MA History of Political Thought and Intellectual History Careers

With its emphasis on a specific area of history, our MA History of Political Thought and Intellectual History is by nature unique.

Many of our graduates have gone on to or are currently studying for PhDs, or have gone on to a career in academia in London and at institutions such as Oxford, Cambridge, Berkeley and Yale. These also include:

• Dr Jessica Patterson, Lecturer in the History of Political Thought, Fellow and Director of Studies, Magdalen College, University of Cambridge 
• Dr Adela Halo, Lecturer in History of Political Thought, University College London 
• Dr Alessandro de Arcangelis, Lecturer in Intellectual History, University College London 
• Dr Signy Gutnick Allen, Department of History, University of Zurich 
• Dr Paul Sagar, Lecturer in Political Theory, King’s College London 
• Dr Elias Buchetmann, Lecturer in Early Modern History and Research Associate, University of Rostock 
• Dr Xinxian Zhu, Assistant professor at the Institute of Philosophy, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, China 
• Dr Max Skjönsberg, Assistant Professor of Humanities, University of Florida, Hamilton Center 
• Dr Vanessa Lim, Assistant Professor, Seoul National University 
• Dr Lisa Kattenberg, Assistant Professor in Early Modern Intellectual History, University of Amsterdam 

Whilst this MA has a uniquely academic focus, being grounded in the subject of history ensures that you will be developing and building on a range of skills. Outside of academia, students have also gone on to work at a number of other institutions including:

• at the BBC
• in publishing, at prestigious academic presses like Polity Press
• as political advisers in Westminster, the European Parliament, and on
• congressional campaigns in the US
• at NGOs like Global Witness
• as researchers
• in finance 
• in teaching.