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Key information

Award:
MPhil
PhD
Study mode:
Full time
Part time
Campus:
Strand Campus
Duration:
Expected to be: MPhil minimum two years FT, three years PT; PhD minimum three years FT, four-six years PT. Starting in February, June or October.

Joint PhDs available: Exciting opportunities to gain a joint PhD with Hong Kong University (HKU), the National University of Singapore (NUS).

We offer MPhil and PhD programmes, both full and part-time, for those wishing to do a research degree. We offer supervision across a wide range of fields, from modern global history to British and European medieval history, from the history of science, technology and medicine to recent British history. For full details of the research expertise of our staff see our staff pages.

About the department
The Department of History at King's has a long and distinguished tradition in world leading, cutting-edge research. Our staff and research students are fully engaged in original historical scholarship, ranging from late antiquity to the present day. Our excellent PhD completion rate is the product of the individual care which we offer to our research students, and the stimulating research culture of which they are part. The department has consistently received very high ratings in the government’s research assessment exercises (RAE), as well as league tables, teaching assessments and National Student Surveys. To keep up with our latest news, we invite you to follow the department on Facebook.

Research culture
With over 80 doctoral students, the Department of History boasts a lively and vibrant research culture. Research students are encouraged to present their work at the regular departmental seminar: presenting a short paper to this seminar is now part of the upgrade process from MPhil to PhD status. Staff and students play a leading role in several of the interdisciplinary research centres at King’s, within our Arts & Humanities Research Institute. They also regularly contribute to a wide range of specialist seminars at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), many of which are convened by King's academics. We have recently joined forces with UCL and the University of London School of Advanced Study, bringing together our PhD provision within the London Arts & Humanities Partnership. LAHP offers an unrivalled range of training opportunities for research students, and brings together an unrivalled range of scholarly and supervisorial expertise. Up-to-date History MPhil/PhD student profiles, department publications and research projects.

Study in London
London offers unparalleled diversity and richness to historians of all periods, with the largest concentration of libraries and archives in the UK including the major document repositories at the National Archives, National Maritime Museum, Imperial War Museum, British Library, and the valuable library holdings here at King's, at the IHR and at Senate House.

Teaching opportunities
Research students can apply to become Graduate Teaching Assistants (usually from their second year onwards) to assist members of staff in delivering historical outline modules to undergraduate students. Full training is provided to enable students to make the best use of this opportunity to acquire valuable teaching experience.

Joint PhD programme
Exciting opportunities are available to undertake a joint PhD programme either with Hong Kong University (HKU) or the National University of Singapore (NUS). FAQs about joint PhDs can be found on the King’s Worldwide web pages.

UK Tuition Fees 2023/24

Full time tuition fees:

£5,820 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

£5,820 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research with Hong Kong University or National University of Singapore)

Part time tuition fees: £2,910 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

International Tuition Fees 2023/24

Full time tuition fees:

£22,900 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

£22,900 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research with Hong Kong University or National University of Singapore)

Part time tuition fees: £11,450 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

UK Tuition Fees 2024/25

Full time tuition fees:

£6,168 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

£6,168 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research with Hong Kong University or National University of Singapore)

Part time tuition fees: £3,084 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

International Tuition Fees 2024/25

Full time tuition fees:

£24,786 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

£24,786 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research with Hong Kong University or National University of Singapore)

Part time tuition fees: £12,393 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

Base campus

The Quad - Strand campus
Strand Campus

Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.

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UK Tuition Fees 2023/24

Full time tuition fees:

£5,820 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

£5,820 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research with Hong Kong University or National University of Singapore)

Part time tuition fees: £2,910 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

International Tuition Fees 2023/24

Full time tuition fees:

£22,900 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

£22,900 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research with Hong Kong University or National University of Singapore)

Part time tuition fees: £11,450 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

UK Tuition Fees 2024/25

Full time tuition fees:

£6,168 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

£6,168 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research with Hong Kong University or National University of Singapore)

Part time tuition fees: £3,084 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

International Tuition Fees 2024/25

Full time tuition fees:

£24,786 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

£24,786 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research with Hong Kong University or National University of Singapore)

Part time tuition fees: £12,393 per year (MPhil/PhD, History Research)

These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

Base campus

The Quad - Strand campus
Strand Campus

Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.

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Key information

Award:
MPhil
PhD
Study mode:
Full time
Part time
Campus:
Strand Campus
Duration:
Expected to be: MPhil minimum two years FT, three years PT; PhD minimum three years FT, four-six years PT. Starting in February, June or October.

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