16 Master's degrees offered by the university

History of Art - Renaissance to Modernism by Research from University of Buckingham gives an overview of the development of Western art and its leading artists and movements and offers students the chance to study in depth an approved topic of their choosing. 

Military History by Research from University of Buckingham is a groundbreaking programme: the first one-year Research MA in Military History, and the first with an integral course of seminars by visiting lecturers of international repute. 

English Literature by Research from University of Buckingham is taught through seminars, group sessions, and personalised one-to-one teaching with a first and second supervisor. A postgraduate reading group, and seminars led by staff and guest speakers, gradually develop the insights needed to complete your research project.

Research Biography from University of Buckingham remains unique to Buckingham and is consistently rated ‘excellent’ by external examiners and inspectors. Since then, in response to student demand, the available options have been extended to include our MA by Research. Study can be on either a full-time or a part-time basis.

Philosophy by Research from University of Buckingham is a continuation of the project established by the late Sir Roger Scruton at the University of Buckingham. It is a one-year, London-based programme of ten evening seminars and individual research.

Creative Writing by Research at University of Buckingham offers a valuable opportunity to dedicate yourself to a creative writing project of your choice. This may take various forms, such as a collection of poems, a series of short stories, or a script for a stage play.

20th-Century British History by Research is offered by University of Buckingham. This London-based programme enables students to examine Britain’s history in the twentieth century, focusing on the period from the death of Queen Victoria to Margaret Thatcher’s resignation in 1990.

This London-based MA in History by Research at University of Buckingham offers guidance from our expert historians and a vast span of potential research subject areas.

Migration History- People, Objects, Cultures is offered by University of Buckingham. The MA in Migration History: People, Objects, Cultures offers a unique opportunity to undertake advanced study of one of the oldest, most constant, and still searingly relevant phenomena in human history: the movement of people, both voluntarily and involuntarily, across borders.

Dickens Studies by Research from University of Buckingham offers students unique access not only to world-class scholars and practitioners drawn from the field of Dickens Studies and the media but furthermore to the unique collections of the Charles Dickens Museum.

Country House Studies by Research from University of Buckingham offers the opportunity to pursue research at Master’s level in any one of a wide range of country-house-related topics: from explorations of individual houses and their architects and decorators, to studies of their social and political use, and the role of the country house in literature and film.

Tudor and Stuart History by Research from University of Buckingham is an interdisciplinary programme enabling students to examine, by way of a dissertation of around 25,000 words, aspects of the history of the Tudor dynasty and its international importance.

Modern War Studies and Contemporary Military History is offered by University of Buckingham. In a world of uncertainty and rapid change it is more important than ever to study why and how wars are fought. 

History of Western Architecture is offered by University of Buckingham. The University of Buckingham’s Master’s programme in the History of Western Architecture enables appropriately qualified students to undertake expertly supervised research in an area of European or American architectural history from the Renaissance to the end of the twentieth century.

Garden History is offered by University of Buckingham. The University of Buckingham’s Master’s programme in Garden History offers the opportunity to pursue research at Master’s level in any one of a wide range of garden- and landscape-related topics.

The MA in Security, Intelligence and Diplomacy degree at University of Buckingham combines elements from our existing Security and Intelligence MA and our Diplomacy programmes.