Overview
We offer a History degree at the University of Southampton. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), 87% of our research was ranked as world-leading and internationally excellent.
Features
- You'll be supported by a supervisor who'll provide direction and can help you shape your research proposal. We offer PhD supervision across a full chronological, geographical and thematic range due to the expertise of our more than 40 historians.
- You’ll also have access to the archival material in the Hartley Library’s Special Collections. These include collections of primary documents relating to the history of Britain and its Empire and the history of the modern Jewish experience.
Programme Structure
Main areas of research
- American and Atlantic history
- ancient and medieval history
- Britain and Europe in the middle ages
- early modern history
- Eighteenth-century studies
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
- Part-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
History Ancient History Modern History View 30 other PhDs in Ancient History in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- You should have a 2:1 honours undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification. You can also apply if your grade was lower than 2:1 – you’ll need to show you’ve made good progress since your degree.
- If you have completed a master’s degree, you should have achieved a merit or above including 60%, for the dissertation. If you have not completed a master’s, you’ll need to show you can produce high quality writing and analysis.
Tuition Fee
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International
19200 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19200 GBP per year during 24 months. -
National
4786 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 24 months.
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