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Doing History/Politics Masters

  • 04-02-2009 10:19pm
    #1
    Orizio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭


    So basically I'm doing a Politics/History Joint Honours and will probably end up with a 2.1 in both courses by the end of the my third year. I want to continue in academics, probably in History, and would like to get a better understanding of my options.

    So, I'd find it very helpful if people here would share their experiences and advice about what to do after third year. ;) I'm looking towards a Research Masters in History, but haven't really got a strong enough understanding of the options as a whole yet.


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  • #2
    Orizio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    Come on now, I know someone can give me a response... ;)


  • #3
    onlyrocknroll
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 750 ✭✭✭onlyrocknroll


    Hey
    I did joint honours history and philosophy in UCC and did the MA in International relations afterwards. Should be up your alley as it combines history and politics. I really enjoyed the course, half research half taught when I did it (2006-7) but I believe they changed the sylybus.


  • #4
    CrazyStraighty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭CrazyStraighty


    I did your degree! Graduated in 2006, god that sounds like ages ago!

    I was really torn about what to do my masters in, loved history but didn't know if i was up to going into research yet.

    Ended up doing Peace and Development studies in UL. It was a really good course and it was really good to get out of UCC! I love UCC but for a masters it might be a good idea to move colleges and get a totally different style of teaching etc.

    I will still probably end up with a PhD in History at some stage in the future but the change of areas really opened up on opinions on the area of history that I love (political history). I am now working and doing alot of geeky reading in my spare time!

    Look at all the options out there even outside of Cork!


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