Modern and Contemporary History

About this course

Modern and contemporary history covers the period from roughly the late eighteenth century to the present, a span of time that includes industrialisation, democratisation, empire, genocide, world wars, decolonisation, the rise and fall of communist states, and the emergence of the globalised world we inhabit today. Studying this period demands engagement with an extraordinary range of sources and methods, from diplomatic archives and personal diaries to photographic evidence, film, oral history, and digital materials, and requires the historian to grapple with events whose consequences are still unfolding. At Queen Mary University of London, this four-year full-time programme encourages you to explore how the huge advances in society and technology of the past two centuries have been accompanied by injustice, violence, and ideological conflict. You will examine the social and economic t

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 38% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 4% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 9% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 16% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 4% of graduatescards →

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