Overview
History at Edinburgh is internationally renowned for the breadth and depth of staff teaching and research interests.
Bohemian Protest of the burning of John Huss, 1416 (© Special Collections)
Studying here provides the opportunity to work with one of the largest academic groups in the country. Expertise in our subject area covers the economic, social, cultural, and political history of every continent over many periods. From Herodotus to Gandhi, from steam power to the Chinese economic miracle, we are at the cutting edge in many research fields.
Excellent resources
Our international graduate community enjoys one of the largest University libraries within the UK, and access to the world-class archives, research collections and galleries of this UNESCO world heritage city.
Transferable skills
Skills acquired in the advanced academic study of History are highly prized by employers. These skills include evidence-based, critical reasoning, sensitivity in comparing diverse viewpoints, the capacity to synthesis diverse source information, and the ability to derive coherent conclusions. Presentational and literary techniques, the everyday practice of the working historian, are easily transferable.
History uniquely allows us to study other times and cultures. It tells us who we are and where we come from, encourages us to face the future as well as the past, and to consider alternative possibilities of existence.
MSc programmes
- MSc by Research in History
- MSc by Research in Economic and Social History
- MSc by Research in Scottish History
- Taught MSc in American History
- Taught MSc in Contemporary History
- Taught MSc in Diaspora and Migration History
- Taught MSc in Eighteenth-Century Cultures
- Taught MSc in Gender History
- Taught MSc in History
- Taught MSc in History (online)
- Taught MSc in Intellectual History
- Taught MSc in Medieval History
- Taught MSc in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies
- Taught MSc in Modern British and Irish History
- Taught MSc in Scottish History
- Taught MSc in Second World War in Europe
- Taught MSc in Social and Cultural History
Cross-School taught MSc programme
- Taught MSc Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
- Taught MSc in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies
PhD/MPhil research programmes
This article was published on Apr 11, 2013