Content

Year 1: you’ll examine the origins of modern Britain through historical forces such as industrialisation, empire, political reform, war and social change.

Year 2: choose from topics including Modern Europe, History of Scotland, 1700-1832, Disease and Society, Glasgow: History, Culture and Identity, History of the United States since 1877, War and Society in the Twentieth Century.

Year 3: you have the opportunity to study abroad; or continue your studies in Glasgow. Choose to develop your skills in topics such as Cold War Europe, Medicine and Warfare, Madness and Society, the ‘Westward Enterprise’: Scotland, Ulster, and America, c.900- 1783, Scottish society since 1914, From Samurai to Entrepreneurs: The Birth of Modern Japan, the Covenanters and the British Civil Wars c 1637-51, Russian Revolution and its Global Impact, Sex, Medicine and Society in Britain and Ireland, 1880s-1980s, Bombers and Mash: Britain and the Home Front 1939-1945, Living under the Raj: Colonial South Asia 1880-1947, Slavery in World History, Dangerous Drugs and Magic Bullets, Global Scotland, Science, Technology, and American Society.

Year 4: confidently present your analyses of primary and secondary sources in the Honours dissertation and choice of special subjects such as the Scramble for the Middle East, Scandals and Ethics: the History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, Human Experiments in History, The History of the Soviet Union, 1917-1991, The United States between the Wars, Imperialism, Politics and Society in Britain, Histories of Terrorism in the Modern Era, Britain, France and European Unity (1945-1992), The 1707 Act of Union a British and European Context, Immigration, New Scots and the Making of Modern Scotland, The Rise, Fall and Enduring Impact of Atlantic Piracy, Women’s Lives in Modern Ireland.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Standard entry:
4 Highers at AAAA (first sitting) or 5 Highers at AAAAB (two sittings) including English plus Maths or Applications of Maths at National 5.

Widening access entry:
4 Highers at AABB (first sitting) or 5 Highers at AABBB (two sittings) including English plus Maths or Applications of Maths at National 5.

A Foundation Apprenticeship is accepted in place of a non-essential Higher.