History MA

Year of entry: 2027

Course length: 12 months Full-Time

About the course

Our MA History master's course enables you to tailor your postgraduate studies to suit your interests.

Your focus could be chronological (medieval, early modern or modern), geographical (European, transnational, global) or methodological (cultural or economic and social history). Alternatively, you can create a wide-ranging course for yourself by choosing units from a variety of areas, including thematic course units that transcend orthodox boundaries to facilitate intellectual breadth and imagination.

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Ranked top 10 in the UK for History

(QS World Rankings by Subject 2026)

Study in Manchester, a living history book – from Peterloo and the anti-slavery movement, to Roman forts and medieval monuments.

Our graduates are among the most targeted by top UK employers

(High Fliers 2026)

Where will your degree take you?

The high standard of arts research training, both formal and practical, opens doors to many kinds of modern public and private sector graduate careers requiring research skills, formulation of projects and policy documents as well as a range of other careers. Our course also offers outstanding doctoral research preparation training through the core units and skills training programme.

Audrey Berdahl-Baldwin / USA Marshall Scholar, MA History

‘’The History MA programme really expanded my intellectual and methodological approaches – the programme really focuses on how historians have researched and written about the past and this experience really guided my own focus for my dissertation.’’

Jack Mitchell/ MA History

‘’The course at Manchester really enabled me to explore and expand my interests. Indeed, it simultaneously enabled me to develop a lot of new understanding and knowledge of history, whilst also expanding my pre-existing interests as well.