:Religion
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Religious Studies (PhD / MPhil) The PhD/MPhil in Religious Studies is intended to provide the opportunity for good quality, innovative research in the field of religion, culture and society. As part of the growing research culture in religion and contemporary...
Category:Political Science
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American Politics (MSc / MRes) The United States of America is the world’s leading economic and military power, and an influential cultural force globally. Few nations are unaffected by American political and economic decisions, and the ‘American Dream’ continues...
Category:Religion
Study mode:At the institution
Islamic Studies (MA / Postgraduate Diploma) This programme provides a comprehensive study of Islam. It leads students to explore the beliefs and practices of Muslims, its plurality, discuss theological, juridical and philisophical approaches; learn about the history...
Category:Political Science
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Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict (MSc / MRes) The vast majority of wars in the world today involve ethnic conflict within states. In the West, majority groups bemoan a loss of national identity while minority nations press for devolution or independence. Religious...
Category:Linguistics
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Applied Linguistics (PhD / MPhil) At PhD/MPhil level, we aim for students to make the transition into fully-fledged, independent academic researchers, with the skills necessary to present their research orally as well as in writing, in addition to pushing back...
Category:Linguistics
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Applied Linguistics (MRes) This MRes is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for its research training in applied linguistics. It will prepare you for substantial and independent research, leading eventually to a doctoral degree. You will...
Category:Cultural Studies
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Humanities and Cultural Studies (PhD / MPhil) This degree is a three-year full-time programme taught by the London Consortium, which brings together five internationally renowned institutions: the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Birkbeck, the...
Category:History
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World History (MA) This unique MA programme explores the making of the modern world from a global point of view. It focuses on the rapidly developing connections between different human societies from the later eighteenth century and the emergence of novel cultures,...
Category:History
Study mode:At the institution
Medieval History (MA) The period commonly known as the ‘Middle Ages’ stretches from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. This MA will introduce you to a variety of topics within this broad span of time, and will allow you to pursue independent research...
Category:History
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History (PhD / MPhil) A research degree offers students the opportunity to acquire a highly advanced set of conceptual skills developed in the pursuit of new knowledge, which can be applied within or beyond an academic or scholarly context. Research training in...
Category:History
Study mode:At the institution
History of Ideas (MA) How can we understand the ‘lived reality of ideas’, and how can the study of the history of ideas help us to interpret past societies and individual thinkers? Intellectual history is a dynamic and expanding field, and this new MA will enable...
Category:History
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Historical Research (MA) This degree will provide you with the advanced conceptual, theoretical and technical skills necessary for PhD research in history. The degree critically examines problems of historical theory and practice, with emphasis on debates around...
Category:History
Study mode:At the institution
Contemporary History and Politics (MA) This degree aims to give you a deeper understanding of the recent past and the contemporary world. Using a combination of historical and theoretical approaches, it lays a strong emphasis on the historical analysis of the...
Category:Geography and Cartography
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Spatial Information Science (Graduate Certificate / Graduate Diploma) This programme introduces you to spatial information science disciplines, including: geographical information system methodologies and applications, remote sensing image processing techniques...
Category:Geography and Cartography
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Geography (PhD / MPhil) Research study in geography can take a wide variety of forms across the social and physical sciences dependent on topic, but the common thread is the distinctive perspective, often interdisciplinary, that a geographical approach to research...
Category:Gender Studies
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Gender Studies (PhD / MPhil) Birkbeck has a strong tradition in interdisciplinary gender studies and encourages research students to think in innovative and critical ways about the topics they are investigating. Your study can take a wide variety of forms and...
Category:Political Science
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Politics of Europe and the European Union (MSc / MRes) This programme is ideally suited to you if you want to develop an advanced understanding of national politics in Europe and the European Union. The MRes also provides a specialist research track. You will...
Category:Political Science
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European Public Policy (MSc / MRes) This programme has been designed to provide you with the full range of tools to analyse the contemporary public policy-making process in the complex, multi-level system of the EU as well as European states. It will enable you...
Category:Political Science
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European Policy and Management (MSc / MRes) This unique interdisciplinary programme bridges the gap between the study of economic management and public policy in a European context. It aims to equip you with advanced knowledge of the nature of the European Union...
Category:History
Study mode:At the institution
European History (MA) This MA will offer you the opportunity to develop new approaches to the history of Europe from the early modern period to the present day. It aims to provide you with an appreciation of the broad themes and key debates that have shaped our...
