Masters Degrees in Modern History, United Kingdom

The MA in Modern History is ideal if you have a dedicated interest in the modern period and the emergence of modernity characteristics from the pre-modern world. Read more

The MPhil in Modern British History offers students an exciting and intellectually stimulating course, combining research skills and in-depth understanding of the development and latest innovations within modern British history. 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

The MA Modern History at Aberystwyth offers you the opportunity to study modern British, continental European, American and/or world history from the early 19th century to the present with a team of leading specialists in their fields. Read more

The MA History programme at Queen’s has been redesigned to offer all its existing strengths in an innovative package of modules that challenges students to develop their knowledge and skills. Read more

The MPhil in Modern European History focuses on the study of continental Europe from roughly the middle of the 18th century to the present day. Read more

Are you interested in exploring the history of sixteenth-, seventeenth- or eighteenth-century Britain, Europe and the wider world? Early modern history has become increasingly interdisciplinary, with researchers drawing on the insights of anthropology, sociology, cultural and literary studies, art history, and musicology, as well as history, when writing about the past. Read more

An MA by Research in History enables you to undertake a substantial research project, led by your own historical passions and interests.  Your History project will take one year full-time or two years part-time. Read more

History provides us with a fascinating range of events, cultures and facts about how historical events shape who and where we are now. Read more

Whether you’re interested in the making of the modern world or witchcraft through the ages, at Essex we give you the freedom to explore the history that excites you. 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

This MA is an intercollegiate University of London programme jointly administered and awarded by  University College London  and  Queen Mary University of London . The MA draws on the expertise of academic staff from the Colleges and Institutes of the University as a whole in the fields of the history of political thought and intellectual history. Read more

The Cultural History pathway encourages you to investigate artefacts and ideas, material objects and mentalities, medical documents and museums, photographs and films and explore key themes that have shaped the past, including national identity, gender, race, sexuality and modernity. Read more