Teaching and assessment for Geography and History MA (Hons)

This module provides you with a sense of the different roles that Humanities can play in today’s world by examining and contextualising several current issues and concepts around the question of the future through a study of examples based mainly upon historical, literary, and philosophical texts.

This module studies the exchange of goods, people, and ideas that tied together Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

It explores the origins of globalization and provides a comparative understanding of the development of European empires in Africa and the Americas.

This module will provide work experience alongside university study to further enhance employability and help you plan for your future.

It will suit students who can bring a professional attitude to their internship and are keen to take practical steps towards developing transferable skills for their future.

Covering the period 1603-c.1939, this module explores Scotland's interactions with the outside world.

Organised around cross-cutting themes like emigration, empire, trade, warfare, religion, and identity, the module's primary aim is to understand how Scotland fitted into the broader British, European, imperial, and global contexts.

Through this module, you will develop your confidence in working with data. You will gain the knowledge needed to decode information.

You will cover a range of statistical techniques. These will allow you to understand patterns and present insights from the data we are working with.

This module provides the opportunity to undertake fieldwork in a new environment and to develop skills in field research.

You will design, undertake, and write-up a piece of research.

You will acquire the skills and confidence needed for your 4th year research dissertation.

The Polar regions are rich in natural resources and linked strongly to the global climate system such that what happens in the Polar regions affects us all.

However, the Arctic and Antarctic regions are changing very rapidly in response to climate change, with far-reaching implications now and into the future.

This module will cover how History is studied and applied in current times. It explores the nature of History as a subject, as well as current trends and themes in historical studies.

The module will also give you a greater awareness of different approaches to communicating and consuming historical information.

This module covers the social, political, and cultural history of America during the 1960s, paying particular attention to the various social movements that emerged during that time.

This includes opposition to the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, and feminism.

The module covers key historic developments across the African continent during the twentieth century. You will analyse enormous global changes from non-Western perspectives, including decolonisation, liberation movements, Cold War conflicts, state formation, and post-colonial governance through a range of case-studies.

The Polar regions are rich in natural resources and linked strongly into the global climate system such that what happens in the Polar regions affects us all.

However, the Arctic and Antarctic regions are changing very rapidly in response to climate change, with far-reaching implications now and into the future.

Your history research dissertation represents the culmination of your undergraduate studies. It is your chance to do historical research using primary sources and saying something new about the past.