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Department of History

About Us

The Warwick University History Department is one of the largest history departments in the UK, with teaching and research notable for its disciplinary range and geographical scope.

The Department has a strong international reputation and high rankings in university guides and surveys, and was ranked first in the UK in the last Research Excellence Framework (REF) for the proportion of world-leading research activity (4*) in the Department.

The Department is committed to maintaining and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion amongst its staff and student community.

Events Calendar

Mon 25 Feb '19
exhibition: Throw Away the Key
4pm - 6pm: CAS seminar: Dr John Wills (Kent) “Bam. Shot Me”: Depictions of the American West in Early Video Games
5pm - 7pm: History on Film Evening: Death of Stalin
Tue 26 Feb '19
exhibition: Throw Away the Key
2pm - 4pm: Masterclass ‘Identity documents: Local, Regional and International Protocols’

News

Tue 19 Feb '19
Recruitment: History Department Administrator
Fri 15 Feb '19
2018 BASEES Women’s Forum Book Prize
Mon 04 Feb '19
Happy Chinese New Year
Fri 01 Feb '19
Potato
Fri 01 Feb '19
Open Letter from Professor Rebecca Earle to Warwick History Students

Undergraduate Study

We have a population of approximately 1,000 undergraduate students. Half of the Department's students are enrolled on the single-honours History degree and the other half of the Department's students are enrolled on various joint-honours and interdisciplinary degrees.

If you are interested in applying for a place on one of our undergraduate courses, please see our Information for Prospective Undergraduate Students.

Postgraduate Study

We have a population of approximately 100 postgraduate students, on both our postgraduate taught and postgraduate research courses.

If you are interested in applying for a place on one of our postgraduate courses, please see our Information for Prospective Postgraduate Students.

Research

The Department engages in a wide variety of projects, networks, conferences, and fellowships, and is home to the Centre for the History of Medicine, the Early Modern and Eighteenth Century Centre, the European History Research Centre, and the Global History and Culture Centre.

The Department also has close connections with the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance, the Humanities Research Centre, and the Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies.