Research Focus
Global history and culture, war studies, late medieval and early modern history. Suitable student majors: History (especially world history, military history or early modern history), international relations, political science, sociology, art history, religious studies, philosophy, anthropology.
Programme Structure and Funding
This programme is a full-time PhD of three years (36 months).
Tuition Fees
Departmental tuition fee for History: £26,580 per year.
Scholarships
This programme is eligible to apply for the China Scholarship Council (CSC) joint funding scholarship, which is open to UK and overseas students for doctoral study. China Scholarship Council (CSC) Silver Thread quota: 20 people per year; funding period up to 48 months; funding content: the China Scholarship Council provides one return international airfare and a scholarship for the corresponding period, and the University of Glasgow provides tuition fees for the corresponding period.
Application process: Submit an application to the University of Glasgow and obtain an unconditional offer/invitation letter and joint scholarship nomination eligibility by 10 March of the following year. Between 00:00 on 10 March and 14:00 on 1 April, log in to the National Public Overseas Study Management Information Platform (https://sa.csc.edu.cn/student) to complete the online application and upload the relevant materials. For the application project name, please select “Overseas Cooperation Project”; for the available cooperation channel name, please select “Scholarship in Cooperation with the University of Glasgow, UK”.
April–June: expert review, completion of admissions and publication of the list of admitted candidates. From July: those who pass the review begin to complete departure procedures from July and are dispatched successively.
Entry Requirements
- A master’s degree with second-class honours or above (2:1) in a relevant discipline.
- IELTS ≥ 7.0.
- TOEFL ≥ 100, with Reading 24, Listening 24, Speaking 23, Writing 27.
- Applicants whose master’s degree was taught in an English-speaking country may be exempt from the language requirement.
- GPA above 3.3.
Application Materials
- CV.
- Two letters of recommendation.
- Transcripts and degree certificate.
- Research proposal.
- A research topic summary of around 1,000 words.
- English language test report.
Application Period
Entry time: International applicant deadline: January 2026: 30 September 2025; October 2026: 1 June 2026.
For October entry, the application deadline is 1 June; for January entry of the following year, the application deadline is 30 September.
Career Prospects
- Heritage and cultural sector: working as curators, education officers or researchers in institutions such as museums, galleries, historic sites, archives or the National Trust. 2. Education sector: becoming a history teacher in secondary schools or further education institutions through further teacher training (PGDE). Some graduates also enter universities to take up academic or administrative positions.
Research and Academia
Become a university lecturer, professional historian or think-tank researcher. 4. Journalism, media and publishing: as journalists, editors, producers or researchers, requiring strong research, writing and critical thinking skills; history graduates are highly competitive in this field.
