Faculty of Social Sciences - School of Social, Historical & Political Studies - Postgraduate Booklet

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL STUDIES Faculty of Social Sciences THE UNIVERSIT Y OF OPPORTUNIT Y

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL STUDIES Faculty of Social Sciences In the Faculty of Social Sciences, we offer postgraduate and professional taught qualifications including MA, MSc and MBA degrees, postgraduate diplomas and certificates in accounting and finance, business and management, human resources, marketing, leisure industries management, law, and history.

Postgraduate research students can apply for PhDs in areas such as human resource management, law, the First World War, international business, and discrimination law.

In the School of Social, Historical and Political Studies, our teaching excellence, innovative learning materials and first-class facilities create a vibrant and stimulating learning environment where you can develop personally and professionally.

Our large lecture theatre and all of our teaching rooms are equipped with high-tech audio-visual equipment. Learning centres across all University campuses are open at times to suit your study needs, including late nights and weekends. With key textbooks and a wide range of resources, comfortable study environments, and highly trained staff, our aim is to support all your study needs, saving you money and providing a stimulating student-centric working environment. Our extensive collection of e-books, journals and online support materials are available for you to access 24/7.

Entry requirements can be found at the back of this booklet. Full course information can be found at: wlv.ac.uk/sships

COURSES • History (MPhil / PhD) • History of Britain and the First World War (MA) • Interpreting (MA) • Military History by Distance Learning (MA) • Second World War Studies: Conflict, Societies, Holocaust (MA) • Social Sciences / Social Policy (MPhil / PhD) • Twentieth Century Britain (MA)

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HISTORY MPhil / PhD The Department of History, Politics and War Studies offers a vibrant and stimulating environment for MPhil and PhD students. The department, which includes the Centre for Historical Research, has a well-established and proven track record of research and dissemination.

Staff publish their work widely and aim to bring their research to a wider community.

Our MPhil and PhD students play a key role in our research community, and we aim to support your development into researchers, academics or whichever career you aspire to. We pride ourselves on the levels of support provided to postgraduate research students in the course of their MPhil/PhD journey.

Our academics are committed to their subject areas and meet regularly with their supervisees to work closely with them at all stages of the project, from inception to completion.

The Centre for Historical Research has an international reputation for excellence across a range of subjects, and our staff are happy to receive enquiries regarding potential research topics.

Our principal areas of research are:

FULL-TIME:

• Retailing and Distribution

MPhil: Up to 2 years PhD: Up to 4 years

• Military History

PART-TIME:

• Class, Gender and Respectability

MPhil: Up to 4 years PhD: Up to 8 years

• Labour Biography • German History

LOCATION:

• Migration

City Campus

START: Any time throughout the year

• Terrorism and Conflict Resolution

• Child Forced Labourers in Nazi German Occupied Eastern Europe The Centre also has an established programme of conferences and seminars and offers access to a range of archives and research materials.

Postgraduate research students are encouraged to present their research to University academics and fellow PhD students by hosting research seminars. Our postgraduate research students are afforded the opportunity to develop their research skills through participation in training events organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences and the University’s Doctoral College.

In History, Politics and War Studies, a PhD is now an essential element for those looking to develop a career in lecturing or research within higher education. As well as higher education, a PhD will assist in accessing research opportunities within government, commercial and international organisations. In addition to demonstrating your research skills, a PhD shows your extensive knowledge of a particular field in an applied and rigorous manner that is attractive to employers.

I have a great working relationship with my supervisor, so I always know I have support and advice when I need it.

EDDA NICHOLSON, PHD IN HISTORY, 2018

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HISTORY OF BRITAIN AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR MA

PART-TIME: 2 years

LOCATION: City Campus

START: Semester 1, monthly Saturday study

Providing the opportunity for in-depth examination of Britain in the Great War of 1914-18, this exciting new programme has an emphasis on the study of the British army on the Western Front.

Doing this MA was a life-changing experience, which has led me on to working for a PhD in the history of the First World War.

WHY WOLVERHAMPTON?

WHAT WILL I STUDY?

The course is delivered by a truly world-class team of scholars led by Professor Gary Sheffield, including Professor Stephen Badsey, Dr Spencer Jones, Professor Peter Simkins, Dr John Bourne, Professor John Buckley and Professor Laura Ugolini. This is the strongest cluster of scholars specialising in the military history of the First World War to be found in any conventional UK university.

Explore topics of interest including the Empire at war, strategy and politics, the war against the Ottoman Empire, the war at sea and in the air, and the home front. You will also complete a research dissertation, personally supervised by a qualified tutor. Our online platform gives you access to unlimited course materials and University-supported learning resources.

CAROL HENDERSON, MA HISTORY OF BRITAIN AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR

HOW WILL THIS COURSE IMPROVE MY EMPLOYABILITY? Successful completion of this course will enhance your career prospects. It will be particularly relevant to archivists and curators, researchers, journalists, political and central government professionals, civil servants, military professionals, conflict resolution and NGO workers, and charity and campaign workers.

