The History MA offers a flexible structure, allowing students to design a programme that aligns with their interests. You will engage with a wide range of historical sources, from artefacts and archival documents to literature, photographs, and museum collections. The course encourages exploration of major themes that have shaped societies, including religion and revolution, gender and sexuality, race and modernity, and the evolving nature of historical truth.
The programme provides training in advanced research methods, historiographical analysis, and theoretical approaches, incorporating insights from related disciplines. You will develop the skills necessary for independent research and critical analysis, culminating in a dissertation that allows you to investigate a historical topic of your choice in depth.
Balancing structured learning with academic flexibility, the MA offers opportunities to specialise while maintaining breadth in historical study. For those focusing on the Medieval period, a more structured pathway includes core modules in Latin and Palaeography, equipping students with essential skills for engaging with primary sources.
This programme will appeal to a wide range of students, including those who’ve recently graduated in History or a related discipline or have decided to return to university later in life. The structure of the course provides a good grounding for those intending to proceed to doctoral research.
This MA draws together social, cultural, and political histories from Britain and Europe, the European empires, Asia, and the Americas from antiquity to the present day.
Modules include*:
Information provided above is indicative and changes may be made according to programme development and teaching availability
The qualifications and exam results you'll need to apply for this course.
You'll need to demonstrate competence in the use of English language, unless you’re from a majority English speaking country .
We accept a variety of international language tests and country-specific qualifications .
International applicants who do not meet the minimum required standard of English language can complete one of our Pre-Sessional English courses to achieve the required level.
Do you need to complete a Pre-sessional English course to meet the English language requirements for this course?
The length of Pre-sessional English course you’ll need to take depends on your current level of English language ability.
If you don’t meet our English language requirements, we can use your most recent IELTS score, or the equivalent score in selected other English language tests , to determine the length of Pre-sessional English course you require.
Use the table below to check the course length you're likely to require for your current English language ability and see whether the course is available on campus or online.
If you’ve completed an alternative English language test to IELTS, we may be able to use this to assess your English language ability and determine the Pre-sessional English course length you require.
Please see our guide to Pre-sessional English entry requirements for IELTS 6.5 overall, with no component below 6.0, for further details.
| QS 综合 | 院校 | 学制 | 学费 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 第 8 位 | 伦敦大学学院University College London | 1年 | 36800英镑/年 |
| 第 32 位 | 多伦多大学University of Toronto | 3 个学期（全日制），注册序列 FWS；6 个学期（非全日制） | - |
| 第 40 位 | 曼彻斯特大学The University of Manchester | 1年 | 29800英镑/年 |
| 第 45 位 | 不列颠哥伦比亚大学University of British Columbia | 平均 2.3 年（最短 1.7 / 最长 4.3） | 10,081.65 加元（国际生首年学费；本国生 5,738.52） |
| 第 57 位 | 布里斯托大学University of Bristol | 1年 | 29300英镑/年 |
| 第 68 位 | 华威大学The University of Warwick | 1年 | 26630英镑/年 |
| 第 85 位 | 杜伦大学Durham University | 1年 | 28500英镑/年 |
| 第 97 位 | 诺丁汉大学University of Nottingham | 1年 | 26900英镑/年 |