Key Information
- Duration: Full-time: 24 months (2 to 4 years); Part-time: 36 months (3 to 7 years)
Overview
We offer a History degree at the University of Southampton. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), 87% of our research was ranked as world-leading and internationally excellent.
Features
- You'll be supported by a supervisor who'll provide direction and can help you shape your research proposal. We offer PhD supervision across a full chronological, geographical and thematic range due to the expertise of our more than 40 historians.
- You’ll also have access to the archival material in the Hartley Library’s Special Collections. These include collections of primary documents relating to the history of Britain and its Empire and the history of the modern Jewish experience.
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Programme Structure
Main areas of research
- American and Atlantic history
- ancient and medieval history
- Britain and Europe in the middle ages
- early modern history
- Eighteenth-century studies
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 120
- PTE Academic: 67
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- You should have a 2:1 honours undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification. You can also apply if your grade was lower than 2:1 – you’ll need to show you’ve made good progress since your degree.
- If you have completed a master’s degree, you should have achieved a merit or above including 60%, for the dissertation. If you have not completed a master’s, you’ll need to show you can produce high quality writing and analysis.
Make sure you meet all requirements
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
International: 38,285 AUD / year (≈ 20,100 GBP / year)
Domestic: 9,977 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Living costs
Southampton, United Kingdom: 1,328-2,082 AUD / month