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Summary of Course Content
First and Second Level (1st and 2nd year) During the first two years of study, you normally take eight History modules from the First and Second level courses offered in Ancient, Mediaeval, Modern and Scottish History and four non-history modules. Entry to the Honours programme requires you to take at least two modules in two out of three historical periods: the period before 500 CE, the period 500-1500 CE, and the period after 1500.
Honours (3rd and 4th years) At Honours level, again subject to the constraint that you must take options in at least two of the three designated historical periods, you may choose modules from the full range of Honours courses in Ancient, Mediaeval, Modern, Scottish and Middle East History. In your final year you will also write a research-based dissertation and take a Special Subject designed to make full use of original source materials.
Within these general rules, there is scope to tailor a broadly- based degree, drawing on the wealth of expertise available at St Andrews, that permits you to range widely over historical time and space.
Teaching See the entries for degree programmes in Ancient History page 86, Mediaeval History page 138, Modern History page 142 and Scottish History page 144, and for Middle East Studies page 140.
Study Abroad The School of History encourages its students to take part in established exchange programmes which allow them to study abroad for a semester or a year in their third year. Students are given the opportunity to apply to the University’s North American Exchange Programme, or Erasmus (the School’s current Erasmus exchanges are with the University of Oslo, Leiden and Bonn or the American University in Cairo. For more information on the University’s current exchange programmes, see pages 20-21.
Careers The analytical and communication skills acquired and mastered through the study of History are highly prized by a wide range of employers and recent History graduates have found employment in the service industries, law, the British Army, the financial sector (Barclays Bank, Deloitte & Touche) arts and the media (Sky TV, Pavilion Films), teaching – primary and secondary as well as teaching English abroad (Japan and Africa), children’s charities and academia. Further information:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/wiki/School_of_History
Please see page 42 for details of the University’s Careers Centre.
“The high quality of teaching... has fuelled my academic interests even further and given me the opportunity to learn in a supportive environment.”
Frank (Suffolk, Virginia, USA)
History
“The innovative, energetic approach of the School of History is fantastic. The breadth of the programme is a major strong point, and encourages you to study periods you may never have even considered before. The openness of the department is exceptional. Being invited into a tutor’s office for a coffee before the class hour has even started is just one of the ways in which my tutors have made me feel welcome and valued as a student and a historian.”
Gavin (Sevenoaks, Kent)
One of the 145 addresses presented to the University on the occasion of its 500th anniversary celebrations in 1911 – this one was sent from the Royal Scottish Society
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