Programme overview
Location
Streatham Campus, Exeter, and Cornwall Campus
We are among the upper ranks of History departments in the UK in terms of the quality and intensity of our research. Research is integral to all our activity. All members of staff are research active and research and publish at the highest level. Staff in the department research political, economic, social, cultural, religious, medical, environmental, maritime, naval, military and diplomatic history. We range in time from the early medieval period to the late 20th century. We have particular strengths in the history of Britain and continental Europe, but also focus on the history of the United States, Africa, and India. A number of research centres are linked with the work of the Department and organise seminar series with regular meetings through the academic year which are an important meeting place for postgraduate students to hear, discuss and present research. Find out more about our research culture. Visit our research web pages for more information about our performance in the Research Assessment Exercise, research projects and centres.
Supervision
We offer supervision across a wide range of research interests at both our Streatham Campus in Exeter, and Cornwall Campus near Falmouth. We have research interests in British, European and world history, with expertise in economic and social history, local history, maritime history, religious and cultural history, medical history, and political history. Members of the department are committed to interdisciplinary approaches and have strong links with colleagues in Arab and Islamic Studies, Archaeology, Classics, English, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Politics, and Theology. Joint supervision for PhD students can be, and often is, arranged with these subjects and others within the University. Visit our staff profiles for more information about individual research interests.
We aim to ensure that each student receives an effective and appropriate level of support, through both tailored research training and regular research supervision. Each student has a first supervisor, second supervisor and a mentor. There is regular contact with the first supervisor and a formal discussion of progress each term. There is a meeting at least once a term with the second supervisor or mentor and more frequently if the need arises.