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HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED? Assessment is carried out through a series of essays; there are no examinations.

OTHER COURSES YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN: • MA Military History by Distance Learning • MA Second World War Studies: Conflict, Societies, Holocaust

INTERPRETING MA

This programme offers you great flexibility in terms of career choices – meeting industry demand for employees with both the knowledge, skills and performance as sign language translators/interpreters (SLT/I) and the research skills to develop sector knowledge and expertise.

PART-TIME: 3 years

LOCATION: City Campus

START: Semester 1 or Semester 2

WHY WOLVERHAMPTON?

WHAT WILL I STUDY?

The course is designed to provide you with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in sign language interpreting or translation within several domains to enhance employability. The qualification will develop your theoretical and practical knowledge, skills and performance in interpreting and is relevant for those who work as sign language interpreters or translators and have English or British Sign Language as one of their working languages.

Graduates of the MA Interpreting or those exiting with the Postgraduate Diploma in Interpreting will be eligible to apply to the National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD) as a Registered Sign Language Interpreter or Registered Sign Language Translator.

HOW WILL THIS COURSE IMPROVE MY EMPLOYABILITY? The course prepares you to work as a sign language translator/interpreter within the health, legal and conference domains, and is the only course in the country to engage in situated learning alongside allied professions.

The profession has been seeking greater levels of specialism for legal and health settings, and this course will provide that degree of specialism.

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED? Students will be assessed with a mixture of BSL video presentation, interpreting role-plays and written analysis drawing upon current technologies used in the sign language interpreting field, including the use of ELAN video annotation software within their analyses. Interpreting roleplays will include sight-translations, blended consecutive and simultaneous interpreting modes, and co-working with colleagues within simulated health, legal and conference settings.

COURSES YOU COULD PROGRESS ON TO: The department is increasingly attracting PhD students in the subject area, and the Master’s prepares graduates for PhD study.

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MILITARY HISTORY BY DISTANCE LEARNING MA

PART-TIME: 2 years

LOCATION: Distance learning

START: Semester 1 or Semester 2

This is military history like never before; universally-accessible, affordable and dynamic. It is the only MA degree of its kind available in the UK, and one of only a handful worldwide.

WHY WOLVERHAMPTON? This fully-online course offers you the chance to engage with reputable military historians and leading academics from anywhere in the world, 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, through ongoing lectures and discussion seminars in state-ofthe-art learning environments. You will be offered a wide range of fascinating topics to explore, from classic ‘war theorists’ and military technologies to counter-insurgency tactics.

HOW WILL THIS COURSE IMPROVE MY EMPLOYABILITY? This course is particularly relevant to archivists and curators, researchers, journalists, political and central government professionals, civil servants, military professionals, conflict resolution and NGO workers, and charity and campaign workers.

Attainment of the MA degree could also lead to doctoral research.

WHAT WILL I STUDY? You will be able to combine your research with skills-based analysis under the personal supervision of a 6 SCHOOL OF SOCIAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL STUDIES

qualified expert in the field. All of our modules can be easily accessed and feature exciting ‘virtual classrooms’ where lectures and seminar discussions are conducted on a weekly basis, making the most of a variety of multimedia formats. Our online platform gives you access to unlimited course materials and University-supported learning resources at no extra cost.

Typical modules include: • Debates in Military History • Combined Operations in the American Civil War • Leadership, Command and Combat • Dissertation

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED? A variety of assessment methods will be used, including source analysis and literature reviews, annotated bibliographies, and essays.

OTHER COURSES YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN: • MA History of Britain and the First World War • MA Second World War Studies: Conflict, Societies, Holocaust

SECOND WORLD WAR STUDIES: CONFLICT, SOCIETIES, HOLOCAUST MA The Second World War attracts more academic, media and public interest than any other event in history. This programme will enable you to study the subject in detail, update your knowledge, and become familiar with the use of personal accounts, including interviews and testimonies.

WHY WOLVERHAMPTON? You will be guided by a team of historians with the highest international reputation and benefit from our international scholarly activities, among them the multi-disciplinary conference series: ‘Beyond Camps and Forced Labour: current international research on survivors of Nazi persecution’ and ‘Children of War: Past and Present’.

HOW WILL THIS COURSE IMPROVE MY EMPLOYABILITY?

PART-TIME: 2 years

LOCATION: City Campus

START: Semester 1, monthly Saturday study

Successful completion could lead to a specialised career in museums, education, armed forces, or as a battlefield guide, along with more general arts-related careers. It will be particularly relevant to researchers, teachers, journalists, political and central government professionals, civil servants, military professionals, and charity and campaign workers.

Attainment of the MA degree could also lead to doctoral research.

WHAT WILL I STUDY? You will study in depth some of the key issues in the military, political, and social history of the Second World War, such as strategy, diplomacy and politics

of Axis and Allied forces, the war in the air, the victory campaign in the West, and the war in the East, including life under German occupation, the fate of societies under the conditions of total war, and the Holocaust. You will be taught by experts in the field, and you will carry out your own research in your favourite area.

