Scottish History

You will take two core courses in history, one of which introduces you to the history of Scotland. Topics you will study include:

• The independent kingdom
• Medieval society
• Castles
• Government
• The wars of independence
• Catholic belief and a Scottish church
• Renaissance learning and culture
• Reformation and absentee monarchy
• Covenanting revolution
• Cromwellian conquest
• Commerce with Europe and America
• Industrialisation
• 20th-century Scotland
• The widening horizons and road to Union with England in 1707

You will study modern social history and American history. These two history courses will enable you to set Scottish history in a broader context. You may also take a course in Modern European political history.

You will also study other subjects in years 1 and 2: see Degrees in Arts, Life Sciences, Science and Social Sciences.

If you progress to Honours (years 3 and 4) you can only take Scottish History as a Joint Honours degree in combination with another subject. It is most often combined with Celtic Studies. Courses you may take include:

• The Highland Clearances
• The first Scottish War of Independence
• Migrant Nation: Scotland and the modern world, 1745–1979
• Scottish popular culture
• Warfare in Scotland 1: from Mons Graupius to Sauchieburn
• Warfare in Scotland 2: from Flodden to Culloden.

You will have the opportunity to apply to study abroad. There are currently two options available: the Erasmus+ Programme and the International Exchange Programme. See Study abroad.