History (British and European History 1700-1850)

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The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2025). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of — course page via the university's website The British and European (1700-1850) strand of the MPhil in History introduces you to interdisciplinary work on British history in the long eighteenth century, on the enlightenment and on the French revolution and its effects. The MPhil in History has a sustained period devoted to archival research and writing, and is designed to give you a thorough training in historical research, improve your ability to conceptualise and engage with historical problems, and enlarge your understanding of the historical and historiographical context in which your own research is set. All strands in the programme can serve as either free-standing graduate qualifications, or as a springboard to doctoral study. Students wishing to proceed to doctoral study will be encouraged to develop their doctoral proposals during the first few months of the second year. Skills training and option-choice are flexible and open-ended, to allow you to gain the knowledge and training needed to complete your research project. — ’s historians have risen to the challenge of finding ways of characterising the long eighteenth century that transcend older notions of a passage from ‘traditional’ to ‘modern’, addressing questions about the Enlightenment and all types of revolutions that occurred during the long eighteenth century. You will be able to access outstanding print and digital resources as well as attend specialist faculty seminars and interdisciplinary seminars in other departments. Further information about British and European History (1700 – 1850) research and activities can be found through the faculty website. All graduate students are encouraged to engage with the faculty’s lively research culture of seminars, workshops, and discussions groups. There’s something happening nearly every day of the week and sessions often involve leading international scholars. The faculty also runs the — History Graduate Network, which fosters conversation and collaboration between graduate students. Interdisciplinary activities are available through The — Centre for Research in the Humanities (TORCH). Course structure You will take two compulsory core courses, a research masterclass, two optional subject courses, and undertake an original research project. Courses and research are supported by a skills programme for general historical or field-specific training. This structure gives access to a wide range of both general and specialised training within the field of history. Additional lectures, classes, and tutorials take place in Michaelmas and Hilary terms to provide general and specific training. You will discuss what training you need to undertake your research project with your supervisor. Training available includes document and object handling, palaeography, oral history, text analysis software, GIS software, and statistical analysis. Language training is also available, with the faculty organising special courses for historians in French, German, Spanish, and Italian. Other modern language courses are available through the University’s Language Centre. Courses in Latin and other medieval languages are also available. Further details on language learning can be found on the faculty website.

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