History

The aim of our History PhD is to support you to become a fully-fledged independent researcher. You’ll prepare an original thesis under the expert guidance of two supervisors, becoming an expert in your chosen field. The Department of History is part of theSchool of Histories, Languages and Cultures, one of the largest Schools in the University, exploring culture and society from the origins of humanity to modern day politics.We’re aninterdisciplinary group of historianscommitted to an engaged approach to the global past. We place particular emphasis on addressing historical injustices through our work on the Holocaust, medical racism, slavery, and colonial and postcolonial violence. From the rise of the far right to climate change, health care, library provision, abortion, religious intolerance and knife crime, we pride ourselves on using historical research to inform key contemporary debates. The interests of our staff and postgraduate researchers reach from late antiquity right up to the present day, and encompass histories of Britain, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. We have some of the finest archive and library facilities in the country and regularly co-supervise interdisciplinary PhDs with colleagues from Archives and Records Management, Politics, Irish Studies, Music, Geography, Archaeology, Language, Cultures and Film, English and Criminology. Students usually propose their own research topics, focusing on any field of historical study and any period in which the department has supervisory expertise. Recent projects have included: From time to time, the department will also seek students wanting to work on specific themes. In recent years, these have included: As a PhD student, you’ll form part of an active postgraduate research community within the Department of History, who hold Work-in-Progress seminars and organise an annual history postgraduate conference, which invites speakers from within and outside the University. You’ll have dedicated career

IELTS: 6.5 overall, with no component below 6.0 TOEFL iBT: If you took a TOEFL test on or before 20 January 2026, you’ll need 88 overall, with minimum scores of listening 19, writing 19, reading 19 and speaking 20. If you took a TOEFL test from 21 January 2026 onwards, when a new scoring system was introduced, you’ll need 4.5 overall, with 4 or above in all components. TOEFL Home Edition not accepted. Pearson PTE Academic: 61 overall, with no component below 59 Your most recent IELTS score: Pre-sessional English course length 6.0 overall, with writing at 6.0 and no component below 5.5: 6 weeks 5.5 overall, with writing at 5.5 and no component below 5.0: 10 weeks 5.5 overall, with no more than one component at 5.0: 12 weeks 5.5 overall, with no component below 5.0: 20 weeks 5.0 overall, with no more than one component at 4.5: 30 weeks 4.5 overall, with no more than one component at 4.0: 40 weeks

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no component below 6.0

International students: Full-time place, per year - £25,350; Part-time: £12,650

UK students: Full-time place, per year - £5,238; Part-time: £2,619

UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £5,238; Part-time: £2,619

International: Full-time place, per year - £25,350; Part-time: £12,650

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• Liverpool, United Kingdom