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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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JUN-26
3 Years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Full Time
OCT-26
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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JUN-26
3 Years
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We offer MPhil and PhD programmes, both full and part-time, for those wishing to do a research degree. We offer supervision across a wide range of fields, from modern global history to British and European medieval history, from the history of science, technology and medicine to recent British history. The Department of History at King's has a long and distinguished tradition in world leading, cutting-edge research. Our staff and research students are fully engaged in original historical scholarship, ranging from late antiquity to the present day. Our excellent PhD completion rate is the product of the individual care which we offer to our research students, and the stimulating research culture of which they are part. The department has consistently received very high ratings in the government’s research assessment exercises (RAE), as well as league tables, teaching assessments and National Student Surveys.
Bachelor's degree with 1st class or 2:1 honours degree and a Master of Arts with Distinction or Merit in a related subject; In exceptional cases, particularly strong applicants who do not hold a Distinction or Merit in their Master's degree may be considered.
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£6,600 per year
Students from Domestic
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£27,100 per year
Students from EU
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£27,100 per year
Students from International
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