Overview

The History programme at the University of Cambridge has been designed to be accessible to those in full- or part-time employment, to international students, and to those with family commitments. You might be a teacher wishing to extend your expertise in history, want to train in historical methods for career development or a career change, be retired and wish to devote some of your time to historical study, or simply be interested in study of the past for enrichment.

It combines core training in historical methods with classes in a wide range of topics in history, culminating in an independent research project.

The course helps to develop your critical awareness and theoretical understanding of the past. You will acquire the skills and techniques used by historians.

By the end of the course, students should have acquired or consolidated:

the academic, technical and ancillary skills necessary to participate in critical debates within the field of history
the ability to formulate a research topic, create a research project, and communicate their ideas and research findings in a substantial piece of postgraduate level research
transferable skills, including the ability to take responsibility for their own learning, working independently, giving oral presentations, planning and producing written assignments, and, where they have chosen to do so, using information technology

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Approaches to history

Sources, methods and research skills

Theory, concepts and historiography

Essays, projects and other written work

Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 21 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-25 00:00:00

Language

English

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110

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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110

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants for this course will normally have achieved a UK 2.1 honours degree or overseas equivalent in history or a humanities-related subject.

If English isn’t your first language, you will be required to submit evidence that you meet the University’s English language requirement before you are admitted.

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

19649 GBP / year

≈ 19649 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9822 GBP / year

≈ 9822 GBP / year

Living costs

Cambridge

United Kingdom

846 - 1465 GBP / month

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

Funding

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By the end of the course, students should have acquired or consolidated:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Cambridge

Funding

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