History/Politics (SocSci) 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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SEP-25

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4 Years

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

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Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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SEP-25

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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.


POLITICS

: - Politics is the study of the way power and influence are distributed within society and how this affects decision making within and among countries and states. You will study a wide variety of topics within the discipline of politics including courses in international relations, political theory and British politics. You will have the opportunity to take part in our growing study abroad programme.

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13th
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28th
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27 Feb 24

The campus is super pretty which I love though some of the amenities are a little aged, particularly the 1970s buildings which most don’t seem to have been touched since they were..Read more

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23 Feb 24

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Zoe
27 Feb 24
History/Politics MA (Hons)
The campus is super pretty which I love though some of the amenities are a little aged, particularly the 1970s buildings which most don’t seem to have been touched since they were...
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Orla
23 Feb 24
Politics/Social & Public Policy (SocSci) MA (Hons)
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University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow , Glasgow

The University of Glasgow welcomes students from over 140 countries around the world, offering a modern state-of-the-art...

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