The History Department offers the chance to study at every level from foundation to postgraduate, and their courses range in scope from broad survey to more specialist topics. Over recent years, new courses have refreshed our curriculum. Drawing on the research of staff, our courses are designed to be engaging and challenging. Their content reflects up-to-date interpretations by scholars, and they introduce students to the skills of historical study.
Our courses make use of the rich archive of visual material, delivered through DVD video and interactive media.
Follow this link to find out about the BA (Honours) History degree.
You can watch brief introductions to our new courses on YouTube. These include the Level 2 course Understanding Global Heritage (AD281) by Dr Rodney Harrison and an introduction to the MA in History by Professor Ian Donnachie.
AA100 The arts past and present (interdisciplinary course)
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A150 Voices and texts (30 credit interdisciplinary course)
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A151 Making sense of things: an introduction to material culture (30 credit interdisciplinary course)
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A200 Exploring History: Medieval to Modern 1400-1900
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A218 Medicine and Society in Europe 1500-1930
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A207 From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830
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AD281 Understanding Global Heritage
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A326 Empire: 1492-1975
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A327 Europe 1914-1989: war, peace, modernity NEW
Watch our short video introduction to this module on YouTube
AA312 Total War and Social Change: Europe 1914 - 1955 - final start date February 2013
We offer two courses in collaboration with Dundee University. These can be taken as 3rd level modules and can count towards a degree. They are offered by distance teaching: you do not have to be resident in Scotland to complete these courses. Students receive five course books, which include essays and readings. All students are assigned to a tutor to support their studies and mark their assignments. There are no tutorials, but there are two optional day schools, which are held in Dundee. You can find out more by following these links:
Our new History Masters 2 year programme is now available.
Follow this link for more information about MA History.
