Overview

The History MA course offered by Durham University is taught with an emphasis on disciplinary training supplied by the Department’s subject specialists with expertise in an outstanding range of areas (Europe, Britain, North America, Africa, China and Japan) and interdisciplinary engagement, while offering opportunities for supported independent study. You will be able – and are indeed encouraged – to access and use Durham’s exceptional cluster of libraries, archives, and special collections.

All students on the MA in History are required to take the team-taught core module Themes, Reading and Sources (30 credits) which runs throughout Michaelmas (Autumn). Depending on whether you opt for the 60-credit Dissertation pathway or the 90-credit Dissertation pathway, you will also take either 3 or 2 optional modules (each worth 30 credits) which run either in Michaelmas or Epiphany or throughout both terms. The options may also be language, skills and content modules, provided by other centres, courses and departments with the consent of all parties concerned. All these elements have embedded within them a range of content, subject-specific skills, and key skills.

Course Learning and Teaching

This course is delivered primarily through small group seminar teaching with some larger classes, and lecture-style sessions. Termly division of contact hours between terms depends on student choice. Skills modules are taught through seminars or classes and are usually more contact-hour-intensive. Optional modules are taught in seminars and provide a total of 20 contact hours. Dissertation supervision involves 8 hours of directed supervision, individually with a dedicated supervisor. Social science modules are taught through lectures, seminars, workshops, and practical classes.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Anglo-Saxon Societies and Cultures: Interdisciplinary approaches to early medieval England
The Liberal Arts – Learning, knowledge and power in the high middle ages (c.1100–c.1300)
Feudalism: The uses and abuses of a historical model
The Archaeology of the Book: Codicology from antiquity to the Renaissance
Visualizing Revolution: The Image in French Political Culture, c.1789-1914
Intellectuals and Public Opinion in Global History
Elections in Africa: A cultural and political history, c. 1950–2016
Serious Fun: A history of sport from the late middle ages to the present
A Safe Democracy? Constitutionalism, extremism, and political violence in modern England, c. 1890–1939

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-07-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-08-31 00:00:00 , National

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Applicants needing a student visa must submit postgraduate applications by end July, while those not requiring a visa must apply by end August.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

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General requirements

Subject requirements are a 2:1, with an overall average score of 65% or above, or a GPA of 3.5 or above, or equivalent.

An undergraduate degree in History or a related subject is required.

You are required to submit the following information with your online application:

Two Academic References – from people who are familiar with your work, commenting on your suitability for the programme
An Academic CV– this should be no longer than 2 A4 pages
A sample of written work(up to 2500 words for MA courses)
Academic Transcripts and Certificates, if available– a copy of your undergraduate degree and postgraduate courses
A 750-word outline of your intended research
Personal Development Self-Assessment Table – Applicants are requested to complete and submit a self-assessment table with their online application.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

28500 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

13000 GBP / year

≈ 13000 GBP / year

Additional Details

Home (part-time): £7,200 per year
International (part-time): £15,700 per year

Living costs

Durham

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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