MA in Local & Regional History at Institute Of Historical Research
The MA in Local and Regional History provides an exciting opportunity to obtain valuable local history research
skills and, under the guidance of supervisors, produce local historical research to professional standards. The
programme focuses on the local history of England, including London, but there is also scope to work on other
areas. Students are introduced to key historical approaches, sources and methods and learn to apply them to
the study of specific local history projects. The course is interdisciplinary, and importance is placed on the use of
architecture, material culture, archaeology and literature as important sources for the study of localities. Field
trips and museum visits form a key part of the course.
The MA will appeal to anyone wishing to develop a broad range of transferable historical skills and those with
interests in the history of localities, parishes, local government, historic buildings and the historic environment. It
also represents excellent preparation for future PhD research.
The MA is taught by staff at two of the UK’s leading research centres, the Centre for Metropolitan History and
the Centre for Local History/Victoria County History. Both are based within the Institute of Historical Research
(IHR), where students can draw on a wealth of expertise in urban and local history as well as an unrivalled
library and other resources for the study of the history of London and of other cities. Students join a thriving and
lively community of students, researchers and teachers at the IHR and take full advantage of the facilities and
resources of the central University of London, as well as the nearby British Library, the Museum of London and
other important national centres.