University of Birmingham MA Degrees in History & Archaeology

The Department of African Studies and Anthropology is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in research and postgraduate training.  Read more

Are you looking to develop your career in the growing heritage management sector? Are you already working in the heritage industry and looking to further develop your knowledge, understanding and skills of its management?  For more than 30 years, the MA in International Heritage Management has provided an advanced qualification in heritage and its management. Read more

Carry out postgraduate research in Cultural Heritage at the International Centre for Heritage (ICH) at the University of Birmingham.  You will benefit from the ICH’s interdisciplinary approach, with the opportunity to carry out research in all aspects of cultural heritage, heritage management and related areas. Read more

Carry out your postgraduate research in the only centre in the UK to bring together Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek studies. Read more

Whether you are interested in a variety of historical periods and approaches, or have a passion for a particular element of the past, our new MA History… Read more

Whether you are interested in a variety of historical periods and approaches, or have a passion for a particular element of the past, our new MA History… Read more

French Studies research at Birmingham explores how the study of languages, discourses, and cultures challenges how we understand and experience the world. Read more

The period from the start of the Twentieth Century has seen dramatic change across the world. Immerse yourself in the debates about these developments, and what our recent past means for society today, with our specialist pathway in Modern and Contemporary History. Read more

The aim of this course is to put something very big under the microscope.  Our specialist pathway in Global History expands the scale historians normally… Read more

Explore the complexities and diversity of the medieval and early modern periods with our specialist pathway in Medieval and Early Modern History. Read more

As a postgraduate researcher in the Department of History you'll work alongside academic staff whose research is at the forefront of current historical scholarship. Read more