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Section: Taught Masters Programmes
MSc in Nationalism Studies
Application deadline for September 2012 entry is 15 August 2012. Please note that most scholarship deadlines are earlier than this.
Welcome from the Director
Welcome to our webpages. The world around us is changing at a tremendous pace, and nationalism is central to those changes. National identities, ideologies and interests give shape to current economic and environmental crises, to diverse religious and ethnic conflicts, to the development of democracies and dictatorships, and to quests for cultural achievement and recognition.
Nationalism is implicated in social conflict and chauvinism, but also in constructive efforts at meaningful collective self-determination. Whether it is experienced as part of the common sense of everyday life, or as a heightened form of feeling and belief, it is almost inescapable. That is why we think it is imperative to understand it as best we can.
Here at Edinburgh we have a unique perspective on this subject, that helps drive our interest in it. Scotland has its own version of nationalism, that led to the establishment of a Scottish Parliament, reviving national-level democratic institutions. It is a nationalism with deep cultural and historical roots, but one that develops largely through constitutional and civil forms of politics. Yet we know that nationalism engenders conflict and oppression elsewhere in the world. Thus having one kind of nationalism on our doorstep stimulates our comparative thinking, and hopefully will do the same for you if you come to study with us.
Please explore these pages, and get in touch if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Dr James Kennedy
Programme Director, MSc in Nationalism Studies
Tel: +44 (0)131 650 4250
E-mail: J.Kennedy@ed.ac.uk
For general queries (e.g. fees, qualifications) and application queries contact the Graduate School.
Working Papers in Nationalism Studies
From April 2011 we are proud to showcase the very best of our students' dissertation work in our new series of Working Papers in Nationalism Studies. Each working paper is an unedited version of a dissertation submitted by one of our students as part of their normal degree programme and which we believe deserves a wider audience. You'll find the working papers here.
For further information on the series please contact the Working Papers editor, Dr Michael Rosie at m.j.rosie@ed.ac.uk
How to Apply
Applications for this programme are now being accepted. To enter this programme in September 2012, applications must be submitted by 15th August 2012. Please note that deadlines for scholarship applications precede this date.
Further guidance on how to apply and entry requirements, etc. is available on the Graduate School website. Please feel free to contact the Programme Director with any further queries.
Fees
The full-time fees for this programme in 2012/2013 are:
Home/EU students £7,100
Overseas students £13,050
Full fees information, including part time fees, is available here.
Information on how to pay is available here.
Bologna Compatibility
Like all University of Edinburgh Masters programmes, the degree is fully Bologna compatible, and is recognised across Europe and beyond under the principles of the Bologna framework. The programme comprises 180 Edinburgh credits, which are equivalent to 90 ECTS credits.
This page was published on 24 February 2012