Welcome to the Department of History
The Department has benefited from substantial recent investments by the University in new academic posts, postgraduate support, library holdings, and facilities. We will be moving to new state–of–the–art premises in 2011. We have concurrently redesigned our degree schemes from BA to PhD. The objective of these investments and changes is to secure Lancaster’s position as a leading centre of historical teaching and research in the UK.
Our chronological range extends from the ninth to the twentieth century, our geographical spread encompasses Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the Americas, and our intellectual foci range across social, political, economic, and cultural history. We host large AHRC–funded research projects, a prestigious Newton International Fellowship, and two academic journals. We mount several research symposia a year and our annual postgraduate conference Histfest attracts contributions from across the UK and beyond.
Undergraduate DegreesOur undergraduate teaching ranges from the early medieval to the recent past, and covers British, European and world history. We offer undergraduate degrees in History, Modern European History, Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Social History. You can also combine History with other subjects. To find out more visit our undergraduate pages. For travel details on visiting us at an Open Day, find out more here. Find out more about us by reading what our students say and by coming to visit us. New CoursesThe Department of History is pleased to announce the introduction of over a dozen new Undergraduate Part II courses in 2011-12. |
Postgraduate StudyHistory has a strong postgraduate community comprising MA, MPhil and PhD students, whose work reflects the wide range of research interests and expertise, both chronologically and geographically, in the Department. Find out about our MA in History. Learn more about studying for a PhD in History or search our keyword database for a PhD supervisor. FundingLancaster University is pleased to announce ESRC MA and PhD Studentships in Economic and Social History for 2011-12. Visit our postgraduate funding pages to find out more. |
ResearchResearch undertaken in the Department ranges from medieval Britain and Europe to the modern and post-modern worlds. It also embraces diverse themes and approaches, and prides itself on developing new insights and perspectives, particularly in the fields of religious, socio-cultural and political history. |
News and EventsLatest NewsHistory MA success for former bank worker, 3 January 2012 The loss of her job became the chance of a lifetime for former banking employee Elaine Stokes. She used her redundancy money to fund a Masters degree ...Read more» EventsThere are no events today, the next event will be: 16 February 2012, Victims as Idealized Citizens; Transition, Mobilisation and the Contested Past in Northern Ireland (Dynamics of Memories Research Seminar) |
What our students say
Postgraduate Workshop
On 11 November 2010, Professor Quentin Skinner held a postgraduate workshop on the Lorenzetti frescoes of Good and Bad Government in Siena as part of the Department's 'Histories of Liberty' research symposium.
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