Master of Arts in History - Eighteenth-Century Worlds University of Liverpool, UK

The Eighteenth-Century Worlds pathway will take you on an investigative journey through the history, literature and visual and material culture of Europe and its interactions with the wider world, from the Atlantic to Asia.This highly original interdisciplinary postgraduate course gives you the opportunity to study in one of Britain’s leading Atlantic ports; a city rich in eighteenth-century history, architecture and culture.

Researching the subject is a real pleasure in Liverpool. The city is home to more national museums and galleries than any other English city outside of London.The expertise of our research-active tutors and the combination of modules makes this a unique course, following the trajectory to a global world during the eighteenth century.

All MA students are encouraged to take part in the activities of the Centre. These include research seminars with invited speakers, workshops, and conferences, some designed specifically for postgraduates.

The MA programme has as its core one interdisciplinary module in each semester. These modules are team-taught by staff with expertise in British and Continental European literary, cultural and historical studies (including colonial and postcolonial studies) and in Classics. They are designed to introduce postgraduates to the range of disciplines covered by the MA, while raising awareness of methodological and theoretical concerns and some of the key themes in eighteenth-century studies.  The other compulsory elements are a module on research methods, the Feasibility Study and the Dissertation.  The choice of dissertation topic is up to the student, and the Feasibility Study and Dissertation can be supervised by staff from any of the participating Departments (History; English;   Cultures, Languages and Area Studies; Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology).