Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History

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Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History

Congratulations and welcome to the School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History. We are dedicated to our students and their education and we are really looking forward to meeting you!   

 We would love to hear from you and get to know you before you start with us. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the School Office or contact your programme coordinator.  

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Undergraduate

Welcome Event

There will be an in-person welcome event for Undergraduate students in each of our four disciplines: Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History. This will provide an opportunity to meet key staff members and for you to ask any questions you may have. 

Please contact the relevant key contact for more information.

Key Contacts

Art History
Dr Helen Pierce
Email: h.pierce@abdn.ac.uk

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History
Dr Heidi Mehrkens
Email: heidi.mehrkens@abdn.ac.uk

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Divinity
Dr Katie Cross
Email: k.cross@abdn.ac.uk

Philosophy
Dr Fed Luzzi
Email: f.luzzi@abdn.ac.uk

Reading Lists

Reading lists for individual courses will be available through MyAberdeen prior to the start of term. 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

There will be a welcome event for new Postgraduate students.

This will provide an opportunity for you to meet key staff members and to ask any questions you may have.

The relevant key contact for your degree will contact you in January.

Key Contacts

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, General Enquiries Room is CB001

Divinity

History

Philosophy:

Art History

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Reading Lists

Reading lists for individual courses will be available through MyAberdeen prior to the start of term. 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

The School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History (DHPA) will host a welcome event for Postgraduate Research students on 11 February 2025.

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

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. All mandatory training courses can be found on MyAberdeen , go to Courses, search for My PGR, open the Mandatory Training folder.

Audit Master's Courses

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 College also offers a comprehensive training programme to support your research journey.

Timelines and Milestones

The PGR College 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.