2022/23 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA War and Strategy (Part-Time)
| Programme code: | MA-WAR&ST-PT | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 24 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part Time |
| Programme manager: | Prof Holger Afflerbach | Contact address: | h.afflerbach@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Upper second or first class honours degree (or equivalent) in History or a related subject.
School of History’s English Language minimum requirements.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of History
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of History
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
History
Programme specification:
Leeds was one of the pioneers in the Masters level study of war. Leeds combines a blend of expertise that appeals to students who wish to study the history of war in a policy and contemporary setting as well as across a broad sweep of time. We offer expertise on the middle ages, early modern times and up to the present time, drawing on our links with the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, and allowing students the opportunity to forge links with potential employers and gain unique insights into the contemporary structures of security politics.
The University of Leeds is well equipped to teach the history of war at postgraduate level. The Brotherton Library is a superb research library that includes the vast Liddle Collection within its Special Collections. The Second World War Experience Centre, located in Wetherby, offers an even bigger collection of private papers. Furthermore, the library, artefacts and manuscripts of the Royal Armouries Museum offer additional possibilities, as well as the British Library at Boston Spa, and the Imperial War Museum North at Salford.
The compulsory core module will provide knowledge of contemporary military and strategic thinking. This is reinforced with a number of optional modules where more specialist topics are studied in greater depth and detail. The programme incorporates a compulsory research methodology component in order to prepare students to research and write a 15,000 word dissertation, the pinnacle of the degree. On completion, students will have acquired a thorough grounding in military affairs spanning a broad chronological and geographical range, and the techniques necessary for pursuing independent research
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| HIST5843M | A History of War | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following option modules:
| HIST5020M | Making History: Archive Collaborations | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST5031M | Secrecy and Espionage in Early Modern Europe | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST5065M | 'The continuation of war by other means’ : Case Studies in Wartime Diplomacy 1931-1945 | 30 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| HIST5231M | Medicine and Warfare in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST5310M | Britain in the World: 'A Force for Good'? | 30 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| MEDV5330M | The Medieval Tournament: Combat and Spectacle in Western Europe, 1100-1600 | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED5323M | European Defence and Security Analysis | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED5501M | The Politics of the Israel-Palestine Conflict | 30 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED5570M | Terrorism | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED5598M | Civil War and Intrastate Conflict | 30 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED5735M | Conflict, Cooperation and Strategic Decision Making | 30 credits | Not running in 202223 |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| HIST5015M | Dissertation (MA) | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to take 30 credits from the following option modules:
| HIST5020M | Making History: Archive Collaborations | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST5031M | Secrecy and Espionage in Early Modern Europe | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST5065M | 'The continuation of war by other means’ : Case Studies in Wartime Diplomacy 1931-1945 | 30 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| HIST5231M | Medicine and Warfare in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST5310M | Britain in the World: 'A Force for Good'? | 30 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| MEDV5330M | The Medieval Tournament: Combat and Spectacle in Western Europe, 1100-1600 | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED5323M | European Defence and Security Analysis | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED5501M | The Politics of the Israel-Palestine Conflict | 30 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED5570M | Terrorism | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED5598M | Civil War and Intrastate Conflict | 30 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED5735M | Conflict, Cooperation and Strategic Decision Making | 30 credits | Not running in 202223 |
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