History/Music MA (Hons)
University of Glasgow
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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

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Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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Full Time

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

4 Years

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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

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Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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Start date

SEP-25

Duration

4 Years

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**HISTORY**: - The study of history is the study of change and continuity in human society through time. Glasgow offers a wide-ranging programme from medieval to modern times. We offer a broad range of courses ranging from medieval to modern times and across the globe. We provide small group teaching, a variety of assessments (including real-world tasks like policy papers and blogs) and one-to-one feedback tutorials. We host leading research centres in gender history, war studies, slavery ...Read more


HISTORY

: - The study of history is the study of change and continuity in human society through time. Glasgow offers a wide-ranging programme from medieval to modern times. We offer a broad range of courses ranging from medieval to modern times and across the globe. We provide small group teaching, a variety of assessments (including real-world tasks like policy papers and blogs) and one-to-one feedback tutorials. We host leading research centres in gender history, war studies, slavery studies, American studies and Scottish and Celtic studies.Our teaching draws on world-leading research expertise in Scottish, British, European, U.S. and global history, Slavery studies, Gender history and War, intelligence and genocide studies.


MUSIC

: - If you have practical experience in music and a keen interest in the technical, cultural, historical, and philosophical questions it opens up, then this programme is for you. In each year you are given a range of options both in Music and other subjects, allowing you to design a degree pathway that caters to your own particular interests and strengths. In each year you are given a range of options from which to choose, allowing you to design your degree to cater to your own particular interests and strengths.

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
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67/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
23rd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
28th
History
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Drop-out rate
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Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 93 = 7% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
7%
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Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 85 = 15% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
15%
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
100%
What students say
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Nicola
31 Jan 25

Really not good for accessibility for disabled students otherwise an amazing university..Read more

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26 Jan 25

The University of Glasgow is a diverse community of students, researchers and teachers, and it always feels very vibrant to be there. The only thing that could improve it would be..Read more

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Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

History
53%
English Literature
39%
Mathematics
25%
Psychology
24%
Biology
20%
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Nicola
31 Jan 25
History (Medieval/Modern or Medieval/Modern/Scottish) MA (Hons)
Really not good for accessibility for disabled students otherwise an amazing university...
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SR
Student Reviewer
26 Jan 25
History PhD
The University of Glasgow is a diverse community of students, researchers and teachers, and it always feels very vibrant to be there. The only thing that could improve it would be...
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University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow , Glasgow

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