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录取要求
课程模块
奖学金
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课程介绍
从工业革命到计算机时代，从法国大革命到阿拉伯之春，本课程带你深入探索现代与当代历史的快速变迁及其对当今世界的深远影响。伯明翰大学历史系在2021年英国卓越研究框架评估中排名全国第八，拥有现代与当代历史专门研究中心，为学生提供世界一流的学术环境。 课程采用全球视角研究近现代历史，涵盖英国、美国、非洲、南亚、中东和欧洲历史等多个领域。你将与在社会史、文化史、政治史以及性别、种族、阶级史方面具有深厚造诣的学者合作学习。通过小组研讨、独立研究和12000字毕业论文，培养批判性思维和独立研究能力，为未来的学术深造或职业发展奠定坚实基础。
历史与遗产学院隶属于伯明翰大学，提供一流的教学和研究环境。
💡 为什么选择这个课程？ 伯明翰大学历史系在REF 2021中排名全国第八，拥有专门的现代与当代历史研究中心。课程提供从美国内战到反恐战争、从毛泽东时代中国到现代中东冲突等丰富的专业模块选择，让你在世界顶尖学者指导下深入研究感兴趣的历史领域。
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课程时长
1年全日制
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上课地点
伯明翰校区（Edgbaston）
距伦敦高铁84分钟
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所属学院
历史与遗产学院
REF排名前十
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入学时间
9月
课程特色
- REF 2021全英历史系排名第八
- 专门的现代与当代历史研究中心
- 涵盖全球多地区历史的丰富模块选择
- 12000字毕业论文深入研究感兴趣领域
录取要求
学术要求
| 院校类型 | 2:2要求（商学院标准） | 2:1要求（部分课程） |
|---|---|---|
| 985 / 211院校 | 75% | 80% |
| 普通本科（双非） | 80% | 85% |
| 海外本科 | 参照985/211标准评估 | |
申请者需具备英国2:1荣誉学位或同等学历，历史相关专业背景优先。雅思总分6.5分，各单项不低于6.0分。
语言要求
| 考试类型 | 总分要求 | 单项要求 |
|---|---|---|
| 雅思 IELTS | 6.5 | 各项 ≥ 6 |
| 托福 TOEFL | 88 | 各项 ≥ 20 |
| 多邻国 Duolingo | 120 | — |
| PTE Academic | 62 | 各项 ≥ 59 |
💡 语言不足可读Pre-sessional语言班（5.5起），差0.5分读6周，差1分读10周，通过率90%+。
申请材料清单
- ✅ 本科成绩单（英文版或认证翻译）
- ✅ 英语语言成绩（雅思/托福/多邻国）
- ✅ 英文个人陈述（Personal Statement）
- ✅ 两封推荐信（一封学术推荐信即可）
- ✅ 在读证明或毕业/学位证明
- ⭐ 确认录取后：学位押金（金额因课程而异，可抵扣学费）
课程模块
以下为2026/27年课程模块，具体以官网最新公告为准。
课程模块
The course runs over 12 months full-time. You can also study this programme on a part-time basis.
September - December (11 weeks)
Full-time students normally take three modules per term in the first two terms.
There are two hours of seminar time per module per week, and an emphasis on guided independent learning.
One-third of your degree is your dissertation. You begin planning and submit a proposal for your dissertation during term one.
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Course highlights
Explore your chosen area of study in-depth through your choice of modules and dissertation topic.
Study in a department ranked eighth in the country in the Research Excellence Framework exercise 2021, according to Times Higher Education.
Take advantage of our diverse range of expertise. Specialise in areas of British, American, African, South Asian, Middle East and European History.
Work with a dedicated research centre for Modern and Contemporary History.
Receive ongoing support from your module tutors and personal supervisor.
Take your learning from the classroom to the real world
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Course delivery
Taught modules - each module represents a total of 200 hours of study time, including preparatory reading, homework and assignment preparation.
Seminars – modules are mainly taught by small group teaching.
Dissertation – you'll undertake a 12,000-word dissertation in an area that interests you.
2026/27 Session
History Dissertation
Critical Histories of the Present
Historical Approaches
Research Preparation
Any remaining credits can be taken from the list of generic History options (List D).
