Overview
Research
War and Peace in the 20th Century research at The Open University UK includes topics such as:
- the history of the First World War
- the experience, representation and memory of Britain's armed forces during the Second World War
- history of nationalism
- history of the Second World War
- the Cold War
- peace activism
- 20th-century imperial and colonial conflicts and insurgency
Programme Structure
Current research projects:- Nuclear Disarmament and the Breakup of Britain: Nationalism and Internationalism in the Peace Movement, 1979–1992
- Ce n'est pas une blague: Purposes and limits of humour in early post-war France, 1944–46
- We do not wish to impose our ideas on other nations: Promoting the aims of the Third Reich to an international audience. A study of the National Socialist journal Freude und Arbeit, 1936–1939
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- Application period: January to April
Language
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Disciplines
Modern History View 17 other PhDs in Modern History in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
Entry requirements
- Most successful applicants to the PhD programme have a masters degree in history or a related discipline, and/or a first class history degree with a substantial original-source dissertation.
- However, applicants can still be considered if they demonstrate evidence of the ability to pursue research and write at a high level in some historical field.
Tuition Fee
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International
11958 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11958 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
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