Online degrees and qualifications

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Study history and society online with expert academics and researchers.

  • Earn recognised undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications.
  • Spread the cost, with our pay-per-term fees.
  • Learn flexibly, and set your own study hours.
MLitt

Christianity and the Visual Arts

Join us online to explore the relationship between art and faith in the Christian world. Study our 100% online Christian art degree flexibly with an ancient university founded in 1495.

  • Online learning
  • September
PgCert

Heritage and Memory Studies

Earn a graduate qualification in Heritage and Memory Studies, and explore issues of remembering the past in the modern world.

  • Online learning
  • September or January
MSc • PgDip • PgCert

International Relations

Earn a Masters in International Relations online with a respected UK university. Study flexibly, full-time or part-time.

  • Online learning
  • September or January
MTh • PgDip • PgCert

New Testament and Early Christianity

Earn a Masters degree in the New Testament and Early Christianity, flexibly, online. Learn with us anywhere and manage your study hours to suit you.

  • Online learning
  • September or January
MLitt • PgDip • PgCert

Philosophy and Society

Learn to engage non-academic audiences and make an impact with philosophy. Join a unique online Masters that focuses on applying and practising philosophy in the real world.

  • Online learning
  • September
MLitt

Scottish Heritage

Explore the rich history, art and philosophy of Scotland and its people in this flexible online Masters degree.

  • Online learning
  • September or January
BTh (Honours) • BTh • UgDip • UgCert

Theology

Join our uniquely flexible, 100% online Theology degree. Study part-time or full-time with a UK university where Theology has been taught since 1495.

  • Online learning
  • September or January
MTh • PgDip • PgCert

Theology and Disability

Study religion and disability online with experts in Disability Theology. Join our renowned department of Divinity and Religious Studies for a flexible Masters programme that’s ideal CPD for faith leaders.

  • Online learning
  • September or January
MSc • PgDip • PgCert

Translation Studies

Earn a triple-accredited Masters in Translation Studies online. Develop your linguistic and entrepreneurial skills, and learn what’s required to succeed in the translation industry.

  • Online learning
  • September or January
PgCert

Visual and Popular Cultures

Earn a recognised postgraduate qualification in visual and cultural studies. Study online, flexibly, at your own pace.

  • Online learning
  • September or January
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Online short courses

21 results

Develop your skills, knowledge, and qualifications in history and society with our flexible online short courses.

  • Earn credits towards postgraduate qualifications, including Masters degrees.
  • Study anywhere in the world, with expert academics and researchers.
  • Learn flexibly, with study hours to suit you.
Short course

An Introduction to Ethnographic Research Methods

Ethnography is a fascinating way to study people and cultures. Learn the methods ethnographers use to research, analyse and help us understand cultures around the world.

  • Online learning
  • September or January
Short course

Approaches to Global Politics

Study global politics online and earn credits towards a Masters in International Relations in this flexible short course.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

Approaches to Research: Archives and Sources

Gain the skills you need to conduct research in archives and library collections at graduate level, anywhere in the world.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

Decolonising Society and Politics

Join an online course that goes beyond decolonising the curriculum. Explore decolonisation across a range of sectors and learn to make meaningful decolonial changes wherever you work.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Digital Museum Practice

Join our online digital skills course for museum professionals. Build your digital expertise and learn to cultivate digitally confident museum, heritage and cultural spaces.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Ethnographic Research Project

Apply your research skills to a real-world social science issue using ethnography. Join us online and carry out an ethnographic research project with expert support.

  • Online learning
  • September or January
Short course

Hitler

Join expert historian Thomas Weber and guests online to examine Hitler, his politicisation and radicalisation, and what his time in power can teach us about the nature of politics today.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Jacobite Scotland: Cultures, Identities, Legacies, 1688-1830

Earn credits towards a Masters degree in Scottish Heritage with this flexible online short course. Study the Jacobite cause and its complex relationship with Scottish culture and identity.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

Media and Memory

Explore the relationships between media and memory, and earn credits towards a PgCert in Heritage and Memory Studies.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Museums and Sustainable Futures

Keep growing your graduate skills in museum practice. Learn to create sustainable museums and cultural spaces in this online short course.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

North-East Scotland: History, Landscape, Culture and Economy

Deepen your knowledge of the unique history, landscape, culture and economy of north-east Scotland. Use this course to train as a tourist guide.

  • Online learning
  • Any time
Short course

Pandemics and Plagues: History’s Deadliest Diseases

Learn about historical pandemics and discover how societies have responded to the deadliest diseases in history. Earn credits towards a Masters degree with this flexible online short course.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Philosophy and Society

Learn to use philosophical thinking to solve real-world issues, and earn credits towards a Masters in Philosophy and Society, in this flexible online short course.

  • Online learning
  • September or January
Short course

Scotland: A Millennium of History

Explore the rich history of Scotland over a thousand years. Delve into the past with an online course led by award-winning academics and researchers.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

Scottish Church History: From Columba to Graham

Examine the history of the Christian faith in Scotland, from the mission of Columba, through the crusade of Billy Graham, to the present day.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Scottish Visual History

Explore the visual history of Scotland across a period of 150 years, and earn credits towards a Masters degree in Scottish Heritage.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Scottish Witch-Hunting and the Rise of a Protestant Culture 1590-1690

Join us online to study the history of witchcraft in Scotland. Discover the facts about Scottish witch hunts, and earn credits towards a Masters degree in Scottish Heritage.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

The Philosophy of the Scottish Enlightenment

Join us online to study Scottish Enlightenment philosophers and the groundbreaking ideas that rocked 18th-century Scotland. Earn credits towards a Masters in Scottish Heritage.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

The Scottish Diaspora

Explore the stories of the men, women and children who left Scotland’s shores for a new life overseas. Study part-time online with expert academics and researchers.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Understanding Cultural Heritage and Memory

Develop your understanding of cultural heritage and cultural memory, and earn credits towards a PgCert in Heritage and Memory Studies.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

Walter Scott: The Man Behind the Monument

Discover the work, writing practices and legacy of Sir Walter Scott, one of Scotland’s most loved and enduring literary legends, with our free online course.

  • Online learning
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