Scottish Ethnology and Scottish History, MA (Hons)

Uncover Scotland's past and help shape its future, while gaining skills that you can apply to any culture. This innovative joint honours programme combines two complementary approaches to the study of the Scottish nation, past and present. Scottish Ethnology Ethnology is the discipline which studies the culture and traditions of developed societies. It is sometimes described as being at the intersection where history and anthropology meet. While ethnology is commonly offered in universities across Europe, this is the only full undergraduate programme of its kind in the UK. Focusing on Scotland, but also looking at comparative material from elsewhere, you will study the varying ways in which a modern European nation expresses itself culturally.The programme explores questions like: