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Public History MA

UCL (University College London)

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UCL (University College London)

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    UCL East Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

The MA in Public History will allow students to consider how history is created and understood in public contexts. Our MA allows students to explore history in its many forms, including through the museum and heritage, culture, media, technology and even video game sectors. The programme offers advanced-level teaching by leading practitioners and is delivered across the new UCL East and historic Bloomsbury campuses. The MA in Public History combines cutting-edge, research-led knowledge of how history is produced and engaged with in public contexts, with training in the practices through which public historical understanding is created and communicated.The approach of the MA in Public History is distinctively global and interdisciplinary. Students will be primarily based out of UCL East, working alongside those undertaking studies in the related fields of global urbanism, heritage studies, creative humanities, and media studies. They will first examine what public history means and how it changes over time and place across distinct global contexts, exploring key concepts and debates centring on memory, heritage, history as activism, history as business, policy, and as institutional and community memory, as well as the arts and acts of remembrance.

Application deadline

26/06/2026

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 35,400per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

UCL (University College London)

UCL (University College London)

  • University League Table

    13th

  • Campus address

    UCL (University College London), Gower Street, London, Camden, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    History

    6th out of 90

  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    174 85%

    11th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    85.0 85%

    4th

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.12 78%

    66th

    21

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