Join historians, classicists, archaeologists, Africanists, anthropologists, and heritage experts in our School of History and Cultures.
You’ll study at a world top 100 university for arts and humanities (QS World University Rankings 2025).
Benefit from our academic expertise in a range of specialisms.
MA History – includes optional pathways in Medieval and Early Modern History, Global History, and Modern and Contemporary History
MA History and Politics
MA Military History (by distance learning)
MA History (by distance learning)
MRes History
PhD / MA by Research History
MA International Heritage Management
MA International Heritage Management (by distance learning)
PhD / MA by Research Cultural Heritage
MA Antiquity (Classics and Ancient History pathway)
MRes Archaeology
MRes Classics and Ancient History
PhD / MA by Research Classics
PhD / MA by Research Archaeology
PhD / MA by Research Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies
PhD or MA by Research African Studies
PhD or MA by Research African Studies and Anthropology
PhD or MA by Research Social Anthropology
At Birmingham, you'll learn from world-class talent. Our History and Classics departments are both in the Top 15 in the UK (Complete University Guide 2026).
Our academics are teaching and researching your areas of interest.
You can:
Study from anywhere in the world with our distance learning courses.
We offer two part time distance learning MA courses that you’ll study over two years:
You can also study any of our PhD or MA by Research courses in the School of History and Cultures by distance learning.
We’re proud to be the UK university most targeted by the country’s leading graduate employers for two years in a row (The Graduate Market in 2024 and 2025 High Fliers reports).
At Birmingham, you’ll put your knowledge into practice.
“There were so many practical elements to my learning that I was able to apply directly into what I do on a day-to-day basis.”
Josh, MA International Heritage Management (distance learning) alum and the Senior Operations and Events Executive at Historic Royal Palaces.
We offer a range of postgraduate scholarships at the University of Birmingham to support your studies. Available scholarships include:
Closing dates vary per award – our College of Arts and Law Masters scholarship closes on 25 March 2026.
Chat to staff and current postgraduate students in the School of History and Cultures at our next event.