Scottish Historical Studies (MLitt) 12 months Postgraduate Program By University of St Andrews |Top Universities
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Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

HistoryMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

History

Study Level

Masters

The MLitt in Scottish Historical Studies offers students the opportunity to explore Scotland's long term development over time and to focus on more specific topics of interest under the guidance of renowned experts in the field. In your studies, you will cover a wide chronological range of periods from the Dark Ages to Modern Scotland. You will be exposed to issues of nation building, loss of sovereignty, the tensions between core and periphery, and the reclamation of nationhood. Over two semesters, students complete two compulsory modules and two optional modules on a range of themes and topics in Scottish history. The compulsory modules offer a unique insight into the development of historical writing in Scotland from the Middle Ages to the present and explore the complex relationships between interpretations of the Scottish past and their uses in the present.

Program overview

Main Subject

History

Study Level

Masters

The MLitt in Scottish Historical Studies offers students the opportunity to explore Scotland's long term development over time and to focus on more specific topics of interest under the guidance of renowned experts in the field. In your studies, you will cover a wide chronological range of periods from the Dark Ages to Modern Scotland. You will be exposed to issues of nation building, loss of sovereignty, the tensions between core and periphery, and the reclamation of nationhood. Over two semesters, students complete two compulsory modules and two optional modules on a range of themes and topics in Scottish history. The compulsory modules offer a unique insight into the development of historical writing in Scotland from the Middle Ages to the present and explore the complex relationships between interpretations of the Scottish past and their uses in the present.

Admission requirements

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7+
3+

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More programs from the university

At undergraduate level, the University of St Andrews currently offers part-time, foundation, full-time, non-degree programs in over 20 subjects, including: 

  • Medicine
  • Social anthropology 
  • History 
  • Language and comparative literature
  • Earth and environmental studies 

At postgraduate level, the University of St Andrews offers a number of degrees, including: 

  • Anthropology, art and perception 
  • Statistics 
  • Postcolonial and world literatures
  • Peace and conflict studies 

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