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Department of History
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Postgraduate

Study history at postgraduate level in the heart of London and choose from a huge variety of historical fields in an internationally renowned department. 

Ours is one of the top history departments in the UK (Top 5, QS University Rankings, 2019), close to some of the country's best resources for historical research and study. 

Alongside fantastic postgraduate teaching, the quality of our research placed us fifth in the country in the most recent Research Excellence Framework.

As a postgraduate historian with the King’s History Department, you’ll be guided to access a fantastic range of archives and collections, many of which are housed here at King's College London.

 
Our postgraduate courses (taught master's):
Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September

Study Ancient History in the Department of Classics - from early Greek history to the Roman Republic and Roman imperial history and more.

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Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September

Study MA Classical Art & Archaeology in the Department of Classics at King's College London.

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Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September

Study contemporary British history in the heart of London at King's College London.

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Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September

Study MA Early Modern History in the Department of History at King's College London.

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Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September

Study MA Eighteenth Century Studies in the Departments of English and History at King's College London.

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Duration: One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time

Study MA Medieval Studies in the Departments of English and History at King's College London.

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Duration: One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time

Study MA Modern History in the Department of History at King's College London.

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Duration: One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time

Study MA World History & Cultures in the Department of History at King's College London.

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Our postgraduate courses (research degrees):
Qualification(s): MPhil  PhD 
Duration: Expected to be: MPhil minimum two years FT, three years PT; PhD minimum three years FT, four-six years PT. September to September, January to January or April to April.

MPhil/PhD Research from the Department of History at King's College London, option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University/National University of Singapore.

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Qualification(s): MPhil  PhD 
Duration: Expected to be: PhD (initial registration for MPhil), three years FT, four to six years PT. September to September, January to January or April to April.

MPhil/PhD Research in Palaeography & Manuscript Studies at King's College London.

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Modern Language Centre courses

As well as offering all King's students a discount on Evening & Saturday Language Courses, the Modern Language Centre supports the studies of our postgraduate students by offering credit-bearing modules and non credit-bearing modules (PG-only) free of charge.

Learning a language as a postgraduate student will encourage you to develop the ways in which you learn and retain information. The MLC's postgraduate-only courses focus on reading and speaking skills and revolve around the student's own research.

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