History
History Short Courses.
We will be offering some in-person courses, as well as a selection of online courses too. Please note:
- Our in-person courses will follow the latest Scottish Government and University of Edinburgh guidance on health and hygiene in teaching spaces. More details will be made available prior to the start of a course.
- Our online courses will continue to offer a learning experience for those unable to attend in-person classes. For more information about learning online with us, please see our Learning Remotely FAQs.
Courses marked as (credit) are open to everyone. As a credit student, you will matriculate as a student at the University of Edinburgh as part of the registration process for these courses. For more information, please visit the Studying for Credit pages.
In-person courses
Burke, Hare and the University of Edinburgh’s Anatomy School
Thursday, 15 September (10:30-16:30) One-day course (Course fee: £49)
The Geomythography of Scotland
- Tuesday, 27 September (11:10-13:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Scottish Handwriting 1: 1500-1700
- Tuesday, 27 September (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £122/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Introduction to Modern European History
- Tuesday, 27 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks *credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Rome 'Caput Mundi': Curia, Cardinals and Courtesans from 1300 to 1590
- Wednesday, 28 September (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks *credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
A History of Edinburgh from Earliest Times to 1914
- Wednesday, 28 September (16:10-18:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Thursday, 29 September (11:00-13:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £180/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Introduction to African-American History
- Thursday, 29 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Burke, Hare and the University of Edinburgh’s Anatomy School
Saturday, 01 October (10:30-16:30) One-day course (Course fee: £49)
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot: The Reign of James VI and I
- Friday, 04 November (10:00-16:00) One day course (Course fee: £39/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Online courses
The Wars of the Roses: Warfare, Politics and Society in Late Medieval England (Online)
- Wednesday, 28 September (14:30-16:00) 10 weeks *credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Also interested in Archaeology?
In-person courses
An Introduction to Archaeology
- Monday, 26 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Wednesday, 28 September (18:30-20:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Thursday, 29 September (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Online courses
Archaeology of the Near East (Online)
- Tuesday, 27 September (19:30-20:30) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
In-person courses
Introduction to Scottish Social History
- Monday, 16 January (11:10-13:00) 10 weeks *credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Saints’ Cults in Medieval Europe, 300-1300
- Tuesday, 17 January (11:10-13:00) 10 weeks *credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Scottish Handwriting 2: 1500-1700
- Tuesday, 17 January (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £122/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Empires: from the Achaemenid (6th century BCE) to the British
- Tuesday, 17 January (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks *credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Wednesday, 18 January (11:10-13:00) 5 weeks (Course fee: £77/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
The Stuarts: The Rise and Fall of a Dynasty
- Wednesday, 18 January (16:10-18:00) 10 weeks *credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Thursday, 19 January (11:00-13:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £180/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell and the Great Rebellion
Friday, 17 March (10:00-16:00) One day course (Course fee: £39/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Online courses
“The State as a Work of Art” in Northern Italy, c.1300 – c.1650 (Online)
- Wednesday, 18 January (17:00-18:30) 10 weeks *credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Also interested in Archaeology?
In person courses
Aspects of Ancient Near Eastern Demonology
- Wednesday, 18 January (18:30-20:20) 5 weeks (Course fee: £77/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Thursday, 19 January (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Introduction to Archaeology: Digging Deeper
- Monday, 23 January 2023 February (18:30-20:20) 5 weeks (Course fee: £77/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Wednesday, 22 February (18:30-20:20) 5 weeks (Course fee: £77/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Online courses
Archaeology of Ritual (Online)
- Tuesday, 17 January (18:30-20:30) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
In-person courses
- Tuesday, 18 April (11:10-13:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Food and Society in Early Modern Europe
- Tuesday, 18 April (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks *credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Scotland and Slavery: A Visit to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
- Wednesday, 10 May (11:00-12:00) One day course (Course fee: £8/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
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- Wednesday, 17 May (11:00-12:00) One day course (Course fee: £8/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Thursday, 20 April (11:10-13:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £180/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Thursday, 20 April (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Pilgrimage in Late Medieval Scotland
- Saturday, 27 May (10:00-16:00) One day course (Course fee: £39/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Also interested in Archaeology?
In-person courses
The Vikings of the North Atlantic
- Thursday, 20 April (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
World Mythologies (2-day version)
- Thursday, 22 and Friday, 23 June (10:00-16:00) 2-day course (Course fee: £77/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Important Information
For enquiries about the content of the courses in this subject area, please contact Course Organiser, Dr Sally Crumplin by email: hist.ahist.arch.col@ed.ac.uk.
For all general enquiries, please contact us by email COL@ed.ac.uk.