About this course
Research interests within History are extremely wide-ranging. In particular, we host expertise in:Medieval history: our research interests lie in the social, political, religious and cultural history of Britain, Europe, the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean – with particular emphasis on gender, saints, medicine, crusades, trade, economic history and Islamic law. British and Irish history: we have particular interests in early modern religion, belief and intellectual history (including the Scottish Enlightenment); social and political history; Second World War Studies, relations between Britain and Ireland; and international relations. European history: specialisms include the Renaissance, early modern political and intellectual history; genocide; Russia and the Soviet Union; modern political and intellectual history of France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Czech Republic; historical memory and public history; histories of gender and sexuality. US (American) history: expertise includes revolutionary and early national America; the Civil War; US diplomatic history in the 19th and 20th centuries; politics in the 20th century; African-American history and the civil rights movement; and history of labour. African history: we have expertise in West, East and South Africa, and specialisms include intellectual history; environmental history; comparative African history; history of Islam; urban history; print culture; history of nationalism and decolonisation. Asian history: we have expertise in the Middle East, South Asia and East Asia, with specialisms in histories of print and archives; intellectual history; diplomatic history; economic history and history of economic thought; cross-cultural interactions; histories of religion and philosophy; nationalism and colonial resistance. Latin American and Caribbean history: specialisms include history of slavery; colonialism; histories of race, gender, and the body; Indigenous history; and material culture studies.
This is a brief summary of the expertise of the academic staff in History. For fuller descriptions of faculty research specialties, please visit their individual pages.
Study Options
This course is available in 2 study options:
Full-time Shown above
Duration: 3 Years
Qualification: PhD
Location: Edinburgh
Part-time
Duration: 6 Years
Qualification: PhD
Location: Edinburgh
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:
3412 Authors, writers and translators
3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
2472 Archivists, conservators and curators
4135 Library clerks and assistants
2471 Librarians
2115 Social and humanities scientists
Course Details
- Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Edinburgh
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- History