Program Overview
The History at University of Bristol is a MA programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the History programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Tuition: GBP 15,200 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 6,500 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the History programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Teaching Block 1
- Communist Worlds
- Constructing the Other
- Death Doctors and Disease
- Early Modern Italy
- Food: a Global History
- Genocide in the Twentieth Century
- Hard labour
- History in the Middle Ages
- Holocaust Landscapes
- Modern Latin American Revolutions
- Pirates
- Race and Criminality
- Rich Store of Stupid Decisions
- The British World
- Teaching Block 2
- The Apocalypse in Medieval Culture and Society
- The English Reformation
- Persecution and Toleration: Dealing with Difference in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
- Poetics, Politics and Places of Memory: Remembering the Holocaust, 1945 to the present
- Public History in Theory and Practice
- Ideology, Poverty, Famines
- Academic and Mystical Approaches to God
- Medieval and Early Modern Colonialism: the English in Ireland
- Modern Sexualities
- Bristol, c1000-1542
- Dissertation
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
An upper second-class honours degree (or international equivalent). Non-traditional qualifications/routes may also be considered.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 15,200 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 6,500 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 15,200 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 6,500 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 6.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of Bristol directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About University of Bristol
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
University of Bristol is a distinguished institution of higher education committed to academic excellence, innovative research, and preparing students for leadership in their chosen fields. The...
University Profile- Application Deadline 27 August 2026
- Start Date 2017-09-10
- Language English
- Duration 12 months