Postgraduate taught programmes

The taught MSc in History offers you the opportunity to study history at an advanced level through taught courses and independent research.

Our MSc in Medieval History provides you with what you need to pursue advanced research on the fascinating history of the Global Middle Ages.

The rigorously taught MSc in Intellectual History studies the ideas and intellectual backgrounds of a wide range of societies and cultures.

This programme will give you a comprehensive understanding of the increasingly global experience of humankind in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Join our flexible online History Masters programme and gain a graduate degree from a world-leading university. Choose from courses that span a range of countries, themes, time periods and methodologies.

From the history of the Greek and Roman worlds, to Hellenistic history and Late Antiquity, our diverse expertise will enable you to choose a specialised path or to pursue a more interdisciplinary programme.

Study MSc in History of Art, Theory and Display at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme offers a comprehensive overview of the subject area and includes the opportunity of an optional internship.

Study MSc Global Premodern Art: History, Heritage and Curation at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme encourages you to challenge traditional Eurocentric assumptions and question what it means for something to be medieval, renaissance, or non-Western, preparing you for a career in art history or advanced academic research.

Study MSc in Modern and Contemporary Art: History, Curating and Criticism at the University of Edinburgh. Our postgraduate degree programme will deepens knowledge of the history and theory of modern art, preparing you for a career in the art world or advanced academic research.

This flexible programme examines Christian history and theology from a wide variety of different perspectives - systematic, historical, intellectual, social and ethical - from the early Church through to modern times.