Modern and Contemporary History Pathway Options
This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability:
Contemporary Gender Issues in Africa
LM New Directions in Modern British Studies
LM Autumn Option (Masters): History & Heritage
LM Heritage Interpretation
LM Option (Masters): Public History & Heritage: Placement
LM Option: America at War: From the Civil War to the War on Terror
LM Option: Britain and her Soldiers: Society and the Army from the First World War to Afghanistan
LM Option: Britain’s Wars of Colonisation and Decolonisation
LM Option: China in Revolution: China under Mao (1949-1976)
LM Option: Conflict in the Modern Middle East
LM Option: Feeling Politics in 20th Century Britain: Emotions and Politics in Britain From the Stiff Upper Lip to 😊.
LM Option: From the OSS to Snowden: A History of American Intelligence Agencies since 1945
LM Option: Gross Indecency to Gay Marriage? Gender and Sexual Minorities 1885 to the Present
LM Option: History of Technology and Culture in the United States
LM Option: Indigenous and Settler Histories
LM Option: Life After Death: Europe, 1945-1989
LM Option: Reason and Romance: The Cultural History of Nineteenth-Century Britain
LM Option: The Dark Side of History in Public
LM Option: The Making of the British Raj: Gender, Conquest and Race in early colonial India,c.1757-1885
LM Option: The United States South: From Plantations to NASCAR
LM Option: ‘A Holiday from Reality’: A History of Drugs and Drug Use in the Modern Era
Contemporary History Special Subjects
LM Beauty, Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Body in Britain, c1680-1820 (Masters): A
LM Beauty, Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Body in Britain, c1680-1820 (Masters): B
LM British Women and Internationalism since 1850 (Masters): A
LM British Women and Internationalism since 1850 (Masters): B
LM Conflict, nationalism and genocide in East Central Europe, ca. 1880 – 1953 (Masters): A
LM Conflict, nationalism and genocide in East Central Europe, ca. 1880 – 1953 (Masters): B
LM Dossers: Homelessness in Modern Britain, 1900 to Present (Masters): A
LM Dossers: Homelessness in Modern Britain, 1900 to Present (Masters): B
LM People of the Aftermath: British Culture in the 1920s and 1930s (Masters): A
LM People of the Aftermath: British Culture in the 1920s and 1930s (Masters): B
LM Special Subject: Britain and the First World War (Masters) A
LM Special Subject: Britain and the First World War (Masters) B
LM Special Subject: Egypt in Revolution. Modernity, Masculinity and Revolution in 20th Century Egypt (Masters) A
LM Special Subject: Egypt in Revolution. Modernity, Masculinity and Revolution in 20th Century Egypt (Masters) B
LM Special Subject: Global Cities and Urban Lives, 1690-1914 (Masters) A
LM Special Subject: Global Cities and Urban Lives, 1690-1914 (Masters) B
LM Special Subject: Gross Indecency to Gay Marriage? Gender and Sexual Minorities in the British World (Masters) A
LM Special Subject: Gross Indecency to Gay Marriage? Gender and Sexual Minorities in the British World (Masters) B
LM Special Subject: ‘The Young Ones’: Youth, popular culture, and social change in twentieth century Britain (Masters) A
LM Special Subject: ‘The Young Ones’: Youth, popular culture, and social change in twentieth century Britain (Masters) B
LM Terrorising History: Terrorist Motivations, Methods, and Mayhem (Masters): A
LM Terrorising History: Terrorist Motivations, Methods, and Mayhem (Masters): B
LM The Revolting Right: Conservative Activism in Post-war Britain (Masters): A
LM The Revolting Right: Conservative Activism in Post-war Britain (Masters): B
LM The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (Masters) A
LM The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (Masters) B
LM Where There Is Discord: Making Thatcher’s Britain (Masters): A
LM Where There Is Discord: Making Thatcher’s Britain (Masters): B
LM Women and Social Movements in Brazil (Masters): A
LM Women and Social Movements in Brazil (Masters): B
LM After Hitler: Politics and Society in (West) Germany during the Adenauer Era, 1945-1965 (Masters): A
LM After Hitler: Politics and Society in (West) Germany during the Adenauer Era, 1945-1965 (Masters): B
LM Empire comes home: India in the making of Britain (Masters): A
LM Empire comes home: India in the making of Britain (Masters): B
LM Special Subject: Britain at Bay in the Age of the Dictators. From Appeasement to World War Two, 1931-1942 A
LM Special Subject: Britain at Bay in the Age of the Dictators. From Appeasement to World War Two, 1931-1942 B
List D: General History Pathway
This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.
