Course Overview

This fully online, interdisciplinary taught postgraduate course is delivered by world-leading experts in their fields and you will be supported throughout by this enthusiastic teaching team.

The course has been developed to attract Scottish, UK, and overseas students of Scottish descent or with an interest in Scotland, and those who have businesses with a Scottish theme. 

Special features

• You will be taught by international experts in their fields, including the team at the Institute for Northern Studies

• The module content is unique - it is interdisciplinary and is delivered to you from the heart of the communities that created the heritage

• You can explore your heritage and interests through field and project work, with unparalleled access to resources and communities across Scotland

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

• Individual modules can be studied for personal or professional development

General Eligibility

• 2:1 honors degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant subject such as history, business studies, archaeology, literature, or ethnology.

• Applicants with other degrees or relevant qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

• 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