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History MA Hons
The MA (Hons) in History will teach you to discover and analyse the full range of human activity over time. Through historical awareness, which enriches contemporary experience by linking the present with the past, you will be able to recognise the cultural and social values that have shaped cultures across the globe. From your studies, you will acquire intellectual skills in evaluating different kinds of evidence, and interpreting and communicating its significance to others.
History is a flexible course which allows you to study all historical eras without chronological or geographical constraint. At St Andrews, you will be able to combine elements from ancient, medieval, modern, Scottish and Middle Eastern history.
Admission requirements
These grades are the overall standards required to consider you for entry. Find out more about Standard, Minimum and Gateway entry requirements using academic entry explained and see which entry requirements you need to look at using the entry requirements indicator.
- SQA Highers
- GCE A-Levels
- IB points
International applicants
If English is not your first language you will need an overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum score of 6.5 in each component (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking), or an equivalent English language qualification.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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First Year
Students will take at least three from the following selection of first-year modules:
- The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450-1770)
- The Fall of Rome and the Origins of Europe (400-1000)
- The Greeks in a Wider World
- Rome and the Mediterranean
- Scotland and the English Empire 1070-1500
- Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776-2001)
Second Year
Students will take at least three from the following selection of second-year modules:
- History as a Discipline: Development and Key Concepts
- Introduction to Middle Eastern History
- Medieval Europe (1000-1400)
- Mediterranean Communities
- The Roman Empire
- Scotland, Britain and Empire (c. 1500-2000)
Honours
If you decide to take history in your third and fourth years, you choose modules from a wide variety of advanced options.
Here is a sample of Honours modules which have been offered in previous years:
- Age of Conquest: Edward I - Scotland and Wales (1239-1307)
- Death and the Afterlife in Later Medieval Europe
- Modern Iran since 1834-1941: Nationalism, Reform and Revolution
- Popular Music, Culture and Society: The United States and Britain, 1955-1980
- The Decline and Fall of the French Old Regime (1715-1789)
- The Eastern Roman Empire in the Reign of Justinian 527-565
- The Medieval Castle
- War and Welfare: Britain, 1939-1951.
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Program delivery
In addition to lectures and tutorials, students are expected to undertake substantial independent, but guided, work outside of the classroom. Typically, this will involve:
- working on individual and group projects
- undertaking research in the library
- preparing coursework assignments and presentations
- preparing for examinations.
Tuition
Career paths
History graduates find employment in academia, museums and archives, or as history teachers.
Using the analytical and communication skills acquired through the study of history, many also proceed to careers including:
- law
- publishing
- armed forces
- service industries
- the financial sector
- the arts
- the media.
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University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews is Scotland’s first University. As a 600 year-old institution, we are known across the globe for our world leading quality and depth of research. For six centuries some of the world’s brightest and most promising...
Why study at University of St Andrews
Studying in St Andrews is a unique and rewarding experience that will take your skills and knowledge to the next level.
Students at St Andrews have access to some of the world’s best professors and lecturers and a degree from the University of St Andrews is sought after by employers around the world.
In addition to award-winning teaching and research, the University of St Andrews has an array of facilities which result in high levels of student satisfaction and a world class reputation.
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