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MLitt History and Archaeology of the Highlands and Islands

University of the Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This program combines the disciplines of history and archaeology by studying a specific region, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Whether you live locally, or globally, if you are interested in developing transferable skills in the study of regional pasts, specifically of the north and west of Scotland, the MLitt History and Archaeology of the Highlands and Islands has been designed for you.

Special features

  • Combine the two subjects of history and archaeology uniquely, toward understanding the past of the Highlands and Islands

  • Full-time or part-time study is available to suit your circumstances

  • You can study online through the university’s virtual learning environment (VLE), which means you can fit your studies around your personal and professional commitments

  • Successful students will be able to proceed from undergraduate study, through the MLitt, towards supervised postgraduate PhD level research

  • You will have support from expert staff at the Centre for History and the Archaeology Institute, throughout your studies

  • You can study individual modules for personal or professional development, or work towards the PgCert, PgDip, or full Master's degree

General Eligibility

  • 2:1 Honours degree or above (or international equivalent) in history or archaeology

  • If you have an honours degree in a cognate or strongly related subject your application will be considered on an individual basis

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

What You'll Study

1 MLitt

To achieve the award of MLitt you must complete a 60-credit research dissertation in either history or archaeology.

2 PgCert

Core modules are:

  • Archaeology of the Highlands and Islands (Semester 1)

  • Primary sources in history (Semester 2)

You must complete BOTH modules to enable you to exit with the PgCert. 

You will also choose one history or archaeology option module, which may include any of the below.

History - any available option module from the MLitt History of the Highlands and Islands, which may include:

  • Contemplating the Clearances

  • Introduction to paleography and languages in North Atlantic history

  • Maritime lives: the Scottish Northern Isles during the Early Modern period

  • The Lordship of the Isles

  • Voices from the past: understanding and using oral history

Archaeology

  • Digital analysis in archaeology

  • Early medieval archaeology

  • Exquisite islands

  • Iron Age in the Atlantic world

  • Neolithic studies

  • Research and dissertation skills

  • Viking and Norse in the North Atlantic

  • Excavation (Note: you will be responsible for covering the costs of any travel and subsistence involved)

3 PgDip

You will choose three further modules from those listed in the PgCert, ensuring an even split across the two subjects.

Please note: if you wish to undertake a dissertation in archaeology, you must take the Semester 2 module ‘Research and Dissertation Skills’ as one of your archaeology options. 

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL88
  • PTE62
  • Duolingo00

Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.5 or equivalent

English (PTE) Academic-62 average with 55 in each component

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 88 or above with min 20 in each section

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For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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