How do you become a Doctor of History in the UK?

Question

I have just passed my A-levels in History and Law and am about to start my BA Degree in History. How do you become a Doctor of History and how long are each additional courses?

Answer 1

Normally if you study full time

BA -  3 years

MS - 1 year

pHD - 3 years

BUT some places do an 'undergraduate masters' where you do a 4 year degree which incorporates both undergraduate and masters level study.

Also most people do their pHD part time because getting funding is difficult. There are no student loans and or grants once you graduate so finding £4000 for tuition and living is impossible for most people without working. So studying part time.

MA- 2 years

pHD - 5 years

Answer 2

A PhD. is a doctorate. It usually goes: a first class BA - 1 year more MA - anything between 2 and 5 years more PhD.

By the time you have got to the middle of an MA you will know a lot more about the internal politics of Academia.  

Answer 3

I think a Masters  degree after your BA will do it.

Answer 4

To become a doctor of history, you need a doctorate, a PhD at most universities and I think it's a DPhil at Oxford. After your BA, you may do a one year MA first but you can enrol directly onto a three year research degree for the PhD. upon acceptance of your thesis and passing the viva, you are awarded the degree.