Interested in studying the Holocaust? Join our MA Holocaust: History, Experience, Heritage explores the Holocaust both as a historic event as a source of memory and heritage. We will prepare you for a career in areas such as Holocaust education, outreach, heritage curation, public history and commemoration. You will also build a foundation for postgraduate research in a variety of Holocaust Studies fields.
The degree is delivered by the internationally renowned Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations, a home to leading researchers, authors of cutting-edge scholarship on the Holocaust, its aftermath and its antecedents and experts in outreach and public engagement. Studying with as, you can:
- Take part in a field trip to European Holocaust sites and museums
- Discover our unique archives and library holdings - one of the largest Western European collections on modern Jewish history
- Participate in practical workshops on the curation of Holocaust objects delivered in collaboration with external experts
You will engage with the different ways in which the Holocaust has been explored, discussed and presented through a range of specialist modules such as:
- Jewish Life and Antisemitism
- The Genocide of the European Jews, 1933-1945
- The Holocaust as Public History
- After the Holocaust. Jews and Others after 1945
- The Holocaust in Art, Film, Literature and Music
- Field Trip
- MA dissertation – a research project on an aspect of the Holocaust that interests you the most
All modules are subject to staff availability.
Funding
Those applying for the programme may be eligible for our Southampton MA Holocaust scholarships.
For 2026/27, we are pleased to offer 2x Sayers Family scholarships worth £2,000.
Deadline: 9 September 2026, midday UK time.
Eligibility
To apply for this scholarship you must:
- have an offer to study Holocaust: History, Experience, Heritage, either full time or part time
- achieve a 2:1 (65% minimum) or an equivalent qualification in your undergraduate studies
You must not be getting an external scholarship.
For more information and to apply, visit the Southampton MA Holocaust scholarship page.