Course summary
This taught postgraduate programme aims to introduce you to advanced level study of history while deepening your historical understanding and awareness. You'll gain invaluable research tools and practical skills while studying a range of thematic, historiographical or theoretical topics across a broad chronological and geographical range. You’re offered a wide choice of classes as well as rigorous training in historical research methods and sources. You can choose to study thematic, historiographical or theoretical topics across a broad chronological and geographical range. Ranked Top 10 in the UK for History (Times Good University Guide 2023)
Modules
Compulsory classes: Research skills, sources and methods for historians. Optional classes (five to be chosen): Britain, France and the United States, 1945-1958: Diplomacy, Strategy and Alliance, Nationalism and Nation-states in the Arab Middle East, 1900-1945, Advanced Oral History, Palaeography 1500-1800, Pharmaceuticals, Ethics and Health:1800-1980, War, Sacrifice and the Nation in Europe, 1789-1918, Plantations by Land and Sea, Segregation, Migration and War: African-Americans 1910-1930, Work Placement in History, Scotland and Ulster in the Early Modern North Atlantic World, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution in the Arab-Israeli Dispute, Ireland, Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism, Organic Machines, Engineered Environments and Hybrid Natures, Red Continent: Africa and the Global Cold War, Setting Europe Ablaze: Resistance Movements in the Second World War.
Assessment method
A full account of assessment will be provided in each module handbook. The pass mark is 50% in all classes.
Entry requirements
A first or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in History or a related discipline
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Scotland | £7100 | Year 1 |
| England | £7100 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £7100 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £7100 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £7100 | Year 1 |
| International | £16000 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
For information on tuition fees, additional costs and funding for this programme, please view the programme details on the University of Strathclyde website.
Sponsorship information
There are several scholarship opportunities available for students applying for this course. Please see website for further details.
Provider information
University of Strathclyde
McCance Building
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