Scottish History PgDip

This Masters offers courses in social, political, religious, military and cultural history of Scotland from the medieval period through to the 20th century. The course focuses on Gaelic Scotland, Scotland’s place in the British Isles and Europe, and on urban Scotland. Glasgow is a world leading centre for Scottish History with staff at the forefront of research and public engagement. You’ll also have access to excellent primary sources, including the Baillie Collection of printed medieval and modern sources in Scottish, Irish and English history, and the opportunity to develop appropriate language skills.<br/><br/>**WHY THIS PROGRAMME**<br/><br/><br/>- Glasgow is an outstanding resource hub for the study of Scottish History. The university library holds superb printed and manuscript collections from the medieval to the present. You can also use the Baillie Collection of printed medieval and modern sources in Scottish, Irish and English history.<br/><br/><br/>- Glasgow is home to one of the largest groupings of Scottish historians in the world who participate in the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies with colleagues in related disciplines such as Archaeology, Scottish Literature, Celtic & Gaelic, and Theology and Religious Studies.<br/><br/><br/>- The University’s Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery provides access to primary source materials in fields such as fine art, numismatics and ethnography.<br/><br/><br/>**PROGRAMME STRUCTURE**<br/><br/>You’ll take:<br/>- One core courses<br/><br/><br/>- Five optional courses<br/><br/><br/>You’ll also write a dissertation.<br/><br/>**Core Course**<br/>DOING HISTORY: SOURCES AND SKILLS FOR HISTORIANS<br/><br/>**Optional Courses**<br/><br/>With permission, you can also take courses from other subjects in the College of Arts and in other colleges.<br/><br/>Please note the availability of a particular course depends on student numbers and patterns of staff leave. Not all courses will be available every year.<br/><br/>**Dissertation**<br/>DISSERTATION (MSC HISTORY)<br/><br/>ISSUES, IDEOLOGIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF MODERN SCOTLAND<br/>MILITARY SCOTLAND IN THE AGE OF PROTO-GLOBALIZATION, C.1600-C.1800<br/>WORKING WITH MANUSCRIPTS AS HISTORIANS<br/>GAELIC IN SCOTLAND: THE HISTORY OF A LANGUAGE, 1400-1914<br/><br/>Other courses in History available to you include:<br/><br/>APPROACHES TO HISTORY (FOR POSTGRADUATES) <br/>GENDER, POLITICS AND POWER <br/>GENDER, CULTURE AND TEXT<br/>MEDIEVAL PALAEOGRAPHY: AN INTRODUCTION TO READING MEDIEVAL DOCUMENTS<br/>HERETICS AND INQUISITORS IN EUROPE,800-1600<br/>THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1945<br/>THE LIFE AND AFTERLIFE OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS<br/><br/>Dissertation<br/>DISSERTATION (MSC HISTORY)<br/><br/>You should begin identifying a dissertation topic, and the relevant sources, at an early stage. In late April and early May you give a dissertation poster presentation, and submit a dissertation proposal. The final part of the programme is devoted to researching and writing up your dissertation, with the support of an assigned supervisor.