I confess I am currently applying for an MA in the War Studies dept at Kings so perhaps I’m prejudiced
So what is it good for?
Umm..I know people who have been on this programme and have gone on to work for various government (i.e. MOD, DERA etc) departments. Good luck Wascally Weasel, the Kings department in war studies is meant to be very good
Thanks! - if I get a place I will be self funded (I will be dong it as a part time course over two years unless my circumstances change drastically). There’s a possible alternate source of funds but I have to get a place first.
I was lucky enough to study History at the University of London when it was taught on a collegiate basis, so as part of my degree I did a few courses at the War Studies dept (Military History from 1800 to present day and a final year course on Diplomacy and Military Operations in WWII from 1936 to the fall of France in 1940). I was also lucky enough to study a course at SOAS on The Eastern Mediterranean Lands at the time of the Crusades (taught from the Latin/Frankish, Byzantine/Greek and Muslim/Turkish/Arabic perspectives). The collegiate system made it very open, you could go and pick course units that interested you rather than just what was available at your own college.
Not being a reader of Latin prevented me from studying quite a few other interesting topics though, just to get even vaguely back OT.
Edited to add: I’m reliably informed by some Quaker relatives of Ms Weasel that the Peace Studies dept at Bradford and the War Studies dept at Kings have an annual football match – Peace vs War! Little things like that make my day.