Global Challenges - History, Policy and Practice (MA)

Explore the historical contexts that have given rise to the emergencies of today. You’ll analyse past approaches to global challenges and learn ways to influence attitudes and bring about change. Our world faces many challenges, from conflict and sustainability to migration and the preservation of human rights. On this 1-year MA, you’ll engage critically with some of the biggest problems in the world to learn to develop solutions for both now and the future. You’ll have the opportunity to: choose a contemporary challenge and identify and analyse past approaches to addressing it share your findings effectively by using data visualisation, writing policy briefs, and creating video content use the skills you have developed and collaborate with other students take part in an intensive summer school experience that will support the start of your final project portfolio study a foreign language or alternative modules from the History MA Learn how to influence and create change using: data an

IELTS: overall 6.5; reading 6.0; writing 6.0; speaking 6.0; listening 6.0

International students: £26,200 per year

UK students: £10,400 per year

UK/Home: £10,400 per year

International: £26,200 per year

September 2026

Application deadlines UK students The deadline to apply for this course is midday UK time.

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