History

Entry requirements

Our regular standard of admission is at least an Upper Second Class Honours degree (2:1), although candidates will usually also have completed or be undertaking a Masters qualification.

• a straightforward, descriptive, and informative title
• the question that your research will address
• an account of why this question is important and worth investigating
• an assessment of how your own research will engage with recent study in the subject
• a brief account of the methodology and approach you will take
• a discussion of the primary sources that your research will draw upon, including printed books, manuscripts, archives, libraries, or museums
• an indicative bibliography of secondary sources that you have already consulted and/or are planning to consult

Months of entry

Anytime

Course content

History at Glasgow brings together world-leading expertise in a diverse range of topics.

Topics in which we would welcome postgraduate research include:

• Medieval Europe
• Scotland, Ireland and the British Isles
• Early modern culture, beliefs and ideas
• Global history and culture
• History of medicine
• Social and gender history
• War studies
• Late modern American, European, British and Scottish history.

Research groups

• Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies
• Scottish Centre for War Studies and Conflict Archaeology
• Centre for Gender History
• Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies
• Glasgow Global Security Network

Start dates are set by both the supervisor and the department. As such some PHD options will have fixed start dates (likely January/October) and others have a rolling intake. For more details please contact the relevant department.

Information for international students

Please see the English Language requirements if your first language is not English. Please also see the international page.