Overview

Regardless of your incentive, a master's degree in history equips you with an exclusive toolkit of skills to support you to excel in numerous careers, whether history-related or not. Our varied, global-facing Modern and Contemporary History from Leeds Beckett University enables you to study unique and diverse topics, flexibly (full-time or part-time).

Key facts

Explore modern and contemporary history - from the 18th century to more recent notable events
Study an exciting range of topics taught by staff with specialist expertise, such as masculinity over time, food, life writing, wars, and public policy
Take a global perspective to your studies, covering a rich variety of countries and cultures
Gain strong transferable skills in communication, data analysis, research, writing for a range of audiences and formats, and utilising your natural curiosity
Learn in an embodied way, bringing the topics you study to life, thinking differently about the past, and reinforcing your learning with varied, practical assessments

Programme Structure

Courses include:

All Consuming: Researching Eighteenth Century Material Culture
Cultures of Confinement: The United States, 1800-2020
Documents of Life: Debates and Controversies
European Cities: Making Urban Landscapes and Cultures since c.1945
Histories of Fame: From Byron to Beyonce and beyond
Field to Fork: Food History in a Global World

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

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More details

Most courses don't have fixed application deadlines.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Modern History View 75 other Masters in Modern History in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should either have a second class honours degree or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

18440 GBP / year

≈ 18440 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

8670 GBP / year

≈ 8670 GBP / year

Living costs

Leeds

United Kingdom

637 - 1103 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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