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Degree Programme Table: History (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCHISTY1P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2

Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Courses will run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2, subject to staffing availability. The range of option courses available may vary. Students complete six courses and the MSc Dissertation over the duration of the degree.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

Historical Research: Skills and Sources

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Research: Skills and Sources
PGHC11334 20 credits
AND

Historical Methodology

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Methodology
PGHC11335 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 80 credits in this group.

History MSc Courses

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Candidates must take a total of 80 credits of option courses over the four semesters of their part time degree. Normally, a total of 40 credits will be taken in each academic year, but this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.
Contemporary Scotland
PGHC11111 20 credits
Scottish Palaeography 12th-16th centuries
PGHC11125 20 credits
Conservatism in the United States, c.1930-c.1990
PGHC11190 20 credits
The Civil Rights Movement
PGHC11192 20 credits
The Sources of Medieval History
PGHC11214 20 credits
Themes in American Historiography
PGHC11236 20 credits
The Sixties in the United States
PGHC11274 20 credits
The Demise of the Slave-Holding American South, 1846-1877
PGHC11283 20 credits
History as Romance, Profession, Critique: Theory and Scholarship in the West, 1835 to 1985
PGHC11332 20 credits
The United States and the Cold War
PGHC11341 20 credits
Propaganda in Renaissance Scotland
PGHC11345 20 credits
The Crusades: Thirteenth Century Crossroads
PGHC11357 20 credits
Cinema and Society in South Asia, 1947-Present
PGHC11358 20 credits
Introduction to Contemporary History
PGHC11362 20 credits
Medieval Men and Masculinities
PGHC11369 20 credits
Thinking the 20th Century - Hannah Arendt and the breakdown of European Civilization
PGHC11383 20 credits
Genocide in Contemporary History
PGHC11407 20 credits
The Global Renaissance
PGHC11418 20 credits
Revolutions in Modern Europe
PGHC11434 20 credits
Directed Reading & Research (PGT-Sem 2)
PGHC11435 20 credits
Directed Reading & Research (PGT-Sem 1)
PGHC11436 20 credits
Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Suleyman the Magnificent
PGHC11438 20 credits
Studying Women in Late Medieval England: Sources and Approaches
PGHC11446 20 credits
Literature and History in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland
PGHC11447 20 credits
An Unhappy Valley: Mau Mau, culture and colonialism in Kenya's highlands ca.1895-ca.1964
PGHC11476 20 credits
'The wisest fool in Christendom': the Ideas and Writings of James VI & I
PGHC11478 20 credits
Athens of the North: The Scottish Enlightenment
PGHC11479 20 credits
AND

History MSc ODL Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are taught online and are prioritised for students taking an online degree, limited numbers of places may be available to on-campus students.
Seeking 'Japan' in a Westernizing World: Revolution, Romance, and Imperialism, 1868 - 1945 (online)
PGHC11376 20 credits
The American Civil War and Reconstruction (online)
PGHC11391 20 credits
The Shadow of Versailles: Europe Between the Wars, 1918-1939 (online)
PGHC11394 20 credits
British Empires, 1601-1948 (online)
PGHC11415 20 credits
Diaspora, Migration & Exile: A History of the Global Irish since 1600 (online)
PGHC11420 20 credits
British Politics and Policy in the Second World War (online)
PGHC11443 20 credits
Ancient Egyptian Religion and the Afterlife (online)
PGHC11452 20 credits
The Trial of the Templars (online)
PGHC11468 20 credits
Athenian democracy and modern preoccupations (online)
PGHC11477 20 credits
Debating Marriage Between Antiquity and the Middle Ages (online)
PGHC11481 20 credits
Material Histories of Asian Societies in the Early Modern Period (online)
PGHC11484 20 credits
Global Environmental History (online)
PGHC11485 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Courses will run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2, subject to staffing availability. The range of option courses available may vary. Students complete six courses and the MSc Dissertation over the duration of the degree.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation, Taught MSc in History
PGHC11313 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

Historical Research: Skills and Sources

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Research: Skills and Sources
PGHC11334 20 credits
AND

Historical Methodology

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This core course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Historical Methodology
PGHC11335 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 80 credits in this group.

History MSc Courses

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Candidates must take a total of 80 credits of option courses over the four semesters of their part time degree. Normally, a total of 40 credits will be taken in each academic year, but this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.
Contemporary Scotland
PGHC11111 20 credits
Scottish Palaeography 12th-16th centuries
PGHC11125 20 credits
Conservatism in the United States, c.1930-c.1990
PGHC11190 20 credits
The Civil Rights Movement
PGHC11192 20 credits
The Sources of Medieval History
PGHC11214 20 credits
Themes in American Historiography
PGHC11236 20 credits
The Sixties in the United States
PGHC11274 20 credits
The Demise of the Slave-Holding American South, 1846-1877
PGHC11283 20 credits
History as Romance, Profession, Critique: Theory and Scholarship in the West, 1835 to 1985
PGHC11332 20 credits
The United States and the Cold War
PGHC11341 20 credits
Propaganda in Renaissance Scotland
PGHC11345 20 credits
The Crusades: Thirteenth Century Crossroads
PGHC11357 20 credits
Cinema and Society in South Asia, 1947-Present
PGHC11358 20 credits
Introduction to Contemporary History
PGHC11362 20 credits
Medieval Men and Masculinities
PGHC11369 20 credits
Thinking the 20th Century - Hannah Arendt and the breakdown of European Civilization
PGHC11383 20 credits
Genocide in Contemporary History
PGHC11407 20 credits
The Global Renaissance
PGHC11418 20 credits
Revolutions in Modern Europe
PGHC11434 20 credits
Directed Reading & Research (PGT-Sem 2)
PGHC11435 20 credits
Directed Reading & Research (PGT-Sem 1)
PGHC11436 20 credits
Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Suleyman the Magnificent
PGHC11438 20 credits
Studying Women in Late Medieval England: Sources and Approaches
PGHC11446 20 credits
Literature and History in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland
PGHC11447 20 credits
An Unhappy Valley: Mau Mau, culture and colonialism in Kenya's highlands ca.1895-ca.1964
PGHC11476 20 credits
'The wisest fool in Christendom': the Ideas and Writings of James VI & I
PGHC11478 20 credits
Athens of the North: The Scottish Enlightenment
PGHC11479 20 credits
AND

History MSc ODL Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are taught online and are prioritised for students taking an online degree, limited numbers of places may be available to on-campus students.
Seeking 'Japan' in a Westernizing World: Revolution, Romance, and Imperialism, 1868 - 1945 (online)
PGHC11376 20 credits
The American Civil War and Reconstruction (online)
PGHC11391 20 credits
The Shadow of Versailles: Europe Between the Wars, 1918-1939 (online)
PGHC11394 20 credits
British Empires, 1601-1948 (online)
PGHC11415 20 credits
Diaspora, Migration & Exile: A History of the Global Irish since 1600 (online)
PGHC11420 20 credits
British Politics and Policy in the Second World War (online)
PGHC11443 20 credits
Ancient Egyptian Religion and the Afterlife (online)
PGHC11452 20 credits
The Trial of the Templars (online)
PGHC11468 20 credits
Athenian democracy and modern preoccupations (online)
PGHC11477 20 credits
Debating Marriage Between Antiquity and the Middle Ages (online)
PGHC11481 20 credits
Material Histories of Asian Societies in the Early Modern Period (online)
PGHC11484 20 credits
Global Environmental History (online)
PGHC11485 20 credits
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