History MA

Entry requirements for this course are normally:

• An honours degree (2:2 or above) in History or a similar subject.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum of IELTS 7.0 overall with no element lower than 6.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

This degree is part of an interdisciplinary MA suite, combining specialisms you may have studied previously with areas that might be new to you, opening up careers in the creative, educational, heritage, and media industries. Working across different disciplines, such as English, Creative Writing and Media as well as History, means that you benefit from staff expertise and industry contacts in all of them. You’ll discuss ideas with people from a range of backgrounds and viewpoints. This adds up to a stimulating and creative student experience, with the chance to learn and do new, challenging and worthwhile things.

Having developed skills on the Methods and Approaches module, your keystone assignment will be your Major Project, a piece of independent historical research, which could result in a public history exhibition, a podcast, or another form of communicating historical knowledge. You’ll be supported in this work by subject experts. We work closely with partners to put your skills and knowledge into practice. This includes working with the on-campus archive, Heritage Quay, the on-site Holocaust Centre North, and nearby heritage organisations and museums. Our modules have been designed with innovation at their core to enable students to become inspiring and enterprising global professionals, an aspiration for all our students at the University. There is lots of choice in the format and content of your assignments, allowing you to pursue existing passions and discover new ones.