History
With a long tradition of developing the way history is taught, and an innovative approach to teaching, Manchester is the perfect place to study History.
Our courses cover almost all human history, including British, European, American, Asian and African history, and range from the classical era (Greece and Rome), through the medieval and modern periods, to the late 20th century. We offer a variety of approaches to history, from political and economic history to gender, social, cultural, and colonial history.
Opportunities:
Explore our expansive sources and holdings
Ranked 7th in the UK for History
(QS World Rankings 2024)
Top 5 research department in the UK for History
(REF 2021)
Graduate Destinations
Students go on to a range of careers with the skills gained from their degree
Our graduates enjoy success in a wide range of careers, reflecting the high regard in which employers hold a History degree from Manchester, including the BBC - with whom we have well-established links - as well as KPMG, Deloitte, Marks and Spencer, Aviva, Accenture and Barclays.
Typical professions for History graduates include:
- teaching and academia
- heritage and museums
- the Civil Service
- policy and thinktanks
- creative industries
- media and journalism
- marketing and public relations
- law and accountancy
- finance
- NGOs.
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.’’
Faculty of Humanities
The University of Manchester