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Modern History at University of Glasgow - UCAS

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Course summary

This Masters brings together social and political historians, active in research on topics from the French Revolution to refugees in the 20th century. The programme provides you with thorough research training and a wide set of transferable skills in the conception, design and execution of a research project. WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • History at University of Glasgow is top 10 in the UK for History programmes (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022).
  • Glasgow is an outstanding resource hub for the study of Modern 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.
  • Members of the Centre for Gender History, the Scottish Centre for War Studies and Conflict Archaeology, the Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies and the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies are all leaders in their fields.
  • The University’s Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery provides access to primary source materials in fields such as fine art, numismatics and ethnography.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE You will take:
  • One core course
  • Five optional courses
You will also produce a dissertation. Core Course DOING HISTORY: SOURCES AND SKILLS FOR HISTORIANS Optional Courses Optional courses within History available in session 2020-2021 include: APPROACHES TO HISTORY (FOR POSTGRADUATES) SCOTTISH RADICALISM 1848-1950 ISSUES, IDEOLOGIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF MODERN SCOTLAND CULTURE, POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN THE HIGHLAND CLEARANCES GENDER, POLITICS AND POWER GENDER, CULTURE AND TEXT MILITARY SCOTLAND IN THE AGE OF PROTO-GLOBALIZATION, C.1600-C.1800 MEDIEVAL PALAEOGRAPHY: AN INTRODUCTION TO READING MEDIEVAL DOCUMENTS HERETICS AND INQUISITORS IN EUROPE,800-1600 THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1945 WORKING WITH MANUSCRIPTS AS HISTORIANS With permission, you can also take courses from other subjects in the College of Arts and beyond. 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.

How to apply

International applicants

International applicant information can be found via gla.ac.uk by searching for 'international'. Classes start September 2021 and you may be expected to attend induction sessions the week before.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified. You’ll also need to submit a short (one paragraph) statement of interest in this programme.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

All fees are published on the University of Glasgow website. https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/

Sponsorship information

Sponsorship and funding information can be found via gla.ac.uk by searching for 'scholarships'.

Modern History at University of Glasgow - UCAS