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MA British and Scottish Historiography (Online)

GlobalMind University

GlobalMind University

Master's

MA British and Scottish Historiography (Online)

GlobalMind University

GlobalMind University (online)

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Tuition

Free (online)

Degree

M.A.

Delivery

Full-time · Online

Duration

2 years (18 mo)

Language & requirements

Taught in: English

Tuition fees

  • INTERNATIONALFree (online)

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Overview

University of Brigant’s MA British and Scottish Historiography is for people who need to argue about how the past of these islands has been written—Union, empire, class, Gaelic and Scots sources—without a patriotic pageant. Edinburgh campus or tuition-free online, one standard. You will work with historiographical debates and archive literacy, not a creative-writing castle tour. Dual-pathway students get the same reading demand. No national-archive logos. Not QTS. Dual-pathway readers face the same historiographical demand, with lawful digital surrogates where a closed file cannot travel. Extra Gaelic or Scots source work is welcomed where the student has evidence; it is not a decorative header on an English essay.

Delivered fully online with live seminars, recorded lectures, and tutor support.

**Award:** GlobalMind University **Credits:** 36 | **Typical duration:** 2 years (18 months)

Course structure

4 terms · 16 modules · 36 credits

Module 1: British historiographical traditions

  • UOB941·Whig, Marxist, and Cultural Turns
    3 credits
  • UOB942·Empire, Race, and the Four Nations Problem
    3 credits
  • UOB943·Gender and the Archive of the Unspectacular
    3 credits
  • UOB944·Identity-Checked Historical Assessment
    3 credits

Module 2: Scottish debates

  • UOB945·Union, Enlightenment, and Industrial Scotland
    3 credits
  • UOB946·Gaelic, Scots, and English as Historical Sources
    3 credits
  • UOB947·Religion, Class, and the Central Belt
    3 credits
  • UOB948·Contemporary Scotland in Historical Argument
    3 credits

Module 3: Sources and dual pathway

  • UOB949·Archives, Digitisation, and What Remains Closed
    3 credits
  • UOB950·Material Culture without Museum Theatre
    3 credits
  • UOB951·Public History, Festivals, and Scholarly Duty
    3 credits
  • UOB952·Citation, Plagiarism, and Generative-AI Authorship
    3 credits

Module 4: Extended essay

  • UOB953·Historiographical Research Design
    3 credits
  • UOB954·Methods and Ethics for Historical Inquiry
    3 credits
  • UOB955·Writing for Examination and Publication Literacy
    3 credits
  • UOB956·Capstone: Historiographical Extended Essay
    3 credits

Learning outcomes

  • Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
  • Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
  • Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
  • Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces
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