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The University of Buckingham in London
It has become increasingly clear that some of the more specialist postgraduate programmes in the School of Humanities are best taught in London, where students benefit from easy access to major libraries, museums and galleries.
Thus from September 2009 the University is offering two new MA programmes in London: the MA in Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors and the MA by research in Military History. The long established MA in Biography is now also to be taught in London.
The University of Buckingham has a base for both administration and teaching at the European School of Economics in Grosvenor Place; other teaching will take place at the Wallace Collection (Decorative Arts) and the Royal Society of Arts (Military History).
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MA in Biography |
MA in Military History |
MA in Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors |
Studying the Humanities
Studying the Humanities is sometimes falsely characterised as a type of indulgence - ‘consumption' in the language of economists rather than ‘investment'. Even by the narrowly utilitarian standards of modern discourse, however, this view is mistaken. The market rate of return to a trained and ‘humane mind' is probably much higher than is commonly supposed. The skills developed from studying the humanities - clarity and precision of language, knowledge of cultural evolution and historical change, the ability to communicate with others and to construct clear lines of argument - are of the greatest importance for all kinds of worldly success. "The light of all humane minds is perspicuous words", asserted Thomas Hobbes. The development of "humane minds" remains the ultimate objective of Buckingham's School of Humanities; but, where appropriate, assisting students to pursue their future career goals is also of central importance.