King's College London - Department of History

Department of History

BA History

King's has a world-class reputation for the study of History, ranked 2nd in the UK by The Sunday Times newspaper (2011), and our graduates have excellent career prospects, ranked amongst the top five in the country (Times Good University Guide 2010). Our BA History offers wider range of periods and places than most history degrees, from medieval Europe to modern India, whilst developing students' critical thinking and independence of thought about the past.

MA world History & cultures

MA World History & Cultures is an advanced-level introduction to the history of modern global social, political and cultural interactions, focusing on the interaction between the global and local. King’s has the most comprehensive coverage of the history of the European seaborne empires in the UK, with leading scholars of the British, Portuguese, French, Spanish, and Dutch empires, as well as key figures in the study of Australia, South Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

MA MoDERN HISTORY

MA Modern History encourages a broad vision to escape rigid divisions of country, period or discipline. Experts teach topics from European nation building to modern British politics.The MA is primarily for those interested in Continental European and/or British History since the mid 18th century and draws upon a wide range of approaches to create a comparative perspective. Students have the opportunity to broaden the number of sources available to them by studying a modern language.

MA MEDIEVAL HISTORY

King’s is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for the study of medieval history, with particular expertise in the study of Anglo-Saxon England, Britain in the central Middle Ages and early medieval Europe. The MA programme is amongst the most successful of its kind worldwide, teaching students the skills required for medieval historical study and delving into significant topics of the period, from Magna Carta to the history of medieval women.

MA EArly modern history

King’s is at the forefront of new approaches to teaching and researching early modern history. Our specialisms connect the political and the social, the intellectual and the religious dimensions of the early modern world. The MA programme bridges the conventional division between British and European history, focusing on ways in which cultural and social themes stretch across the period c.1500-1800.

MPhil/phd history

Whether your interests are British, European, or beyond, medieval, modern, or in between, King's has a huge amount to offer. The MPhil/PhD in History is a prolonged research programme culminating in the presentation of a thesis, followed by an oral examination. The thesis must form a distinct contribution to the knowledge of the subject and afford evidence of originality, shown either by the discovery of new facts or by the exercise of independent critical power.

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