Pre-Masters Programme in Business and Social Sciences (2 Term), Leading to Master of Science in Historical Studies

Study Group - University of Strathclyde International Study Centre

UK,Scotland

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18 Months

Duration

CAD 12,750/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

Application Fee

Mar 2025

Apply Date

UK, Scotland

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1964

Total Students: 22,000 +

Int. Students: 3,700 +

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Main Campus Address

40 George St, Glasgow G1 1XP, United Kingdom

Pre-Masters Programme in Business and Social Sciences (2 Term), Leading to Master of Science in Historical Studies

Program Overview

Pre-Masters Programme in Business and Social Sciences
Pre-Masters Programme in Business and Social Sciences, this two-term pathway will prepare you for your postgraduate degree at the Strathclyde Business School or Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

You’ll study useful skills for your Masters degree, such as research skills and communication, as well as an optional route module related to your progression goals. Our Academic English Skills module ensures your language ability is suited to postgraduate study at a UK university.

Once you have completed the Pre-Masters Programme in Business and Social Sciences, and subject to satisfying the progression criteria, you can proceed to your postgraduate degree at the University.

Leading to: Historical Studies MSc
The MSc in Historical Studies is a taught postgraduate programme, which seeks to introduce students to advanced historical study while deepening their historical understanding and awareness. You will gain invaluable research tools and practical skills while studying a range of thematic, historiographical, and theoretical topics across a broad chronological and geographical range. You will have the opportunity to choose from a wide choice of specialised classes taught by experts in the field, while undergoing rigorous training in historical research methods and sources. You will also have the opportunity to carry out an extended piece of original historical research and writing in the form of the dissertation.

You can choose to study thematic, historiographical, or theoretical topics across a broad chronological and geographical range, covering such themes as:

  • Ireland’s complex historical relationship with colonialism
  • global histories of imperialism and colonisation
  • the origins and development of Arab nationalist movements and their contribution to the creation of nation-states in the Middle East
  • the changing nature of conflict management and resolution in the Arab-Israeli dispute
  • the changing relationship of human beings with natural environments
  • the diplomatic relations between Britain, France, and the United States
  • the relationship between Scotland and Ulster
  • national experiences of resistance during the Second World War