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The University of Southampton
History Part of Humanities Postgraduate study

Entry requirements

To join History at Southampton for your postgraduate studies you will need to meet the following criteria.

Postgraduate taught programmes

We expect candidates to have achieved, or be predicted, an upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject.

Postgraduate research programmes

We expect candidates to have a relevant postgraduate masters degree or equivalent.

English language

If English is not your first language, you will need to have already reached a satisfactory standard in an approved test in English, such as IELTS at grade 6.5 or above. Alternatively, you may choose to complete one of our pre-sessional English language courses. Visit the Pre-sessional language courses website for more information.

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My supervisor is very supportive and I’m getting to grips with the subject… It’s incredibly stimulating and very rewarding.

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