Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History

There will be an in-person welcome event for Undergraduate students in each of our four disciplines: Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History (dates to follow). This will provide an opportunity to meet key staff members and for you to ask any questions you may have.

Art History
Dr Helen Pierce
Email: h.pierce@abdn.ac.uk

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History
Dr Heidi Mehrkens
Email: heidi.mehrkens@abdn.ac.uk

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Divinity
Dr Katie Cross
Email: k.cross@abdn.ac.uk

Philosophy
Dr Fed Luzzi
Email: f.luzzi@abdn.ac.uk

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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.

Planning for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, learning and assessment is well underway for 2023/24.

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. 

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.

Welcome and Induction 2023 for Postgraduate Taught Students

Wednesday 13 September 2023
9am - 10am: Induction for the Masters of Theology programme
Location: Divinity Library
Presented by Dr J-Thomas Hewitt

Wednesday 13 September 2023
1pm - 3pm: Induction for all PGT programmes in the school
Location: Divinity Library
Presented by Dr Katherine Hockey, School Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes

At this compulsory event new students will:

• meet members of the Postgraduate teaching team
• meet other students on your programme
• receive important information about the programme and course choices
• receive important information about what to expect
• hear about activities and events going on in the School
• ask your questions about settling in and starting up
• have the chance for informal conversation

Wednesday 13 September 2023
2pm - 3pm: Welcome event PgDip in Theology and Disability
Location: Online - Link to be sent
Presented by Dr Leon Van Ommen

During the event staff will introduce themselves, and review useful information with you, and you will have the chance to ask questions. Above all, it is a chance to meet your fellow students who are also startig the programme together with you, before joining the whole grup in the first course later in September. 

PowerPoint slides of the meeting will be made available afterwards.

The School of Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History are looking forward to welcoming you in September!

School Contacts

• Ms Farida Ali, Postgraduate Administrator f.a.ali@abdn.ac.uk
• Dr Katherine Hockey, Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies katherine.hockey@abdn.ac.uk
• School Office Location: 50 - 52 College Bounds

Divinity

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

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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

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Art History

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

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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.

Planning for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, learning and assessment is well underway for 2023/24.

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.

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) will host a welcome event for Postgraduate Research students during week commencing 9th October 2023. This event will provide an opportunity for you to meet with Postgraduate Research discipline leads, thesis supervisors, and your fellow peers. There will also be time to answer any questions you may have.

Further details regarding the welcome event will follow in due course and will be communicated to you via email. In the meantime, you can contact Ms Farida Ali, DHPA Postgraduate Administrator, if you have any questions: dhpa-pgr-admin@abdn.ac.uk.

We look forward to welcoming you to the School of DHPA.

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.