History degrees

Diverse staff interests and courses allow study across a wide range of themes, periods and geographical areas as single or joint honours degrees.

This video introduces History at the University of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh has one of the largest groups of historians at any University in Britain and Ireland and offers an extremely wide choice of courses covering a range of themes, period and geographical areas.  A rich mix of different approaches to the study of History is represented among our staff, and their research interests cover a broad chronological sweep from the early medieval period to contemporary history. 

 

The School runs a number of history degree programmes, or degree programmes that include a significant history element:

Degree title2026 entry2027 entry
MA Ancient and Medieval HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA History and ArchaeologyInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA History and ClassicsInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA History and EconomicsInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA History and History of ArtInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA History and PoliticsInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA History and Scottish HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon

Other Schools also run degree programmes which have a significant history element:

Degree title2026 entry2027 entry
MA Arabic and HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA Celtic and Scottish HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA Chinese and HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA English Literature and HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA French and HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA German and HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA Italian and HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
LLB Law and HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA Russian Studies and HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA Scandinavian Studies and HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA Scottish Ethnology and Scottish HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA Scottish Literature and HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA Scottish Literature and Scottish HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon
MA Spanish and HistoryInformation about 2026 entryDetails coming soon

Degrees in Ancient History

If you are interested in Ancient History courses, we have them listed on our Classics degrees page.

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