Our PhD programmes

We are delighted to offer PhD supervision in our three subject areas of History, Classics and Archaeology.

Our research students are highly valued members of the School community and play a vital role in our research activity and culture.

 

PhD in History

The PhD in History offers you the opportunity to study history at an advanced level through independent research.

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PhD in Economic and Social History

The PhD in Economic and Social History offers you the opportunity to study economic and social history at an advanced level through independent research.

Read more about our PhD in Economic and Social History

PhD in Scottish History

The PhD in Scottish History offers you the opportunity to study Scottish history at an advanced level through independent research.

Read more about our PhD in Scottish History

PhD in Classics

The PhD in Classics offers you the opportunity to study classics at an advanced level through independent research.

Read more about our PhD in Classics

PhD in Archaeology

Our PhD in Archaeology offers you the opportunity to study archaeology at an advanced level through independent research.

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PhD in Cultural Heritage

Once understood as a conservative discipline, cultural heritage is emerging as a set of experimental practices. The Cultural Heritage PhD offers a way to engage with these multidisciplinary considerations and to benefit from synoptic insights when addressing them.

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PhD by Distance study option

The PhD by Distance programme allows students who are unable to commit to basing themselves in Edinburgh to study for a PhD in a field of History, Classics or Archaeology from their home country or city.

Read more about our PhD by Distance study option

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