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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
Central area campus
Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
Central area campus
Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
Uncover Scotland’s past and help shape its future, while gaining skills that you can apply to any country, culture or place. This innovative joint honours programme combines two related yet distinct approaches to the study of human cultures, past and present.Taking this programme shows an openness to ideas and perspectives other than your own, an essential attribute in many careers and a global marketplace. Over the course of your four years with us, you will gain the practical and intellectual tools to handle and interpret:* historic remains and artefacts * print and traditional resources * modern media and digital data
Scottish EthnologyEthnology is the study of the culture and traditions of developed societies. It is sometimes described as being at the intersection where history and anthropology meet. While ethnology is commonly offered in universities across Europe, this is the only full undergraduate programme of its kind in the UK. Focusing on Scotland, but also looking at comparative material from elsewhere, you will study the varying ways in which a modern European nation expresses itself culturally. Our courses explore questions like:* how do customs, beliefs, social organisation, language, music and song help to create and shape identity in the modern world? * how do we use and make sense of the past from within our present? * how can this understanding help us to shape our future?
Follow in the footsteps of fieldworkersA highlight of our programme is the chance to work with the rich range of materials in the School of Scottish Studies Archives and Scottish Studies Library. You will explore the work of former staff and students who, since 1951, have been capturing elements of life in Scotland's farming and fishing communities, towns and cities. Today, the Archives include:* 33,000 recordings of songs, music, stories, rhyme and verse in Scots, Gaelic and English, as well as in dialects now extinct * thousands of photographs and rarely-seen historic documents which capture exceptional and everyday aspects of Scottish culture and heritage These materials are kept alive through our teaching, undergraduate and postgraduate research, and through the work of our Traditional Artist and Gaelic Writer in Residence.
ArchaeologyComplementing the ethnology side of your programme, which explores the recent past and present, your studies in archaeology take you further back in time. Our courses will help you develop a parallel range of skills in the interpretation of social and cultural change. The programme also develops your understanding of:* the material basis of archaeology * the contested nature of objects * the social relationships that are spun around them * the people who use and interpret them You will gain practical experience in archaeological fieldwork, and use excellent on-campus laboratories.
Exam type
A levelA level:
ABB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
ABBB Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
34 Grades / Points required
ABB. Required subjects: A levels: no specific A Level subjects required. GCSEs: English at C or 4.
ABBB by end of S5 or AABB/ABBBB by end of S6. BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S6. Required subjects: Highers: no specific Higher subjects required. National 5s: English at C.
34 points with 655 at HL. Required subjects: HL: no specific subjects required. SL: English at 5.
Students living in
England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£1,820 per year
Students from Scotland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Channel Islands
This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£28,000 per year
Students from EU
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£28,000 per year
Students from International
£28000 Per year
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