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This The Scottish Sheriff Court in the Seventeenth Century project is offered at University of Dundee.

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Overview

Sheriff courts were the key regional nodes of both civil and criminal justice in early modern Scotland, but neither they nor their work have been subject to sustained modern analysis. The goal of this  The Scottish Sheriff Court in the Seventeenth Century  project at University of Dundee is to address that lacuna through detailed investigation of surviving sheriff court records.

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Programme Structure

Key questions to be explored as part of the project include:
  • What role did sheriff courts play in criminal justice?
  • How did sheriff courts interact with other judicial structures, both local and national?
  • How far, and in what ways, did sheriff courts facilitate wider participation in the judicial system?
  • What was the relationship between sheriff courts' criminal and civil functions?
  • What was the administrative role of sheriff courts?
  • How did sheriff courts contribute towards the governance of Scotland?

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 36 months
  • Part-time
    • 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

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Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
Upper Second Class

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

  • You should have an honours degree at 2.1 or above, and/or a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.
  • IELTS 7.0

Tuition Fee

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    21940 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 21940 GBP per year during 36 months.
  • National

    4786 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Dundee

787 - 1494 GBP /month
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19000 GBP
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15000 USD
Deadline
31 Aug 2025
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Various benefits
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28 Feb 2025
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Various benefits
Deadline
30 Mar 2025
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1652 GBP
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Various benefits
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10000 USD
Deadline
01 Sep 2025
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1000 USD
Deadline
09 Jul 2025
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90000 AUD
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Grant
3000 USD
Deadline
31 Dec 2025
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3000 USD
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1000 USD
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20 May 2025
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1000 USD
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01 Mar 2025
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