Congratulations and welcome to the School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History. We are passionate about our students and their education and are really looking forward to meeting you.
Undergraduate
September
- Welcome Event
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There will be an in-person welcome event for Undergraduate students in each of our four disciplines: Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History (dates to follow). This will provide an opportunity to meet key staff members and for you to ask any questions you may have.
- Key Contacts
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Art History
Dr Helen Pierce
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Dr Heidi Mehrkens
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Divinity
Dr Katie Cross
Email: k.cross@abdn.ac.ukPhilosophy
Dr Fed Luzzi
Email: f.luzzi@abdn.ac.uk - Reading Lists
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Reading lists for individual courses will be available through MyAberdeen later in the summer. In the meantime, you can brush up your study skills and learn more about the University at our award-winning Toolkit website.
Postgraduate Taught
- Welcome Event
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There will be an in-person welcome event for Postgraduate students in each of our four disciplines: Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History (dates to follow). This will provide an opportunity to meet key staff members and for you to ask any questions you may have.
- Key Contacts
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School Contacts
- Ms Farida Ali, Postgraduate Administrator f.a.ali@abdn.ac.uk
- Dr Katherine Hockey, Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies katherine.hockey@abdn.ac.uk
- School Office Location: 50 - 52 College Bounds
Divinity
- Masters in Theology: Dr J Thomas Hewitt
- Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and Disability (Online): Dr. Leon Van Ommen
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History
- MLitt Scottish Heritage (Online): Prof. Marjory Harper
- MLitt Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Prof. Karin Friedrich
- MLitt in Modern History: Prof. Tony Heywood
- MLitt in Viking & Medieval Nordic Studies: Dr. Hannah Burrows
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Art History
- MLitt in Christianity & the Visual Arts: Dr Joanne Anderson
- Reading Lists
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Reading lists for individual courses will be available through MyAberdeen later in the summer. In the meantime, you can brush up your study skills and learn more about the University at our award-winning Toolkit website.
Postgraduate Research
As well as being a Postgraduate Research Student in the School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History you are also part of a wider PGR community through the Postgraduate Research School
- Welcome Information
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The School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History (DHPA) will host a welcome event for Postgraduate Research students in October.
This event will provide an opportunity for you to meet with Postgraduate Research discipline leads, thesis supervisors, and your fellow peers. There will also be time to answer any questions you may have.
Further details regarding the welcome event will follow in due course and will be communicated to you via email. In the meantime, you can contact Ms Farida Ali, DHPA Postgraduate Administrator, if you have any questions: dhpa-pgr-admin@abdn.ac.uk.
We look forward to welcoming you to the School of DHPA.
- Orientation
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We are looking forward to welcoming you to campus to start your research journey with us. As a Postgraduate Research student you will have the opportunity to attend a University wide induction in addition to your school induction.
There are a series of modules that you can work through before you arrive. Once you have registered you can access the remaining modules and complete your mandatory training programme through your bespoke PGR training platform on our virtual learning environment.
There will be a school welcome event for Postgraduate Research students. This will provide an opportunity to meet Postgraduate coordinators and PhD supervisors. There will also be time to answer any questions you may have. Further details regarding the welcome event will follow in due course.
- Audit Master‘s Courses
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As a PGR student you may have the opportunity to audit Master‘s courses to augment your research training. Please discuss this with your supervisor and check out the postgraduate taught pages above.
The PGR School also offers a comprehensive training programme to support your research journey.
- Timelines and Milestones
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The PGR School training and development programme offers academic, professional, and personal development through a number of training workshops, resources and opportunities, all intended to support the PGR community at the University of Aberdeen.