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History at University of Birmingham - UCAS

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Course summary

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. Explore a wide range of topics and approaches or specialise with one of our pathways:

  • Global History
  • Modern and Contemporary History
  • Medieval and Early Modern History
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.

Modules

The programme comprises 120 credits of taught modules and a 60-credit dissertation. Visit the course page on the University of Birmingham website for the most up-to-date module information.


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.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

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History at University of Birmingham - UCAS