Postgraduate
Postgraduate study in History Education
Syllabus
History, Culture and Citizenship: Engaging with
museums, galleries and heritage
Discover the multicultural city of London. Learn about the citizenship
education tools available: museums, galleries, historic buildings, the
city itself, and the literature and art it has inspired. Explore the
histories, faiths and traditions of immigrant groups from the Romans
onwards. Examine European and global identities and issues such as
slavery and racism, and see how museums and other agencies are
addressing such issues. Reflect on the kind of cities and society
today’s schoolchildren may be inheriting and what they can do to improve
them.
Citizenship and
history in the curriculum
Examine the teaching of citizenship and of history in schools from
political, historical and international perspectives. Understand why
each is important for the understanding of the other. Explore the
contributions of history and citizenship to the curriculum; their
commonalities and their distinctiveness. Learn why particular topics or
periods are chosen and why different national education systems promote
very different interpretations of history.
Learning, teaching, and assessment in history
Reflect on and explore contemporary developments in history teaching.
Acquaint yourself with key research findings and reflect critically on
their implications for classroom practice (including curriculum, planning,
teaching, learning and assessment). Explore the purposes of history
education and the key concepts that shape history (e.g., evidence,
explanation, interpretation, empathy). Develop your understanding of
students’ ideas and preconceptions.
Learning to live together: children’s rights, citizenship and identities
Learn to apply the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
(UN CRC) to your teaching and learning of citizenship. Develop your
understanding of multiple identities and cosmopolitan citizenship. Explore
the implications of the rights to protection and provision as well as
participation. Look at legislative frameworks that guide schools and
teachers and apply the principles of the UN CRC when developing policies
for race equality and democracy in education settings.
International
perspectives in history education
Examine the role, status, purpose and practice of history in a variety of
national settings. Analyse how national identities and history education
relate and discover the ideological arguments used to justify the teaching
of particular versions of a nation’s past. Compare and contrast the
varying approaches to history education (curriculum models, textbook
usage, and classroom teaching). Apply what you learn from around the globe
to consider what constitutes a worthwhile education in history.
Learning,
teaching, and assessment in citizenship
Examine the distinctive qualities and conceptual underpinnings of
citizenship education, particularly democracy and human rights. Discover
key research findings in the field, including studies of the development
and current state of citizenship education in the UK and worldwide.
Reflect critically on the implications for classroom practice of theory,
research and contemporary developments in the field.
