History and Welsh History

international reputation for research.

Programme aims

• To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in academia, research (commercial etc), public service, teaching and related fields, and the media.

Distinctive features

• Wide range of research expertise.
• An innovative PhD Training Programme to help you achieve your research potential, and to prepare you for what comes next.
• An exciting, stimulating and supportive learning environment that actively seeks to develop its research and postgraduate culture.
• We are central to a number of research centres and study groups that operate within the University, including the Centre for the Study of Medieval Society and Culture, and the Central and East European Research Group.

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Programme Structure

Research in this area covers:

• the social, urban and political history of Wales in the early modern and modern period
• nineteenth and early twentieth century Welsh emigration and Welsh communities outside Wales
• the construction of Welsh identities in the modern period
• the impact of industrialization on Wales
• unemployment, social policy, social and political movements particularly during the economic depression of the 1930s
• marriage, family and identity in modern Wales
• Wales and the British Empire; political and social interests of the Welsh gentry

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Admission requirements

Academic requirements

GPA: Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL iBT: 90

PTE Academic: 69

IELTS: 6.5

Other requirements

General requirements

• Suitable for graduates in history, and related humanities and social science disciplines.
• Applicants should normally hold a first degree with first or upper second class Honours or equivalent in an appropriate subject field.
• Welsh speakers are very welcome.

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Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

• International: 50,502 AUD / year (approx. 26,700 GBP / year)
• Domestic: 9,469 AUD / year (approx. 5,006 GBP / year)

Additional Details: Part-time tuition fees: £2,503

Living costs

Cardiff, United Kingdom: 1,188-2,016 AUD / month

Funding

Scholarships

• Fulbright-Cardiff University scholarship (Deadline 07 Oct 2026, Merit-based)
• Cardiff University Marshall Scholarship (Merit-based)
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program (Deadline 07 Oct 2026)
• ACES Scholarships (Deadline 15 Nov 2026, 3500 USD)
• ServiceScape Scholarship (Deadline 30 Nov 2026, 1000 USD)
• Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility (Merit-based)
• Scholarships for PhD Students (19000 GBP, Merit-based)
• Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship (Deadline 28 Feb 2027, Merit-based)
• $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship (Deadline 31 Oct 2026)
• Voice Talent Online Scholarship (Deadline 01 Mar 2027, 1000 USD)
• Dream Chaser Scholarship (Deadline 13 Jan 2027, 1000 USD, Merit-based)
• The PhD Prep Fellowship (Deadline 01 Sep 2026, 10000 USD, Merit-based)
• Scholarship for students with disabilities (Deadline 31 Dec 2026, 3000 USD, Need-based)
• Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids (22500 GBP)
• Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria (Deadline 31 Dec 2026, Need-based)
• The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship (1500 USD)
• Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme (Deadline 11 Jan 2027, 12000 USD)