Program Overview

Public History MA

About

Our Public History master’s will help you develop essential transferrable skills like teamwork, communication, and creative problem-solving.

Course Content

Modules

• Core: Making the Past: Narrative, Representation, Interpretation
• Core Option: Heritage Spaces: Making and Meanings
• Core Option: Memory, History, Testimony
• Core Option: Public History Dissertation
• Core Option: Professional Project

Entry Requirements

• 2:2 Previous degree
• To qualify for entry students should normally have a second-class degree or relevant experience.
• The degree must be from a UK or overseas university, or the equivalent.
• Candidates with professional qualifications in an associated area will also be considered.
• International students should check our country-specific pages for equivalents.
• If English is not your first language you will need to achieve an IELTS score of 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any section.

Fees & Funding

• September 2025:
  • Home: £9,240
  • International: £17,820
• Additional costs: Tuition fees are annual and may increase as detailed in our tuition fee variation disclaimer.
• Alumni discount: A 20% tuition fee discount is available for our alumni (undergraduate and PGCE) planning to study this Master's degree.
• Funding: Except for any iQTS courses, you can check on the UK government website to see if you may be eligible for a loan of up to £12,167 to help with course fees and living costs while you study a postgraduate programme.

Career Opportunities

Our Public History master’s will help you develop essential transferrable skills like teamwork, communication, and creative problem-solving.

Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of Public History MA include:

• Archives
• Heritage
• Education
• The media

How the Degree is Taught

Assessment Methods

Our Master’s degree in Public History is assessed using an innovative range of different coursework tasks. You will write essays and book reviews, and give presentations about your work, developing strong academic research skills.

You will also have the opportunity to create exhibition pieces reflecting the real-life work of those who work in Public History. In the past, our Public History students have curated museum displays, produced videos, conducted oral history interviews and even written historical screenplays.

In order to complete the Public History MA, you will produce an extended, independent research project. This will either be a project based on your work placement or a text-based piece of academic research.