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The Second World War in Europe

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MSc The Second World War in Europe - 1 Year (Full-time)

MSc The Second World War in Europe - 2 Years (Part-time)

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Contact information: Lindsay Scott (Graduate School Administrative Assistant)
Phone: +44 (0)131 650 9948
Fax: +44 (0)131 651 3070
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk; Dr Iain Lauchlan (Programme Director, MSc in Second World War in Europe)
Phone: +44 (0)131 650 3769
Fax: +44 (0)131 651 3070
Email: Iain.Lauchlan@ed.ac.uk; Address: School of History, Classics and Archaeology
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Room 2.29, Doorway 4, Teviot Place
Edinburgh
EH8 9AG

Entry requirements

A UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent in a relevant discipline is normally required.

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All applicants must meet our general entry and language requirements. Detailed advice for international students is available here:

Programme description

The programme aims to provide students with the intellectual environment, background, training and support, which are essential for the conduct of critical historical enquiry.

The taught MSc/Diploma in the Second World War in Europe (History) is distinctive in its focus on a major event involving a great variety of countries in the 20th century.

The programme provides a satisfying academic experience for those who wish to study the impact of the Second World War on civilians in belligerent, occupied and neutral countries.

You will follow seven courses: two compulsory courses common to all History MSc degrees; four thematic courses designed for The Second World War in Europe; and an individual dissertation.

Programme structure

You will be taught primarily in seminars. You will be examined through coursework and a dissertation totalling approximately 30,000 words. A supervisor will be assigned for your dissertation.

Learning outcomes

Students who study this programme will be able to demonstrate:

a specific body of advanced knowledge;
an understanding of advanced historical methodology and the ability to evaluate evidence through the close study of relevant primary and secondary sources;
familiarity with historiographical debates and modes of historical explanation;
the discipline of rigorous historical argument;
the ability to conceive and execute a coherent project in historical research and writing.

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This article was published on Apr 25, 2013