Levels 1, 2 & 3

Level 1

History provides two introductory courses at Level 1.  These offer a series of lectures plus regular seminars exploring themes raised in lecture.

  • History 1A, Scotland's Millennium: Kingdom, Union and Nation, c.1000-2014 [HIST1008].
  • History 1B, Europe Rising. The Medieval World, 500-1500 [HIST1020]

All students enrolled at the University are eligible to enter these Level 1 courses.  Each Level 1 course is a credit-bearing module in the General Humanities degree (20 credits) and a qualifying course towards entry in any Level 2 course in History on achievement of a final mark at Band D3 or above (subject to completion of other College regulations).  Students intending to study History at the Honours level must complete both History 1A and 1B with a mark at Band D3 or above in both courses.

Information on the timing of these courses will be found on MyCampus.

Current students can find more information on these classes in the relevant Moodle site.

Level 2

At Level 2, History offers two more specialised courses.  As in Level 1, these provide regular seminars alongside a lecture course.  

  • History 2A: The Social and Cultural History of Europe, 1500-2000 [HIST2016]
  • History 2B: An Introduction to Global History [HIST2015] 

These courses are credit-bearing units in the General Humanities degree (20 credits) and are qualifying courses for Honours study in History.  Students must have completed at least one Level 1 History course at Band D3 to satisfy the requirements for studying at level 2.

Current students can find more information on these classes in the relevant Moodle site.

Level 3

Several of History's Level 4 Honours courses can be taken as Level 3 options. The courses available each year are listed in MyCampus.

Style Guide & Plagiarism

History has its own style guide that provides guidance on how to format essays, footnotes and bibliographies.  Students should use this style guide in all History classes from Level 1 onwards.  For Levels 1, 2 and 3, see A Short Guide to Presenting History Essays

Good footnoting practices help to avoid plagiarism, the unacknowledged copying of materials or ideas from anyone or anywhere.  Presenting the work of others as your own is a serious academic offence.  Find out more on plagiarism.