Here in the nation’s capital, Scottish history is taught by a strong and distinguished team, comprising seven core academic staff members, plus a number of postdoctoral fellows and associated staff.

The subject has been taught at the University of Edinburgh since the prestigious Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography was established in 1901. The post is currently held by Professor Ewen Cameron.

You will be assigned two supervisors who will provide expert academic guidance on your chosen research topic. You will meet regularly to discuss your progress and research plans, as well as drafts of your thesis/dissertation chapters, conference papers and potential articles.

In addition to individual supervision, all our Masters by Research students pursue an individually tailored programme of research and professional skills training agreed with their supervisors.

Our students view the programme and a graduate degree from Edinburgh as an advanced qualification valued and respected by many employers; others are interested in pursuing long-term academic careers and therefore consider the MScR as preparation for a PhD.

The combination of skills training courses, specialised seminars and independent research provides you with transferable skills that will be beneficial whatever path you choose.