Iranian Studies Programme Director: Professor Ali Ansari (aa51@st-andrews.ac.uk) Aim of Programme: A unique programme which offers students and professionals alike the opportunity to study the history, politics and international relations of Iran in a diverse and intellectually stimulating environment.


Programme Content: The taught element of this programme includes a core module taken by all students (Themes in Iranian History and Politics) which will introduce students to major themes, concepts and questions. These will include aspects of methodology and historiography, and questions of nationalism, religion and social structures, as well as an outline of Iran’s place in the region and the broader international community. Students also take two more modules which could include a language option in modern Persian, a course on Iran and the World since 1921 or a Directed Reading module which allows the student to explore the literature in a specific field under the guidance of an expert. Students who satisfactorily complete the taught element of the programme (Postgraduate Diploma) will be allowed to continue to the three-month, 15,000-word dissertation (MLitt) or to a 40,000-word dissertation over the next fifteen months (MPhil).


Mediaeval History Programme Director: Dr James Palmer (jtp21@st-andrews.ac.uk) Aim of Programme: To provide an opportunity for those wishing to pursue an interest in the area beyond the undergraduate level. Its flexible nature makes it suitable both for those wishing to go on to doctoral research and for those wishing only to take a year’s specialist study.


Programme Content: All students take the core module Sources and Source Criticism which examines a selected body of sources and their interpretation and is designed to foster basic research skills, including bibliography and source criticism. Alongside language skills (including Latin) and palaeography, students usually select a Special Topic designed around their individual interests and supervised by an appropriate specialist. Students who satisfactorily complete the taught element of the programme (Postgraduate Diploma) will be allowed to continue to the three-month, 15,000-word dissertation (MLitt) or to a 40,000-word dissertation over the next fifteen months (MPhil).


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