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Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History

Maintaining a tradition of teaching & learning dating back over 500 years

Postgraduate Taught

The School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History is a vibrant and international community of learning with interdisciplinarity and collaboration at its heart. It combines the traditional with the cutting- edge, making the most of its 500-year teaching history yet with an eye to contemporary approaches and issues. Located in the historic heart of King's College Campus, our modern teaching facilities enable dynamic learning experiences that foster intellectual exploration and critical enquiry in and across disciplines.

Students who study within the School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History will have access to world-leading experts and the highest quality teaching. They will also become part of our deeply valued postgraduate community, with access to research centres and special events within and beyond their primary discipline.

Find out more:
To explore our degrees further, you can access the prospectus pages below. You are welcome to email our programmes coordinators directly if you would like to know more about the specifics of any programme. You can also find out more about a Masters by Research , or our online short courses in philosophy and history .

Our Programmes:

Divinity

Studying a postgraduate degree in Divinity will allow you to explore Christian faith, scriptures, doctrine, and practice in our renowned department with a long-standing, global reputation for excellence in the study of theology and the Bible. Our degrees are characterised by flexibility, allowing you to take more general or specialist routes as preferred. As a student in Divinity, you will become part of our lively, collegial, international and ecumenical community.

Postgraduate Degree

Mode of Study

Start Month

Programme Coordinator

Masters in Theology

On Campus

September

Dr Katherine Hockey

PGDip in New Testament and Early Christianity

Online

September or January

Dr Katherine Hockey

MTh in Theology and Disability

Online

September or January

Dr Emma Percy

History

Our postgraduate degrees in history cover a range of areas from medieval Nordic studies to medieval and early modern history, modern history, and Scottish heritage. As a postgraduate student in history, you will have access to a vibrant and welcoming department that has a long-established reputation and wide-ranging expertise. Your postgraduate degree in historical studies will allow you to develop advanced skills and specialist knowledge in the areas that interest you, in an academic environment that fosters community and interdisciplinarity.

Postgraduate Degree

Mode of Study

Start Month

Programme Coordinator

MLitt Modern History

On Campus

September

Professor Tony Heywood 

MLitt Medieval and Early Modern Studies

On Campus

September

Professor Karin Friedrich

MLitt Viking and Medieval Nordic Studies

On Campus

September

Dr Hannah Burrows

MLitt Scottish Heritage

Online

September or January

Dr Bradford Bow

Philosophy

By studying a postgraduate degree in Philosophy and Society you will become part of a unique programme that introduces students to cutting edge research in Applied Philosophy. Furthermore, it will enable you to apply the insights you gain to real-world social problems and questions you contend with and care about.

Postgraduate Degree

Mode of Study

Start Month

Programme Coordinator

MLitt Philosophy and Society

Online

September

Dr Gerry Hough

Art History

As a postgraduate student in Art History, you will be able to draw on the department's wide-ranging expertise from late-antiquity to contemporary art and architecture, including expertise in Christianity and the visual arts and environmental art, with a particular focus on the North. You will become part of a small and thriving department with vibrant research seminars and an expanding postgraduate community.

Postgraduate Degree

Mode of Study

Start Month

Programme Coordinator

MLitt Christianity and the Visual Arts

On Campus

September

Dr Karl Kinsella

MLitt Christianity and the Visual Arts (Online)

Online

September

Dr Karl Kinsella

Online Short Courses

 

Title

Start

Length of Course

Course Coordinator

Subject

Approaches to Research: Archives and Sources

Sept 2025

15 weeks

Prof Marjory Harper

History

Hitler

Jan 2025

12 weeks

Prof Tom Weber

History

Jacobite Scotland: Cultures, Identities, Legacies 1688-1830

Sept 2025

13 weeks

Dr Clare Loughlin

History

Media & Memory

Jan 2025

13 weeks

Dr Hans Hönes

Art History

Pandemics and Plagues: History’s Deadliest Diseases

Jan 2025

12 weeks

Prof William Naphy

History

Philosophy & Society

Jan 2025 or Sept 2025

12 weeks

Prof Jesper Kallestrup

Philosophy

Scotland a Millenium of History

Sept 2025

15 weeks

Dr Brad Bow

History

Scottish Church History: From Columbia to Graham

Jan 2025

13 weeks

Rev Dr Ken Jeffrey

Divinity

Scottish Visual History

Jan 2025

13 weeks

Dr Helen Pierce

Art History

Scottish Witch-Hunting and the Rise of a Protestant Culture 1590-1690

Sept 2025

15 weeks

Prof William Naphy

History

The Philosophy of the Scottish Enlightenment

To be confirmed

12 weeks

Dr Brad Bow

History

The Scottish Diaspora

Jan 2025

13 weeks

Prof Marjory Harper

History

North-East Scotland: History & Culture - Online Course | University of Aberdeen

Any time

3 months

To be confirmed

History

Un-American: Outsider Memoirs of the Twentieth Century United States

To be confirmed

13 weeks

Dr Owen Walsh

History