Program Overview

MA History

Introduction

Acquire the skillset of a true historian: discover interdisciplinary approaches, conduct original research, and solve complex problems.

Course Options

• 1 year full-time
• 16 months full-time
• 28 months part-time
• 32 months part-time

Key Facts

• Study options: 1 year full-time
• Start dates: September
• Location: Cambridge
• Fees:
  • £9,800 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
  • £17,500 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Student Experience

• Research at ARU
• How Labour Governs
• ARU spotlight: Prof Lucy Bland
• Abby's story: Improving my writing and research on the MA History at ARU

Teaching and Assessment

1 year full-time (September start)

• Year 1
  • Into ARU
  • Every Object Tells a Story: Material Culture and Heritage in History
  • Research Methods in Practice
  • Masters Major Project in History

Core Modules

• Into ARU
• Every Object Tells a Story: Material Culture and Heritage in History
• Research Methods in Practice
• Masters Major Project in History

Optional Modules

• Global Punishment of Crime - Prisons and Penology
• Utopias and Dystopias
• Global Governance
• Literature and Landscape MOD
• Independent Research Project
• Race, Racism and Resistance in Modern Britain since the Eighteenth Century

Entry Requirements

• A good honours degree, typically 2.2 or above (or equivalent), normally in a related subject.
• If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 with no element lower than 6.5 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

Fees and Paying for University

Tuition Fees for UK Students (2025/26)

• £9,800 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
• ARU graduates may be eligible for an Alumni Scholarship and get a 20% fee discount.

Tuition Fees for International Students (2025/26)

• £17,500 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
• You can pay your fees upfront, in full or in two instalments. We will ask for a deposit of £4,000 or a sponsorship letter.

Facilities and Showcase

• Hands-on learning
• Outstanding student support

Lecturers

• Joseph Harley
• Lucy Bland
• Rohan McWilliam
• Jonathan Davis
• Richard Carr

Careers

• The skills you develop in our MA History will transfer across a range of careers, as well as provide a gateway to PhD research.
• By exploring how to make the past available to a wider public, you will open up careers in the heritage industry, archives and museums.
• You will also become an independent learner, able to manage your own projects and research in a confident and flexible manner, devise and sustain arguments and solve problems successfully.
• Such skills are transferable to careers in teaching, business, the media, arts administration, fundraising, librarianship, marketing, IT-related industries and many others.
• Graduation doesn’t have to be the end of your time with us. You could choose to continue your academic career with a research programme at ARU, such as our PhD in History or PhD in Sociology. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and save £400 on your fees.