Scottish Heritage

Entry requirements

• A 2:2 UK honours degree or equivalent.

We also welcome alternative qualifications combined with relevant professional experience. If you don’t have a formal degree qualification, please submit a supporting personal statement with your application.

These are our minimum entry requirements. They are given as a guide and do not guarantee entry.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Explore the fascinating story of Scotland and earn a Masters in Scottish Heritage.

Join the first Scottish university to offer a degree that combines History, History of Art and Philosophy in this way.

• Gain the skills to conduct research in archives and library collections, anywhere in the world.
• Engage with rare archive treasures and unrivalled expertise in Scotland’s rich written, visual and oral past.
• Discover the stories of the men, women and children who left Scotland’s shores for a new life overseas.
• Learn to work with many sources and grow your analytical skills.

Under the expert guidance of award-winning online tutors, the focus of your degree can be adapted to you and your own connections to Scotland.

Who can join this online Scottish history degree?

This distance-learning degree is for anyone, anywhere in the world, with a professional or personal interest in Scotland’s history and her people.