Material Culture and Highland History MSc
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
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What is special about this course?This ground-breaking, internationally acclaimed masters programme offers you a unique opportunity to investigate Gaelic culture – entirely through the language of the Gaels themselves.The course gives you the chance to study in-depth the extraordinary transformations affecting the Gaelic world during recent centuries up to the present day, drawing upon the wealth of material culture, literature, tradition, and language of the people of the Highlands.You may ...Read more

What is special about this course?

This ground-breaking, internationally acclaimed masters programme offers you a unique opportunity to investigate Gaelic culture – entirely through the language of the Gaels themselves.

The course gives you the chance to study in-depth the extraordinary transformations affecting the Gaelic world during recent centuries up to the present day, drawing upon the wealth of material culture, literature, tradition, and language of the people of the Highlands.

You may already be knowledgeable on the tradition, material culture and history of different Highland districts. By placing them in a wider regional context through your studies, with a specific focus on material culture – the many objects made and used in the Highlands – you will attain a deeper understanding of the world of the Gaels, both past and present.

The course is taught in Gaelic, from a Gaelic perspective, by internationally recognised scholars, therefore communicative ability in the language is essential.

Special features

  • It is available to study entirely online
  • You can fit your studies around your personal and professional commitments
  • Emphasis on developing skills in fieldwork, oral interviewing and archival research
  • Building strong links with local communities, local and national museums and agencies
  • You can study individual modules for personal or professional development, or work towards the PgCert, PgDip or masters degree.

What can I do on completion of my course?

Positions within the heritage sector museums community groups the media creative industries the public sector developmental and environmental agencies and PhD research.

This course is not available to international students requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study in the UK.

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Entry requirements

2:2 honours degree or above in a relevant subject. Applicants without these qualifications but with relevant professional experience will be considered on an individual basis. A good standard of fluency in Gaelic is necessary.

Tuition fees

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£1,752 per year

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Students from Domestic

This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

For students normally domiciled in Scotland, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply: Masters degree (6 modules + dissertation) £5,256, Postgraduate diploma (6 modules, 120 credits) £3,504, Postgraduate certificate (3 modules, 60 credits) £1,752, Per module (20 credits) £584.

£2,340 per year

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Students from Other UK

This is the fee you pay if the University is not in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

For students normally domiciled in Scotland, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply: Masters degree (6 modules + dissertation) £5,256, Postgraduate diploma (6 modules, 120 credits) £3,504, Postgraduate certificate (3 modules, 60 credits) £1,752, Per module (20 credits) £584.

£3,330 per year

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Please note: The fees might vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from EU

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.

EU/EEA and Swiss nationals without settled or pre-settled status in the UK: Masters degree (6 modules + dissertation, 180 credits) £9,990, Postgraduate diploma (6 modules, 120 credits, 180 credits) £6,660, Postgraduate certificate (3 modules, 60 credits) £3,330, Per module (20 credits) £1,110. The fee mentioned is for 2024-25 academic year and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2025-26 entry,

£3,330 per year

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Please note: The fees might vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from International

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.

For students who do not normally reside in the UK or European Union, studying online from their home country, or assessed as international for fee status: Masters degree (180 credits) £9,990, PGDip (120 credits, 180 credits) £6,660, PGCert (60 credits) £3,330, Per module (20 credits) £1,110. The fee mentioned is for 2024-25 academic year and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2025-26 entry,

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University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
UHI House Old Perth Road Inverness Highland IV2 3JH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Inverness  0.4 miles away

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