MA History and Sociology
About this course
MA in Sociology and History, combining sociology with history. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Historical Research, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students complete an individual historical project under supervision and undertake a final-year undergraduate dissertation based on primary and secondary material.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
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What students say
Based on about 32 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 88%
- Left higher education: 11%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 41 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 13%
- Unemployed: 1%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 40%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 80 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 4%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 13%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 2%
- Scotland: 68%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 80 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 91%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 8%
Modules
- Introduction to Sociology I: Self, Identity & Society
- Introduction to Sociology II: Systems of Power
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Making History
- Sociology of Everyday Life i: the Embodied Self
- Sociology of Everyday Life II: Global Issues in the 21st Century
- Thinking History
- Thinking Sociologically
- Social Research Methods
- Ten Sociological Studies
- Sociology of Religion
- History of Medicine (ME33HM)
- Architecture and Power
- Painting in Tudor and Early Stuart England
- Special Sub: Enlightenment Compared: Ireland, Scotland, Central Europe
- Special Sub.: Britain and Revolutionary Russia 1917 - 1924
- Special Sub: the Child as Subject in the British World
- Spec Sub: Court Society in Late Medieval Europe (C. 1300 – C. 1500)
- Special Sub:european Constitutional Monarchies in the Long 19thcentury
- Special Subject: History of the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
- Special Subject: Myths of the North
- Undergraduate Dissertation in History
- Research Project Part 1
- History in Practice
- Research Project Part 2
- Roads, Mobility, Movement, Migration
- Global Challenges in an Ethnographic Perspective
- Gendered Approaches to Conflict and Society
- Comparative Constitutional Systems
- Emotion, Self and Society
- The Political Anthropology of Indigenous Rights
- Extreme Right in Western Europe
- More Than Human
- International Migration and Europe
- Understanding and Responding to Organised Crime
- Social Inequality
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA History and Sociology at University of Aberdeen earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £38,500. The £28,000 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of MA History and Sociology at University of Aberdeen do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA History and Sociology at University of Aberdeen?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA History and Sociology at University of Aberdeen?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 165 UCAS points.
Does MA History and Sociology at University of Aberdeen include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on MA History and Sociology at University of Aberdeen?
88% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.