Overview
About the programme
Researchers in this British and Irish History Since the 18th Century group at The Open University UK specialise in:
- the 19th Century with a particular focus on masculinity
- British social and administrative history
- how ideas about the past shape identities in Britain from the 18th Century to the present day
- the history of political ideas in France and Britain
- Irish political culture with a focus on the 18th Century
- 19th century society and culture
Programme Structure
Current/recent research projects:- Frank Hughes, Captives of the System: The Commissioners in Lunacy as Regulators of Services for Pauper Lunatics and Idiots, 1845–1914
- Joan Hornsby, Managing Pauperism and Poverty in Axminster Union 1860–1901
- Katherine Lucas, The Influence of the French Revolution on the Political Thinking of Wolfe Tone
- Louise Ryland-Epton, Welfare Innovation in the Late Eighteenth Century: Gilbert’s Act Workhouses 1782–1834
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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- Application period: January
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies History View 150 other PhDs in History in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
Entry requirements:
- Most successful applicants to the PhD programme have a masters degree in history or a related discipline, and/or a first-class history degree with a substantial primary-source dissertation.
- However, applicants can still be considered if they demonstrate evidence of the ability to pursue research and write at a high level in some historical field.
Tuition Fee
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International
11958 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11958 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Milton Keynes
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