Learning and teaching takes place through a mixture of lectures, seminars and student presentations. You are only required to be in Wolverhampton for Saturday Schools, held once a month during term-time.

Typical modules include: • Axis and Allies: Strategy, Diplomacy and Politics at War • The Air War • Dissertation

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED? Assessment is carried out through a series of essays; there are no examinations.

OTHER COURSES YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN: • MA History of Britain and the First World War • MA Military History by Distance Learning

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SOCIAL SCIENCES / SOCIAL POLICY MPhil / PhD

FULL-TIME: MPhil: Up to 2 years PhD: Up to 4 years

PART-TIME: MPhil: Up to 4 years PhD: Up to 8 years

LOCATION: City Campus

START: Any time throughout the year

In the Department of Social Sciences, Inclusion and Public Protection, we offer research degrees in many social science subject areas, including: • Criminology • Deaf Studies • Interpreting • Social Policy • Sociology Our academics are leading experts across a range of areas in which they have researched, worked and published. For more information about our staff research interests, please visit: wlv.ac.uk/sships We provide a collegiate research environment and first-class facilities to our PhD students, including a dedicated postgraduate research room, use of the University’s Harrison Learning Centre and access to key Social Science databases

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and journals. You will be encouraged to present your research to University academics and fellow PhD students through hosting research seminars.

You are also afforded the opportunity to develop your research skills through participation in training events organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences and the University’s Doctoral College.

As well as demonstration of your research skills, a PhD shows your extensive knowledge of a particular field in an applied and rigorous manner that is attractive to employers. Within the social sciences, having a PhD is increasingly becoming an essential element for developing a career in lecturing or research within higher education. A PhD will also assist in accessing research opportunities within government, commercial and voluntary sector organisations.

TWENTIETH CENTURY BRITAIN MA The twentieth century is a century of change and subtle continuities that as yet defies ready categorisation. Historians and social scientists have, however, given us much to think about with regard to developments that can get overshadowed by concern with international relations and conflict. This Master’s course allows you to explore the rich and varied history of Britain in the twentieth century through focusing on a number of aspects, namely youth sub-culture, consumerism, the penal system, the welfare state and nationalism. You will study these themes in depth under the care of tutors who have a keen interest and stakes in the development of these fields.

WHY WOLVERHAMPTON?

FULL-TIME: 1 year

PART-TIME: 2 years

LOCATION: City Campus

START: Semester 1 or Semester 2

The course draws on the expertise of internationally established researchers based at Wolverhampton. Each module is led by scholars who have published widely in aspects of twentieth century Britain. Each module is informed by books and articles authored by Wolverhampton researchers / lecturers who have made significant interventions into key debates on the economic, social, political and cultural change in twentieth century Britain. The interdisciplinary nature of the MA gives it a broader focus and content, essential to developing an understanding of the complexity and fragmentation of the most recent century block of time historians have to grapple with.

HOW WILL THIS COURSE IMPROVE MY EMPLOYABILITY? The MA draws on a vast range of expertise and will prepare you for research at doctoral level. Its especial strength lies in the sustained combination of historical and social science research approaches and methodologies. The sound grounding that you will have acquired by the time of completion will provide the skills

and the confidence to consider and seek opportunities in public and private sector research-based employment.

WHAT WILL I STUDY? Core modules: • Youth Sub-Cultures and National Identity in Post-war Britain 1945-1997 • Citizenship and the Welfare State • Popular Consumerism in Britain c1900-1939 • Nationalism and Politics • The Prison System and Penal Reform

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED? At the culmination of the course, you will undertake a piece of independent research on a topic based or developed on the taught components. Guidance in this undertaking will come not only from your appointed dissertation supervisor, but also from the methodology module, which will normally be studied prior to commencing your research.

COURSES YOU COULD PROGRESS ON TO: Learners also have the option to progress to a higher degree. A Master’s qualification prepares graduates for PhD study.

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR TAUGHT PROGRAMMES Course

Entry Requirements

History of Britain and the First World War (MA)

2:1 Degree or above IELTS 6.0 or equivalent for international students Other qualifications and non-graduates considered on an individual basis.

Interpreting (MA)

2:2 Degree or above IELTS 6.0 or equivalent for international students A reference from a tutor or employer.

Other qualifications and non-graduates considered on an individual basis.

Applicants may be required to attend an interview.

Military History by Distance Learning (MA)

Bachelor of Arts degree in a Humanities-based subject; to be verified with the programme director

Second World War Studies: Conflict, Societies, Holocaust (MA)

2:1 Degree or above IELTS 6.0 or equivalent Other qualifications and non-graduates considered on an individual basis.

Twentieth Century Britain (MA)

2:2 Degree or above in a Humanities-based subject IELTS 6.0 or equivalent Other qualifications and non-graduates considered on an individual basis.

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