MSc History at University of Strathclyde

The MSc History is a taught postgraduate degree combining advanced historical study with research training and communication skills. Students choose from modules across British, European and world history, including the histories of health, diplomacy, warfare, childhood, oral history and gender. The department covers the early modern and modern periods from about 1600 to the present.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Humanities  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core module Research Skills, Sources and Methods for Historians, plus four optional modules across politics and society, global conflict, empires and diplomacy, health and medicine, and oral history, with one elective possible from another MSc programme. An optional eight-week work placement module is available. The degree is completed with a 15,000-word dissertation.

Career pathways

A History Masters prepares graduates for careers in business, government, the creative industries, education, finance and the STEM sectors; the Doctoral Landscape Award provides a pathway into PhD study.

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