Course summary
The course explores human interaction with the non-human natural world within the context of a conceptually advanced study of history of science, medicine, and environment.
Modules
Compulsory modules Students choose one of: 1. History in the making: theories, approaches and practices (1 and 2) 2. Global times – plural spaces 1 and global times – plural spaces 2 And one of: 1. Disease and environment (c.1500–2000) 2. Environmental history: nature and the western world (1800–2000) 3. Environmental disasters: crisis, catastrophe and risk in the modern world (1755 to present) Depending on credit weighting, students choose one or two optional modules. These can also be from one of the compulsory choices not taken. Optional modules are subject to change each year, and some may only allow limited numbers of students. 1. Directed reading in modern history 2. Key issues in German historiography 3. Themes in American history 4. Perceptions of central and eastern Europe 5. History of modern science 6. Environmental management in Scotland 7. Skills in transnational history
Assessment method
A dissertation of not more than 15,000 words. The modules are assessed principally by coursework.
Entry requirements
A good 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree in history or a related discipline. If you studied your first degree outside the UK, please see the university’s international entry requirements.
English language requirements
For the current English Language requirements please visit the English language requirements for postgraduate students on the University of St Andrews website.
English language requirements for postgraduate students
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/entry/language-requirements/postgraduate/
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
For the most current information on course fees please visit https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/postgraduate/taught/.
Sponsorship information
Carnegie-Cameron bursaries; entrant accommodation bursary; Formula Santander postgraduate scholarship; recent graduate discount; Thomas and Margaret Roddan trust bursary.
Provider information
University of St Andrews
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St Andrews
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