History

Entry requirements

2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a closely related subject.

Please make sure you check the full course details online before you apply.

Months of entry

October

Course content

With a reputation for national and international excellence and innovation, our History Department was ranked fourth in the country for the highest combined percentage (90%) of world-leading and internationally excellent research outputs (REF 2021). Surrounded and supported by a host of exceptional historians, you will be exposed to diverse and international views, people and research, all encouraging and challenging you to think unconventionally and creatively about the past.

The breadth of expertise and experience in the History Department (currently forty or so full-time members of staff), along with a thriving culture of research, seminars and conferences, make Warwick one of the very best universities in the UK to undertake research in history.

Students taking the MA by Research are expected to complete their degrees in one year of full-time study, or two years part-time. As a research student your closest contact will be with your supervisor, or supervisors, who will meet with you regularly to discuss your work, and agree a programme of reading, research and writing with you.

Additional support and training, including English language support, are provided by the Department, Arts Faculty and the Graduate School, as well as by History’s many reading groups, seminars, workshops and conferences. History researchers will benefit from the University Library’s new Research Exchange, a dedicated postgraduate conference and study area, with state-of-the-art facilities.

You are encouraged to contact us to discuss whether the MA by Research, rather than the Taught MA, is the right course for you.

Information for international students

You can find out more about our English language requirements. This course requires the following:

• Band B
• Overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 and component scores.

Fees and funding

For more information on funding please visit our Postgraduate fees and funding page.