MA Intellectual History: University of Sussex

About the programme

The University of Sussex is a renowned international centre for the study of intellectual history with a long tradition in the subject. Sussex is one of the few British institutions that encourage undergraduate and postgraduate students to specialise in intellectual history, in the broad sense of the ideas and ideological movements that engaged thinkers in the past.

The MA in Intellectual History is recognised internationally as a leading programme in its field. The programme is both international in scope and comparative in method. Each course includes the study of ideas across national boundaries, and offers comparisons with continents beyond Europe. The programme aims to prepare you for more advanced study, and specifically for doctoral-level research.

Admission requirments

UK entrance requirements

A first- or upper second-class undergraduate honours degree in history or another humanities or social science subject.

Overseas entrance requirements

Sussex receives applications from all over the world and is therefore very experienced in assessing the qualifications offered by students from outside the UK.

For information on some of the most common international qualifications that meet their general entry requirements, please refer to the table in their International students section.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5, with not less than 6.5 in Writing and 6.0 in the other sections. Internet TOEFL with 90 overall including 24 in Speaking and 25 in Writing. For more information, refer to English language requirements.