Graduate (Research)
Are you thinking of applying to study for an MPhil/PhD at UCL History? Great! One important thing to note is that if you plan to start studying in September 2018, the deadline for applications is 30 July 2018.
You can find the UCL prospectus data for this programme below, but in the meantime here are some other key sources of information:
This document gives advice about the application process, including identifying a supervisor and writing a research proposal.
Applications for most PhD funding are now closed for the 2018 session, but you can read about some smaller scholarships and find out the timetable for future years at our Funding Opportunities page.
If you're interested in what our current PhD students are doing, you should click through to our PhD page, which lists everybody's projects and links through to their personal profile pages.
This Graduate Research FAQ answers some of the more common questions that we receive from prospective students, and will be regularly updated.
History MPhil/PhD
The MPhil/PhD programme in History offers students the possibility to study in the heart of London in a vibrant research community. Students will work with world-leading academics, gaining the skills to move into careers both within and outside of academia.
Programme starts
Modes and duration
Full time: 3 years
Part time: 5 years
Tuition Fees (2018/19)
UK/EU:
£5,060 (FT) £2,530 (PT)
Overseas:
£19,580 (FT) £9,850 (PT)
Note on fees: The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Current Students website.
Location: London, Bloomsbury
A minimum of a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.
If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.
The English language level for this programme is: Advanced
Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.
Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.
The Research Training Seminar allows students to connect with people in careers both within and outside of academia. Students are strongly encouraged to attend and give papers at conferences, establishing contacts with academics and also peers working in their field. A Postgraduate Research Conference is held on an annual basis and is entirely organised by our own students, providing networking opportunities. The AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership consortium with King's College London and the School of Advanced Study provides for additional networking opportunities.
Careers data is taken from the ‘Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education’ survey undertaken by HESA looking at the destinations of UK and EU students in the 2013–2015 graduating cohorts six months after graduation.
Why study this degree at UCL?
With its wide-ranging expertise, covering almost all areas of historical scholarship, and its proximity to institutions such as the British Library, the Institute of Historical Research and the Warburg Institute, among others, UCL offers unique conditions for doctoral research in history. At any one time the History Department contains between 70 and 90 postgraduate research students - working on topics that range chronologically from the ancient Near East to twentieth-century Europe and the Americas. Our staff as well as our student body are extremely cosmopolitan, attracting students from all over the world.
In addition to the department's regular training sessions, most doctoral students participate in the seminars of the Institute of Historical Research and take modules at the UCL Graduate School. Our research students regularly organise their own workshops, conferences and seminars.