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Why Study History at Lancaster?

Lancaster has offered Masters and Doctorates in History since the Department’s inception, and graduate students have always formed a vital part of the departmental intellectual community. 54 PhDs have graduated since 2000, while our MA enrolment has averaged around 20 students per year. The highly successful annual Histfest postgraduate conference, which is wholly run by PhD students, is now in its 15th year. Our postgraduates also run their own fortnightly seminar, and fully participate in departmental research symposia.

We have taken steps towards expanding our postgraduate base by making our programmes more competitive and providing increased funding opportunities for postgraduate study.

Our MA allows for two distinct pathways to the degree: four taught courses and a long dissertation, or six taught courses and a shorter dissertation. The second pathway includes a new course, History for Life, which is designed to show the value of historical skills for careers outside the university sector. We plan to introduce a tailor-made Research and Professional Skills course for PhD students, covering topics ranging from publishing an article to scoping archives, in the near future. We have been able to provide significant financial support for research and conference-related postgraduate travel.

We are also able to offer a number of studentships and fee-waivers at MA and PhD level from a range of internal sources and hope to be able to continue to do so. We have been very successful in obtaining support for History PhD students in University and Faculty competitions. We employ our PhD students wherever possible as Graduate Teaching Assistants, providing invaluable professional experience as well as additional income.

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