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University of Glasgow: Scottish History

Institution University of Glasgow View institution profile
Department School of Humanities
Web www.glasgow.ac.uk/
Study type Taught

Summary

This Masters offers courses in social, political, religious, military and cultural history of Scotland from the medieval period through to the 20th century. The course focuses on Gaelic Scotland, Scotland’s place in the British Isles and Europe, and on urban Scotland. Glasgow is a world leading centre for Scottish History with staff at the forefront of research and public engagement. You’ll also have access to excellent primary sources, including the Baillie Collection of printed medieval and modern sources in Scottish, Irish and English history, and the opportunity to develop appropriate language skills.

Glasgow is an outstanding resource hub for the study of Scottish History. The university library holds superb printed and manuscript collections from the medieval to the present. You can also use the Baillie Collection of printed medieval and modern sources in Scottish, Irish and English history.

Glasgow is an outstanding resource hub for the study of Scottish History. The university library holds superb printed and manuscript collections from the medieval to the present. You can also use the Baillie Collection of printed medieval and modern sources in Scottish, Irish and English history. * Glasgow is home to one of the largest groupings of Scottish historians in the world who participate in the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies with colleagues in related disciplines such as Archaeology, Scottish Literature, Celtic & Gaelic, and Theology and Religious Studies. * The University’s Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery provides access to primary source materials in fields such as fine art, numismatics and ethnography. * Listen to our podcast: Stories from Glasgow - Unravelling Scotland's Knit History

You’ll take:

  • One core course
  • Five optional courses

You’ll also write a dissertation.

Core course

  • DOING HISTORY: SOURCES AND SKILLS FOR HISTORIANS

Optional courses

  • ISSUES, IDEOLOGIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF MODERN SCOTLAND
  • MILITARY SCOTLAND IN THE AGE OF PROTO-GLOBALIZATION, C.1600-C.1800
  • THE LIFE AND AFTERLIFE OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
  • SCOTTISH RADICALISM 1848-1950
  • SCOTTISH CASTLES AND PALACES

Other courses in History available to you include:

  • GENDER, POLITICS AND POWER
  • GENDER, CULTURE AND TEXT
  • MEDIEVAL PALAEOGRAPHY: AN INTRODUCTION TO READING MEDIEVAL DOCUMENTS
  • HERETICS AND INQUISITORS IN EUROPE,800-1600
  • THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1945
  • GAMES AND GAMING HISTORY

With permission, you can also take courses from other subjects in the College of Arts and in other colleges.

Please note the availability of a particular course depends on student numbers and patterns of staff leave. Not all courses will be available every year.

Dissertation

  • DISSERTATION (MSC HISTORY)

You should begin identifying a dissertation topic, and the relevant sources, at an early stage. In late April and early May you give a dissertation poster presentation, and submit a dissertation proposal. The final part of the programme is devoted to researching and writing up your dissertation, with the support of an assigned supervisor.

The research skills and methods you’ll gain on this programme give you the transferable skills needed for positions in the public and private sectors, including heritage policy and projects, media and teaching.

The programme is also a good foundation for a PhD.

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University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow is one of the UK’s most prestigious seats of learning, and the fourth oldest university in the English speaking world. Established in 1451 and recognised for its world-changing research and teaching, the University has inspired thinkers from eminent scientist Lord Kelvin and the father of economics Adam Smith, to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. 

Rankings

The University:

  • is ranked 81st in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2023
  • is in the top 100 in the world: Times Higher World University Rankings 2023
  • 95.9% of students in employment or further study 6 months after graduation …
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