UCL History - funding options available

Studying History will provide you with the critical skills for understanding the past - and the present - using a variety of methodologies and thematic approaches.

UCL’s Department of History is almost 200 years old and is consistently ranked among the top in the UK. 

Our approach to history is comprehensive, covering every aspect from political, social, public, cultural, religious, gender, intellectual, art, administrative, legal, imperial, and economic to international. This ensures you gain a well-rounded understanding of the subject.

We teach and research across every era and continent, from the ancient Middle East to the twenty-first century United States. 

Students benefit from our proximity to the remarkable museums, galleries, archives and resources of London.

Key features and benefits

• UCL History enjoys an outstanding international reputation for its research and teaching. The department is firmly committed to the intellectual development of all our students; if you come to UCL, you will receive individual supervision from leading historians.
• Our teaching groups are small and personalised, so you have the best university experience in one of the world’s greatest cities.
• In Bloomsbury, UCL History is just minutes away from the exceptional resources of the British Library, the British Museum, the Warburg, and the Institute of Historical Research. We are also ideally located at the heart of various historical societies and academic communities.
• At UCL East, our new state-of-the-art Stratford, East London campus, students will have access to many collaborative and creative spaces.

Student view

“I chose Public History because I believe in humanistic inquiry, free of barriers. Having the city of London as your campus is an incomparable experience. As part of the London cultural hub, UCL provides opportunities to attend talks, museum exhibitions, events, etc.

The Public History MA takes advantage of that by having field trips to institutions like the Imperial War Museum and the Migration Museum, where students get a behind-the-scenes look at the heritage sector.”

Ariella, Public History MA

Courses

• Ancient History MA
• History MA
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies MA
• Public History MA (Stratford campus, UCL East)

Shape the future with UCL Social and Historical Sciences

We are an intellectually diverse and world-leading Faculty, with the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024 placing our social sciences 14th in the world and our arts and humanities disciplines 6th.

We offer over 60 specialist postgraduate programmes in a range of subjects, investigating the social, political, economic, cultural and environmental processes that shape our world.

Alongside our programmes at UCL's historic campus in Bloomsbury, central London, we are delivering a range of exciting courses at UCL East, our pioneering new campus on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford in east London.

Cutting-edge research lies at the heart of the faculty’s work. We are first in the UK for research power in the social sciences (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Scholarships and funding options

Funding for Master's study can be limited, so most students piece together different funding sources to cover their costs. Search our funding page to find out about the loans and financial awards available to help support you.

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