Designed by students, for students, this innovative programme gives students the opportunity to specialise in their chosen field, working alongside our world-class historians. They will be trained in the latest research methods, and gain invaluable employability skills and workplace experience through our unique internship programme. We are looking forward to welcoming a new generation of MA students to the School of History. The MA provides a distinctive, high-level programme of post-graduate study in History. You'll gain a combination of advanced skills training, in-depth historiographical knowledge relating to your chosen field of specialisation, and the opportunity to write a dissertation under the guidance of one of our expert academics. Alongside this, you will be given employability skills and experience, including a public heritage, museum or related work placement, through a unique internship module.

Career Paths

Our MA History will give you numerous skills highly valued by employers, ranging from detailed analysis of complex source materials, considered and critical report writing, excellent research, and organisational skills to persuasive presentations made using detailed evidence.

Historians find work in a wide variety of different fields. Some are intrinsically linked to the study of History such as museums, cultural heritage, archiving, or research and teaching. Others use the excellent skill set gained from a History Masters degree to forge careers in areas such as:

• The public sector and government
• Think tanks and policy
• Security and intelligence services
• Law
• Journalism, Media, Publishing
• Human resources
• Non-profits and NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations).