MPhil/PhD History

at Goldsmiths University of London

MPhil and PhD topics in the department currently include:
 

• The Song of the Pen: Penny Romantic Literature 1839-89
• The Freak Show in Nineteenth-Century Britain
• British Women and German Prisoners of War in the 1940s
• Decoding Dress in Interwar Detective Fiction
• The British Diaspora - Race Return Migration and Identity in 20th Century Britain
• Atatürk and his Cult - A Visual History, 1918-1968
• Another Balkan Myth? The Extreme Right Wing in Serbia: Indigenous Phenomenon or Foreign Adaptation?
• London Schools and Children, 1870-1920
• The Seekers Found: Radical Religion during the English Revolution

You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) a taught Masters in a relevant subject area. 

You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.

International qualifications
If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for postgraduate-level study.

These are the fees for students starting their programme in the academic year:
 

• International - full-time: £15820

Our PhD students have taken up academic posts in history and related fields around the world; others are employed in the media and as researchers and teachers.