Scottish History (Research)

The MSc by Research in Scottish History offers you the opportunity to undertake a substantial piece of supervised independent research in Scottish History.

The University of Edinburgh has one of the largest concentrations of scholars interested in the Scottish past. Our research expertise in Scottish history within the School ranges from late medieval kingship and saints’ cults to the Reformation, the witch hunt, government and finance, the Highlands in all periods, Scotland’s diaspora and external relations and its place in the Union.

Colleagues in archaeology and classics also have Scottish interests and these scholars are supplemented by academics in other areas of the University, including:

• Celtic and Scottish Studies

• Social and Political Sciences

• Geography

• Education

• Divinity

• Scottish Literature

The breadth of expertise in the School and in the wider University makes it possible for us to supervise a very wide range of topics.

Each student is allocated at least two supervisors, allowing us to combine thematic, chronological and, if appropriate, disciplinary expertise in the supervisory team.

This programme is assessed by means of a long dissertation of 30,000 words.

We provide structured research training while at the same time enabling you to pursue a research project that you design yourself, in consultation with supervisors. It serves as both a self-contained research degree and preparation for further study for the PhD degree.