Modern History MA
University of Leeds · Leeds, United Kingdom
About this programme
Our MA in Modern History offers you an unusually broad choice of modules in African, Indian, Russian, American, Canadian and European history, from both the modern and early modern periods. You take only one compulsory module which leaves you free to tailor your degree to your own interests.
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Arts
- Duration
- 1 year
- Tuition
- £26,500 total
- English
- IELTS 6.5
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- September
Entry requirements
A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in history or a related subject.
Visa
- Visa required
- Student visa
- Application fee
- GBP 558
- Proof of funds
- GBP 1,171/mo
- Processing time
- 3–8 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (10)
- Beit Trust Postgraduate ScholarshipsFully funded
- Chevening ScholarshipFully funded · Deadline November (annually)
- Commonwealth ScholarshipFully funded
- Gazan Humanitarian ScholarshipFully funded · Annual (closed for 2026 entry; reopens early 2027)
- Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)Fully funded
- International Masters Excellence ScholarshipsPartial funding
- Alumni Tuition Fee DiscountPartial funding · Automatic on registration; no application required
- Charles Wallace Burma Trust Academic GrantsPartial funding · Check official website