Postgraduate Student Profile: Modern European History
Matthew urges would-be postgraduate students to plan ahead, as he tells us about his European History course…
Name: Matthew Broad
Course: PhD Modern European History
Institution: University of Reading
‘I came straight to the PhD from having completed an MA in Modern History, also at Reading. There is an expectation, particularly from employers and funding bodies, that you complete a master’s in a relevant subject before applying for a doctorate place. The MA was therefore as much a prerequisite as it was something I wanted to do in...
