MLitt Transnational, Global And Spatial History

The MLitt in Transnational, Global and Spatial History is a taught postgraduate programme run by the Institute for Transnational and Spatial History (ITSH) in the School of History.

Highlights

• This programme provides a unique introduction to the emerging field of spatial history, including the study of representations of space, landscapes, mental maps, spatial practices and topographies of memory.
• This programme promotes new transnational perspectives and ways of seeing the past through an explicit appreciation of scale in space and time.
• Students will explore approaches to the history of cities as hubs, transfers and travel, the circulation of ideas and the migration of peoples. 
• Students will explore a range of approaches to the study of global trade, the development of networks, comparative history and cross-cultural encounters.
• Students will gain proficiency in powerful tools for mapping, geographic analysis and the study of social networks as well as skills in the use of non-textual sources and overcoming the challenges of translation and multi-lingual archives.

Teaching format

Teaching methods include seminars, fortnightly tutorials and practical classes. Class sizes range from individual supervision up to 12 students. The modules are assessed by coursework only; there is no final exam.

Students will spend the final three months of the course focusing on researching and writing the final assessment piece for the MLitt, a dissertation of not more than 15,000 words.

Further particulars regarding curriculum development.