MA/PGDip/PGCert History
University of Birmingham
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MA - Master of Arts

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MA - Master of Arts

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Course overview Take your love of history and uncovering the past to the next level with our History MA. Enhance your knowledge of the areas that you find most fascinating while learning from our leading academic experts. Course highlights Learn from our wide range of experts, covering diverse research methods, periods and places. You’ll explore history from lots of viewpoints and disciplines, developing your own perspectives on the past. Join one of the largest History departments in the UK ...Read more

Course overview Take your love of history and uncovering the past to the next level with our History MA. Enhance your knowledge of the areas that you find most fascinating while learning from our leading academic experts. Course highlights Learn from our wide range of experts, covering diverse research methods, periods and places. You’ll explore history from lots of viewpoints and disciplines, developing your own perspectives on the past. Join one of the largest History departments in the UK and tailor your degree to your historical interest. Choose to study a curated pathway, explore multiple historical periods or take modules from other subject areas to enrich your understanding of history. Make the most of our outstanding international reputation for research by engaging with events and research seminars. Study in a department ranked eighth in the country in the Research Excellence Framework exercise 2021, according to Times Higher Education.

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14th
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21 Nov 24

The campus and facilities as well as student and academic support make the University of Birmingham a great place to study!..Read more

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05 Feb 24

Excellent library hub and services! Gorgeous campus with train station My course doesn’t focus on history outside of..Read more

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Entry requirements

You will need an Honours degree, normally in any humanities or social science discipline such as History, Politics, Cultural Studies, or Literature, and normally of an upper second-class standard. Relevant equivalent study or professional experience can also be considered for entry, for the MA, PGDip, and PGCert.

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21 Nov 24
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Ancient and Medieval History - BA (Hons)
Excellent library hub and services! Gorgeous campus with train station My course doesn’t focus on history outside of...
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University of Birmingham
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The University of Birmingham - part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities in the UK – has been helping to develop the...

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Edgbaston Birmingham Birmingham United Kingdom B15 2TT United Kingdom
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