BA in History is the best way of understanding the world around us. What is gender, race, class, religion, the state, empire, and capitalism? What are the USA, China, the United Kingdom, and Ireland? What are NATO and the EU? Our historians explain the modern world by reaching back to the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the great modern revolutions across all of Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia.

Our exciting BA History degree lets you shape your passion for history according to your interests, using the latest approaches to study the past with a critical eye and make connections to debates in the public sphere. Our expertise reaches an extraordinary breadth of societies, periods and places, spanning the British Isles, Europe (east and west), Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

In this BA (Honours) in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics qualification, you’ll explore human systems of thought and practice, both ‘secular’ and ‘religious’, in ways which allow you to engage with wide-ranging and often controversial issues affecting different cultures and societies across Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe.

The BA (Hons) Music Business equips you with the skills, experience, and connections needed to thrive in the music industry. Learn from dedicated professionals and guest speakers from leading companies like Universal Music, Sony Columbia Records, and BBC Radio One. Gain hands-on experience in digital marketing, event and festival management, and music conference organization. With opportunities for placements and employment across the UK, Europe, and the US, this course will help you carve out your own path in the dynamic world of music business.

Combine a specialist study of the United States with a range of diverse historical periods.

This course combines intensive, practical performer training and the opportunity to study both in the UK and in the United States with a wider understanding of the subject's international context. This intensive and practical course offers a unique approach to performance training combined with study both in the UK and in the United States.

Immerse yourself in the world of digital design on one of the most prestigious Computer Arts degrees in Europe. This professionally accredited course develops your skills and understanding in the field of digital arts and design, with subjects like animation, 3D development, concept art, and asset and character design. 

Acting BA (Hons) at Drama St Mary’s is a rigorous, full-time course that equips you for a career in acting.

BA in Criminology The BA (Hons) in Criminology provides a unique vantage point to study issues related to crime, justice and people’s experiences of victimisation in a society transitioning from conflict. Criminologists are interested in how activities come to be defined as ‘criminal’, why definitions and responses to crime vary over time and place, as well as how people are affected by harmful behaviours.

BA Honours in Sustainable Business Management, Today’s businesses face a pressing challenge: how to thrive while addressing sustainability in every aspect of their operations. Our Sustainable Business Management BA will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to champion sustainable practices and drive positive change for businesses.

The BA (Hons) Golf Management course is based in Dornoch close to the world-renowned Royal Dornoch Golf Club.

Our BA (Hons) Professional Accountancy is a three-year honours degree designed for students holding advanced qualifications, who wish to pursue a career in accountancy.

Our BA (Hons) Archaeology is closely linked to the distinctive cultural heritage of Scotland but also places all of that within a much broader global context.

This BA (Honours) in Social Sciences (Economics) is one of several specialist routes available in our BA (Honours) Social Sciences (R23) degree. You'll study core modules in interdisciplinary social science and sociology, giving you a firm grounding in ideas central to social science. This will be combined with exploring contemporary economic issues and learning the theory needed to engage in current economic debates.

Translation is a major actor on the world stage. It is also one of the most fundamental of human activities, allowing us to interact with one another within and across cultures. On our 3-year BA Translation programme, you’ll develop the ability to translate and mediate between languages, cultures and communities.