History

Entry requirements

2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a closely related subject.

Months of entry

October

Course content

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 Doctoral College, as well as by History’s many reading groups, seminars, workshops and conferences. History researchers will benefit from the University Library’s Research Exchange, a dedicated postgraduate conference and study area, with state-of-the-art facilities.

Please contact the department to discuss whether the MA by Research, rather than the Taught MA, is the right course for you.

For postgraduate queries, please email PGHistoryOffice@warwick.ac.uk. For further information about the department, please visit the History Department web pages.

Teaching and learning

You will audit the core taught History MA module, which is designed to equip students with the methodological skills needed to carry out an extended piece of historical research and writing.

MA by Research students are also invited to attend the History Graduate Research Forum. This weekly evening workshop will assist research students in the design and implementation of their research, and provide guidance and advice on skills and strategies needed to develop their thesis toward completion.