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Study Details: MSc: 1 year full-time
You will advance your knowledge and understanding of selected topics in history, as well as enhance your skills in independent research, critical analysis, and both oral and written presentations. You’ll have a range of courses to choose from, enabling you to tailor your degree to your interests and ambitions.
Breadth of expertise
The University of Edinburgh is home to one of the largest groups of historians in the United Kingdom. Our research interests and the courses we offer, cover just about every major area of historical inquiry.
As a student on the taught MSc in History you can take full advantage of this breadth, studying medieval Scotland, revolutionary America, modern India, and much else besides.
You will need a UK 2:1 honours degree, a minimum US 3.25 GPA or other international equivalent, in History or another humanities or social science subject with a significant historical component.
Relevant experience, or professional or other qualifications may be considered.
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Many students are attracted to the MSc in History as an advanced qualification that may be valued by a range of employers; a more specialised supplement to their undergraduate degrees that could set them apart in a crowded job market. Others are interested in pursuing academic careers and see the MSc as preparation for a PhD, while some are considering an academic career as a possibility and use the MSc to establish whether it is the right career choice.
You will take several courses across two semesters of teaching, including two compulsory courses and a range of optional courses.
The compulsory courses for this programme are:
Historical Research: Skills and Sources
Historical Methodology
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