History PhD/MPhil - Modern British and European History

UK

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What will I learn?

History at Leicester offers supervision for the degrees of: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - full-time and part-time; Master of Philosophy (MPhil) - full-time and part-time.

We also offer a distance learning PhD allowing you to gain a University of Leicester research degree wherever you are in the world.

PhD description

PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team. The research is normally completed over a maximum period of 3.0-3.5 years (full-time) or 6.0-6.5 years (part-time).

A fourth year (full-time) or seventh year (part-time) or the remaining part of this can be used to prepare the thesis for examination. The thesis should not normally exceed 80,000 words and must make an original contribution to knowledge and contain work of publishable quality. The thesis must then be defended in a viva voce (oral) examination before a degree can be awarded.

Which department am I in?

Social science, arts and humanities

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£16,200.00 (17,65,090) per year
Accommodation (Single Ensuite) - 140 per week

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

July 2025

Venue

Main Campus

University Road,

Leicester,

Leicestershire,

LE1 7RH, United Kingdom

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£16,200.00 (17,65,090) per year
Accommodation (Single Ensuite) - 140 per week

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

January 2026

Venue

Main Campus

University Road,

Leicester,

Leicestershire,

LE1 7RH, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

You must hold a UK undergraduate (Bachelors) degree with at least First-Class or Upper Second-Class honours or an equivalent qualification from a recognised overseas institution. The School of History also prefers that applicants hold a Master's degree (ideally with a Merit grade or better in the Master's dissertation). Professional experience will be taken into account if the specific grades are not achieved. IELTS (International English Language Testing Systems) - Academic Version minimum overall score 6.5 with minimum component score 5.5, TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - Internet-based test minimum overall score 90 with minimum component score 20.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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