LM Approaches to Medieval Studies
LM Option: Before Globalization?: Afro-Eurasian World History 500-1800
LM Option: Black Activisms in the US South: Power, Feminisms, and Black Lives Mattering from 1960-present
LM Option: Capital Lives: Experiencing the City in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth- Century Britain
LM Option: Experts, Scholars, and Spies: the Information Revolution in Early Modern Europe
LM Option: Faith and Fire: Religion and Rebellion in England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I
LM Option: Gender and the Making of the Modern Britain, 1650-1832
LM Option: Land, Law, and Violence in the American West
LM Option: Revolution, Regicide, & Republic: The British Civil Wars, 1642-1660
LM Option: Terrorism in the USA: From the Klan to Al Qaeda to White Power
LM Option: The Making of England, 850-1100
LM Option: Women Behaving Badly in Tudor and Stuart England
LM Option: ‘The Young Ones’: Youth, popular culture, and social change in twentieth century Britain
LM Spring Option (Masters): Queer and Trans Histories
LM U.S. History and Historiography
LM Writing the History of Warfare
General History Special Subjects
LM 1066, 1099: Chronicling Conquest on the Frontiers of Medieval Europe (Masters): A
LM 1066, 1099: Chronicling Conquest on the Frontiers of Medieval Europe (Masters): B
LM A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects (Masters): A
LM A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects (Masters): B
LM Games without Thrones? North Atlantic Societies in the wake of the Vikings, c.800-c.1200 (Masters): A
LM Games without Thrones? North Atlantic Societies in the wake of the Vikings, c.800-c.1200 (Masters): B
LM Gunpowder, Treason and Plot: England under Elizabeth I and James I (Masters): A
LM Gunpowder, Treason and Plot: England under Elizabeth I and James I (Masters): B
LM Special Subject: Fighting Over Freedom: American Political Ideas from Revolution to Civil War (Masters): A
LM Special Subject: Fighting Over Freedom: American Political Ideas from Revolution to Civil War (Masters): B
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奖学金
以下奖学金对本课程学生均适用，无需单独申请，录取时自动评估。通过Edmate申请可同步提名。
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课程学费£27,090
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实际缴纳（最优情况）£22,090
Postgraduate High Fliers Scholarship
金额：£5,000（一次性，直接抵扣学费）。条件：国际硕士生自动评估，无需单独申请。确认入学后自动抵扣。以官网当年公告为准。
CSC联合博士奖学金 / 志奋领
CSC联合博士全额奖学金（约10名额/年）和志奋领全额奖学金另需单独申请。以大学官网公告为准。
High Fliers £5,000自动评估，无需单独申请，确认入学后自动抵扣学费。通过Edmate提交申请，全程免费。
就业前景
毕业生主要就业方向
典型雇主行业
- 教育机构（中小学、大学、培训机构）
- 文化机构（博物馆、图书馆、英国国家档案馆）
- 媒体出版（BBC、企鹅兰登书屋、泰晤士报）
专业认证加持
毕业生在教育、文化、媒体、政府等多个领域享有广阔就业前景。可从事中学或高等教育教学工作，在博物馆、档案馆、文化遗产机构担任策展人或研究员，在出版社、媒体机构从事编辑、记者工作，或在政府部门、智库、NGO组织从事政策分析、研究咨询等工作。许多毕业生选择继续攻读博士学位，在学术界发展。历史学硕士毕业生在英国的起薪通常在£22,000-£28,000之间。
毕业后签证
伯明翰大学毕业生可申请 2年PSW毕业生工作签证（博士生3年），在英国自由寻找工作，无需雇主担保。选择带薪实习版本的学生还可在实习期间积累1年真实英国工作经验。
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