Master of History (Advanced) (1.5 years) at Australian National University, Australia

Description

The Master of History (Advanced) degree offers the theoretical groundwork and hands-on experience required for the advanced study of history, as well as the flexibility to design a program specifically to meet your interests. If you are a secondary school teacher, you can focus on selecting topics from the national history curriculum.

ANU is a haven for historians with a teaching staff that has won accolades from across the world and is surrounded by national cultural organizations.

If you choose to study history at ANU, you can take advantage of our highly respected programs in Indigenous history, environmental history, and biography, as well as our distinction-winning instruction and analysis of British, Australian, and North American history.

The National Museum of Australia, the National Gallery of Australia, the National Library of Australia, and the National Archives of Australia are additional resources that are available to you.

What you will study

Program Structure

This degree includes a significant amount of study and has received AQF Level 9 accreditation. The following must be included in the required 72 units for the Master of History (Advanced):

• 36 units of credit are required to complete the history courses.

• Discipline courses must be completed in 12 more units of credit.

• 24 units of credit are required for thesis courses. 

Learning Outcomes

1. Review, analyze, and synthesize historical material, theory, and data.

2. Acquire historical perspectives and conflicts while exercising critical thought in historical theory.

3. Gain the skills and information necessary to carry out autonomous historical research.

4. Present historical ideas and information to a variety of audiences in a logical and transparent way.

5. To complete a major historical study project.

Career Opportunities

A Master of History can help you develop your career in any profession that calls for strong information management, critical thinking, and writing skills, including government, business, finance, politics, public relations, the services industry, education, the arts, and others (Advanced).

• Archaeology

• Museology

• Museum curators

• Archivists

• Historians

• History experts

• Teachers

• Civil services and many more. 

Admission Requirements

All applicants must, at the very least, meet the English language requirements as well as the academic and nonacademic requirements for each program. Admission to the majority of ANU programs is competitive. So, fulfilling all entry requirements does not guarantee acceptance.

• A relevant Bachelor's degree or its foreign equivalent, with a minimum GPA of 6/7, and a thesis or research project that has been authorized by a designated supervisor.

• a Bachelor's degree, or the foreign equivalent, a Graduate Certificate, or 

• Graduate Diploma in a relevant discipline, and approval for the research project or thesis from a designated supervisor, all with a minimum GPA of 5/7.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS - 6.5

• TOEFL - 80

• PTE - 55

Tuition Fees and Scholarships

Tuition Fee

• The annual indicative fee for International students - $45,360

• The annual indicative fee for Domestic students - $30,680

Scholarships

ANU offers a range of scholarships to help students with the expense of their education.

You might not be qualified to apply for all ANU scholarships, depending on the conditions of the scholarship and the type of student you are. Information about the specific scholarship application process is provided in the corresponding scholarship listing.