The School of History

92% of our students say that they are satisfied with the quality of their course (National Student Survey 2009). more about us

As historians, your library is your laboratory. Leeds University Library is a world class research library with over 2.8 million books and publications, and a wealth of manuscript, archive and early printed material in its Special Collections.  The Library invests £5 million a year in developing its collections, and ranks as one of the top libraries within the UK for provision of electronic books, journals and databases. more about our research collections

Undergraduate

• BA History
• BA International History and Politics

Postgraduate Taught Masters

• MA Social and Cultural History new for 2010/11
• MA Medieval History
• MA Modern History
• MA Race and Resistance
• MA 18th Century Studies running for the last time in 2010/11

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Postgraduate Research

• PhD, MPhil, MA by Research

Spotlight on our latest research

Dr Shane Doyle's latest project examines the medical and demographic histories of three neighbouring societies in East Africa:

'Before HIV: Sexuality, Fertility and Mortality in East Africa, 1900-1980 aims to explain why patterns of sexual behaviour, fertility and mortality changed so dramatically in the decades before the emergence of HIV...' read more

Find out about other research projects