MA History
University of Bristol
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Programme overviewThe MA in History offers you the opportunity to explore a variety of approaches – intellectual, political, cultural, social and economic – across a broad chronological and geographical range. The programme provides a high degree of choice across the departments major areas of expertise, with particular strengths in: medieval and early modern history contemporary British and European history imperial, global and transnational history environmental history public history.Given ...Read more

Programme overview

The MA in History offers you the opportunity to explore a variety of approaches – intellectual, political, cultural, social and economic – across a broad chronological and geographical range. The programme provides a high degree of choice across the department's major areas of expertise, with particular strengths in:

  • medieval and early modern history
  • contemporary British and European history
  • imperial, global and transnational history
  • environmental history
  • public history.

Given the wide range of research and teaching in the department, we are confident you will find units that reflect your own interests. Alternatively, you may prefer not to specialise, and instead obtain a broad sense of historical subjects, themes, debates and methodologies.

You will be immersed in a vibrant postgraduate community at Bristol, connecting you to a number of prestigious research groups in the faculty in which the history department plays a prominent part, such as Medical Humanities, Black Humanities, Material Texts, Environmental Humanities and Medieval Studies.

Careers

Students who completed the MA programme in History have taken up careers as history teachers, researchers in a number of different fields and image and data capture assistants. A number of MA graduates have gone on to take an MLitt/PhD in History and develop careers as research academics.

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48/81
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16th
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Alex
15 Feb 24

best: I love the arts complex and the space it has worst: a lot of the studying places get too full so it’s hard to find a..Read more

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Henry
06 Dec 23

The best part is my course as I love studying history, I sometimes find it difficult to socialise despite the fact I am quite a sociable person. I also love the university..Read more

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Entry requirements

Students need to hold an upper second-class honours degree (or international equivalent) in an arts, humanities or social sciences discipline. Applicants must achieve a minimum of 60 per cent in the dissertation or extended essay element of their degree. Non-traditional qualifications/routes may also be considered.

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£14,100 per year

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Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to a 8% increase in fees each year.

£28,200 per year

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Students from EU

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Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to a 8% increase in fees each year.

£28,200 per year

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Alex
15 Feb 24
History BA (Hons)
best: I love the arts complex and the space it has worst: a lot of the studying places get too full so it’s hard to find a...
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Henry
06 Dec 23
History BA (Hons)
The best part is my course as I love studying history, I sometimes find it difficult to socialise despite the fact I am quite a sociable person. I also love the university...
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