Masters Degrees in British & Irish History

This MA in History will be of interest to both recent graduates and those wishing to return to study in higher education. This course offers postgraduates the opportunity to engage with various periods of early modern and modern history. Read more

The M.Phil in Modern Irish History introduces well-qualified Humanities or Social Sciences graduates to research in modern Irish history, to the problems currently addressed by historians and to the methods they apply to study of the subject. Read more

This Masters offers courses in social, political, religious, military and cultural history of Scotland from the medieval period through to the 20th century. Read more

This MA in History provides theoretical and practical training in major themes in local and regional history, research methods, project planning and writing. Read more

This programme offers students an introduction to the study of the ways in which writing in English has shaped or mediated political identities in England, Scotland and Ireland. Read more

The MA in History allows you to traverse fascinatingly different periods of history, from the middle ages onwards.  You can study British, European, American or Asian History, supported by the diverse expertise of historians working at Swansea University.  Additional modules cover the history of art and culture, empire, gender, politics, religion, sexuality and science. Read more

Study at an internationally recognised centre of excellence for the study of medieval history, with expertise in Anglo-Saxon England and Britain in the central Middle Ages, together with early and later medieval Europe. Read more

The MA in Celtic Studies is a unique distance learning programme which offers students interested in Welsh and Celtic Studies the opportunity to study various aspects of the history, literature and cultural heritage of the Celtic regions in their own homes. Read more

The MA in Renaissance Literature 1500-1700 is an intensive and exciting survey of the literary culture of the 16th and 17th centuries. Read more

Find your own path through the literary and cultural history of the period. Develop an understanding of the engagement of Romantic writing with a range of political, social and aesthetic issues in the period. Read more

In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), 87% of our research was ranked as world-leading and internationally excellent. Read more

The  city of Exeter  is the perfect setting for our MA in Medieval Studies. Read more

The MA History of Wales is this department’s flagship Masters programme, as a leading centre of teaching and research in Welsh history from the medieval… Read more

The MSc programme draws on knowledge and skills acquired in many years of providing specialist classes in local history, and profits from close links with local, social and economic historians elsewhere in the University. Read more

As one of the largest History Departments in the UK we are able to offer a depth of subject expertise rarely matched by other institutions. Read more