Program Description

• The programme offers a unique opportunity to study the history of slavery and reparatory justice from a global and comparative perspective, building on the expertise of seven European universities.

• You will have the chance to study in three different European countries.

• The city of Glasgow provides an excellent location for the first semester of the programme. Glasgow was central to the European trade of sugar, tobacco and cotton from the Americas, a past reflected in Glasgow's monumental downtown area and in the collections of the city's world-class libraries, archives and museums.
• The programme includes a summer school at Radboud University on Slavery, Forced Migration and Indentured Labour: a Digital Humanities Approach.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

You will spend the first semester in Glasgow, the second in Nijmegen, and the third in either Bonn, Wroclaw, Lisbon, Barcelona or Nantes, depending on your chosen study track. In each semester, you will have a combination of core and optional courses. The local programme convenors will work with you to ensure a sensible portfolio of courses is constructed, according to your personal aims and objectives.

In the fourth semester you will write a research dissertation, normally at the university where you have spent your third semester. Based on your research topic, secondary supervision will be provided by staff from one of the other universities.

Core courses

Semester one (University of Glasgow)

• SLAVERY AND FORCED MIGRATION IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE (10 ECTS)
• REPARATIONS NOW (PART ONE): HISTORICAL CASE STUDIES (10 ECTS)

Semester two (Radboud University)

• UNFREE LABOUR AND FORCED MIGRATIONS (5 ECTS)
• PEOPLE AS PROPERTY (10 ECTS)
• CONTEMPORARY DEBATES: HISTORICAL INJUSTICE (5 ECTS)

Optional courses

Semester one

• SEEKING REFUGE FROM SLAVERY: ENSLAVED RESISTANCE FROM AFRICA TO THE AMERICAS (10 ECTS)
• A 'NEW FORM OF SLAVERY'?: INDENTURED LABOUR IN POST-SLAVERY CARIBBEAN SOCIETIES, C. 1836-1917 (10 ECTS)

Semester two

• SOURCES OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH (5 ECTS)
• RESEARCH IN PRACTICE (5 ECTS)
• METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN HUMANITIES (5 ECTS)
• QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR HISTORIANS AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS (5 ECTS)
• DATA MANAGEMENT FOR HISTORIANS (5 ECTS)

Semester 3 study tracks

• Theory and methodology (University of Bonn)
• Public History (University of Wroclaw)
• Area Studies: Africa and Brazil (University of Lisbon)
• Area Studies: Atlantic and Asia (Pompeu Fabra University)
• Area Studies: Mediterranean and Atlantic (University of Nantes)

Programme alteration or discontinuation
The University of Glasgow endeavours to run all programmes as advertised. In exceptional circumstances, however, the University may withdraw or alter a programme. For more information, please see: Student contract.

CAREER PROSPECTS

The analytical and research skills you will have gained by the end of this programme set you up for many different positions in the private and public sector, including careers in business, government, policy consulting, cultural heritage, publishing, media and education. You will also be well qualified to proceed to study for a PhD in history or a related field.