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MA History

University of Bristol

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Clifton Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Our MA in History offers you the opportunity to explore a variety of historical approaches, all within a diverse range of chronologies and geographies. The programme is particularly characterised by a high degree of choice, both in what and how you learn.Students can opt to take specialist master's level units, join third-year undergraduate units, or undertake independent solo research projects. Several units also offer the chance to engage with external partners such as the SS Great Britain and BBC History Magazine.Given the wide range of research and teaching in the department, we are confident you will find units that reflect your own interests, whether that's medieval notions of the apocalypse, the English Civil War, maritime empires, race in North America, or something else entirely.Across the year, students can choose to specialise by following pathways through our programme that reflect our strengths in:medieval and early modern historycontemporary British, European and American historyglobal history (with particular focus on African and Asian history)histories of colonialism, empire, and raceenvironmental historypublic historyhistories of gender, sexuality, and the body.Alternatively, you may prefer to obtain a broad knowledge of different historical subjects, themes, debates and methodologies.As well as benefitting from the research expertise of our staff, you will be immersed in a vibrant postgraduate community at Bristol. This is underpinned by regular seminar series, guest speakers, and skills workshops, as well as social events organised by our History Society and student reps. You will also be connected to a number of prestigious research groups in the Faculty of Arts in which the Department of History plays a prominent part. This includes our centres for Medical Humanities, Black Humanities, Environmental Humanities, and Medieval Studies.

Tuition fees

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£ 29,300per year

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University information

University of Bristol

University of Bristol

University of Bristol

  • University League Table

    15th

  • Campus address

    University of Bristol, Beacon House, Queen’s Road, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1QU, England

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    History

    10th out of 90 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    171 84%

    13th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    11th

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.02 76%

    78th

    9

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