Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History

Please contact your Programme Coordinator regarding welcome information (details in section below).  

Divinity

• Masters in Theology:  Dr J Thomas Hewitt
• Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and Disability (Online): Dr. Leon Van Ommen

History

• MLitt Scottish Heritage (Online): Prof. Marjory Harper 
• MLitt Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Prof. Karin Friedrich
• MLitt in Modern History: Prof. Tony Heywood
• MLitt in Viking & Medieval Nordic Studies: Dr. Hannah Burrows

Philosophy

• MLitt in Philosophy & Society: Prof. Jesper Kallestrup

Art History

• MLitt in Christianity & the Visual Arts: Dr Joanne Anderson         

We are preparing for a full on-campus experience and are looking forward to seeing you all on campus for the new academic year. 

This is expected to include in person tutorials, lectures and seminars.

Being on campus will also bring you the benefits of peer assisted learning and socialising with other students, meeting staff, accessing our facilities and the opportunity to join student clubs and societies. 

We believe that your learning – and the learning of your fellow students – significantly benefits from direct peer-to-peer interaction which is best delivered through on-campus teaching and learning. 

Reading lists for individual courses will be available through MyAberdeen. In the meantime, you can brush up your study skills and learn more about the University at our award-winning Toolkit website.

We will assess your learning throughout the term. Thismay include essays, online exercises/exams, and timed assessments online. This will vary from course to course, and there will be specific details in every course guide at the start of term.

Please contact the Undergraduate Programme Coordinator for your subject:

Art History
Dr Joanne Anderson
Email: joanne.anderson@abdn.ac.uk

History
Dr Hannah Burrows
Email: hannah.burrows@abdn.ac.uk

Divinity
Dr Ken Jeffrey
Email: ksjeffrey@abdn.ac.uk

Philosophy
Dr Stephan Torre
Email: stephan.torre@abdn.ac.uk

We are preparing for a full on-campus experience and are looking forward to seeing you all on campus for the new academic year. 

This is expected to include in person tutorials, lectures and seminars.

Being on campus will also bring you the benefits of peer assisted learning and socialising with other students, meeting staff, accessing our facilities and the opportunity to join student clubs and societies. 

We believe that your learning – and the learning of your fellow students – significantly benefits from direct peer-to-peer interaction which is best delivered through on-campus teaching and learning. 

Reading lists for individual courses will be available through MyAberdeen later in the summer. In the meantime, you can brush up your study skills and learn more about the University at our award-winning Toolkit website.

We will assess your learning throughout the term. This may include essays, online exercises/exams, and timed assessments online. This will vary from course to course, and there will be specific details in every course guide at the start of term.

The School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History (DHPA) looks forward to welcoming you to your research programme. Please check your email account for a welcome email from the school that contains essential information to help you get started.

Please contact Ms Farida Ali, DHPA Postgraduate Administrator, if you have any questions: dhpa-pgr-admin@abdn.ac.uk.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to campus to start your research journey with us. As a Postgraduate Research student you will have the opportunity to attend a University wide induction in addition to your school induction.

The University of Aberdeen Orientation programme has been designed to take you through all of the essential information you will need for your student life. You can get started now by working through the interactive modules.

There are a series of modules that you can work through before you arrive. Once you have registered you can access the remaining modules and complete your mandatory training programme through your bespoke PGR training platform on our virtual learning environment.

There will be a school welcome event for Postgraduate Research students. This will provide an opportunity to meet Postgraduate coordinators and PhD supervisors. There will also be time to answer any questions you may have. Further details regarding the welcome event will follow in due course.

As a PGR student you may have the opportunity to audit Master‘s courses to augment your research training. Please discuss this with your supervisor and check out the postgraduate taught pages above.

The PGR School also offers a comprehensive training programme to support your research journey.

The PGR School training and development programme offers academic, professional, and personal development through a number of training workshops, resources and opportunities, all intended to support the PGR community at the University of Aberdeen.

Find out more here.