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History MA

Explore a diverse range of historical eras and topics. Spanning from the local to the global and building on the research of our expert Historians.

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Start date(s):

  • September 2025
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Overview

Draw on the research and expertise of our academics in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology and develop the analytical and critical-thinking skills that are vital across a range of careers.

Our History MA will give you a breadth of understanding and insight across a variety of eras and spaces.

For example:

  • Medical History
  • Ideas and Ideologies
  • Conflict
  • Oral and Public History

Choose from modules based on themes such as the social or cultural, the political or the economic. With a variety of subdiscipline expertise and course content available in areas such as environmental history and the digital humanities.

We also offer a wide geographical and periodical range: from the pre-historic to the modern, and from the local histories of the North East of Britain to global histories of Europe, Asia, the Americas or Australasia.

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What you'll learn

Equip yourself with the key skills of an Historian. Learn to engage with a variety of sources and topics, developing a range of skills in areas such as:

  • digital technologies
  • archival research and data collection
  • analysis
  • presentation

Understand the practice of history at Postgraduate level through a set of structured modules, then tailor the course to your areas of interest through a choice of four optional modules.

You can even take modules from outside the programme. Modules from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, or an independent study project in an area of particular interest to you are also available.

Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

How you'll learn

Your future

Careers

You'll gain and consolidate a broad range of skills, preparing you for a wide range of academic and professional opportunities.

We'll help you develop and explore your personal interests, equipping you with an advanced set of skills employers are looking for.

Our students go on to a diverse range of careers. Some opt for roles within history and heritage organisations, whilst others choose to use their leadership, communication and project management skills within the education sector.

Many of our graduate’s progress into industries such as finance, legal services and publishing. Here their advanced research, analytical and critical thinking skills are essential to success.

Our Careers Service

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

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Quality and ranking

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body

Facilities

Benefit from our extensive museum and archive collections such as:

  • The Great North Museum: Hancock – our on-site museum. Home to the collections that previously made up the:
    • Hancock Museum
    • Shefton Museum of Greek Art and Archaeology (an internationally-renowned collection of over 1,000 Greek and Etruscan artefacts)
    • Museum of Antiquities.
  • Special Collections & Archives at The Robinson Library – a rich collection of archival material, historical medical texts and rare books.
  • The UNESCO-recognised Gertrude Bell Archive – explorer, archaeologist and political diplomat. 

Find out more about the Gertrude Bell Archive

You’ll also have access to:

  • first-class computing facilities
  • relevant databases
  • a dedicated postgraduate computer room
  • library facilities on campus and around the city

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2025 entry (per year)

What you're paying for

Tuition fees include the costs of:

  • matriculation
  • registration
  • tuition (or supervision)
  • library access
  • examination
  • re-examination
  • graduation

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Entry requirements

The entrance requirements below apply to 2025 entry.

Qualifications from outside the UK

English Language requirements

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Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can allow you to convert existing relevant university-level knowledge, skills and experience into credits towards a qualification. Find out more about the RPL policy which may apply to this course

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Get in touch

Questions about this course?

If you have specific questions about this course you can contact:

Sandra Fletcher
Postgraduate Secretary
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7966
Email: pg.historical@ncl.ac.uk

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