Awarded to the student with the best result in HIST2006: Conquest, Colonization and Resistance in the Caribbean, 1600 to the end of Slavery or HIST2007: Freedom, Decolonization and Independence in the Caribbean since 1804.
Qualification for this programme is normally through the MPhil History programme. Students registered for the MPhil may in certain circumstances have their registration upgraded to the PhD. Such students must demonstrate an ability to cope with research at the higher level and a capacity to complete in good time.
Duration
Full-time students are allowed to complete the PhD Programme in three years.
The MA in Public History and Caribbean Heritage is designed to provide academic training for persons who wish to work or are already working in the public history and heritage sectors. Students will examine theoretical concerns and acquire practical skills in various aspects of artefact and cultural resource management. The programme will equip students to work in media and communication, tourism, museums and archives, and historic sites, while becoming proficient in the research and writing of commissioned histories and the interpretation of the Caribbean past for public audiences